Michael Dietze, Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler, and Lucy Hutyra, Faculty Research Fellows at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, have been promoted to the rank of full Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment. As a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow, Prof. Dietze leads the Ecological Forecasting Initiative (EFI), […]
On February 26, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted the launch event for the Rising Powers Initiative (RPI), a new Pardee Center research program. The event, titled “The Rise of China: Theory, Practice & Implications for the Biden Administration,” featured Aaron Friedberg (Princeton University), Stacie Goddard (Wellesley […]
On February 19, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Center for the Study of Asia co-hosted a webinar titled “US-China Strategic Competition and the BRI,” featuring Prof. Min Ye and Prof. Joshua Shifrinson. The webinar was part of a virtual conference series presented by the Pardee […]
Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Associate Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Director of the Rising Powers Initiative (RPI) at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored a new book titled Why Nations Rise: Narratives and the Path to Great Power. The book, published by Oxford University […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently co-sponsored a webinar in the Institute for Sustainable Energy’s (ISE) “Energy of the Future” series featuring special guest speaker U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06). Rep. Casten, a scientist and clean energy entrepreneur, discussed the best and most likely path forward for Congressional […]
Application deadline: Tuesday, March 16 Download application instructions Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program, which offers graduate students from across Boston University an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the future-focused research interests of BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of […]
Adil Najam, Dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies, recently authored an op-ed for The Conversation reflecting on the lessons learned from a video series in which he interviewed 99 “big thinkers” about how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the future of world politics, economics, society, daily life, and more. The video series, titled […]
Laurence Delina, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored two new papers on climate change and sustainable development policy in Southeast Asia. In the first paper, published in the journal Climatic Change, he explores the potential for future geoengineering research in Southeast Asia. […]
Kira Sullivan-Wiley, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently presented an overview of the Ecological Forecasting Initiative (EFI) Social Science and Partners & Knowledge Transfer Working Groups. The presentation was recorded as part of a “Town Hall” for the virtual 2020 AGU Fall Meeting. Sullivan-Wiley serves as co-chair […]
Pablo Suarez and Janot Mendler de Suarez, Visiting Research Fellows at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, were recently featured speakers during several sessions of the 2020 Understanding Risk (UR) Global Forum. The biennial conference, organized by The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and the National University of […]