Emily Khym
Staff Reporter
emily.khym@yale.edu
Emily Khym covers transportation and infrastructure for the City Desk. She also lays out the print paper as Production & Design staff. Originally from Honolulu, Hawai'i, she is a sophomore in Benjamin Franklin College majoring in Political Science with an Energy Studies certificate.
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EMILY KHYM & NATALIE HAASE
Yale students, faculty head to Colombia to tackle biodiversity challenges at U.N. convention

Yale students and faculty engage in biodiversity financing discussions at COP 16.

October 24, 2024

EMILY KHYM
Electrifying Solutions: Winter Lab at Yale publishes new research on clean energy

The News spoke with members of the Winter Lab at Yale on their research on developing sustainable electrified processes for climate, food, energy and water.

October 14, 2024

EMILY KHYM & ALAN ZHONG
Bus kiosk on Chapel Street reopens

After nearly five months of repair, the human-operated bus ticket kiosk on Chapel Street reopened last Monday, making it more comfortable and convenient for commuters to access bus routes and passes.

October 2, 2024

TYSON ODERMANN, EMILY KHYM & NICOLAS CIMINIELLO
City grants Tweed’s request for extension of temporary buildings

After over three hours of discussion, the New Haven City Planning Commission unanimously approved a three-year extension of Tweed New Haven Airport’s flood damage variance.

September 27, 2024

EMILY KHYM
Food for thought: Global Food Fellows explore sustainability

Yale Sustainable Food Program’s 2024 Global Food Fellowship is made up of a nine-person cohort. The fellows research the multiple levels of food systems in their locations of interest.

September 27, 2024

EMILY KHYM
Yale’s sustainability plan is coming to an end. What’s next?

The Yale Sustainability Plan is reaching its 2025 end date. Students hope that a new plan can better involve student opinion and provide more clarity on institutional ambitions.

September 25, 2024

ZACHARY SURI & EMILY KHYM
August storms in CT renew focus on flood mitigation in New Haven

New Haven was largely spared from devastating floods experienced in western Connecticut, but the city faces an increased threat of flooding exacerbated by climate change.

September 8, 2024

EMILY KHYM
A “genius, giant and generous scholar”: Remembering professor James C. Scott GRD ’63 GRD ’67

Distinguished by his empathy and love for those around him, James C. Scott revolutionized the field of political science through his advocacy and risk-taking nature.

August 1, 2024

EMILY KHYM
Students’ call for Tagalog language courses moves further toward implementation

Yale’s Filipinx club, KASAMA, advanced its Tagalog initiative to create credit-bearing Tagalog courses, and they are now in the final steps of gaining approval.

May 30, 2024

EMILY KHYM
Cannabis legalization boosts local business, sparks debate

Post Connecticut’s 2021 legalization of cannabis, New Haveners debated cannabis distribution and racial equity in drug policy while the state cracked down on illegal cannabis sales.

May 19, 2024

EMILY KHYM
Students, faculty advocate for reproductive care post-Dobbs

After the overturning of Roe v. Wade shook the nation, many Yale student organizations and professors rallied in support of the right to an abortion. Today, efforts on campus to raise awareness for reproductive justice continue.

May 19, 2024