Institute at Brown for Environment & Society (IBES)
@brown-ibes.bsky.social
Empowering people, driving solutions for a sustainable world.
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IBES is hiring! The Student Transformative Engagement Pathways (STEP) Program Director will guide development and execution of expanded paid internships & research assistantships in climate, sustainability, and the environment for undergrads across Brown. brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
IBES is hiring! The Student Transformative Engagement Pathways (STEP) Program Director will guide development and execution of expanded paid internships & research assistantships in climate, sustainability, and the environment for undergrads across Brown. brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
How can we deepen collaboration across disciplines & communities to tackle the climate crisis more effectively? Explore answers during the Equitable Climate Future Initiative's 2025 conference on Dec 3! Learn more: https://events.brown.edu/event/319822-equitable-climate-futures-seeding-collaborative
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
How can we deepen collaboration across disciplines & communities to tackle the climate crisis more effectively? Explore answers during the Equitable Climate Future Initiative's 2025 conference on Dec 3! Learn more: https://events.brown.edu/event/319822-equitable-climate-futures-seeding-collaborative
Join IBES's Values at Risk 2025 webinar! On Dec 9 at noon, experts in finance, insurance, policy, and environmental science will explore how we can better anticipate, price, and manage climate-related risk.
Learn more + register: https://ow.ly/3UVH50XnZaK Carolyn Kousky Environmental Defense Fund
Learn more + register: https://ow.ly/3UVH50XnZaK Carolyn Kousky Environmental Defense Fund
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Join IBES's Values at Risk 2025 webinar! On Dec 9 at noon, experts in finance, insurance, policy, and environmental science will explore how we can better anticipate, price, and manage climate-related risk.
Learn more + register: https://ow.ly/3UVH50XnZaK Carolyn Kousky Environmental Defense Fund
Learn more + register: https://ow.ly/3UVH50XnZaK Carolyn Kousky Environmental Defense Fund
IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social joined LA's AirTalk radio show to discuss Bill Gates's recent memo on climate change — in which he expresses concerns on how the climate crisis is being framed and addressed — and how should we talk about climate moving forward. laist.com/news/la-city...
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social joined LA's AirTalk radio show to discuss Bill Gates's recent memo on climate change — in which he expresses concerns on how the climate crisis is being framed and addressed — and how should we talk about climate moving forward. laist.com/news/la-city...
IBES Voss Postdoc Elodie Freymann is first author of a new report that documents a novel foraging behavior in fire-crested alethes. The African birds followed humans & bushbuck, likely to flush out insect prey, diverging from their typical ant-following strategy. www.frontiersin.org/journals/bir...
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
IBES Voss Postdoc Elodie Freymann is first author of a new report that documents a novel foraging behavior in fire-crested alethes. The African birds followed humans & bushbuck, likely to flush out insect prey, diverging from their typical ant-following strategy. www.frontiersin.org/journals/bir...
IBES is hiring! We seek a Visiting Asst Professor for the 2026-27 & 2027-28 academic years with the possibility of renewal. Scholars with expertise in energy, sustainable design, the built environment, and/or environmental justice are particularly encouraged to apply. apply.interfolio.com/176395
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
IBES is hiring! We seek a Visiting Asst Professor for the 2026-27 & 2027-28 academic years with the possibility of renewal. Scholars with expertise in energy, sustainable design, the built environment, and/or environmental justice are particularly encouraged to apply. apply.interfolio.com/176395
Celebrate Geography Awareness Week at Brown! From Nov 17-21, IBES & partners will host a career panel, photo contest, workshops, colloquia, and tours highlighting how GIS skills can be used in + beyond the classroom.
Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week
Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Celebrate Geography Awareness Week at Brown! From Nov 17-21, IBES & partners will host a career panel, photo contest, workshops, colloquia, and tours highlighting how GIS skills can be used in + beyond the classroom.
Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week
Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week
IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social delivered Loyola Maryland's 2025 Grand Seminar lecture, “Science and solutions for a (rapidly) warming world,” earlier this week!
The annual lecture connects students with thought leaders in the natural and applied sciences.
The annual lecture connects students with thought leaders in the natural and applied sciences.
