IBES students learn how to tackle today’s urgent climate and environmental challenges through a truly multidisciplinary education. 

IBES faculty have joint appointments in units across the University — from sociology to geology and from health sciences to anthropology and more. This unique blend of critical expertise provides students with the systems-level thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to design and implement solutions, whether their professional goals lie in the private, public, or nonprofit sector.

As the centerpiece of IBES’ Strategic Plan, our academic programs cultivate a thriving community of scholars, students, champions, and partners dedicated to our mission: to advance solutions to critical challenges at the intersection of environment and society through solutions-engaged interdisciplinary research and education.