The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University held the first Pardee House Seminar of the academic year, “The Future of Urban Housing: Enhancing Energy Efficiency,” on September 17 with approximately 40 BU students, faculty, and other guests in attendance. Panelists included BU professors Robert K. Kaufmann (Earth & […]
Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Director Anthony Janetos will be a featured panelist 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,” will be held this Thursday, September 18th from […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a reception at the Pardee House on September 9. Approximately 70 faculty, administrators, and graduate students from Boston University along with faculty from neighboring universities came to the reception to “network” with other members of the Pardee Center community and to learn […]
Marta Marello, Project Manager at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, and Pardee Center Research Fellow Ann Helwege co-authored the latest Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) policy brief titled “Solid Waste Management and Social Inclusion of Waste Pickers: Opportunities and Challenges.” The brief explores the opportunities and challenges inherent in the […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend our Annual Pardee Center Reception on Tuesday, September 9 from 4-6p.m. Join us to hear what will be happening at the Center during the upcoming year. The reception will be held at the Pardee House on Boston University’s campus, […]
Professor Bruce Anderson (BU Earth & Environment) will be a Faculty Research Fellow in Residence at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future during the 2014-2015 academic year. He will work with Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos to understand and evaluate the social and economic impacts of climate variations and […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will host the conference “The Future is Now: Urban Asia in the 21st Century” on Wednesday, October 8th from 9a.m.-4p.m in the Metcalf Trustee Center. Experts from Boston University and elsewhere will explore various aspects of the social and environmental impacts of urbanization […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce a Pardee House Seminar titled “The Future of Urban Housing: Enhancing Energy Efficiency.” The seminar will be held at the Pardee House, 67 Bay State Road, on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 from 12-1:30p.m. (lunch will be available starting at 11:30a.m.). Seating is […]
On August 21, the Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos; Associate Director Cynthia Barakatt; and Communications Specialist Becca Fink, met with the Boston University 2014-2015 Humphrey Fellows and the Director of the BU Humphrey Fellowship Program, Ksenya Khinchuk. As part of their orientation to Boston University, the fellows met with Pardee staff to learn about the Center’s […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future has published a new paper in the Issues in Brief series. “Five Challenges to the Future of Transboundary Water Governance” was written by Pardee 2013 Graduate Summer Fellow Leeann Sullivan, a recent graduate of BU’s International Relations and Environmental Policy program. In the brief, […]