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Fulweiler Co-Authors Third Paper Resulting from Pardee Center Workshop on Oyster-Mediated Denitrification
Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler, a Professor of Biology and Earth & Environment, co-authored a new paper exploring using oysters for long-term removal of nitrogen from coastal ecosystems. In the paper, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, the authors explain that the complex biogeochemistry of denitrification has limited policy consideration of oyster-mediated denitrification within nutrient management schemes. They provide an overview of the biogeochemical processes and explore how oyster-mediated denitrification could be incorporated into nutrient management... More
Najam Discusses Lessons from “The World After Coronavirus” Video Series in Conference Keynote
On October 30, Adil Najam, Dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies, gave a keynote address at a conference titled “The Post-COVID Political Agenda,” hosted by the Sabino Arana Foundation in Spain. In his remarks, Najam reflected on the lessons learned from the "World After Coronavirus" video series produced by the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. In the series, Najam interviewed 99 "big thinkers" about how the COVID-19 pandemic will... More
Pardee Center Hosts Virtual Book Talk for China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
On November 2, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a virtual book talk by Peter Martin, Defense Policy & Intelligence Reporter for Bloomberg News and author of the new book, China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy (Oxford University Press 2021). In the book, Martin tells the story of China’s transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a global superpower from the perspective... More
Pardee Center Co-Publishes Paper on Pakistan’s Water Scarcity Challenge
Pakistan's declining per capita water availability has increasingly led international organizations to consider the country to be on the brink of water scarcity. At the same time, water resource governance in the country is in the midst of a major overhaul. The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently held an off-the-record workshop to discuss Pakistan’s current and future water challenges, focusing specifically... More
Pardee Center Announces Call for Proposals for Faculty Research Fellows Grants
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the Pardee School of Global Studies is pleased to announce a call for proposals for Faculty Research Fellows to begin in Spring 2022. By awarding seed grants to Faculty Research Fellows within the Boston University community, the Center seeks to catalyze interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research on future-oriented topics of global significance. The Faculty Research Fellows program is open to all full-time faculty (tenure or... More