The Pardee Cener has published a new report titled, “Creating an Innovation Ecosystem: Governance and the Growth of Knowledge Economies,” by Azatuhi Ayrikyan and Pardee Faculty Fellow Muhammad H. Zaman. The report looks at the role of governance in the creation of knowledge-based economies, and finds connections between governance practices and a nation’s ability to develop and sustain […]
Pardee Faculty Fellow Muhammad Zaman took part in a lunchtime “Global Conversation” on Thursday, Nov. 15 as part of a program of activities organized by BU Global Programs to celebrate International Education Week (IEW), Nov. 12-16. Prof. Zaman was joined by Prof. Don Thea (Center for Global Health & Development) and Prof. Susie Foster (School […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University has released a new Task Force Report titled Games for a New Climate: Experiencing the Complexity of Future Risks. The report is a collaborative effort of the 12-member Task Force, which was convened on behalf of the Pardee Center by Visiting […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-sponsored and hosted a special lunch seminar on “Remittances and Development in Post-Conflict States” on Nov. 9. The event was held in connection with a task force of the same name organized by the BU Center for Finance, Law & Policy and co-sponsored […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a Pardee House Seminar titled “Shaping the Future of the Asia-Latin America Relationship” on Nov. 6 featuring Economics Professor Enrique Dussel Peters of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Mauricio Mesquita Moreira, Principal Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank. Pardee Faculty Fellow […]
Pardee Faculty Fellow Muhammad Zaman and Visiting Research Fellow Laura Ann Twigara will lead separate lunchtime “Global Conversations” as part of a program of activities organized by BU Global Programs to celebrate International Education Week (IEW), Nov. 12-16. On Thursday, Nov. 15, Prof. Zaman will lead a discussion on the topic of “The Role of […]
Pardee Visiting Research Fellow Janot Mendler de Suarez was one of a dozen multidisciplinary speakers featured at IDEAS Boston 2012, an annual “brainstorm” hosted by University of Massachusetts-Boston on October 24. Her talk, titled “Why Inhabiting the Complexity of an Uncertain Future can be Serious Fun!”, focused on her work with climate change games around the […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will host a special lunch seminar on Friday, November 9 from noon to 2 p.m. titled “Remittances and Development in Post-Conflict States” in connection with a task force of the same name organized by the BU Center for Finance, Law & Policy and […]
Frederick S. Pardee Faculty Fellow Muhammad Zaman was featured in Fall 2012 issue of Bostonia, the Boston University alumni magazine. The article titled Into Africa describes Prof. Zaman’s work with students developing an affordable tool to measure blood oxygen levels. The pulse oximeter is designed for rural health workers in Zambia to detect diseases like […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a student seminar and reception on October 22 titled “Young Asia: The Past and the Future” to kick off the Boston University Asian Film Week 2012. The seminar and film week are sponsored by the BU Center for the Study of Asia […]