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Conservation and Environmental Management Reimagined: Toward Anti-Oppressive Futures — A Four-Part Framework
In a recent article, CICR faculty and collaborators foreground the unintended consequences of environmental management and offer a framework for environmental researchers and practitioners to...
Wezddy Del Toro Orozco receives Engaged Scholar Award!
Congratulations to Wezddy Del Toro Orozco, Ph.D. candidate in the ICON and Forestry and Natural Resources Program, and a 2026 Engaged Scholar Awardee! The Engaged Scholar Award is given annually by...
Roberta Salmi named Creative Engagement Fellow
Dr. Roberta Salmi, associate professor of anthropology and director of the Primate Behavioral Ecology Lab in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and member of the CICR Executive Committee, is...
CICR affiliates among recipients of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants
Congratulations to the recipients of the Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants! The 2025 awardees are listed below, with CICR and ICON affiliates highlighted: “Incentivizing Prevention: A...
2026 ICON Awards announced
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2026 ICON Program Awards! Amit Kaushik (ICON & Anthropology PhD Candidate) received the ICON Agile Scientist Award, Wezddy Del Toro Orozco (ICON...
CICR Director Transition
We are thrilled to announce the transition from our current director, Dr. Laura German, to our new director, Dr. Elizabeth "Lizzie" King. Dr. King is...
Upcoming Events
ICON Defense by Shishir Rao
Thursday, April 30, 9:00 AM
"Hydropower Development in the Western Ghats of India Through an Integrative Lens"
Shishir Rao, Integrative Conservation and Ecology PhD Candidate
Geography 0200C
Sustainability Certificate Showcase & Graduation
Saturday, May 2, 1:00-5:00 PM
Presentation of the spring capstone projects by Sustainability Certificate students, networking & refreshments, and a celebration of the Spring 2026 graduates
RSVP here
ICON PhD Program Orientation
Thursday, August 13, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Annual orientation for our new students, with lunch and networking to follow!




