It is well known that YSE alumni go on to be leaders in their fields. Alumna Dorceta Taylor (M.F.S. ‘85, Ph.D. ‘91) was named a 2020 recipient of the Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal, the highest honor the Yale Graduate School can bestow upon an alumni for outstanding achievement. Taylor is a leading scholar in environmental justice and racism in the environmental movement, focusing her research on urban agriculture, food access, and food insecurity. Her degrees at Yale include an M.F.S. and M.A. in sociology as well as a joint P.h.D. in environmental sociology between YSE and the Department of Sociology. She is the first Black woman to receive a P.h.D. from YSE. Aside from being a 2020 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medalist, she has also been recognized as one of the 8 Black leaders who have revolutionized the climate movement by Green America and one of 6 leaders who carry on MLK’s history and legacy by AARP in 2020. A day dedicated to celebrating Taylor and other Wilbur Cross Medalist recipients is scheduled for October 5, 2020. She serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability.
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July 1, 2020
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By Sara Santiago ’19 MF
Forest ecosystem ecologist Eli Ward ’18 MFS, ’23 PhD is making the one-mile move up Prospect Street from Greeley Memorial Laboratory and... read more
By Sara Santiago ‘19 MF
Before the rise of turpentine production, the industrial saw wood ‘bonanza’ of the 1800s, widespread fire suppression, and expansive private... read more
In spring 2022, the Yale Forest Forum, Yale Hixon Center for Urban Ecology, and Urban Resources Initiative brought together more than 900 attendees and 12 speakers... read more
Arnold, W., Taylor, M., Bradford, M., Raymond, P. A., & Peccia, J. (2022, December). Variable Distribution and Diversity of Methanogens in Soil Explains Spatial... read more
By Sara Santiago ‘19 MF
“You know it when you see it.” When grasping to describe mature and old-growth forests, this is a sentiment we often hear, evoking an... read more