Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) is accelerating solutions to the most complex climate and sustainability challenges of our time through interdisciplinary research, teaching and impact.
Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) is accelerating solutions to the most complex climate and sustainability challenges of our time through interdisciplinary research, teaching and impact.
Empowering people, driving solutions for a sustainable world
Today’s problems are complex and interconnected, and so are the solutions. Addressing the 21st century’s most pressing climate and sustainability challenges requires new levels of collaboration and action across disciplines, sectors, and scales of impact.
Through solutions-focused research and education enabled by deep partnerships across Brown and beyond, IBES aims to be an engine of real-world impact and a training ground for the next generation of changemakers building a just, sustainable world.
Grounded in a culture that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, nimble innovation, public engagement, and equitable outcomes, we seek to bolster knowledge-to-action pathways in Providence, across the nation, and around the world.
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Celebrating 10 Years
As IBES marks a decade of impact, we reflect on our journey, achievements, and vision for a bright future.
IBES is hiring
Adjunct Lecturer
The candidate will teach an introductory environmental science course in the spring semester of 2026.
Featured event
2025 ENVS Diploma Ceremony
Couldn't make it to Commencement? Watch a recording of our Environmental Sciences and Studies graduates crossing the stage.
IBES News
After a rare wildfire scorched part of southern Rhode Island, ENVS concentrator Diandra Polt ’25 saw a unique research opportunity. Her findings may shape the region’s ecological future.
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Brown Alumni Magazine
Sustainability Pioneer
This obituary honors Professor Emeritus Harold Ward, an environmental studies elder beloved by students and colleagues.
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Virgo, an experienced higher-ed administrator, will oversee the Institute’s finances and operations in this multifaceted role.
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Filled with warmth and purpose, this year’s celebration featured powerful programmatic additions and carried momentum through the passion of over 50 new graduates.
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News from IBES
How to solve the carbon challenge? Ask Brown students
Through a semester-long project, students in EEPS/ENVS 0360 partner with community stakeholders to implement carbon reduction strategies.
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Climate conversations came to life at IBES this semester as thought leaders, students, and changemakers gathered to exchange ideas, share stories, and shape real-world solutions.
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Possibly Podcast
Looking at the science behind proposed solutions to environmental challenges, to help listeners cut through the noise and make choices that, possibly, will make a difference.
Recent Episodes
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