More than 20 anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, and global health specialists gathered at Boston University on Nov. 9 and 10 at the first Symposium on Global Health and the Social Sciences. Sponsored by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the gathering was convened and hosted by Pardee Center Faculty […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will host an information session on Monday, November 6 at 5 pm to provide details about the 2018 Graduate Summer Fellows Program. All interested Boston University graduate students are invited to attend the session, which will be held at Pardee House, 67 Bay […]
The Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows met with Faculty Research Fellow Kevin Gallagher over lunch on June 13. Prof. Gallagher talked about his research on international trade and investment agreements and global financial and environmental governance issues. He also discussed his career path from an undergraduate major in biology and political science to his current […]
An article by Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos that was published recently by The Conversation has been picked up by media outlets and websites around the world. Originally appearing in The Conversation on June 4, the article is about research conducted by Prof. Janetos and Pardee Center Post-Doctoral Associate John Connors that uses models to […]
Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos has been appointed chair of the National Science Foundation’s Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education (AC ERE) starting October 1. As chair, Prof. Janetos will lead the 16-member interdisciplinary group of senior scientists from universities and other institutions who oversee NSF’s support for environmental research and education programs on […]
Laurence Delina, Post-Doctoral Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, is the author of a new book released on June 14 by Routledge Press. Titled Strategies for Rapid Climate Mitigation, the book explores whether the rapid mobilization among countries in preparation for World War II is an appropriate […]
Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos was interviewed during a live segment on National Public Radio affiliate WBUR on June 9 about the leading role cities are playing in adopting measures to address the impacts of climate change. Prof. Janetos was interviewed on the Morning Edition program in relation to the announcement this week that in […]
New article: “Africa rebooting” by Calestous Juma published April 14th in New African Magazine Calestous Juma, an internationally recognized authority on the role of science, technology, engineering and innovation in sustainable development, delivered the 2015 Pardee Distinguished Lecture sponsored by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on April 14. […]
2014 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellow Sarah Ann Hill was an invited speaker on a panel and also presented a poster at a recent conference called “Just Food?” held at the Harvard Law School. The conference, on March 28-29, explored the intersections between social, economic and environmental justice and the food system. Sarah spoke during […]
The health, business, and regulatory implications related to products that contain or are manufactured with toxic chemicals was the topic of discussion at the Pardee House seminar on Thursday, March 19. Pardee Faculty Fellow Henrik Selin moderated the session, titled “Chemicals, Products, and Health: Global Challenges.” Other panelists included BU Prof. Wendy Heiger-Bernays (School of Public […]