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Visiting Research Fellow Pablo Suarez Authors List of Eight Humanitarian Insights from Latest IPCC Report
Pablo Suarez, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently co-authored a series of eight humanitarian insights derived from the Working Group II's contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, which looks at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. The insights, which were developed by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, distills the report into a... More
Harris, Shaffer Co-Author Paper Comparing Engagement in Global Health Research Across Social Science Disciplines
Joseph Harris, an Associate Professor of Sociology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, and Jon Shaffer, a former Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellow, recently co-authored a paper comparing the contributions of four major social science disciplines — anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology — to the study of global health. The paper, published in the journal Social Science Quarterly, offers a cross-disciplinary comparison to... More
Harris Elected Vice Chair of International Studies Association’s Global Health Section
Joseph Harris, an Associate Professor of Sociology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was recently elected Vice Chair of the International Studies Association’s (ISA) Global Health Studies Section. The ISA's Global Health Studies Section "aims to make the ISA the global hub for all those engaged in the study of global health politics in all its dimensions" by facilitating research collaboration, disseminating global... More
Pardee Center Welcomes Nine New Faculty Research Fellows
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2022 Faculty Research Fellows. With seed funding from the Pardee Center, the nine new Faculty Research Fellows will launch one- or two-year interdisciplinary research projects. The projects were selected by an interdisciplinary committee of Pardee Center-affiliated faculty. Over the course of their projects, the Fellows will produce Pardee Center publications and lead Pardee Center-sponsored seminars, conferences, and workshops related to their... More
Kaufman Co-Authors New Paper on Costs and Benefits of Pandemic Prevention in Science Advances
Les Kaufman, a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Faculty Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, co-authored a major new paper exploring the costs and benefits of primary pandemic prevention actions. The authors of the paper, which was published in the journal Science Advances, included environmental and medical scientists, economists, and conservation practitioners. The analysis explores three practical actions to minimize the impact of future pandemics: better... More