October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social delivered Loyola Maryland's 2025 Grand Seminar lecture, “Science and solutions for a (rapidly) warming world,” earlier this week!
The annual lecture connects students with thought leaders in the natural and applied sciences.
The annual lecture connects students with thought leaders in the natural and applied sciences.
Earlier this month, IBES Prof Amanda Lynch traveled to Iceland to partake in a panel on the 5th International Polar Year at the Arctic Circle Assembly. Representing the IPY5 Executive Planning Committee, panelists told the audience, “if you care about the climate, the IPY is for you.” ipy5.info
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Earlier this month, IBES Prof Amanda Lynch traveled to Iceland to partake in a panel on the 5th International Polar Year at the Arctic Circle Assembly. Representing the IPY5 Executive Planning Committee, panelists told the audience, “if you care about the climate, the IPY is for you.” ipy5.info
Happening soon! Join IBES's Family Weekend Book Talk in-person at 85 Waterman St or online at livestream.brown.edu/ibes
October 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Happening soon! Join IBES's Family Weekend Book Talk in-person at 85 Waterman St or online at livestream.brown.edu/ibes
Assoc Prof Tyler Kartzinel co-authored a new study revealing that the iconic diamondback terrapin, a keystone predator in salt marshes, faces heightened risks due to decreased genetic diversity.
Learn more from @colleen-cronin.bsky.social in @ecorinews.bsky.social: ecori.org/brown-study-...
Learn more from @colleen-cronin.bsky.social in @ecorinews.bsky.social: ecori.org/brown-study-...
October 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Assoc Prof Tyler Kartzinel co-authored a new study revealing that the iconic diamondback terrapin, a keystone predator in salt marshes, faces heightened risks due to decreased genetic diversity.
Learn more from @colleen-cronin.bsky.social in @ecorinews.bsky.social: ecori.org/brown-study-...
Learn more from @colleen-cronin.bsky.social in @ecorinews.bsky.social: ecori.org/brown-study-...
Join IBES for "Usable Climate Science: Calculating Climate Risk in an Era of Extremes" with Columbia Prof Adam Sobel!
October 31 | 3pm seminar | 4pm reception | 13 Brown St & livestream
Learn more: https://events.brown.edu/ibes/event/318751-seminar-and-reception-usable-climate-science-calculat
October 31 | 3pm seminar | 4pm reception | 13 Brown St & livestream
Learn more: https://events.brown.edu/ibes/event/318751-seminar-and-reception-usable-climate-science-calculat
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Join IBES for "Usable Climate Science: Calculating Climate Risk in an Era of Extremes" with Columbia Prof Adam Sobel!
October 31 | 3pm seminar | 4pm reception | 13 Brown St & livestream
Learn more: https://events.brown.edu/ibes/event/318751-seminar-and-reception-usable-climate-science-calculat
October 31 | 3pm seminar | 4pm reception | 13 Brown St & livestream
Learn more: https://events.brown.edu/ibes/event/318751-seminar-and-reception-usable-climate-science-calculat
One week away! Hear from IBES/Brown Anthropology Asst Prof Myles Lennon, author of "Subjects of the Sun: Solar Energy in the Shadows of Racial Capitalism," in-person or online on Saturday, Oct 18. https://events.brown.edu/ibes/event/319066-ibes-book-talk-professor-myles-lennon-on-subjects-of-
October 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
One week away! Hear from IBES/Brown Anthropology Asst Prof Myles Lennon, author of "Subjects of the Sun: Solar Energy in the Shadows of Racial Capitalism," in-person or online on Saturday, Oct 18. https://events.brown.edu/ibes/event/319066-ibes-book-talk-professor-myles-lennon-on-subjects-of-
Join the IBES team! We seek a Program Manager serve as a key leader in shaping the vision, strategy, and execution of the IBES-led Equitable Climate Futures Initiative and the Academic Climate Leadership Group.
Learn more & apply: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
Learn more & apply: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Join the IBES team! We seek a Program Manager serve as a key leader in shaping the vision, strategy, and execution of the IBES-led Equitable Climate Futures Initiative and the Academic Climate Leadership Group.
