Yale Climate Day

Yale Climate Day 2023
May 4, 2023

Yale Climate Day 2023

May 4, 2023 

The Greenberg Amphitheater
391 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Yale Climate Day brings the Yale community together to discuss climate and global environmental change in the Earth system. This year, YIBS will be hosting an in-person event including Faculty research talks on oceans and climate in recognition of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Research talks will be followed by a discussion session, a poster session showcasing the work of emerging scholars, a photo exhibit, and happy hour! The event is free and open to the Yale community. Meals, breaks, and a reception are included in the free registration. Faculty research talks will be recorded and available for later viewing for those unable to attend in person. 

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Schedule

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Coffee 

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM - Introduction 

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM - Alexey Fedorov (EPS), “El Niño and Global Warming” 

11:10 AM - 11:40 PM - Pincelli Hull (EPS), “Inferring Limits to Life in Hot Climates from the Ancient Oceans”

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM - Shimon Anisfeld (YSE), “Connecticut’s Coastal Marshes in an Age of Sea-Level Rise”

12:10 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Tom Near (EEB), “Climate Change and the Evolution of Antarctic Fishes” 

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Mary Beth Decker (EEB/YSE), “Climate Effects on Bering Sea Productivity” 

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Eli Fenichel (YSE), “Measuring the Sustainable Ocean Economy” 

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Discussion Session

3:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Poster Session, Photo Exhibit and Happy Hour

With additional support provided by:

Yale Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS), Yale Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Yale Peabody Museum (YPM), Yale School of the Environment (YSE), and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC)

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