In labs, neighborhoods, and public forums across the state, IBES faculty and students are working side by side with Rhode Islanders to turn environmental challenges into actionable solutions.

As part of the Brown Seminar Series on Environment and Society, renowned ornithologist, conservationist, and educator Stephen Kress, PhD, spoke to a packed audience about his inspiring “Project Puffin,” which successfully restored Atlantic puffins and other seabirds to coastal Maine.

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.

The Brown community recognized Professors Meredith Hastings and Myles Lennon for their outstanding support of students in the classroom, the lab, and beyond.

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.

VanSickle brings expertise in climate, health, and community engagement to support Equitable Climate Futures and the Academic Climate Leadership Group.

IBES and cross-campus partners hosted a screening and discussion of a new documentary, which looks at the fight to win heat protection for outdoor workers in Florida in the wake of the hottest year on record.

Christian Hoover, a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology and an IBES graduate affiliate, discussed the results of a study that looked at lead exposure in older kids and teens.

IBES and Biology Professor James Kellner will begin his term as Brown’s inaugural Associate Provost for Corporate Engagement on July 1.

Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle provided commentary on ExxonMobil's efforts to discredit climate science that successfully impeded government intervention.

Jeff Colgan, an IBES affiliate, professor at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs, and director of the Climate Solutions Lab, discussed his online tool that tracks the impact of rising oil prices.

This study, coauthored by IBES and Public Health Professor Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, found that high heat index exposure is associated with increased odds of hospitalization with Parkinson's amongst older adults, particularly those living in temperate climates in the US South.

Voss Postdoc Elodie Freymann is first author of this paper, which argues that "acknowledging the existence of Non-Human Traditional Ecological Knowledge can shift anthropocentric perspectives and inform conservation policies aimed at protecting ecological cultures and relevant resources."

IBES and Sociology Professor J. Timmons Roberts William Kattrup '25 contributed to this study.