The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend an upcoming seminar with Muhammad H. Zaman, a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and a Pardee Center Faculty Associate, where he will discuss his recent book, Bitter Pills: The Global War on Counterfeit Drugs. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, June […]
Florian Bodamer, a 2017 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was recently awarded the Eilts Award for best graduate thesis at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Bodamer, who recently completed a MA in International Affairs, won the award for his thesis titled Power, Plenty, Prestige, and Interest Groups: […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, gave a speech at the Spring 2018 Convocation for the Boston University Department of Earth & Environment on Sunday, May 20. Janetos, who has been a Professor in the department since he joined BU in May 2013, was recently appointed the […]
Jianguo Liu, an Associate Professor at Peking University in China and a Visiting Scholar at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently participated in an Asia-Pacific regional expert workshop on chemicals management held in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop, titled “Perspectives on Sustainable Chemistry Innovation and the Global Chemicals Outlook II: Understanding […]
Prof. Pallab Mozumder, an environmental economist with expertise in socioeconomic aspects of natural hazards, has concluded his year-long appointment as a Sabbatical Scholar at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. Prof. Mozumder is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment with a joint appointment in the Department […]
Philip Rotz, a PhD candidate in the Boston University History Department and a 2016 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently authored an editorial exploring the transmission of viruses — such as chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, and Zika — transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito in urban coastal areas of South Africa. […]
Prof. Kevin Gallagher, Director of the Global Development Policy Center and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently co-authored an article exploring the need to integrate climate change considerations into economic policy, specifically international trade agreements. The article, titled “Assessing the Climate Impacts of […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future announces a call for proposals for Faculty Research Fellows, Faculty Associates, and Sabbatical Leave Scholars for the 2018-19 academic year. Faculty Fellows, Associates, and Sabbatical Scholars are critical partners in achieving the Center’s core mission of developing and disseminating interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research on […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has been appointed the incoming chair of the Boston University Department of Earth & Environment, effective July 1, 2018. Janetos has been a Professor in the department since he joined Boston University in May 2013. “I’m looking forward […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2018 Graduate Summer Fellows. These 10 outstanding Boston University graduate students represent six different BU schools/colleges: Arts & Sciences, Social Work, the Pardee School, and for the first time in the program’s history, Metropolitan, Communication, and Sargent. Starting May 29th, the Graduate Summer Fellows will spend 10 […]