Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently gave the keynote address at the Ateneo School of Government‘s first Energy and Sustainable Development webinar. The event, which was attended virtually by over 400 people, focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]
Governments might be able to prevent future pandemics by investing as little as $22 billion a year in programs to curb wildlife trafficking and stem the destruction of tropical forests, according to a new analysis by an international team of scientists and economists. In the paper, published July 24 in Science, the authors argue that […]
On July 21, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a webinar featuring Prof. Muhammad H. Zaman, where he discussed his newest book, Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens. The book explores the rise of antibiotic-resistant diseases and what we must do to address this […]
On July 17, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, and Climate-KIC co-hosted a participatory webinar based on the new book, The Good Ancestor: How To Think Long Term in a Short-Term World, by public philosopher Roman Krznaric. The event, which was attended […]
During the past two weeks, the 2020 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows have participated in a policy workshop with Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam, as well as virtual discussions with Faculty Associates Prof. Les Kaufman and Prof. Joseph Harris. The policy workshop hosted by Dean Najam on July 8 centered around two books the Fellows […]
“The World After Coronavirus,” an ongoing video series from the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was the subject of a recent feature in BU Today. The series, hosted by Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam explores the challenges and opportunities we will face in our post-coronavirus future. […]
The Department of Defense has increased its spending on contractors by 164 percent since 2001, according to a new report from the Costs of War project’s “20 Years of War” research series, a collaboration between the Pardee Center and Brown University’s Watson Institute. By relying so heavily on contracting in the post-9/11 wars, the Pentagon has […]
Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellows Prof. Lucy Hutyra, Prof. Dan Li, and Prof. Pamela Templer recently co-authored a paper exploring the effects of increasing urban tree canopy cover as a nature-based solution to combat excess urban heat. Trees provide a wide range of ecosystem services, particularly in cities where their ability to cool local air […]
The 2020 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows have reached the midpoint of the 10-week program. Over the course of two days last week, the 10 Fellows presented their research progress to receive feedback from their peers, as well as from Pardee Center staff and affiliated researchers. During 10-minute presentations, followed by 20-minute Q&A sessions, the Fellows presented their ongoing […]
Pamela Templer, 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 co-authored an editorial arguing for a more “solutions-based” higher education experience that combines an interdisciplinary approach with a focus on human and environmental well-being. In the article, published […]