Category: 2015

New Pardee Paper: Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cancer is the leading global cause of death, and has been on the rise in low- and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and worldwide, which are projected to account for roughly 80 percent of global cancer diagnoses by 2030. Much like the inadequate funding and priority-setting that plagued the treatment of HIV/AIDS early in the epidemic, cancer treatment […]

Irene Monasterolo’s Research Presented at COP21 Event on Finance and Climate

Irene Monasterolo, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, had her research presented at a recent conference titled “Climate Change: The Finance Sector and Pathways to 2°C” at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in Paris. The event, sponsored by the 2° Investing Initiative, the Oxford […]

Research Associate Marta Marello Participates in Paris Climate-KIC Event

Marta Marello, a Research Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently attended Climate-KIC’s Champions reception in Paris in conjunction with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks. Held at the Grand Palais on December 4, the Climate-KIC program featured an expert roundtable made up of representatives from academia, the private […]

Pardee Director Speaks at Trustees Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Event

Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, participated in a forum on climate change mitigation and adaptation on December 1. Prof. Janetos — along with Adil Najam, Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, and Madhu Dutta-Koehler, a professor of city planning and urban affairs — gave a […]

Laurence Delina to Serve on Advisory Board of The Climate Mobilization

Laurence L. Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, will serve on the Advisory Board of The Climate Mobilization, a non-profit organization whose mission is “to protect civilization and the natural world from catastrophic climate disruption.” The Advisory Board, which will “provide insight, expertise from […]

Research Associate Marta Marello Wins #Climathon, Trip to Paris

Marta Marello, a Research Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has been invited to attend Climate-KIC’s #Climathon program in Paris, in conjunction with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in early December. The program is designed for winners of the #Climathon competition, a global 24-hour […]