Hixon Fellows
The Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability engages and supports Yale students who are interested in conducting urban sustainability research that bridges science to practice. Every year, Hixon Fellows are chosen from a pool of competitive applicants based on the relevance of the research proposal to the Center's mission.
Land Use Planning and Management
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing to Spatially Assess Forest Composition and Structure in Northeastern Connecticut

Urban Forestry
Urban Tree Allometry: Growth Models for Common Street Trees in the Northeastern U.S.

Freetown the Treetown
Urban Silviculture Training

Street Tree Communities in Selected Residential Areas of Nairobi, Kenya

Exploring Tree Diversity and the 10-20-30 “Rule” of Urban Forestry in Raleigh, NC

Urban Silviculture Training

Urban Agriculture
Understanding Carbon Sequestration and Food Access in NYC Green Roofs

Effects of Urbanization on Wildlife
Residential Energy Efficiency Effects on Philadelphian Indoor Rodent Exposure

Assessing How Historical Variation in Urban Neighborhood Housing and Greenspace Development is Linked to Contemporary Mammal Biodiversity in New Haven, CT

Urbanization and Land Use Change
A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Compound Hazards in Urban Areas across California

Environment and Public Health
Temporal Trends of the Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality Relationship in Representative US States: Understanding Changing Health Disparities Across Population Characteristics by level of Urbanicity
