EVST News
November 11, 2024
Registration and Program News
EVST Advising Resources during Advising Period. Flyers below!
- Class of 2026 Senior Essay Planning Meeting | Tonight, November 11th 7:00-8:00 PM on Zoom. RSVP here.
- Drop-in Office Hours: Summer Funding for Environmental Research and Internships | Tuesday, November 12th 3:30-5:30 PM Kroon G-02. Snacks provided.
- EVST Peer Mentor Advising Sessions | Thursday, November 14th 2:00-4:00 PM and Friday, November 11th 11:00-1:00 PM. Both sessions at the ELM. Have a coffee on EVST!
- Yale College Study Abroad & Sustainability Panel | Thursday, November 14th 4:00-5:00 PM. Register on Yale Connect. Co-sponsored by EVST and Study Abroad Office.
- DUS office hours are posted on the EVST website.
Spring 2025 Environmental Humanities Course Guide: Yale offers dozens of courses each year approaching environmental issues from diverse humanities perspectives. Some courses are entirely focused on the environment and the humanities; others approach the environmental humanities as one of several integrated themes. Check out their preliminary Spring 2025 course guide.
Reminders to the Class of 2024.5 and 2025: Submit your senior profile for the #EVSTseniorspotlight series here and concentration courses here.
New EVST Spring courses
YSE courses
- ENV 697: Science for Policy and Practice: A Seminar, M. Bradford
- ENV 794: Climate Equity: Principles & Applications in Global Climate Futures, N. Rao
- ENV 819: Measuring and Visualizing Urban Environments, A Salazar Miranda
EVST courses
- EVST 181: Data Science for Environmental Metrics, Wendling (YCS listing coming soon)
- EVST 200: Scales of Design, B. Mendis
- EVST 385: Soil Science, Eric Slessarev
- EVST 445: Tropical Carbon Forest Cycling, Wong (YCS listing coming soon)
Other courses
- ER&M 305: Guns and Geography, L. Gross-Wyrtzen (YCS listing coming soon)
- SOCY 340: Carcerality and the Environment, A. Manning and F. Taylor
Enrolling in YSE courses | To register for a YSE course, enter the course on your registration worksheet for zero credit, then during the Add/Drop period complete a Request to Enroll in a Professional School Course (Blue Form) to receive permission of the instructor and professional school. If approved, the Yale College Registrar’s Office will award appropriate course credit. Note: Additional YSE courses will be added up until YSE registration starts on January 6th.
Upcoming Events
Ashley's with Marla Marcum | Tuesday, November 12th 7:30 pm @ Ashley's Ice Cream | Join YSEC and enjoy free ice cream and chat with Marla Marcum! Marla is the Director and Co-Founder of the Climate Disobedience Center, a catalyst for direct action in the climate debate. With extensive experience in climate justice, Marcum focuses on movement-building, strategic planning, and nonviolent action to push for systemic change. Contact Phoenix Boggs if you plan on attending: 321-482-9547.
Opportunities
The CC Lab is looking for student research assistants for the spring semester. The CC Lab is a climate non-profit based in New Haven. They spun out the Yale School of the Environment earlier this year but continue to have many ties to Yale. Their mission is to develop and support emergent climate solutions by applying scientific, entrepreneurial, and investment expertise. Apply by November 30. Details and application here.
Summer Opportunities
Behavior, Ecology and Conservation Research Opportunity in Argentina May 26-July 18, 2025 | Dr. Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Yale University and Dr. Alba García de la Chica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina are seeking six undergrad students to join a yearlong program that includes preparatory training during the Spring, field research during 8-weeks (May 26-July 18, 2025) and data analyses and writing up of results during the following fall. Participants in the program will conduct research on animal behavior, ecology, and conservation in Formosa, a province located in northeast Argentina. The program will cover domestic and international travel to and from the field site, lodging and transportation and receive a $4,000 stipend; a first payment will be provided before the program begins, the remaining payments will be made through the program and when it finishes. Contact Linda Evenson for details.
Post Grad Opportunities
PhD Position Iowa State University: Pollinators in Soybeans | Fully funded. Enroll in either the Wildlife Ecology program in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management or the Entomology program in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology at Iowa State University. Apply by: 11/29/2024. Qualifications: B.S. .in Entomology, Wildlife Sciences, Biology, Ecology, or a related field. Funding: The student will be supported by a research assistantship with a stipend of approximately $27,000 per year. Benefits include health insurance and a tuition waiver. To apply: Complete this form. Contact Dr. Katherine Kral-O’Brien (kralob@iastate.edu) with questions.
Opportunities in Past Newsletters
- West Virginia University PhD position open next summer or fall to work on a NSF-funded project centered around how the legacies of past forest management have impacted contemporary carbon storage and climate resilience across Appalachia
- The Uriarte lab at Columbia University is seeking a doctoral student to study the effects of drought on tropical forests in the island of Puerto Rico. Contact Dr. Uriarte at mu2126@columbia.edu.
- The Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE) SW Rare Plant Monitoring Technician
- Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
- U.S. State Department Summer 2025 Internship Application
- Deloitte 2025 applications for the Audit & Assurance Sustainability and ESG Internship
- Fall 2025 application for SEAS master’s and doctoral programs
- Capital Fellows Programs applications and instructions and Capital Fellows Programs
- The Dovciak Lab in Plant Ecology at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York
- The Department of Biology at Miami University Masters and PhD
- Graduate Position in Acoustic Amphibian Ecology
- University of Vermont Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory
- Research opportunity at The Ohio State University’s Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
- Bilingual Environmental Education Position in Point Reyes, California
- The Ballen lab at Auburn University seeks a PhD student to develop projects centered around Biology Education Research in Fall of 2025.
Request to join EVST on LinkedIn for more opportunities!
