Kurt Pennell — an engineering professor, IBES fellow, and groundwater remediation expert — offered input during an October 2024 meeting to review the environmental impacts of the the Massachusetts Army National Guard's controversial proposal for a machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod.

With the help of an IBES Catalyst Research Award, affiliate faculty member Erica Walker and her Community Noise Lab will launch a free, self-paced online summer environmental health and science program for middle school students in Jackson, Mississippi. 

Jennifer Hadden, an IBES affiliate at the Watson Institute, penned with article alongside Aseem Prakash of the University of Washington.

IBES affiliate Jerome Robinson, an associate professor of chemistry, discussed STEM Day at Brown — an initiative he leads for local high schoolers.

Professor Dov Sax and fellow researchers received recognition for their IBES-supported study challenging traditional forecasting methods for the impacts of climate change on species.

This episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio features insights from Kate Schapira, an IBES affiliate in the Department of English.

IBES Fellow Yonsong Huang and former IBES postdoc Bumsoo Kim are among the authors of this study.

"Extreme weather events, made more frequent and intense by climate change, pose a clear and present danger to our education system," said affiliate faculty member Matthew Kraft.

Members of Assistant Professor Dan Ibarra's lab, including graduate affiliate Riley Havel, who was interviewed for this piece, identified a meteorite that landed in a carton of ice cream in Pennsylvania.

The fight for renewable energy can be won in the marketplace, Steyer argued during a moderated keynote address.

This study was conducted by members of Assistant Professor Daniel Ibarra's lab, including an IBES postdoc and graduate affiliates.

IBES Director introduced Steyer as a “force of nature” in her opening remarks, describing him as “somebody who has taken all of their chips and gone all in on climate.”

Researchers from Brown, including IBES Associate Professor Tyler Kartiznel, contributed to a study that found giraffes' gut microbiome is more closely tied to the giraffe’s species than to the specific plants it consumes.

IBES and Sociology Professor Scott Frickel offered commentary about the tradition of science activism.

Brown, an Environmental Sciences & Studies concentrator, analyzes coral skeletons to reconstruct historical El Niño patterns and inform modern climate models.

IBES Professor Timmons Roberts noted that fossil fuel companies have "buried the negative impacts of their product like the tobacco companies did."

Kim Cobb offered commentary on the scientific evidence that climate change is harming people and the planet.

Past and present members of Associate Professor Tyler Karzinel's lab analyzed the link between diet and gut flora in three giraffe species.

IBES Fellow and Biology Professor Jon Witman, who has studied Cashes Ledge since 1977, offered commentary for this article.

“We really need an educated workforce who can understand what’s going on (and) how to transform from a historically carbon-based economy to a decarbonized economy,” said Nitin Padture, an IBES faculty affiliate and the director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy.

IBES and DEEPS Professor Amanda Lynch offered commentary for this article.

On Friday, February 7, Sayles Hall buzzed with excitement as students met with representatives from a diverse array of organizations at the inaugural Climate Careers Exploration Fair. The event connected students with employers offering climate-focused jobs and provided insights from alumni navigating careers in the environmental sector.

For the past decade, IBES’ Research, Training, and Travel (RTT) Awards have empowered graduate students working in units across Brown University to advance environmental research while building skills beyond campus.

IBES Director Kim Cobb acknowledged the grim reality of increasing global temperatures while asserting that "peak fossil fuel emissions are in reach, this year or next...if we keep our eyes on the prize."

On February 7, IBES hosted Brown's first-ever Climate Careers Exploration Fair, specially geared toward professional development opportunities for students interested in climate-related fields.

Associate Professor Tyler Kartzinel's lab group collaborated with nonprofits in Kenya and Namibia to compare the diets and gut microbiomes of giraffes.

Loewenstein, IBES' academic program manager, has earned a reputation for her dedication to students' learning and wellbeing.

IBES Professor Laurence C. Smith offered commentary for this article.

IBES and Sociology Professor Scott Frickel offered commentary about science organizing and activism.

IBES Director Kim Cobb offered commentary for this article, noting that a new study offers strong evidence linking recent global warming to the burning of fossil fuels.

IBES and Epidemiology Associate Professor Allan Just led the development of this state-of-the-art national spatiotemporal exposure model, which reconstructs daily particulate air pollution estimates for use in a wide range of health studies.

IBES' signature class, “Humans, Nature, and the Environment,” bridges the gap between classroom learning and real-world solutions, connecting first- and second-year students with local organizations to address pressing environmental issues.

This article includes commentary from Professor of Engineering Nitin Padture, an IBES affiliate, on the life expectancies of different types of solar collectors.

New research from IBES Associate Professor Allan Just and Faculty Fellow Joseph Braun, both epidemiologists in the Brown University School of Public Health, suggests that poor air quality increases marathon runners' race times.

This article features forthcoming research from IBES Assistant Professor Daniel Ibarra and Faculty Fellow Brad Marston, a professor of physics.

This article references research by and includes commentary from IBES Professor Timmons Roberts, who led a report that found links between think tanks and conservative donors who are known to block climate policy in support of fossil-fuel interests.

IBES Fellow Elizabeth Rush penned this book review of "Dark Laboratory" by Tao Leigh Goffe. 

Heatmap queried more than 30 climate insiders, including IBES Director Kim Cobb, about the future of environmental policy.

Ricardo Bayon ’89, an IBES advisory council member and founder of Encourage Capital, teaches the ever-popular course "Finance and the Environment" at Brown.

This article cites a report from IBES' Climate and Development Lab, which found many of New Jersey's anti-offshore wind groups are affiliated with a Delaware-based libertarian think tank that is aligned with fossil fuel advocates.

Myles Lennon, assistant professor in IBES and the Department of Anthropology, joined fellow scholars to discuss the expansion of capitalism and commodities, including renewable energy.

This article cites a report from IBES' Climate and Development Lab, which found that much of the funding behind offshore wind opposition groups comes from entities with close ties to the oil and gas industry.

IBES and Epidemiology Associate Professor Allan Just led the development of this state-of-the-art national spatiotemporal exposure model, reconstructing daily temperature estimates for use in a wide range of health studies.

IBES and DEEPS Professor Amanda Lynch co-authored this opinion piece.

IBES and History Associate Professor Bathsheba Demuth was interviewed about how the rural region between Canada and Russia has been transformed by colonialism and climate change.

IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts discussed why climate advocates should know "what strategies and the tactics are being used" by anti-renewables activists.

This article mentions a report by IBES' Climate and Development Lab on misinformation spread by anti-offshore wind interest groups.

IBES and Anthropology Assistant Professor Myles Lennon discusses "improperty": "modes of ownership that paradoxically unsettle the logics of accumulation and enclosure that are proper to the property form."