The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a meeting with groups of scholars from Beijing Normal University and Boston University on April 10. The meeting, which was convened by Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow Bruce Anderson, was an opportunity to share research on climate change risk at the two universities. Pardee […]
Prof. Thomas E. Lovejoy, an innovative and accomplished conservation biologist who coined the term “biological diversity,” delivered the 2017 Pardee Center Distinguished Lecture at the Metcalf Trustee Center on March 28, an event sponsored by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. Speaking before a crowd of approximately 60 people (in […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was quoted in a recent Washington Post story by Chris Mooney about the Trump administration’s approach to climate change policy. The White House’s proposed budget has raised doubts about continued funding for climate science programs spanning 13 government agencies, as well […]
Richard Primack, 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, convened a working group meeting for his Pardee Center project known as Leaf Emergence and Fall (LEaF) on March 17. Initiated in the autumn of 2016, the three-year project’s goal is […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently hosted a seminar lecture and discussion with Pamela Templer, a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow. In her talk, Prof. Templer explored the implications of nitrogen deposition and carbon dioxide losses from soil respiration in […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future has published a new paper in its Issues in Brief series. The paper, titled “Transboundary Threats in the Mekong Basin: Protecting a Crucial Fishery,” was written by Irit Altman, a Pardee Center Visiting Research Fellow and Research Assistant Professor of Biology at Boston University. In the […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently hosted a seminar titled “Financing Global Climate Change Commitments: The Role of Public Finance” featuring a panel discussion with Faculty Research Fellow Prof. Kevin Gallagher (Pardee School of Global Studies; Global Economic Governance Initiative), Faculty Associate Henrik Selin (Pardee School of Global Studies), […]
Application deadline: Monday, March 13, 2017 Download application instructions Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program, which offers graduate students from across Boston University an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the broad research interests of BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend its upcoming seminar, “Financing Global Climate Change Commitments: The Role of Public Finance”. The seminar will be held at the Pardee Center at 67 Bay State Road on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm (lunch will […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University is pleased to announce its 2017 Distinguished Lecture, “Biology and Climate Change” featuring Thomas Lovejoy on Tuesday, March 28 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm (reception to follow) at the Metcalf Trustee Center at 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor. Prof. Thomas E. Lovejoy is […]