Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

Elizabeth Rush

Elected IBES Fellow, Assistant Professor of the Practice, English Nonfiction Writing Program
Research Interests Climate change, Sea level rise, Front-line communities, Wetlands, Creative nonfiction, Environmental journalism, Community engaged learning

Recent News

Living on Earth

Journey to a Melting Glacier in Antarctica

On this podcast episode, IBES Fellow Elizabeth Rush discusses her time on board the first research icebreaker to visit Thwaites Glacier.
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National Endowment for the Arts

NEA Big Read Introduces New Books and Theme, “Our Nature”

IBES Fellow Elizabeth Rush's newest book, The Quickening, was selected to be a part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiative. This year's theme is “Our Nature: How Our Physical Environment Can Lead Us to Seek Hope, Courage, and Connection.”
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Warren Health Equity Zone (HEZ) secures a grant for the "Writing Climate, Writing Community" project, partnering with local writers and educators to address climate anxieties, build resilience, and prepare for climate change impacts in Warren, focusing on flood risk and community engagement.
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