The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a symposium on Tuesday, November 17 at the Boston University School of Law titled, “Adaptation Strategies: Coping with Climate Change and Natural Disasters in Developed and Developing Countries.” Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos gave an introduction, followed by presentations by Richard Moss (Senior Scientist, […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a book seminar Nov. 13 on European Union and Environmental Governance (2015, Routledge) with authors Prof. Henrik Selin (Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University) and Prof. Stacy D. VanDeveer (University of New Hampshire). Prof. Selin, a Pardee Center Faculty Associate, provided an overview of the European Union’s membership, […]
Marta Marello, a Research Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has been invited to attend Climate-KIC’s #Climathon program in Paris, in conjunction with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in early December. The program is designed for winners of the #Climathon competition, a global 24-hour […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was an author of a recent report titled, “America’s Future: Environmental Research and Education for a Thriving Century,” published by the National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education. Prof. Janetos also served on the 16-member committee, which is chaired […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies recently co-hosted “Prospects for Paris,” a two-seminar series featuring expert panels on the upcoming UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference to be held this December in Paris. The first seminar, titled “The Role of […]
Due to demand, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites Boston University graduate students interested in applying for our 2016 Graduate Summer Fellows program to a second information session at the Pardee House, 67 Bay State Road, on Friday, December 11, 2015 from 12:00-1:15 pm (lunch will be provided starting at 11:30 […]
Anthony Janetos, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, and the University of Maryland’s Melissa Kenney co-authored a guest editorial titled “Developing better indicators to track climate impacts” in the October 2015 issue of The Ecological Society of America’s Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. The editorial follows the release […]
Prof. James McCann, a well-known scholar on the history of the food, ecology, and agriculture of Africa, spoke about his recently published book, The Historical Ecology of Malaria in Ethiopia: Deposing the Spirits, at a seminar hosted by The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on Tuesday, September 29. The book is an […]
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The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Longer-Range Future’s project, “Enhancing Energy Efficiency for Urban Housing”, last month received renewed support from Wells Fargo to fund its ongoing research. The project aims to identify the factors that drive energy use and determine effective programs that can achieve greater energy efficiency, while considering residents’ comfort levels and desired energy-use needs. The new funds will allow for […]