IBES Director Kim Cobb noted that Hurricanes Helene and Milton "should serve 'as a wake up call' for emergency preparedness, resilience planning and the increased use of fossil fuels."
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The Brown Daily Herald
‘Students built this’: IBES celebrates 10th anniversary
IBES faculty, students, and alumni discussed the institute's rich history and what lies ahead.
October 4, 2024
News from Brown
IBES at 10: A decade of innovative research and teaching in environment and society
Founded in 2014, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has become a leader in producing boundary-breaking, solutions-driven research while educating the next generation of environmental leaders.
IBES is hosting a two-part "Climate Action and he 2024 Election" panel series during the month of October.
Funding from the National Institute on Aging will enable Brown researchers, including IBES faculty members Allan Just and Elizabeth Fussell, to study the negative health effects of climate change and develop practical solutions that promote healthy aging.
IBES Director Kim Cobb offered commentary for this article.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
The financial and environmental impact of unopened medical supplies discarded in the emergency department
This study was authored by students and faculty of Brown's Alpert Medical School, including IBES Affiliate Kyle Denison Martin.
The Brown Daily Herald
Less than three percent of Rhode Island food is locally sourced, report finds
IBES Senior Lecturer Dawn King offered commentary on the state of Rhode Island's food industry.
IBES Director Kim Cobb will serve on Rhode Island's new Legislative Study Commission on Climate Change Impacts and Solutions.
IBES Professor Timmons Roberts offered commentary, noting that “A lot of companies have sort of outsourced their climate obstruction to their trade associations.”
Matrix New World
Olga Abinader Guests on ‘The Joy of Living’
Olga Abinader, an IBES advisory council member and director of environmental review and land use planning at Matrix New World, discussed Hispanic Heritage Month and her role in encouraging more women and people of color to consider STEM careers on a recent podcast episode.
Popular Science
Is plastic food packaging safe? Minimize your risk.
IBES Fellow Joseph Braun, a professor of epidemiology, provided commentary on the health impacts of BPA exposure.
This article references a study led by Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle.
The Brown Daily Herald
Brown University welcomes its first professor of sustainable finance and investing
Mark Tracy '95 joined IBES' core faculty over the summer.
Nitin Padture and Yue Qi, both IBES affiliates and leaders of Brown's Initiative for Sustainable Energy, offered commentary for this article.
September 19, 2024
News from Brown
How do coexisting animals find enough to eat? Biologists unlock insights into foraging habits in Yellowstone
Brown University ecologists teamed with National Park Service scientists in Yellowstone to answer a vexing question about how different wildlife species find enough to eat.
Dev Patel, a Prize Fellow at Harvard and incoming IBES professor, spoke on this podcast about his research measuring floods, their impacts, and the adaptation decisions of households.
LePage, an environmental studies concentrator, collaborated with faculty and staff of Brown's greenhouse to develop workshops blending botany and self-care. She also plans to travel abroad to study and address human-wildlife conflict and its effects in communities.
Elizabeth Fussell, professor of populations studies and environment and society (research), noted that "Having the [center] is really important, not just for me as a scientist, but for our shared goals and the community."
September 12, 2024
News from Brown
Brown unveils design for signature life sciences research facility in Providence
Renderings for Danoff Laboratories show a state-of-the-art facility for integrated research ranging from molecular-level science, to biotech innovations, to patient therapies and interventions.
Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle noted that surveys showing high levels of public concern about nature tend not to compare the environment with other issues, like the economy, health care and national security.
This article cites research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab, noting that "fossil fuel companies and right-wing think tanks are, at least in some cases, pouring money into local campaigns opposing offshore wind."
IBES Director Kim Cobb addressed the financial and health-related costs of climate change in this news segment.
Majumdar will teach "Enviromental Pressures of South Asia" this fall.
The Newport Daily News
How a Newport advisory commission ended up a part of the anti-offshore wind controversy
This article cites research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab.
