Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

Institute at Brown for Environment and Society Empowering people, driving solutions for a sustainable world. Our teaching programs prepare future leaders to envision and build a just and sustainable world.

The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) supports research to understand the interactions between natural, human and social systems. Empowering people, protecting places. At this dynamic cross-campus center, IBES students and faculty conduct groundbreaking research and build creative solutions to complex 21st-century problems. Our work combines an understanding of the natural worl

d and of human societies because environmental stewardship, human rights, and economic well-being are inextricably linked. Through our unique interdisciplinary approach, IBES fosters actionable research outcomes and the change agents of tomorrow. Our rigorous undergraduate curriculum offers meaningful real-world experiences and unique faculty-student partnerships. IBES faculty and students are leaders in the global conversation about environmental issues – on campus, at the State House, in boardrooms, and at the United Nations.

09/04/2026

Meet Voss Fellow Isidora Stevens ’28! A double concentrator in ENVS and Social Analysis & Research, Stevens spent the summer in Colorado studying land stewardship and ecosystem change in the Upper Rio Grande Basin through community interviews and vegetation mapping.

Watch along as Stevens conducts fieldwork, and read more about her research: https://ibes.brown.edu/news/2026-09-01/isidora-stevens-voss

Tune in to this week's episode of the Possibly podcast!
09/01/2026

Tune in to this week's episode of the Possibly podcast!

Environmental decisions aren't always straight forward. Like, is it worth cutting down a forest to build a solar farm? This week on Possibly we take a look.

09/01/2026

Tag along with Shailja Gangrade, an IBES postdoc affiliate supported by the Equitable Climate Futures initiative, and her team of undergraduate researchers!

Meet the newest members of the IBES community, whose work spans climate science, economics, agriculture, sociology, publ...
08/28/2026

Meet the newest members of the IBES community, whose work spans climate science, economics, agriculture, sociology, public health, and global policy:

Meet the newest members of the IBES community, whose work spans climate science, economics, agriculture, sociology, public health, and global policy.

Tune in to this week's episode of the Possibly podcast, a collaboration between IBES and Ocean State Media:
08/25/2026

Tune in to this week's episode of the Possibly podcast, a collaboration between IBES and Ocean State Media:

Lone star ticks are spreading all over Rhode Island. What should you know to stay safe?

What does it take to turn a class assignment into a story? Brown students in IBES' Science Journalism course investigate...
08/20/2026

What does it take to turn a class assignment into a story? Brown students in IBES' Science Journalism course investigated environmental issues shaping communities across Providence and saw their work appear in Ecori News. Learn more:

What does it take to turn a class assignment into a story? Last fall, Brown students in IBES' Science Journalism course investigated environmental issues shaping communities across Providence and saw their work appear in ecoRI News.

Are sewers the best way to deal with stormwater? Find out on this week's episode of the Possibly podcast, a collaboratio...
08/18/2026

Are sewers the best way to deal with stormwater? Find out on this week's episode of the Possibly podcast, a collaboration between IBES and Ocean State Media!

Paved surfaces like roads, sidewalks, and driveways send stormwater into our sewers. This week on Possibly we explore engineering solutions that can help keep sewers and waterways clean

08/14/2026

Meet Jules Ho ’27, an IBES Voss Fellow in the Kartzinel Lab! A dual-degree student in Environmental Sciences & Studies and RISD's Illustration Department, Ho blends scientific research and visual art to investigate the gut microbiomes of wild sloths in Costa Rica and share her findings.

Watch along as Ho collaborates with The Sloth Conservation Foundation, and read more about her work: https://ibes.brown.edu/news/2026-08-11/jules-ho

Tune in to this week's episode of Possibly, IBES' podcast with Ocean State Media! ⚡🚗
08/12/2026

Tune in to this week's episode of Possibly, IBES' podcast with Ocean State Media! ⚡🚗

Possibly’s host, Megan Hall and her family made the switch to an electric car. In this episode, originally aired in 2023, we explain what owning an EV is actually like

Tune in to this week's episode of Possibly, IBES' podcast with Ocean State Media! 📚
08/05/2026

Tune in to this week's episode of Possibly, IBES' podcast with Ocean State Media! 📚

One librarian told us she has to bring a hat and gloves to work in the summer. The Possibly team breaks down the science behind freezing cold libraries

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