IBES faculty, research staff and alumni played important roles at this year’s Climate Week NYC September 19-26, offering their expertise on climate obstruction, extreme weather events and public health.

Johnson’s research could guide the development of sustainable plastics—and a more sustainable future.

A record 36 Brown students spent the summer working with organizations across the U.S. and around the world, exploring diverse career paths in climate, sustainability, and the environment.

In this video, Brown professor Daniel Ibarra collects and analyzes geologic materials from around the world to reconstruct past changes in the water cycle and make predictions about climate change.

This fall marks the start of Roberts’ and Teichert’s final academic year at Brown. As they prepare to retire, they leave a lasting legacy through decades of teaching, scholarship, and service.

Stevens spent the summer in Colorado studying land stewardship and ecosystem change in the Upper Rio Grande Basin through community interviews and vegetation mapping.

IBES Director Kim Cobb offered commentary about record-breaking heat in 2026 and projections for 2027.

Associate Professor of History & Environment and Society Bathsheba Demuth succeeds Paul S. Sutter, who led the Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books series since 2014.

IBES faculty members Tyler Kartzinel and Dov Sax offered insights into the greatest threats to endangered species.

This story features commentary from IBES affiliate Jeff Colgan, a professor at the Watson School, and cites data from his Climate Solutions Lab.

A recent study by IBES' Climate and Development Lab study provided new insights on the legal battle over climate superfund legislation. CDL researcher Trevor Culhane provided commentary.

Robert Brulle, a visiting professor of environment and society, offered commentary on the federal government’s strategy for bringing colleges into closer alignment with conservative principles.

IBES affiliate Timothy Herbert, a professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, contributed to this research.

Voss Postdoc Elodie Freymann is among the lead researchers on a study that found African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick.

This report — led by IBES researchers including Professor Timmons Roberts, Trevor Culhane, and August DeVore — shows how fossil fuel and energy-intensive industries work to block “Climate Superfund” bills across state legislatures.