Recent titles that inform and inspire fresh ways of thinking about people and the planet.

The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society is pleased to introduce two new faculty members jointly appointed in the School of Public Health: Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Professor of Epidemiology and Environment and Society, and Meredith Niles, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Environment and Society.

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.

Virgo, an experienced higher-ed administrator, will oversee the Institute’s finances and operations in this multifaceted role.

Visiting Professor of Environment and Society Robert Brulle offered commentary on the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to reverse climate regulations.

IBES Professor Timmons Roberts spoke in favor of an offshore wind project during a public forum in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

This article describes the cancellation of IBES faculty affiliate Mara Freilich's NASA grant, which engaged citizens in studying the air quality around California's Salton Sea.

Education Professor and IBES affiliate Matt Kraft provided commentary on SustainableEd, an IBES-supported initiative he founded that launched in July with a new report that synthesizes research examining the relationship between climate change and education.

IBES Professor Dov Sax coauthored this article, which highlights why ecology's space-for-time substitution method can be misleading, and makes suggestions for improving the reliability of ecological forecasts.

The first working paper from the Sustainable Education Research Initiative, led by IBES affiliate Matthew Kraft (Department of Education) and supported by an IBES Catalyst Research Award.

Article coauthor Jennifer Hadden, an IBES affiliate at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, proposes a framework for understanding the basic infrastructure needs of people displaced by climate change during four phases: initiation, mobilization, pause and settle.