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Events
Join our online or in-person gatherings and be inspired by the remarkable achievements of the IBES community.
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In Summary
Explore recent signature IBES-affiliated events
As part of Brown Climate Week, practitioners from across Rhode Island explored how education policy, school leadership, and environmental partnerships shape climate learning in schools.
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The Brown Daily Herald
Students host seventh annual conference on sustainable investing
Students, policy experts, and industry professionals in finance and sustainability gathered on campus for the student-run Future of Sustainable Investing Conference, part of Brown Climate Week.
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The Brown Daily Herald
Brown’s first-ever Climate Week celebrates education, innovation
The Herald spoke with Climate Week organizers and participants to understand how different industries and corners of academia can contribute to climate solutions.
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As a featured speaker in the Brown Seminar Series on Environment and Society, Providence College's Thea Riofrancos examined the political ecology of the energy transition, drawing on extensive fieldwork and research across Latin America, the United States, and Europe.
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John Fullerton, founder of the Capital Institute and former JPMorgan managing director, joined IBES' Professor Ricardo Bayon for a fireside chat.
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News from IBES
WATCH | GIS Career Panel
Held during the 2025 Geography Awareness Week, the November 19 panel brought together professionals who have built diverse careers in transportation, utilities, government, and environmental planning.
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Experts from finance, insurance, policy, and environmental science joined IBES for a timely conversation on how escalating climate and nature-related risks are reshaping economic stability—and what tools can help safeguard our financial future.
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At a recent IBES seminar, Columbia University’s Adam Sobel called for a transparent approach to climate risk science—one that guides practical decisions in an era of extremes.
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During an October 18 book talk, Assistant Professor Myles Lennon challenged audiences to see solar energy as not only a climate solution, but a reflection of deeper social and economic inequities.
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News from Anthropology
50+ Environmental Anthropologists Convene at Brown for Two Days of Dialogue and Exchange
The conference brought together leading and emerging scholars in a warm, collegial setting to reflect on the future of environmental anthropology.
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Ten years of research projects, countless ideas, one shared mission: to build a sustainable future.
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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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IBES' 10th Anniversary
During the 2024-2025 academic year, the Institute celebrated a decade of impact by honoring the past and looking toward the future.