Michelle So
Staff Reporter
msshellso | michelle.so@yale.edu
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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MICHELLE SO
Palette to Purpose: Yale undergrads use art, music and touch to chronicle the burning world

A collaboration between a climate activist and an advocate for the visually impaired led to the creation of Palette to Purpose, an art exhibit to fundraise for disaster relief and cataract surgery.

March 3, 2025

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Humans living in wildland-urban interface at higher risk for zoonotic disease, Yale study finds

Animal-human interactions are on the rise in wild-urban zones. Yale scientists are concerned about the implications of disease.

February 28, 2025

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Yale’s $12.6-million initiative brings green chemistry to the Global South

Yale’s Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering has taken on projects that advance sustainable chemistry and make common syntheses safer.

February 24, 2025

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ANALYSIS: A warmer world may be a more violent world

The News talked to Yale experts about the correlation between climate change-related environmental stressors and domestic violence.

February 21, 2025

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Undergraduate-run research conference to be official event at McInnis’ inauguration

The YURC planning committee foresees several changes, including securing a larger budget, research topic diversity and speaker representation for the 2025 conference.

February 16, 2025

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How New Haven grapples with climate change

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

February 11, 2025

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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.

February 4, 2025

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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.

January 31, 2025

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Climate change and mismanagement are altering California’s livelihood

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

January 29, 2025

MICHELLE SO
“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.

January 29, 2025

MICHELLE SO
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.

January 21, 2025