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The Washington Post

Livestock Industry Co-opts Academics to Downplay Its Climate Impact, Study Says (link is external)1

Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program and Clinical Lecturer in Law Viveca Morris is quoted about the study she co-authored last month on the environmental impacts of the beef and dairy industries. 

Livestock Industry Co-opts Academics to Downplay Its Climate Impact, Study Says (link is external)
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The Livestock Industry and Climate Obstruction: A Q&A with Viveca Morris and Jennifer Jacquet

The authors of a new study on how the livestock industry has shaped public policy and discourse about animal agriculture’s impact on climate change discuss their research.
The Livestock Industry and Climate Obstruction: A Q&A with Viveca Morris and Jennifer Jacquet
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Phys.org

Study Uncovers the Influence of the Livestock Industry on Climate Policy Through University Partnerships (link is external)2

Clinical Lecturer and Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program Viveca Morris was highlighted for co-leading a study on how animal agriculture companies downplay their role in climate change. 

Study Uncovers the Influence of the Livestock Industry on Climate Policy Through University Partnerships (link is external)
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Yale Daily News

Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative continues research this spring (link is external)3

Viveca Morris, Clinical Lecturer in Law and Executive Director of the Law, Ethics & Animals Program, comments on the Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative.

Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative continues research this spring (link is external)
Yale College student Grace Cajski

Q&A: LEAP Student Grantee Grace Cajski on Storytelling to Conserve Hawai’ian Anchialine Pools

A Q&A with Grace Cajski, a senior at Yale College studying English and Environmental Studies with a concentration in marine conservation and a Law, Ethics, & Animals Program (LEAP) 2023 Student Grant recipient.
Q&A: LEAP Student Grantee Grace Cajski on Storytelling to Conserve Hawai’ian Anchialine Pools
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LEAP Announces Spring 2024 Speaker Series

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program has announced the program’s spring 2024 speaker series, which begins Feb. 22, 2024.
LEAP Announces Spring 2024 Speaker Series
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LEAP Invites Applications for 2024 Student Grant Program

The Law, Ethics & Animals Program is inviting applications from Yale students for its Student Grant Program.
LEAP Invites Applications for 2024 Student Grant Program
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Q&A: LEAP Student Grantee Quincy Yangh on Animal Kinship in Hmong Shamanism

Quincy Yangh M.E.M. ’24 is using his LEAP Student Grant to study the relationship between the Hmong Shaman community and animals.
Q&A: LEAP Student Grantee Quincy Yangh on Animal Kinship in Hmong Shamanism
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Hartford Courant

Hundreds of birds die each year after crashing into CT buildings (link is external)4

LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris discusses Yale’s Bird-Friendly Building Initiative.

Hundreds of birds die each year after crashing into CT buildings (link is external)
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WTNH.com

Connecticut 'State of the Birds' flags buildings as major cause of deaths (link is external)5

LEAP Executive Director Viveca Morris discusses Yale’s Bird-Friendly Building Initiative.

Connecticut 'State of the Birds' flags buildings as major cause of deaths (link is external)

Links

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/03/08/livestock-industry-cows-climate-impact/
  2. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-uncovers-livestock-industry-climate-policy.html
  3. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2024/02/18/yale-bird-friendly-building-initiative-continues-research-this-spring/
  4. https://www.courant.com/2023/12/08/hundreds-of-birds-die-each-year-after-crashing-into-ct-buildings-hiking-trails-likely-a-problem-too/
  5. https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/connecticut-state-of-the-birds-flags-buildings-as-major-cause-of-deaths/