10th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, May 24, 2024 |  1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

South Walkway Tent
Outside the Urban Environmental Lab, 135 Angell Street

Join the growing IBES community to kick off Commencement Weekend as we celebrate a decade of empowering people and driving solutions for a sustainable world.

Gather with IBES students, alumni, families, faculty, and friends to explore the roots of environmental scholarship at Brown and learn how the extended IBES family is addressing the complex challenges of our time. Hear from Director Kim Cobb, mingle with friends old and new, share our anniversary cake, and raise a glass to the future of IBES!

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In 2014, the Hunter Psychology Lab at 85 Waterman Street underwent a significant renovation, completely transforming the building's anatomy and purpose. With the installation of state-of-the art equipment and the relocation of Brown's greenhouse, 85 Waterman became the University's hub for environmental studies. That same year, undergraduate concentrations in environmental research and education were consolidated into the unified ENVS program, which emphasized integrated teaching and research under the leadership of founding director Amanda Lynch. What emerged was the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown’s center for interdisciplinary learning and research dedicated to tackling the complex climate and sustainability challenges of our time.

Now, 10 years later, we extend a warm invitation to the Brown community with shared interests in climate, sustainability, and the environment to celebrate IBES’ achievements, reflect on the Institute’s journey, and embrace its plans for the future.

IBES’ 10th anniversary is a chance to:

• Recognize and honor the significant contributions in research and teaching made by IBES and led by faculty and students over the past decade

• Share IBES’ vision for the future: honoring the long history of environmental studies at Brown while also articulating plans for our future. 

• Strengthen connections among members of our growing alumni and family community

While you're here...

Commencement Forum | Solving the Climate Challenge: How Brown Works Across Disciplines to Create a Sustainable and Equitable Future

Saturday, May 25, 2024 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Engage directly with Brown’s top leaders in climate science, public health, international affairs, sustainability, and engineering during this special Commencement Forum. Reception to follow.