An article by Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos that was published recently by The Conversation has been picked up by media outlets and websites around the world. Originally appearing in The Conversation on June 4, the article is about research conducted by Prof. Janetos and Pardee Center Post-Doctoral Associate John Connors that uses models to […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about the implications of President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Prof. Janetos explained that the last several reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend its upcoming seminar with Prof. Michael Dietze, an associate professor in the Department of Earth & Environment, where he will discuss his new book, “Ecological Forecasting” from Princeton University Press. The seminar will be held at the Pardee Center at […]
On the second day of the program, the Graduate Summer Fellows at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future participated in a writing and communications workshop led by Director Anthony Janetos and Associate Director Cynthia Barakatt. Janetos and Barakatt began with an overview of the structure and objective of the research paper that […]
On May 30, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future welcomed its 2017 class of Graduate Summer Fellows. The eight Boston University graduate students, representing six different academic departments, will spend the next 10 weeks in residence at the Pardee House developing research papers on a wide range of topics for consideration in […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently presented a paper on sustainable energy transitions in developing countries at a conference in Bonn, Germany. Delina’s paper, titled “Non-state actors’ contributions in meeting mitigation and access challenges in rural Thailand,” explores the global challenges of […]
Les Kaufman, a Professor of Biology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently took part in the annual Regional Aquatic Workshop (RAW), hosted by the New England Aquarium (NEAq). The week-long workshop featured representatives from many of North America’s professional aquariums, in addition […]
Richard Primack, a Professor of Biology and a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was recently featured in a WGBH story about how the early arrival of spring in New England is an indicator of accelerating climate change. In the article, Prof. Primack explains how […]
Les Kaufman, a Faculty Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and a Professor in the Department of Biology, is part of a research team that is attempting the first lake-wide fish biodiversity survey in the world’s largest tropical lake, Lake Victoria. The team recently launched a multi-part […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future is pleased to announce its 2017 Graduate Summer Fellows. These eight outstanding Boston University graduate students represent various disciplines, including Earth & Environment, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, International Affairs, and Political Science. Starting May 30th, the Graduate Summer Fellows will spend 10 weeks at the Pardee House developing […]