Learn more & apply: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
Learn more & apply: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
Prof @timmonsroberts.bsky.social testified before the Australian Parliament's Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy this week.
Hear him answer questions & detail climate obstruction research by @climatedevlab.bsky.social & @cssn.org: www.youtube.com/live/5KtYSXz...
Hear him answer questions & detail climate obstruction research by @climatedevlab.bsky.social & @cssn.org: www.youtube.com/live/5KtYSXz...
October 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Prof @timmonsroberts.bsky.social testified before the Australian Parliament's Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy this week.
Hear him answer questions & detail climate obstruction research by @climatedevlab.bsky.social & @cssn.org: www.youtube.com/live/5KtYSXz...
Hear him answer questions & detail climate obstruction research by @climatedevlab.bsky.social & @cssn.org: www.youtube.com/live/5KtYSXz...
Join IBES for a Family Weekend book talk! Asst Prof Myles Lennon will discuss his new book, Subjects of the Sun, in a conversation moderated by Assoc Prof @brdemuth.bsky.social.
Oct 18, 10-11am, 85 Waterman St & online
events.brown.edu/ibes/event/3...
@brownanthro.bsky.social @brownhist.bsky.social
Oct 18, 10-11am, 85 Waterman St & online
events.brown.edu/ibes/event/3...
@brownanthro.bsky.social @brownhist.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Join IBES for a Family Weekend book talk! Asst Prof Myles Lennon will discuss his new book, Subjects of the Sun, in a conversation moderated by Assoc Prof @brdemuth.bsky.social.
Oct 18, 10-11am, 85 Waterman St & online
events.brown.edu/ibes/event/3...
@brownanthro.bsky.social @brownhist.bsky.social
Oct 18, 10-11am, 85 Waterman St & online
events.brown.edu/ibes/event/3...
@brownanthro.bsky.social @brownhist.bsky.social
Spend a day with Ella Gillen '27! Supported by the IBES Summer Internship Program, Gillen spent her summer working with the Stormwater Innovation Center, a nonprofit dedicated to improving Rhode Island water quality and stormwater management.
ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
September 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Spend a day with Ella Gillen '27! Supported by the IBES Summer Internship Program, Gillen spent her summer working with the Stormwater Innovation Center, a nonprofit dedicated to improving Rhode Island water quality and stormwater management.
ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
For her senior thesis, Sofia Ghilzai Morris ’25 explored how Maine’s climate action process can better include fishermen, key constituents on the frontlines of climate change.
Her work reveals lessons for other states building their own climate action plans. Read on: ibes.brown.edu/news/2025-08...
Her work reveals lessons for other states building their own climate action plans. Read on: ibes.brown.edu/news/2025-08...
August 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
For her senior thesis, Sofia Ghilzai Morris ’25 explored how Maine’s climate action process can better include fishermen, key constituents on the frontlines of climate change.
Her work reveals lessons for other states building their own climate action plans. Read on: ibes.brown.edu/news/2025-08...
Her work reveals lessons for other states building their own climate action plans. Read on: ibes.brown.edu/news/2025-08...
IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social testified during an EPA hearing on its proposal to rescind key climate legislation & vehicle emissions standards.
"The EPA [must] regulate greenhouse gas emissions for what they are: a clear, present, & growing threat to the health & wellbeing of every American."
"The EPA [must] regulate greenhouse gas emissions for what they are: a clear, present, & growing threat to the health & wellbeing of every American."
August 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
IBES Director @kimcobb.bsky.social testified during an EPA hearing on its proposal to rescind key climate legislation & vehicle emissions standards.
"The EPA [must] regulate greenhouse gas emissions for what they are: a clear, present, & growing threat to the health & wellbeing of every American."
"The EPA [must] regulate greenhouse gas emissions for what they are: a clear, present, & growing threat to the health & wellbeing of every American."
Spend a day with Willow Stewart '26 and Marco Villamizar '26!
With support from the IBES Summer Internship Program, Stewart and Villamizar spent this summer conducting legal research and creating lesson plans at the UMiami Center for Ethics & Public Service.
ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
With support from the IBES Summer Internship Program, Stewart and Villamizar spent this summer conducting legal research and creating lesson plans at the UMiami Center for Ethics & Public Service.
ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
August 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Spend a day with Willow Stewart '26 and Marco Villamizar '26!
With support from the IBES Summer Internship Program, Stewart and Villamizar spent this summer conducting legal research and creating lesson plans at the UMiami Center for Ethics & Public Service.
ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
With support from the IBES Summer Internship Program, Stewart and Villamizar spent this summer conducting legal research and creating lesson plans at the UMiami Center for Ethics & Public Service.
ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
Postdoc opportunity! 📣
IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years.
Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years.
Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
July 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Postdoc opportunity! 📣
IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years.
Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
IBES seeks candidates for one or more distinguished Voss postdoc fellowships in any field relevant to environmental research. Appointments start July 2026 with an expected term of two years.
Learn more & submit step-one proposals by Sept 12: ibes.brown.edu/opportunitie...
Congratulations to IBES Professor Amanda Lynch, whose term as chair of @wmo-global.bsky.social's Research Board has been extended for four more years!
Pictured from left to right: WMO leadership members Ko Barrett, Ian Lisk, Celeste Saulo, Lynch, and Michel Jean.
Pictured from left to right: WMO leadership members Ko Barrett, Ian Lisk, Celeste Saulo, Lynch, and Michel Jean.
June 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Congratulations to IBES Professor Amanda Lynch, whose term as chair of @wmo-global.bsky.social's Research Board has been extended for four more years!
Pictured from left to right: WMO leadership members Ko Barrett, Ian Lisk, Celeste Saulo, Lynch, and Michel Jean.
Pictured from left to right: WMO leadership members Ko Barrett, Ian Lisk, Celeste Saulo, Lynch, and Michel Jean.
This afternoon, we celebrated the ENVS Class of 2025 with a joyful departmental ceremony—honoring years of research, fieldwork, and dedication to a more sustainable world. 🌍🎓🐻
Here’s to the next generation of climate leaders! #Brown2025
Here’s to the next generation of climate leaders! #Brown2025
May 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This afternoon, we celebrated the ENVS Class of 2025 with a joyful departmental ceremony—honoring years of research, fieldwork, and dedication to a more sustainable world. 🌍🎓🐻
Here’s to the next generation of climate leaders! #Brown2025
Here’s to the next generation of climate leaders! #Brown2025
Community members delved into the pressing legal & policy issues shaping our climate future at yesterday's IBES &
@watsoninstitute.bsky.social Commencement Forum.
Thank you to our expert panelists: @peterneronha.bsky.social,
@profmikeburger.bsky.social & @profwschiller.bsky.social!
🌿🌍 #Brown2025
@watsoninstitute.bsky.social Commencement Forum.
Thank you to our expert panelists: @peterneronha.bsky.social,
@profmikeburger.bsky.social & @profwschiller.bsky.social!
🌿🌍 #Brown2025
May 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Community members delved into the pressing legal & policy issues shaping our climate future at yesterday's IBES &
@watsoninstitute.bsky.social Commencement Forum.
Thank you to our expert panelists: @peterneronha.bsky.social,
@profmikeburger.bsky.social & @profwschiller.bsky.social!
🌿🌍 #Brown2025
@watsoninstitute.bsky.social Commencement Forum.
Thank you to our expert panelists: @peterneronha.bsky.social,
@profmikeburger.bsky.social & @profwschiller.bsky.social!
🌿🌍 #Brown2025
Cheers to the Class of 2025! 🥂🎓🐻 Last night, students, alumni, faculty, and friends gathered in the Urban Environmental Lab for IBES’ Commencement Cocktail Party—celebrating this year’s ENVS seniors and honoring a community united by its commitment to climate scholarship and leadership. #Brown2025
May 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Cheers to the Class of 2025! 🥂🎓🐻 Last night, students, alumni, faculty, and friends gathered in the Urban Environmental Lab for IBES’ Commencement Cocktail Party—celebrating this year’s ENVS seniors and honoring a community united by its commitment to climate scholarship and leadership. #Brown2025