Category: 2014

Information Session on 2015 Summer Fellows Program Set for October 31

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites Boston University graduate students interested in applying for the 2015 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program to an information session at the Pardee House, 67 Bay State Road, on Friday, October 31, 2014 from 12-1p.m. (lunch will be provided). Seating is limited and advance […]

Next Pardee House Lunch Seminar Set for Wednesday, October 22

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce a Pardee House Seminar titled “Freshwater, Floods, Fish, and The Future of a Nation.” The seminar will be held at the Pardee House, 67 Bay State Road, on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 from 12-1:30p.m. (lunch will be available starting at 11:30a.m.). Seating […]

Pardee Center Hosts Discussion with Minister Jairam Ramesh of India

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study for the Longer-Range Future in collaboration with the Boston University Global Programs’ India Initiative hosted an informal discussion with former Minister Jairam Ramesh of India on October 6 titled “Energy, Economy, Environment.” Sixteen participants joined in the discussion, including Boston University professors from Earth & Environment, the School of Public Health, […]

New Task Force Report on Capital Account Liberalization in China

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future in collaboration with the Boston University Center for Finance, Law & Policy has published a new Pardee Center Task Force Report titled “Capital Account Liberalization in China: The Need for a Balanced Approach.” This is the third report stemming from the Pardee Center […]

Pardee Center Director to Speak in BU Seminar Series on Climate Change

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Director Anthony Janetos will be the featured speaker at an October 23 seminar titled “Developing Indicators of Impacts and Change in the U.S. – Sustaining National Assessments of Climate Change.” The seminar will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. in the University Life […]

Pardee Faculty Fellow to Speak on Climate Change at UMass Lowell

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Faculty Research Fellow in Residence Bruce Anderson will be a speaker at the “Taking the High Ground: Real Actions to Address Global Climate Change” talk at UMass Lowell on Tuesday, October 7. The talk will feature experts on climate change and policy and what […]

Pardee Faculty Fellow Kevin Gallagher Co-Authors GEGI Working Paper

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Faculty Fellow and Co-Director of the Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) Kevin P. Gallagher and Professor Daniela Magalhães Prates (Institute of Economics and the State University of Campinas) co-authored the latest GEGI policy brief. The brief, “Financialization and the Resource Curse: The Challenge of Exchange […]

Pardee Center Director Discusses Climate Change on Fox 25

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Director Anthony Janetos was a guest on Boston’s Fox 25 on September 22. Prof. Janetos discussed the People’s Climate March, which took place on Sunday, September 21 in New York City. He also spoke about the United Nations Climate Summit meeting, as well as actions that need to be […]

Managing Financial Globalization in China Seminar, Oct 3

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, and the Center for Finance, Law & Policy are pleased to announce an upcoming seminar titled “Managing Financial Globalization in China.” The seminar will be held at the Pardee School (121 Bay State Road, Pardee School […]

Pardee Center Director Speaks at Event for BU’s Alumni Weekend

Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Director Anthony Janetos was a respondent at the inaugural Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family College of Arts & Sciences lecture kicking off Boston University’s alumni weekend. The lecture, “Advancing the Human Condition: An Agenda for Research and Education,” was held on Thursday, September 18 at BU. Dean of […]