Technology
Shaping the future with technology
We are leveraging technology to build a more accessible, inclusive, and connected Yale. We seek creative solutions for using space on campus, building the shared economy, and enhancing mobility.
Yale’s Efforts
- Yale has made remarkable progress reducing server energy use, working with sustainable vendors, and streamlining on-campus IT systems.
- The University continues to provide the Yale community with new and more advanced computing solutions such as cloud-based virtual desktops, telework solutions and meeting the needs of employees and students with disabilities.
What You Can Do
- Explore Yale’s telecommuting resources.
- Take advantage of Yale’s teleconferencing services to make meetings easier and more efficient.
Our Objectives and Goals
Foster Connectivity through Networks
Develop and implement multidisciplinary technological solutions that foster sustainability and connectivity through local, regional, and global networks
In 2023, the Planetary Solutions seed grant program distributed over $1.5 million to twenty-three projects building innovative solutions to address climate change. Several of the projects researched and developed technologies to help Connecticut electrify its transportation system; convert methane and carbon dioxide to acids that generate organic matter and improve soil fertility; and monitor emissions in New Haven to examine correlations between particulate matter exposure, demographics, and socioeconomics. These innovations were created to be scalable for cities worldwide and may provide valuable data to help local decisionmakers reduce emissions at the source.
Sustainable Technology Network
UPDATED
By 2018, establish an initiative to promote technology-based sharing economy concepts.
The sustainable technology network has evolved to become part of our overall technology goals, as reflected under the Sustainable IT Standards goal.
Sustainable IT Standards
Lead the technology industry by creating replicable sustainability standards related to energy, materials, human well-being, and transportation
Sustainable IT Standards
ON TRACK
By 2025, define new sustainability standards for institutional information technology.
Yale ITS is currently involved in myriad projects that bolster sustainability, including supporting Yale’s museums and collections departments with data-driven environmental monitoring systems, remediating critical IT infrastructure in vulnerable flood-prone locations to bolster resilience, and expanding virtualized computing on cloud-hosted platforms.
Telework
ACHIEVED
By 2020, increase teleworking at Yale by 25% to reduce travel and transportation emissions.
This goal was achieved in 2020 when the pandemic prompted the switch to remote work, but we continue to track the usage of teleconferencing tools. In 2023, there was a 154% increase in use of teleconferencing tools above 2018 levels.