Category: 2016

New Paper: Improving Women’s Reproductive Health in India by Educating Men and Families

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future has published a new paper in its Issues in Brief series. The paper, titled “Improving Women’s Reproductive Health in India by Educating Men and Families,” was written by 2015 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellow Maanasa Venkatesh. In the paper, Venkatesh argues that reproductive health care for women […]

Experts Panel Discusses Cancer and NCDs in Developing World

A panel of experts spoke about the impact of cancer and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the developing world at a seminar on February 24 hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. The seminar, titled “Cancer and NCDs in the Developing World: The Looming Crisis in Global Health,” was moderated by Pardee […]

Prof. Janetos Co-authors Paper on Climate Indicators in Climatic Change

Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, co-authored a paper released today that describes the process of developing the U.S. National Climate Indicators System (NCIS), a web-based prototype of climate indicators to track nationally-relevant climate change and its impacts over time. The paper, co-authored by Melissa Kenney, University […]

Prof. Gallagher Quoted in FT Story on Use of Capital Controls

Prof. Kevin Gallagher, a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was quoted in a recent Financial Times story titled “Capital controls no longer taboo as emerging markets battle flight.” In the article, Gallagher calls on policymakers to use capital controls given the unprecedented capital outflows from emerging markets […]

Applications Now Open for 2016 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellowships

Application deadline: Monday, March 14, 2015 Download application instructions Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellows Program, which offers graduate students from across Boston University an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the broad research interests of BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of […]