Sentences with phrase «several national associations»

In the United States, accreditation is voluntarily sought by institutions of higher education and is conferred by six regional associations, and by several national associations that limit their scope to particular kinds of institutions.

Several national associations of veterinarians advocate that domestic cats be kept inside for their health, safety, and the safety of surrounding native wildlife.

Ayers was also an active participant on several National Association of REALTORS ®» committees in improving business standards in the real estate industry.

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During the freewheeling meeting, Trump made several statements that appeared to worry Republican lawmakers, including telling Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania that he might be «afraid of the NRA,» referring to the National Rifle Association, an influential gun - rights organization.

Several groups including the National Congress of American Indians and the Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association along with 34 other tribes on Thursday filed a court brief supporting Standing Rock's request.

Several major U.S. companies have dropped their associations with the National Rifle Association in the last few days, less than two weeks after a 19 year old with a semi-automatic rifle killed 17 people in a high school in Florida.

Several of those groups, including the National Restaurant Association, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the Food Marketing Institute, had been fighting hard for what they referred to as «transition relief,» extra time for companies that must provide health insurance to their workers under the new law to implement the changes without having to fear financial penalties for not doing so properly.

Mr. Fitz - Gerald is the current President of The ESOP Association's New England Chapter and has been actively involved with the Chapter and with the Association on the national level for several years.

Several of the students have criticized the president, whose election was strongly supported by the National Rifle Association and who ran on a platform opposing gun control.

After the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting, several prominent companies ended their businesses relationships with the National Rifle Association — and some are facing backlash in public opinion, according to a new poll.

The latest National Association of Realtors» (NAR) 2017 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers has several bits of good news for first - time homebuyers:

She is an active member of several professional associations and has served on and led various regional and national conference planning committees.

Several national health care commissions have recommended the same, along with the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canadian Health Coalition, Council of Canadians and the Canadian Labour Congress.

Ms. Woolsey has been actively involved with the Association on both the Chapter and National levels for several years.

Attended meetings between several department heads of the SEC and the crowdfunding industry, including the The National Crowdfunding Association (NLCFA).

Network sustaining - time programs, produced by networks in association with the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Roman Catholic Church, the National Council of Churches, and several other recognized faiths and denominations.

Several years ago, the National Education Association reported that about twenty percent of our public school teachers could profit from psychotherapeutic help because of minor emotional difficulties.

Two Christian organizations were among several groups that spoke out against the town's efforts to prevent the mosque's construction and filed an amicus brief on the Islamic Society's behalf, including the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention and the National Association of Evangelicals.

The recipient of several national accolades, including selection as America's Next Top Restaurant Franchise, as well as recognition among Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 Franchises of 2018 and Full Service Restaurant magazine's Top 50 Emerging Restaurant Chains, Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar continues to charm the industry with its commitment to utilizing the latest technology in enhancing the guest experience and improving operational practices, creating unique and delicious menu items with fresh natural, ingredients, and observing environmentally responsible operation methods in their restaurants as part of their certification by the Green Restaurant Association.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, NOV. 3, 2015 — The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) honored several executives and companies through multiple awards issued at IFMA's 53rd Annual Presidents Conference, co-hosted by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) and the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA).

The Summit, presented by event organisers 3 Pillars, and sponsored by the likes of the Meat & Livestock Association, the Australian Food and Grocery Council, and the National Farmers Federation, was remarkable in several respects.

And this is reflected — as it has been for the past several years — in the National Restaurant Association's «What's Hot» trend predictions for 2018.

As an affiliate of the International Bartenders Association, the United States Bartenders» Guild has hosted several national competitions throughout the past year and is bringing the top winners from all 2013 national and regional competitions to the 2014 Shake It Up Contest!

Because his publication covered the cookoff circuit, he knew that not only were there several major sanctioning organizations — such as Kansas City Barbeque Society, Memphis in May, and the Florida Barbecue Association — there were a number of cookoffs calling themselves the «National Championship.»

Placer Valley Tourism is thrilled to partner with WJU in welcoming several teams from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to this extremely competitive cross country invitational.

