Category: 2024

Pardee Center Co-Hosts Webinar Titled “Greening the Arctic”

“Arctic greening” describes the alarming increase of vegetation around the Northern world, which accelerates global warming and permafrost thaw. But greening in the Arctic also inspires economic, political, and imaginative innovation among local and Indigenous Arctic peoples, who are “experts of change,” as Mininnguaq Kleist (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greenland) affirmed at the Arctic Circle […]

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Pardee Center Completes Fall 2024 Global Health Politics Workshop Speaker Series

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently concluded the fifth semester of its Global Health Politics Workshop (GHPW) speaker series. The four-part Fall 2024 series included talks about the unprecedented influence on global public health wielded by the Gates Foundation; the links between state investment in public health and […]

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Pardee Center Hosts Teacher Workshop on Deep-Sea Science and Conservation

On November 7, 2024, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a workshop for local K-12 teachers sponsored by the Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator (COBRA). COBRA is an NSF-funded international network-of-networks focused on the structure, function, resilience, and ecosystem services of the crustal ocean biosphere to inform decision-making […]

Faculty Associate Adriana Craciun Authors Article on Svalbard Global Seed Vault for The Conversation

Adriana Craciun, Emma MacLachlan Metcalf Chair of Humanities and a Faculty Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored an article exploring controversies surrounding the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway — “the world’s most famous backup site for seeds.” In the article, Prof. Craciun explains that […]

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New Paper: “The Role of Microbiology in Sustainable Food Systems: Challenges and Opportunities”

During the 2021 United Nations General Assembly Science Summit, leaders discussed the role of biology in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One SDG of particular interest is “Goal 2: No hunger,” which sets the objective of ending hunger and achieving food security with improved nutrition through promoting sustainable agriculture. The urgency of this […]

Pardee Center Welcomes Bangladeshi Delegation for Discussion on 21st Century Challenges in the Indo-Pacific

On October 1, 2024, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future welcomed a delegation of scholars and policymakers from Bangladesh for a conversation on addressing 21st century global challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The delegation met with Amb. Jorge Heine (Research Professor; Pardee Center Interim Director), Min Ye (Professor, International […]

Pardee Center and OCIS Co-Host Second Roundtable on Faith and Climate Change

On September 19 and 20, 2024, the Pardee Center and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) co-hosted a two-day Roundtable at Boston University exploring the moral dimensions of climate action and the possible role of faith-based values in encouraging positive environmental and climate behaviors – particularly in the context of Islam and Muslim societies. […]