EVST News April 26th, 2021

Congratulations to Katie Schlick EVST ’22! Katie won first prize in the Midwest Climate Summit Climate Stories writing competition. Read about the competition and Katie's essay at the end of the newsletter.

EVST Senior Essay Presentations Begin This Week!

All EVST majors are welcome and encouraged to attend presentations on Wednesday April 28th, May 5th, and May 12th at 7pm.  You will be inspired!

Zoom link: https://yale.zoom.us/j/92202895439 

April 28th

7:00pm Amanda Zhang, BA | Industrial Symbiosis & The Future of Food: Understanding Resource Flows, Business Strategies, and Value Creation in Symbiotic Networks, Advisor: Marian Chertow

7:15pm Dorje Wu, BS | Broadband Access and Deaths of Despair: Rural Communities Left Behind, Advisor: Michael Fotos

7:30pm Jordan Perry, BA | The Human Health Experiment: US Endocrine-disrupting Chemical Policy and its Consequences, Advisor: John Wargo

7:45pm Lauren Kim*, BA | Precarious Infrastructure: An analysis of equity gaps in perceptions of and responses to extreme heat events & wildfires in California, Advisor Jenn Marlon

8:00pm Brandon Cobb*, BA, | Iceland and the United States: How Do We Discuss Climate? Advisor: Robert Klee

*Energy Studies

Apply here!

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Program News

Fall 2021 Course Listings in the Environmental Humanities | Undergraduate Courses and Graduate Courses.

The Yale Sustainable Food Program is seeking senior essay abstracts related to food and agriculture from Yale College seniors for publication in their Melon Forum brochure. Email YSFP to be included.

EVST Program Manager | Questions about the major, choosing a concentration, course registration, summer opportunities, details in this newsletter, or the YSE 5-Year Program? Email Linda Evenson to make an appointment to zoom or talk on the phone.

EVST Peer Mentors are available to answer questions about the major and summer experiences, and to help you navigate other aspects of Yale. Students new to the major are encouraged to reach out to a Peer Mentor with questions about EVST!

EVST DUS Office Hours | Email Professor Fotos to make an appointment to Zoom or talk on the phone. Regular Office hours: Tuesday 2-4pm.

EVST Calendar | Check the calendar for upcoming events and opportunities.

Follow EVST on Facebook and Instagram and request to join the Yale College Environmental Studies Group and the Yale Blue Green on LinkedIn. You will find former newsletters in the News section of the EVST website and upcoming events by clicking the Calendar tab.

Opportunities

Apply to be a YPE NYC clean energy mentee by May 1 | YPE NYC is offering a mentorship program for undergraduate students interested in a clean energy career. If you’re interested in learning about career opportunities in renewable energy and aspire to join the next generation of clean energy leaders, apply now to join their first mentee cohort! The mentorship program will run from September 2021 to February 2022. Preference will be given to rising juniors and seniors. Mentees should have some relationship to NYC and expect to dedicate 4-5 hours per month between September 2021 and February 2022. All mandatory events for the Inaugural Mentorship Program will be held virtually.  Mentees will be selected by June 2021. Learn more here: Contact YPE NYC Mentorship Director Claudia Villar-Leeman with questions.

Summer Internships

Student Editorial Assistant: Journal of Industrial Ecology |The Journal of Industrial Ecology (JIE) seeks to hire a student for a position as an editorial assistant during the summer of 2021. The JIE  is an international, peer-reviewed bimonthly academic journal covering industry & the environment and sustainability. It is owned by Yale University, headquartered at Yale’s School of the Environment and published by Wiley. Appropriate for students with interests in industrial ecology, quantitative sustainability analysis, or in publishing. The work will initially be remote work but could transition to on-site work over the course of the summer by mutual agreement if conditions allow. The offices of the JIE are located in New Haven, CT. This is STUDENT EMPLOYMENT JOB LISTING #11126. Contact Ned Gordon at edward.gordon@yale.edu with questions about the position.

Texas Climate Research Intern, National Parks Conservation Association, apply here.

Internships, The Talking Farm, apply here.

Climate Project and Organizing Internship, New Haven Leon Sister City Project, apply here.

Yale Summer Experience Award (SEA) Campus Deadline is May 1st | The Summer Experiences Award (formerly the DSA) provides a stipend for a range of domestic and international opportunities to Yale College first-years, sophomores, and juniors on Yale financial aid. Read more about the SEA on the Office of Career Strategy (OCS) Website.

Post-Grad Opportunities

The Conservation Diversity Fellowship offers college graduates a one-year, paid position (competitive starting salary with a comprehensive benefits package) working alongside full-time staff based out of OSI’s New York City home office. OSI’s multifaceted programs will give the fellows wide-ranging experience in the conservation field. Details here.

Education Coordinator - Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc | The Aldo Leopold Foundation is seeking a dynamic individual to bring their energy, creativity, and leadership to our successful public education offerings. This position supervises two, 12-month, limited term fellows that represent eager program support and whose advancement, through your mentorship, contribute to a growing network of conservation leaders. This position is supported through numerous colleagues responsible for facilities and land, visitor services, bookstore, webstore, website, communications, marketing, promotions, evaluation, fundraising, strategic planning, and administration. You will be joining an experienced, highly-motivated, and collaborative staff that thrives on shared success. Apply here by 5/2/21

Community Programs Coordinator - Tracy Aviary | Tracy Aviary seeks candidates who are able to start in May of 2021. Tracy Aviary inspires curiosity and caring for birds and nature through education and conservation. We are seeking an individual with enthusiasm for engaging with new audiences to help us think outside of our existing partnerships. This individual will use their creativity and organization skills to bring new approaches to Tracy Aviary’s role in communities. The duties of this 40-hour a week position will involve establishing and maintaining partnerships with community organizations and individuals to ensure educational program content is co-created with community members. Apply here.

