EVST News

March 31, 2025

EVST Program News

Fall '25 Application for Writing about Science, Medicine, and the Environment (MBB 4590/ENGL 4459/EVST 4469) | Students will learn to write about complex subjects for a broad public audience. This course is intended not only for students interested in pursuing a career in writing, but also for students planning to become scientists, doctors, and policymakers—for anyone who wants to learn how to tell stories about the natural world and about pressing social issues.  About the instructor: Carl Zimmer is professor adjunct in MB&B, a columnist for the New York Times, and the author of 15 books about science. For more information, see carlzimmer.com. Interested students should email applications directly to Carl Zimmer by April 2 at 5 pm. Application instructions can be found here.  More details will be posted soon on the course’s Canvas page. Students can email questions about the class to carl.zimmer@yale.edu.

EVENTS

Come support Yale’s very own sustainability and climate startups pitching for the $50,000 Planetary Solutions Prize! Come and cast your vote for the Audience’s Choice prize! Hotel Marcel, Friday April 4th, 9.30am. There  will be (2 yellow school buses) bringing students and guests from campus to Hotel Marcel and back. Pickup location: Tsai CITY (10 Hillhouse Avenue). Buses will leave every 30 mins from 7.30am! Be sure to take the 9am bus at the very latest to see the Planetary Solutions Prize pitches! See the finalists here. Register here.

Summer Opportunities

Summer Experience Award | The SEA is available to first years, sophomores, and juniors on financial aid. The priority deadline is April 1st and the final deadline is Thursday, May 1st.  Reach out to sea@yale.edu with questions.

Summer 2025 Field Ecology Internship | A YSE PhD student is seeking a field research assistant interested in environmental science, ecology, and/or earth sciences to join a field-based research project in biogeochemistry in the Western US from May - July of 2025. Students could fund this opportunity with the SEA. Details here.

CBRE’s Renewable Energy Intern | CBRE's Advisory group is looking for current college students, undergraduate or graduate, located in New York and seeking a career in the clean energy and renewables sector. The team partners with clients to help simplify the complexity associated with planning, sourcing, and managing renewable energy-crafting and implementing a comprehensive program tailored to each organization’s energy and sustainability objectives. Helping clients meet their power needs while reducing their carbon emissions. Participation in the internship program is intended to provide a well-rounded knowledge of the clean energy industry and valuable skills, earned by working alongside dedicated professionals in the largest and most successful global commercial real estate services firm.  

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Summer Internships | The C2ES mission is to secure a safe and stable climate by accelerating the transition to a thriving, just, and resilient low-carbon economy. They work closely with international climate negotiators; federal, state, and local policymakers; executives of Fortune 500 businesses; and a wide range of other stakeholders to advance strong policy and action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean energy, and strengthen resilience to climate impacts. C2ES is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Contact Paige Curtis EVST '16 with questions! 

• 🏢 Corporate Climate Planning Intern: https://bit.ly/420gixM
• 🌍 Climate Resilience Intern: https://bit.ly/4c0uGe5
• 🗞️ Communications Intern: https://bit.ly/3FEYIbq
• 💼 U.S. Climate Policy Intern: https://bit.ly/4ielllj

Opportunities in prior newsletters

• CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Season Resource Assistant | Apply by April 3rd. Details here.
• Ongoing Compilation of Summer Opportunities for BS Program Students 
• WRI Communications Intern, Climate, Economics and Finance Program | Apply here by March 30th.
• Montana Conservation Corps | Apply here
• National Student Leadership Conference TA's Environmental Science & Sustainability and Marine Biology. Details here
• Rachel Carson National Environment al Leadership Fellowship | Apply by April 15th
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at BIOS: Collaborative Marine Research | Apply by May 31st.

Seniors

John Addison Porter Prize | The Porter Prize recognizes original scholarship that gathers and synthesizes facts and principles to create work of broad human interest.   Students submit their own work for consideration. Deadline: May 1st at 1:00 PM. Submission details, guidelines, FAQs, and past winners: porterfield.yale.edu

Alaska Fellows Program (AFP) Opportunities | AFP is a fall-to-spring residential fellowship program that nurtures the next generation of Alaska-based leaders by pairing talented young people with strong communities and professional mentors. AFP has locations in four different communities within Alaska – Sitka, Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks. Fellows work with a vetted nonprofit or public-sector organization to make tangible professional contributions, join a tight-knit residential fellowship cohort, and engage deeply with Alaska communities.  An informational webinar recording is available HERE.   Application review will begin April 1, 2025.

Career Links

• Terra.do
• ClimateTechList
• inClimate
• RemoteClimateJob
• ClimateBase 
• EPA Careers Page 
• Idealist.org 
• Green Jobs
• Traverse Jobs 
• Request to follow Yale College Environmental Studies on LinkedIn for additional internship and job opportunities! 

Resources

Do you have questions about the EVST major? Meet with EVST's BA DUS or BS DUS, reach out to a Peer Mentor or Certificate or Graduate School Liaison, or join Yale Environmental Studies on GroupMe. 

Weekly DUS office hours are posted on the EVST website.