The Brown Daily Herald
‘Students built this’: IBES celebrates 10th anniversary
IBES faculty, students, and alumni discussed the institute's rich history and what lies ahead.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Scott Frickel
Director of Research - IBES, Professor of Environment and Society & Sociology
Research Interests
Environment-society interactions, Experts and knowledge/ignorance, Social movements, Social theory, Risk and disaster, Urbanization
Recent News
Founded in 2014, the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society has become a leader in producing boundary-breaking, solutions-driven research while educating the next generation of environmental leaders.
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News from Brown
Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in 2023
Over the last year, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship and leadership.
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News from IBES
IBES: 2023 in Review
Dive into a year of accomplishments at IBES, where community-engaged scholarship, cutting-edge research, student-led projects and events, and more highlight the many ways that our community is rising to meet the 21st century’s climate, sustainability, and environmental challenges.
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News from IBES
IBES Appoints Three Faculty Members to New Leadership Team
Three members of IBES faculty will join Director Kim Cobb and Director of Undergraduate Studies Dawn King to form an expanded IBES Leadership Team, as outlined in the Institute’s 2023-2028 Strategic Plan.
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News from IBES
"Residues" Wins Robert K. Merton Book Award
Born in part from an IBES seed grant and published in 2021, the 200-page work offers “a new theoretical framework for understanding chemicals in society.”
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