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PNAS

Environmental hazards near schools

This episode of PNAS's Science Sessions Podcast features the research of IBES faculty affiliate Matthew Kraft, Professor of Education and Economics and Director of the Sustainable Education Research Initiative.
Rhode Island Voices: A Podcast for the RI Life Index

Green Space & Climate Change

IBES and Epidemiology Associate Professor Allan Just explored how climate change and access to green space are shaping health and well-being across Rhode Island.
Humans in Public Health

Growing a Healthier Climate

On this episode of the School of Public Health's podcast, Meredith Niles, professor of environment and society & behavioral and social sciences, explores how climate-friendly agriculture is actually a quiet powerhouse for public health.
Energy Empire Podcast

Live with Emily McAteer at Odyssey Energy Solutions

IBES Advisory Council member Emily McAteer, CEO and co-founder of Odyssey, joined energy entrepreneur Jigar Shah to discuss how weak, unreliable grids combined with plummeting solar and battery costs make distributed solar the cheapest option in many emerging markets.
Physics Magazine

A Climate for Physicists

IBES affiliate and Professor of Physics Brad Marston took part in a roundtable discussion about the connections between physics and climate science.
Los Angeles Review of Books

Competing Visions of China’s Distant Past

This review covers Associate Professor of History and Environment and Society Brian Lander's book, “The King’s Harvest: A Political Ecology of China from the First Farmers to the First Empire.”
IBES and Epidemiology Professor Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou discussed her new paper on how community severance by road infrastructure increases mental health hospital visits in New York City.