Town Joins Gown in an Environmental Partnership

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Town Joins Gown in an Environmental Partnership

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May 18, 2022

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Colleen Murphy-Dunning, director of the Urban Resources Initiative, describes how Yale University’s School of the Environment partnered with the New Haven community to design and implement a very successful program to enhance the urban ecosystem in a way that directly benefits residents while also educating students.

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May 18, 2022

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