Two alumni of the Graduate Summer Fellows Program at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future were recently featured in a BU Research Special Report for their work in Africa. Lilly Havstad and Christopher Conz, both doctoral candidates in BU’s History Department and members of the Summer Fellows Program in 2014 and […]
Brian Swett, a Visiting Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, joined WBUR’s Morning Edition on Thursday to speak about the role of cities in addressing climate change. Swett, the former Chief of Environment, Energy & Open Space for the City of Boston, stated that cities are at the front line of […]
Laurence L. Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, will serve on the Advisory Board of The Climate Mobilization, a non-profit organization whose mission is “to protect civilization and the natural world from catastrophic climate disruption.” The Advisory Board, which will “provide insight, expertise from […]
Marta Marello, a Research Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has been invited to attend Climate-KIC’s #Climathon program in Paris, in conjunction with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in early December. The program is designed for winners of the #Climathon competition, a global 24-hour […]
Prof. Min Ye, a Faculty Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was recently awarded an International Security and Foreign Policy Fellowship from the Smith Richardson Foundation (SRF). The grant will support a research project titled “Rising China’s Rising Strategy: New Silk Road, Domestic Sources, and Regional Impacts,” specifically by […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a symposium on Tuesday, November 17 titled, “Adaptation Strategies: Coping with Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Developed and Developing Countries.” Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos gave an introduction before presentations by Richard Moss (Senior Scientist, Joint Global Change Research Institute) and Kira Sullivan-Wiley […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend its upcoming book seminar on European Union and Environmental Governance (2015, Routledge) by Prof. Henrik Selin (Boston University) and Prof. Stacy D. VanDeveer (University of New Hampshire) on Friday, November 13, 2015 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at the […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, gave a briefing in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 15 for a report from the National Academy Committee to Advise the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Prof. Janetos serves on the committee that authored the report, which advises the USGCRP on […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was an author of a recent report titled, “America’s Future: Environmental Research and Education for a Thriving Century,” published by the National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education. Prof. Janetos also served on the 16-member committee, which is chaired […]
Due to demand, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites Boston University graduate students interested in applying for our 2016 Graduate Summer Fellows program to a second information session at the Pardee House, 67 Bay State Road, on Friday, December 11, 2015 from 12:00-1:15 pm (lunch will be provided starting at 11:30 […]