Michelle So
Staff Reporter
Michelle So covers climate change and the School of the Environment. Originally from Los Angeles, California, she is a first year in Timothy Dwight College majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
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How New Haven grapples with climate change

Flooding and extreme heat pose risks for New Haven as the environment warms.

Conservationists, tropical foresters gather for ISTF conference

The 31st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters brought together global leaders, climate scientists and indigenous activists.

YSE Dean Indy Burke on climate optimism and conservation

Indy Burke, the first female dean in the School of the Environment’s 116-year history, talked to the News about her career, Yale climate initiatives and nature.

Climate change and mismanagement are altering California’s livelihood

During the LA wildfires, hydrants ran dry, and contamination made tap water undrinkable.

“It’s happening right now”: Report highlights health consequences of climate disasters

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health published a report discussing synergistic climate crises and outlined how environmental disasters can impact human life.

Yale’s Scientific Glassblowing Laboratory: The craftsmen advancing research with art

Daryl and Preston Smith, a trusted father-son duo, run Yale’s Scientific Glassblowing Laboratory, creating custom research equipment.

Language revitalization: Protecting Indigenous cultures as disease prevention

Native Americans face high poverty and mortality rates. Research shows that Indigenous language use and revitalization may produce beneficial health outcomes.

Winners of Veritas Search invited to dinner, draft prizes

In draft-style, the 16 winners of the campus-wide scavenger hunt picked their prizes at a celebratory dinner.

The teaching kitchen prescribes food instead of medicine

FEATURE: The Bodies up on Science Hill: The Spotted Lanternfly and My Qualms on Killing

Rustle. Rustle. Flash of red.  I shuddered walking down Hillhouse Ave, recalling that battlefield, that slaughterhouse. My fingers balled up deep within my pockets. There […]

Hundreds of climate experts issue “wakeup” call on climate crisis

The 2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown outlined missed climate goals, pointing to major health consequences to follow.