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 […]
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, […]
Joseph Harris, an associate professor of Sociology and a Faculty Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, co-authored a new paper exploring the role of the private sector on countries’ universal healthcare programs, focusing specifically on the experiences in Brazil and Thailand. The paper was published in the journal Global […]
Michael Dietze, a Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment and a Faculty Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently hosted a Reddit AMA in which he discussed ecological forecasting and environmental conservation. As a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow from 2018-2021, Dietze led the formation […]
Former Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellow Nicholas Ray and Faculty Research Fellow Prof. Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler co-authored a new paper presenting a review of how we assess denitrification in oyster habitats. In recent years, oyster aquaculture has been recognized as a novel technique to remove excess nitrogen from coastal ecosystems. In this paper, published in the […]
Heidi Peltier, a Research Professor at Boston University’s Department of Political Science and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow, was recently interviewed by CBS News about the current and projected human and monetary costs of the war in Afghanistan. “We’ve spent more than $2.5 trillion just on Afghanistan so far, and a lot of the […]
On July 30 and 31, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies hosted a two-day virtual conference of panels and keynote addresses exploring the future of carbon pricing. The first day, which featured a keynote address by Geoffrey M. Heal (Professor […]
Sam Deese and Michael Holm, Senior Lecturers in the College of General Studies and Faculty Research Fellows at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, have launched a podcast exploring the challenges democracy faces around the world in the 21st century. The podcast, titled “How Democracy Survives,” is hosted in […]
Pamela Templer, a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was recently named the winner of the 2021 University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award. The award recognizes “outstanding scholars who excel as teachers inside and outside the […]
Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler, a Professor of Biology and Earth & Environment and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow, co-authored a new paper exploring the opportunities for enhanced denitrification in oyster habitats. In the paper, published in the journal Estuaries and Coasts, the authors explain that policy interest in nitrogen removal from oyster habitats has so […]