Category: 2020

Delina Gives Keynote on Post-COVID-19 Energy Transition at Virtual Event Hosted by Ateneo de Manila University

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 […]

Pardee Center Hosts Participatory Webinar Launching New Book, The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World

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 […]

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New Report Finds Pentagon’s Heavy Reliance on Contractors Obscures True Costs of War

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 […]

Faculty Research Fellows Hutyra, Li & Templer Co-Author Paper on Urban Tree Cover and Extreme Heat

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 […]

Graduate Summer Fellows Present Research Progress at Midpoint of Program

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 […]

Faculty Research Fellow Pamela Templer Co-Authors Editorial on Need for Multicultural & Multidisciplinary Science Education

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 […]