The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University invites applications for three Post-Doctoral Research Fellow appointments starting in the fall of 2018, each for a full-time, two-year term. The Pardee Center is searching for young scientists with strong quantitative skills, and a demonstrated interest in applying them to challenges […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to participate in a Facebook Live event on the state of global climate change research and policy options, and how cities, states, and private organizations are stepping up in the Trump era. The event, titled “Climate Change: Challenges & Opportunities,” is co-hosted by […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently hosted a talk by Frank Davis, a professor at UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, exploring the interplay between projected future solar energy development and conservation efforts in California’s western Mojave Desert. Prof. Davis began by providing an overview of current trends in solar energy […]
Diana Liverman, a leading expert on the human dimensions of global environmental change and the impacts of climate on society, reflected on her several decades of work on climate vulnerability and adaptation when she delivered the 2018 Pardee Center Distinguished Lecture at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering (CILSE) on April 6. The event was […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently hosted a presentation and discussion about a new National Science Foundation (NSF) report, titled Sustainable Urban Systems: Articulating a Long-Term Convergence Research Agenda. The report, released in January, is intended to serve as a guide for the direction of research on sustainable urban systems in coming decades in […]
John Casellas Connors and Bruce Anderson, a postdoctoral associate and a Faculty Research Fellow, respectively, at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently traveled to Beijing Normal University (BNU) for a week-long visit to develop collaborations with researchers at the Chinese university. During their visit, Connors and Anderson gave talks on […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend an upcoming seminar, “Balancing Energy and Conservation: Utility-Scale Solar Development in California” featuring Frank Davis, a professor at UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. The seminar will take place on Thursday, April 12 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm (lunch will […]
Nathan Phillips, 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 led a discussion on the economic case for an energy transition away from natural gas at a seminar held at the Pardee Center on February 1. Prof. […]
Application deadline: Monday, March 12, 2018 Download application instructions Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 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, “Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Migration in Bangladesh,” at the Pardee Center, 67 Bay State Road, on Wednesday, February 14 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm (lunch will be available beginning at 11:30 am). Faculty Research […]