Category: 2019

Fulweiler and Ray Publish Paper Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Native and Non-Native Oysters

Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow Prof. Robinson W. (Wally) Fulweiler and 2019 Graduate Summer Fellow Nicholas Ray recently published a paper titled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Native and Non-native Oysters” in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science. The paper’s lead author was Gretchen McCarthy of the Fulweiler Lab. The introduction of non-native species of oysters is commonly associated with a wide […]

Faculty Research Fellow Les Kaufman Attends Annual Pew Marine Fellows Meeting

Les Kaufman, a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently attended the annual meeting of the Pew Marine Fellows in Hilo, Hawaii. At the meeting, Prof. Kaufman presented on the progress made by the Coral Restoration Consortium, a NOAA-led […]

Delina Gives Two Lectures on Sustainable Energy Transitions at University of the Philippines

Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently delivered a pair of lectures on sustainable energy transitions at the University of the Philippines. The lectures were part of Delina’s 19-day scientific visit to the University of the Philippines under the auspices of the Balik […]

Faculty Research Fellows Hutyra and Templer Publish Global Synthesis on Urban Nitrogen Deposition

Lucy Hutyra and Pamela Templer, Professors in the Departments of Earth & Environment and Biology, respectively, and Faculty Research Fellows at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently co-authored a paper related to their Pardee Center research on urban nitrogen deposition. The lead author of the paper was Stephen Decina, formerly […]

Faculty Research Fellow Neta Crawford Discusses Afghanistan War on WGBH’s Greater Boston & WNYC’s The Takeaway

Neta C. Crawford, Professor and Chair of the BU Department of Political Science and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow, recently appeared on WGBH’s Greater Boston and on WNYC’s The Takeaway, where she discussed the Washington Post investigative series revealing how the Bush and Obama administrations misled the public about widespread failures in the war in […]

Faculty Research Fellow Bruce Anderson Discovers Ocean/Atmosphere Climate Variation Spanning Entire North Pacific

Bruce Anderson, a Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has published a new paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research in which he details his discovery of a new ocean/atmosphere climate variation in the northern Pacific […]

Faculty Research Fellow Heidi Peltier Discusses Costs of War Project on “You Don’t Have to Yell” Podcast

Heidi Peltier, Research Professor at the BU Department of Political Science and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow, recently appeared on the “You Don’t Have to Yell” podcast to discuss a recent paper she published exploring the opportunity costs of not investing military spending in other areas of the economy. “While defense spending does create […]

Faculty Research Fellows Li and Hutyra Awarded NSF Grant to Study Heat Waves in Urban Areas

Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellows Prof. Dan Li and Prof. Lucy Hutyra were recently awarded a $650,000 National Science Foundation grant to study land-atmosphere feedbacks over urban areas experiencing heat waves, and the impacts of heat waves on natural systems and human activities in urban areas. The grant was awarded through NSF’s Prediction of and […]

Faculty Research Fellow Neta Crawford Discusses DOD and Climate Change at Pardee Center Seminar

On November 20, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a seminar exploring how the Pentagon thinks about its fuel use and climate change, featuring Neta C. Crawford, Professor and Chair of the BU Department of Political Science and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow. In her talk, titled […]