Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Student Spotlights
IBES students are the next generation of thoughtful environmental leaders and powerful agents of change.
Student Spotlights
IBES students are the next generation of thoughtful environmental leaders and powerful agents of change.
Summer in focus
Step into the field with IBES undergraduates as they share first-person clips from their summer internships and research opportunities.
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Recent News
View all IBES News Kassalow, an Environmental Sciences & Studies concentrator on the conservation science and natural systems track, analyzes samples of parasitic worms found in tropical mammals to expand a scientific database for use by researchers.
IBES faculty members win University teaching and mentorship awards
The Brown community recognized Professors Meredith Hastings and Myles Lennon for their outstanding support of students in the classroom, the lab, and beyond.
Brown’s first Climate Week, led by IBES, sparks campus-wide climate conversations
What does it take to confront the climate crisis, and where do we all fit in? This March, Brown students, faculty, staff, and community members came together across the campus to explore a wide range of answers.
Meet Voss Fellow Piete Gatesi ’27: Balancing safety, performance, and durability in formulating the next alternative battery
Gatesi, an Engineering Physics and ENVS concentrator, is researching “the most promising alternative” to standard lithium ion batteries by manipulating Lithium Lanthanum Zirconium Tantalum Oxide (LLZTO) to be more sustainable.
IBES Voss Fellows bring climate research to the community
Members of the 2025-2026 Voss Undergraduate Fellowship cohort have shared their research with local audiences through the Conversations in Science series at Providence’s Hamilton House.
A decade of discovery: Voss fellowships turn curiosity into climate and sustainability solutions
Ten years of research projects, countless ideas, one shared mission: to build a sustainable future.
Engaging fishers in climate policy: A case study by Sofia Ghilzai Morris ’25
In her senior thesis, Morris explored how Maine’s climate action process can better include a group on the frontlines of climate change.
Meet Voss Fellow Rafael Ash ’26: Exploring urban planning in the face of rising seas
Urban Studies and Mathematics concentrator Rafael Ash ’26 is investigating how communities in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Warren, Rhode Island, adapt to their rapidly changing environments through democratic planning, local partnerships, and managed retreat strategies.
A forest reignited: Senior thesis sheds light on postfire regeneration in Rhode Island
After a rare wildfire scorched part of southern Rhode Island, ENVS concentrator Diandra Polt ’25 saw a unique research opportunity. Her findings may help shape the region’s ecological future.