Catherine West, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently presented her research on the resilience and sustainability of Pacific cod at the Oceans Past International Conference in Bremerhaven, Germany. The focus of the conference was […]
Henrik Selin, a Faculty Associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and an Associate Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies, recently presented his research on mercury and sustainability transitions at the 2018 Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance in the Netherlands. Prof. Selin’s presentation […]
As part of Boston University’s 7th annual International Education Week (IEW), Global Programs hosted a panel discussion titled “Why Engaging Globally Matters,” highlighting the work of five BU research centers. Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos gave an overview of the Center’s mission, activities, and research priorities, and also moderated a discussion that included Azer Bestavros, Director […]
NOTE: Due to demand, the location has been changed to CAS 132 at 725 Commonwealth Avenue The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites Boston University graduate students interested in applying for our 2019 Graduate Summer Fellows program to an information session at CAS 132, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, on Tuesday, […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University is pleased to welcome Kira Sullivan-Wiley as a post-doctoral associate. Sullivan-Wiley, who was a Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellow in 2015, is a behavioral geographer using tools from the spatial and social sciences to better understand human-environment relationships. She uses […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2018-19 Faculty Research Fellows. With seed funding from the Pardee Center, the 12 new Faculty Research Fellows will launch two- or three-year interdisciplinary research projects, joining five other ongoing projects and three completed projects. Over the course of their projects, the […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy hosted a seminar on September 25 with Joseph Harris, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow, where he discussed his recent book, Achieving Access: Professional Movements and the Politics of […]
The 2018 Graduate Summer Fellows had their final faculty lunch discussion of the program on July 25 when they met with Prof. Henrik Selin, a Pardee Center Faculty Associate and an associate professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies. Prof. Selin gave an overview of his career path, stressing the valuable role that interdisciplinary study played […]
On July 10, the Graduate Summer Fellows at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future participated in an interactive game session designed to improve decision-making about the future. The session was hosted by Pardee Center Visiting Research Fellows Pablo Suarez and Janot Mendler de Suarez, co-authors of a 2012 Pardee Center Task Force Report […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce the publication of a new conference report stemming from its Symposium on Global Health and the Social Sciences, a two-day gathering of nearly 30 leading political scientists, anthropologists, and sociologists on November 9 and 10, 2017. The symposium, which was convened […]