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Brown University welcomes its first professor of sustainable finance and investing
Mark Tracy '95 joined IBES' core faculty over the summer.
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Nitin Padture and Yue Qi, both IBES affiliates and leaders of Brown's Initiative for Sustainable Energy, offered commentary for this article.
September 19, 2024
News from Brown
How do coexisting animals find enough to eat? Biologists unlock insights into foraging habits in Yellowstone
Brown University ecologists teamed with National Park Service scientists in Yellowstone to answer a vexing question about how different wildlife species find enough to eat.
Dev Patel, a Prize Fellow at Harvard and incoming IBES professor, spoke on this podcast about his research measuring floods, their impacts, and the adaptation decisions of households.
LePage, an environmental studies concentrator, collaborated with faculty and staff of Brown's greenhouse to develop workshops blending botany and self-care. She also plans to travel abroad to study and address human-wildlife conflict and its effects in communities.
Elizabeth Fussell, professor of populations studies and environment and society (research), noted that "Having the [center] is really important, not just for me as a scientist, but for our shared goals and the community."
September 12, 2024
News from Brown
Brown unveils design for signature life sciences research facility in Providence
Renderings for Danoff Laboratories show a state-of-the-art facility for integrated research ranging from molecular-level science, to biotech innovations, to patient therapies and interventions.
Visiting IBES Professor Robert Brulle noted that surveys showing high levels of public concern about nature tend not to compare the environment with other issues, like the economy, health care and national security.
This article cites research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab, noting that "fossil fuel companies and right-wing think tanks are, at least in some cases, pouring money into local campaigns opposing offshore wind."
IBES Director Kim Cobb addressed the financial and health-related costs of climate change in this news segment.
Majumdar will teach "Enviromental Pressures of South Asia" this fall.
The Newport Daily News
How a Newport advisory commission ended up a part of the anti-offshore wind controversy
This article cites research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab.
Elina Pipa '25 implemented energy-producing workout equipment at Brown for an IBES course on climate solutions.
This article features previous commentary from IBES Professor Timmons Roberts.
IBES Affiliate Erica Walker received a five-year $5.8 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct air-quality and community noise research related to wood pellet plants.
IBES Affiliate Erica Walker and her research team have received a $5.8 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to investigate the health impacts of emissions from wood pellet plants in Mississippi.
New research from the Climate and Development Lab and Climate Social Science Network, fueled by IBES alums.
IBES Lecturer Mindi Schneider and 99 fellow authors advocate in favor of the OCTOPUS Act: a proposed federal law that would prohibit commercial octopus aquaculture in the US and the import of commercially farmed octopus.
Voss Postdoctoral Researcher Lina Pérez-Angel, who co-founded a bilingual science communication platform called GeoLchat, noted that "Science communication is as real and as hard as doing research."
In celebration of IBES' 10th Anniversary, alumni share how their education in environmental studies and sciences has fueled their curiosity, innovation, and diverse career paths, empowering them to make an impact beyond the classroom.
Voss Postdoctoral Research Associate Lina Pérez-Angel offered commentary on the rapid acceleration of climate change, saying “there’s nothing in Earth’s history that shows a change happening this quickly.”
Ecosystem Marketplace
How I learned to stop worrying and love (or tolerate) carbon offsets
"Emissions reductions have to be at the main focus of climate action, but offsets should probably also be part of the toolbox." IBES Professor Stephen Porder writes in this commentary article.
August 12, 2024
News from Brown
New study unveils 16,000 years of climate history in the tropical Andes
Brown University researchers highlight the roles of carbon dioxide and ocean currents as key drivers of temperature fluctuations in the tropical Andes over a 16,000 year period.
Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society (Research) Elizabeth Fussell provided commentary on the relationship between the housing crisis and climate change's effects on mobility.
This article notes that research by IBES' Climate and Development Lab "has uncovered dark ties between seemingly local wind opposition and seasoned fossil fuel interest groups and climate-denying think tanks."
Assistant IBES and Epidemiology Professor Rachel Baker offered commentary on a new study she led.
