On May 29, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future welcomed the 2018 Graduate Summer Fellows to begin their 10 weeks in residence developing research papers for consideration in the Pardee Center’s publication series. Over the course of the program, the Summer Fellows will participate in special programs designed to advance interdisciplinary research and learning, […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend an upcoming seminar with Muhammad H. Zaman, a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and a Pardee Center Faculty Associate, where he will discuss his recent book, Bitter Pills: The Global War on Counterfeit Drugs. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, June […]
Florian Bodamer, a 2017 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was recently awarded the Eilts Award for best graduate thesis at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Bodamer, who recently completed a MA in International Affairs, won the award for his thesis titled Power, Plenty, Prestige, and Interest Groups: […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, gave a speech at the Spring 2018 Convocation for the Boston University Department of Earth & Environment on Sunday, May 20. Janetos, who has been a Professor in the department since he joined BU in May 2013, was recently appointed the […]
Jianguo Liu, an Associate Professor at Peking University in China and a Visiting Scholar at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently participated in an Asia-Pacific regional expert workshop on chemicals management held in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop, titled “Perspectives on Sustainable Chemistry Innovation and the Global Chemicals Outlook II: Understanding […]
Prof. Pallab Mozumder, an environmental economist with expertise in socioeconomic aspects of natural hazards, has concluded his year-long appointment as a Sabbatical Scholar at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. Prof. Mozumder is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment with a joint appointment in the Department […]
Philip Rotz, a PhD candidate in the Boston University History Department and a 2016 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored an editorial exploring the transmission of viruses — such as chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, and Zika — transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito in urban coastal areas of South Africa. […]
Prof. Kevin Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy Center and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently co-authored an article exploring the need to integrate climate change considerations into economic policy, specifically international trade agreements. The article, titled “Assessing the Climate Impacts of […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future announces a call for proposals for Faculty Research Fellows, Faculty Associates, and Sabbatical Leave Scholars for the 2018-19 academic year. Faculty Fellows, Associates, and Sabbatical Scholars are critical partners in achieving the Center’s core mission of developing and disseminating interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research on […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has been appointed the incoming chair of the Boston University Department of Earth & Environment, effective July 1, 2018. Janetos has been a Professor in the department since he joined Boston University in May 2013. “I’m looking forward […]