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Faculty Research Fellows Preston and Zaman’s Center on Forced Displacement Featured in The Brink
The new University-wide Center on Forced Displacement (CFD), founded by Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellows Carrie Preston and Muhammad Zaman, was recently featured in an article in The Brink. CFD fosters interdisciplinary research and engagement on the forced displacement of tens of millions of people due to war, persecution, climate change, and other disasters. “Forcibly displaced people often are very vulnerable and have no way of getting their voices heard,” said Prof. Zaman. “We need new... More
Graduate Summer Fellows Give Lightning Talks at 2022 Fall Reception
On September 28, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted its annual fall reception. At the beginning of the reception, the eight 2022 Graduate Summer Fellows, who represent five different schools or colleges and eight different academic departments, gave a series of lightning talks on the outcomes of their summer research. Learn more about this year's Fellows and their research projects. The fellowship is a 10-week program open to all... More
Visiting Research Fellow Pablo Suarez Joins University of Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
Pablo Suarez, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently joined the University of Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), as a visiting researcher and senior policy fellow. In this capacity, Suarez co-designed and facilitated two recent workshops at CSER. The first workshop brought together a group of interdisciplinary researchers, humanitarians, and disaster risk management practitioners to explore the latest understanding of the... More
Pardee Center to Co-Sponsor International Studies Association Global South Travel Grant
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is proud to co-sponsor the International Studies Association's (ISA) annual Global South Travel Grant. The grant, provided by the Global Health Studies Section of ISA, is also co-sponsored by Brill Publishers and the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. The award will be given annually to individuals working at or enrolled in a graduate program at an institution located in the Global... More
2022 Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize Winners Announced
Boston University has awarded the second annual Anthony Janetos Climate Action Prize to Olivia Henning (Environmental Analysis and Policy, CAS '22) and Lucia Vilallonga (Statistics and Computer Science, CAS '22) for their research on quantifying BU employee air travel emissions. The Prize, which includes a financial gift to the winners, is awarded annually to the student or team of students involved in a project through BU’s Campus Climate Lab that is judged to have the... More