In this recurring feature in The Wesleyan Connection, we highlight some of the latest news stories about Wesleyan and our alumni. Recent Wesleyan News The New York Times: "Why Half a Degree of Global Warming Is a Big Deal" Gary Yohe, the Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, comments on a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group with which he was involved from the early 1990s through 2014. 2. Avant Music News: "Tyshawn Sorey Residency at the Kitchen" On Oct. 21–23, Tyshawn Sorey MA '11, assistant professor of music; assistant professor, African American studies;…