News from IBES
Graduate Student Spotlight: Jonathan Tollefson
In a working paper, an IBES graduate affiliate sheds light on the historical link between segregation and environmental inequality.
Elina Pipa '25 discussed the tangible impact of her final project for an IBES climate solutions course.
Nature Communications
Rare and highly destructive wildfires drive human migration in the U.S.
Elizabeth Fussell, professor of population studies and environment and society (Research), coauthored this new study.
Researchers, including IBES Affiliate Steven Clemens, revealed the pivotal role of the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet and associated Southern Hemisphere sea ice expansion in triggering the mid-Pleistocene climate transition.
“A lot of the anti-offshore wind groups are just throwing up whatever they can and seeing what sticks to the wall,” said IBES and Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts.
IBES Fellow Jon Witman, PhD alum Robbie Lamb, and their team of researchers are featured on this episode of PBS's NOVA.
Nature Communications
Increasing intensity of enterovirus outbreaks projected with climate change
IBES and Epidemiology Assistant Professor Rachel Baker is the lead author on this new study, which predicts greater outbreaks of enterovirus as climate change worsens.
Environment+Energy Leader
MIT Study Tracks Exposure to Air Pollution Throughout the Day
IBES Affiliate Erica Walker co-authored a study that found considerable disparities in how much people are exposed to air pollution based on their daily mobility.
“There’s no other marine ecosystem like it,” IBES Fellow Jon Witman said of Cashes Ledge. “Our research showed that it’s a productivity hotspot and a biodiversity hotspot.”
IBES Director Kim Cobb has led presentations for the Barrington Environmental Establishment.
The Washington Post
4 hottest days ever observed raise fears of a planet nearing ‘tipping points’
IBES Director Kim Cobb noted that "we're dancing about a climate average that is very dangerous for communities and ecosystems around the world."
A select team of undergraduates presented their ideas for large-scale emissions reductions to Rhode Island’s congressional delegation.
PAGES Horizons
Tracking hydroclimate extremes from deep in the tropics
This outreach magazine article highlights cave monitoring efforts in the Philippines led by former Voss Postdoc Natasha Sekhon.
Nature Communications
Experimental evidence of climate change extinction risk in Neotropical montane epiphytes
Emily Hollenbeck PhD '18 and IBES Professor Dov Sax conducted field surveys of epiphyte distributions on three mountains in Central America and performed reciprocal transplant experiments on one mountain across sites that varied in elevation, temperature, and aridity.
July 18, 2024
News from Brown
Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms
A study based on labor-intensive fieldwork and analysis by Brown biologists in tropical mountain regions shows that a warmer and drier climate will lead to massive losses of plant species.
"Pestilence, starvation, drought. To know one's product may bring that about, and bury the evidence, is unspeakable," commented IBES Professor Timmons Roberts.
News from IBES
IBES Announces 2024 Catalyst Research Awardees
IBES awarded grants to four core and affiliate faculty members, allowing them to pursue uniquely fulfilling projects at Brown and far beyond.
As community members in environmental justice zones call for cleaner air, Breathe Providence uses data to support their cause.
RealClearEnergy
We Need a Shared Vision for Fixing the Climate Problem
In this opinion piece, IBES and EEOB Professor Stephen Porder argues that "we are going to need everyone around the table" to address climate change, and "the policy/economic/social tools we dislike may achieve results we applaud."
This article cites research from IBES' Climate and Development Lab.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Aviation Pros
Hot weather is more dangerous than you think, experts say
IBES Director Kim Cobb discussed the grave threats posed by excessive heat, noting how such afflictions disproportionately affect vulnerable populations.
IBES and DEEPS Professor Amanda Lynch discussed new research about melting ice in the Canadian Arctic and its geopolitical and economic implications.
Tracy, a Brown alumnus, will expand and strengthen sustainable finance programming across the University in this newly-created role.
Scholars Strategy Network
Disaster Management in the Era of Climate Change
In this episode of the No Jargon podcast, Elizabeth Fussell — professor of population studies and environment and society (research) — shares insights on how extreme weather impacts communities and lessons for improving disaster responses.