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Juliana Hanle

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Nuclear’s back with new clarity

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Jason Parisi ’15 is passionate about energy issues. He is so passionate that he’s currently writing a book on energy in North Korea and China. When asked a question about the technical nuances of the global nuclear energy debate, Parisi nods, says “OK,” and commences to explain thoroughly.

Fungi hunting in New Haven

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In the last few years, Yalies have begun venturing out in guided groups to forage for mushrooms.

Yalies talk energy on Capitol Hill

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Climate change presents the biggest human rights issue of our generation, said 18 Yale students who travelled to the nation’s capital this past weekend to listen, present, and protest at Powershift 2011.

Creative law to save the Earth

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Consider the strawberry. That was the task keynote speaker and ex-head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Policy Lisa Heinzerling assigned to two hundred students, faculty and professionals last Friday at the New Directions in Environmental Law conference held at the Yale Law School.

The universe in one hour

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Two Yale professors would like to rename the Big Bang. “The Great Flaring Forth,” would be more apt, joint School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Divinity School professors Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim said in their film “Journey of the Universe,” which premiered Friday night in Kroon Hall.

International forestry students win money to go home

Beginning this fall, six Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies students will receive funding to go home. The new Andrew Sabin International Environmental Fellowship will provide $20,000 for tuition to second-year masters students in an effort to attract high-calibre international students to the school.

Connecticut forests hit by economic crisis

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Across Connecticut in the last decade, hundreds of landowners have sold their forests to developers, pressured by growing economic concerns that have only increased in the past few years.

Food disposal under review

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Refuse and food waste composting practices at Yale may do more harm than good to the environment.

Building new societies in Kroon Hall

Students and researchers are envisioning a new age of sustainable technology in the tropics as part of the 17th annual International Society of Tropical Foresters conference.

Yalies brew own beer

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Brewing in college dorms has become dramatically more popular over the last decade, due in part to the increase in craft brews, graduate students and seasoned brewers interviewed agree. Yale is no exception.

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