President Richard C. Levin today announced a comprehensive set of sustainability goals that are both visionary yet achievable over the next three years. The goals were recommended by Yale’s Sustainability Task Force in its report, Sustainability Strategic...
As climate change continues to emerge as the biggest challenge of the 21st century, the race to come up with novel ways to deal with the threat has become more urgent than ever. Carbon capture and storage – which involves removing carbon dioxide, the main...
Yale University’s biodiesel shuttle buses and vans are a familiar sight on the streets of New Haven, transporting some 3,500 to 5,000 faculty members, staff, and students around campus daily. Soon, these environmentally friendly vehicles will sport new,...
Carlo Petrini, founder and president of Slow Food, an international movement dedicated to restoring healthy practices of food production and consumption to modern life, will present a talk titled “Terra Madre: Forging a New Global Network of Sustainable...
Yale’s comprehensive Conservation Center has been awarded an endowment challenge grant of $1.5 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create and endow the position of Director of Scientific Research, a key component of Yale’s plan to establish...