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Healio

Connecting climate and kidney health: What the data show

IBES affiliate Ankur Shah, an associate professor of medicine, provided commentary about how climate change is driving demand for kidney-related treatment, and how that treatment could in turn affect the environment.
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.
Brown Alumni Magazine

Politics of oil

Jeff Colgan is an IBES affiliate, professor at the Watson School, and director of Brown's Climate Solutions Lab. He discussed CSL's Iran War Energy Cost Tracker, which documents what the war is costing American consumers based on the extra expense of gasoline and diesel.
Brown Alumni Magazine

A sea star named pop tart

Jennifer Adler '11, who taught IBES' Science Journalism class last year, wrote this article about how sea stars can help reforest the ocean.
Brown Alumni Magazine

The Godfather of Surfonomics

Chad Nelsen ’92, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, has spent more than a decade showing how protecting the ocean can also protect the economy.
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.