The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2016-17 Faculty Research Fellows. With seed funding from the Pardee Center, the four new Faculty Research Fellows will launch three-year interdisciplinary research projects, joining the six ongoing projects underway by the 2015-16 cohort of 10 Fellows. Over the course of […]
The 2016 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellows have reached the conclusion of the program at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. During the five weeks since the fellows gave their midpoint presentations to Pardee Center staff, post-docs, and affiliated faculty, they participated in three more faculty lunch discussions with Faculty Associate Henrik Selin (Pardee School of […]
Abhishek Sharma, a 2014 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently co-authored a report published by Health Action International (HAI) on global access to insulin. The report, titled “Insulin Trade Profile,” analyzes the global insulin trade — an essential medicine for people living with diabetes […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a special lecture titled “New Paradigms for Delivering Affordable and Just Energy Access: Insights from the Social Sciences” with Prof. Benjamin Sovacool on Thursday, July 14. Prof. Sovacool discussed how small-scale renewable energy technologies, such as solar panels, cookstoves, biogas digesters, microhydro units, and […]
The 2016 Pardee Graduate Summer Fellows have reached the midpoint of the session at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. Last week, the Fellows presented their ongoing research progress to Pardee Center staff, post-docs, and affiliated faculty to receive feedback at the midpoint of the fellowship. On the first day of presentations, Radost […]
Margaret Hendrick, a 2013 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has accepted a post-doctoral associate position with the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) beginning in Fall 2016. The ISE is a university-wide institute, administered by the Questrom School of Business, that assists and promotes faculty research, […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently co-authored an article on the climate change action movement published in the journal Interface. The article, titled “Strengthening the climate action movement: strategies from contemporary social action campaigns,” argues that climate activism must be bolstered in order to accelerate the transition to a […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a networking reception for current and former participants in its Graduate Summer Fellows Program on Wednesday, June 22. The reception was attended by about 25 people, including current fellows, program alumni, Pardee Center affiliates, and staff. The program, now in its ninth year, has […]
Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos was interviewed during a live segment on National Public Radio affiliate WBUR on June 9 about the leading role cities are playing in adopting measures to address the impacts of climate change. Prof. Janetos was interviewed on the Morning Edition program in relation to the announcement this week that in […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future announces its annual call for proposals for Faculty Research Fellows and Associates for the 2016-17 academic year. Faculty Research Fellows and Associates are critical partners in achieving the Center’s core mission of developing and disseminating interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research on topics of global significance. […]