Elina Pipa '25 implemented energy-producing workout equipment at Brown for an IBES course on climate solutions.
This article features previous commentary from IBES Professor Timmons Roberts.
IBES Affiliate Erica Walker received a five-year $5.8 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct air-quality and community noise research related to wood pellet plants.
IBES Affiliate Erica Walker and her research team have received a $5.8 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to investigate the health impacts of emissions from wood pellet plants in Mississippi.
New research from the Climate and Development Lab and Climate Social Science Network, fueled by IBES alums.
IBES Lecturer Mindi Schneider and 99 fellow authors advocate in favor of the OCTOPUS Act: a proposed federal law that would prohibit commercial octopus aquaculture in the US and the import of commercially farmed octopus.
Voss Postdoctoral Researcher Lina Pérez-Angel, who co-founded a bilingual science communication platform called GeoLchat, noted that "Science communication is as real and as hard as doing research."
In celebration of IBES' 10th Anniversary, alumni share how their education in environmental studies and sciences has fueled their curiosity, innovation, and diverse career paths, empowering them to make an impact beyond the classroom.
Voss Postdoctoral Research Associate Lina Pérez-Angel offered commentary on the rapid acceleration of climate change, saying “there’s nothing in Earth’s history that shows a change happening this quickly.”
Ecosystem Marketplace
How I learned to stop worrying and love (or tolerate) carbon offsets
"Emissions reductions have to be at the main focus of climate action, but offsets should probably also be part of the toolbox." IBES Professor Stephen Porder writes in this commentary article.
August 12, 2024
News from Brown
New study unveils 16,000 years of climate history in the tropical Andes
Brown University researchers highlight the roles of carbon dioxide and ocean currents as key drivers of temperature fluctuations in the tropical Andes over a 16,000 year period.
Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society (Research) Elizabeth Fussell provided commentary on the relationship between the housing crisis and climate change's effects on mobility.
This article notes that research by IBES' Climate and Development Lab "has uncovered dark ties between seemingly local wind opposition and seasoned fossil fuel interest groups and climate-denying think tanks."
Assistant IBES and Epidemiology Professor Rachel Baker offered commentary on a new study she led.
News from IBES
Graduate Student Spotlight: Jonathan Tollefson
In a working paper, an IBES graduate affiliate sheds light on the historical link between segregation and environmental inequality.
Elina Pipa '25 discussed the tangible impact of her final project for an IBES climate solutions course.
Nature Communications
Rare and highly destructive wildfires drive human migration in the U.S.
Elizabeth Fussell, professor of population studies and environment and society (Research), coauthored this new study.
Researchers, including IBES Affiliate Steven Clemens, revealed the pivotal role of the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet and associated Southern Hemisphere sea ice expansion in triggering the mid-Pleistocene climate transition.
“A lot of the anti-offshore wind groups are just throwing up whatever they can and seeing what sticks to the wall,” said IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts.
IBES Fellow Jon Witman, PhD alum Robbie Lamb, and their team of researchers are featured on this episode of PBS's NOVA.
Nature Communications
Increasing intensity of enterovirus outbreaks projected with climate change
IBES and Epidemiology Assistant Professor Rachel Baker is the lead author on this new study, which predicts greater outbreaks of enterovirus as climate change worsens.
Environment+Energy Leader
MIT Study Tracks Exposure to Air Pollution Throughout the Day
IBES Affiliate Erica Walker co-authored a study that found considerable disparities in how much people are exposed to air pollution based on their daily mobility.
“There’s no other marine ecosystem like it,” IBES Fellow Jon Witman said of Cashes Ledge. “Our research showed that it’s a productivity hotspot and a biodiversity hotspot.”
IBES Director Kim Cobb has led presentations for the Barrington Environmental Establishment.
The Washington Post
4 hottest days ever observed raise fears of a planet nearing ‘tipping points’
IBES Director Kim Cobb noted that "we're dancing about a climate average that is very dangerous for communities and ecosystems around the world."