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Pardee Center, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies to Partner on Faith and Climate Change Initiative
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) have launched a future-oriented, interdisciplinary, and structured research initiative to explore 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. As part of this initiative, OCIS and the Pardee Center are organizing two roundtables –... More
2024 Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize Winners Announced
Boston University recently awarded the fourth annual Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize to a team of BU College of Engineering students for their work on portable air pollution monitors. The group is currently in talks with Bluebikes about a potential pilot program to gather air quality data from bike trips around Boston. This year's winners are: Lorenzo Barale (Mechanical Engineering, ENG, B.S. May 2025) Luisa DiLorenzo (Mechanical Engineering, ENG, B.S. May 2024) Sofiya Filippova (Mechanical Engineering, ENG, B.S. May... More
Pardee Center Announces 2024 Graduate Summer Fellows
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2024 Graduate Summer Fellows. These eight outstanding Boston University graduate students represent seven different academic departments. Starting May 28, the Graduate Summer Fellows will spend 10 weeks developing research papers while participating in programs designed to advance interdisciplinary research and learning. The 2024 Graduate Summer Fellows are: Tijana Cupic, GRS, PhD, Hispanic Language & Literatures Tijana will explore the potential of storytelling in shaping immigration... More
Pardee Center Completes Spring 2024 Global Health Politics Workshop Speaker Series
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently concluded the second year of its new Global Health Politics Workshop (GHPW) speaker series. The four-part Spring 2024 series included talks on exploring economically-driven health inequities, reducing maternal mortality, seeking justice for harm in situations where public authorities bear some responsibility, and understanding the role of financialized capitalism on the price and value of medicines. The monthly series, which has included 16... More
Pardee Center Hosts U.S. Book Launch for “The Concertation Impulse in World Politics”
On April 24, 2024, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted the U.S. book launch of The Concertation Impulse in World Politics (Oxford University Press, 2024), featuring the book's author, Andrew F. Cooper. The event also featured the Pardee School of Global Studies' Sanne Verschuren and Grant F. Rhode as discussants, and was moderated by Pardee Center Interim Director Amb. Jorge Heine. In the book, Andrew F. Cooper (University Research... More