Farmer's Market Program Manager, The Ecology Center | The Ecology Center is seeking a Farmers’ Market Program Manager to lead the Berkeley Farmers’ Market Program. The Program Manager works under the supervision of the Food and Farming Program Director to oversee all aspects of the three Berkeley farmers’ markets, as well as on-site management of one or more of the markets on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. This is a full-time position, generally with a Tuesday through Saturday workweek, which involves approximately 16-20 hours at market and 20-24 office hours every week. Apply here.

Multiple positions with Catalyst Miami, apply here.

Multiple positions with Atlanta Community Food Bank, apply here.

Multiple positions with Elevate, apply here.

Analyst position with City of Kalamazoo (Michigan), apply here.

Sustainability Analyst, University of Pennsylvania, apply here.

Marine Research Associate, University of Rhode Island, visit the URI jobs website at https://jobs.uri.edu to apply and view complete details for posting (SF01032). 

Other

The Theron Rockwell Field and the John Addison Porter prize competitions are open to all students currently enrolled in Yale University for a degree. The Porter Prize is given for a written work of scholarship in any field in which it is possible, through original effort, to gather and relate facts, principles, or both, and to make the product of general human interest. The Field Prize is given for a poetic, literary, or religious work of scholarship, including works of creative writing. Details here. 

Energy Opportunities Beyond Yale by the Yale Student Energy Association will be periodically added to this document.

OCS works closely with many Yale alums and long-term employer partners, referred to as Preferred Yale Partners. To find opportunities offered by Preferred Yale Partners in the Yale Career Link choose More Filters, and select Preferred Yale Partner (you can also search by location, industry, job function, and other fields). You can also explore Environmental Jobs Sites on YSE's website!

Upcoming Events

The YCC, Yale Student Environmental Coalition (YSEC), and the Yale Office of Sustainability & Sustainability Liaisons present the April Climate Action Pledge for Stewardship. We’re encouraging Yalies to take on a more active role in combating the climate crisis, with equity and justice in mind. Of course, this pledge does not aim to distract from the urgent need for sustained and powerful environmental reform at other levels. Still, every individual action makes a difference. We hope you'll join us in taking thepledge, where 5 lucky students will win a gift card! Stay tuned for more exciting Earth Month activities, giveaways, and resources!

What’s Innovative About International Environmental Governance?  | CBEY Climate Innovator Spotlight Series | Tuesday, April 27th, 12:00-1:00pm EDT | Massive intergovernmental institutions like the United Nations might not be the first groups that come to mind as paragons of environmental innovation. However, the world of international policy has yielded an impressive amount of environmental progress over the last few decades. Learn more from global governance scholar Maria Ivanova (Ph.D.’06), as she discusses her new book “The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at 50” in conversation with Gus Speth, former Dean of the Yale School of the Environment and former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. Details here. 

BIOMES - Yale Climate and Public Health Panel | Wednesday, April 28th, 12:00-1:00pm EDT | Miraj Desai, Instructor, Program for Recovery and Community Health, Yale School of Medicine -  Sarah Lowe, Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health - Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, MS, Yale School of Medicine - Kate Burrows, Ph.D. Candidate, Yale School of the Environment. Zoom link here.

Energy and Emissions Savings Potential of Renewable Thermal Technologies in Houston, Texas | CBEY Renewable Thermal Alliance webinar series | Thursday, April 29th, 2:00-3:00pm EDT | Though heating and cooling in the U.S. accounted respectively for 65 percent and 24 percent of energy delivered to residential and commercial customers in 2015, the sector remains dominated by the use of fossil fuels. Renewable thermal technologies, especially heat pumps paired with solar, have the potential to dramatically improve energy efficiency and reduce energy-related emissions. The Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute, a collaboration of power market participants focused on better understanding and addressing energy and fuel poverty in Texas, is speeding the adoption of heat pumps in affordable housing. Their team will present their research on pathways for reducing energy burden in Harris County, Texas, and how to advance energy equity and ensure the financial and environmental benefits of renewable thermal technologies to low-income communities. Details here.

Feasting Wild: A Conversation on the Politics, Pleasures, and (Bio)diversity of Foraging | Thursday, April 29th, 5:30-6:30pm EDT | Humans once used nearly 30,000 plant species for food and medicine. Today, we rely on just 30. How did this happen? And what does this mean for our bodies, minds, and spirits? We’re hosting Gina Rae La Cerva (’15 MESc) for a discussion of her book Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed Food (Greystone Books, 2020), a NYTimes Book Review Summer Reading Selection. She’ll be joined in conversation by forager Alexis Nikole Nelson to speak about how our evolution as hunter-gatherers still affects our culinary cravings, the ways foraging can improve human and planetary health, and why eating wild plants might be the key to reconnecting to our environments and each other. Details here.

Student Spotlight

Congratulations to EVST Peer Mentor, Katie Schlick ’22! Kate won first prize in the Midwest Climate Summit Climate Stories competition in the written word category. Her essay was inspired by papers she wrote for EVST 224 Writing About the Environment and EVST 227 Environmental Policy. At Yale, Katie has led the Yale Student Environmental Coalition and the Yale College Council Sustainability Team.  Her studies focus on disaster preparedness and recovery efforts, and she hopes to pursue a career in local or state government working on environmental policy. While on a gap year, she interns with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro’s office and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and also substitute teaches in a Wallingford elementary school. Read her prize-winning story here.