Several of these programs have received national and international recognition, including designation as model programs by the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While there are no active NDBN member diaper banks in these locations, we are partnering with several organizations including the National Association of Christian Churches (NACC) and Operation Compassion to get supplies to areas that were devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Erwin Parks and Recreation has also trained several referees through NAYS» officials program, the National Youth Sports Officials Association (NYSOA), and several administrators through the National Youth Sports Administrators Association (NYSAA).

Further, the National Athletic Trainers» Association Research and Education Foundation also recognized PATS in appreciation of PATS generous donations over the past several years which encourages and supports research to improve the profession by providing evidence based health care.

Daniel L. Campbell was an active and influential member of the National Athletic Trainers» Association who served in several capacities to the NATA and the profession, but is most known for his work in governmental affairs and reimbursement.

Joe has won several awards for his interviews, including honors from the Associated Press, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, the New York State Association of Broadcasters, The Headliners, The National Press Club and the Scripps - Howard Foundation.

Trump is also scheduled to meet this morning with member of the National Association of Attorneys General, have lunch with unnamed members of the press, and — in the afternoon — sign several executive orders.

Also, he is an active member on several boards including: Niagara University Board of Advisors, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Buffalo Niagara Enterprise and the Manufacturing Council of BNE and National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Twelve labour consisting of the Ghana Medical Association, the Ghana National Association of Teachers, the Civil and Local Government Staff Association among others, laid down their tools, fighting the erstwhile Mahama - government to pay up, after several years of negotiations.

Several trade associations made repeated appearances: in the month we collected data, the Local Government Association and National Farmers Union each appeared at four sessions, while the Federation of Small Businesses appeared at three.

The Bureau notes that the rights of self - expression and media freedom are enshrined in our constitution, and several governmental and not - governmental institutions such as the National Media Commission (NMC), the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and other Civil Society Organizations, recognized by statute or otherwise, have a primary responsibility to regulate the communication sector and avoid inflammatory commentary that has the potential to threaten the peace and stability of the country.

The dossier cites several of Hochul's votes against the Affordable Care Act, and her vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress, a vote that included just 17 Democrats and was scored by the National Rifle Association.

Several marchers criticized Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro), for what they perceived as inaction on culling gun violence and for accepting campaign donations from the National Rifle Association.

The Demonstration Project, which has been developed over a period of several years under the auspices of the AAAS - American Bar Association Science and Technology Section National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists, would be implemented over a period of five years, be national in scope, and available to the federalNational Conference of Lawyers and Scientists, would be implemented over a period of five years, be national in scope, and available to the federalnational in scope, and available to the federal courts.

To conduct the study, the authors gathered data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Association of State Budget Officers, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Governors Association, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and several other sources from 1989 to 2012.

Several scientific bodies, including the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Medical Association and the World Health Organization, have reviewed the existing evidence and concluded that eating GM foods is no riskier than eating conventional foods.

The National Association of Science Writers sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week to comment on an unusual and restrictive press office episode that affected science reporters at several environmental news organizations.

Overall, the conference was attended by 164 participants from over 10 countries from Europe and the United States and was under the auspices of several national and international organizations, such as the Dutch Royal Pharmacists Association, the Genomic Medicine Alliance, the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry, and others.

Dr Rommel is an active member of several professional national and international associations related to the use of laboratory animals (BCLAS, AFSTAL, ESLAV).

He was one of three co-chairs of the National Cancer Institute's Translational Research Working Group, which worked to reengineer translational cancer science across the nation, and has been a member of the scientific advisory boards of several companies focused on the development of new technologies and treatments for human cancer, a member of the American Association of Cancer Research's Board of Directors, President of the National Coalition for Cancer Research, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

He has more than 250 research publications and has won several awards, including the Derek Denny - Brown Neurological Scholar Award from the American Neurological Association, the Heikkila Research Scholar Award from the National Parkinson Foundation, the Health Advancement Research Award from Community Health Charities and the Team Hope Award for Medical Leadership from the Huntington's Disease Society of America.

Dr. Gan has served as a referee for several government and private grant agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the Alzheimer's Association, and the California Department of Health Services.

July 13, 2015 Helicopter Safety in the Age of the Drone The University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN), Air Methods, and several other medical - flight associations are working with the national MedEvac Foundation to present the Great American Safety Drive, a Chicago - based educational event about «Flying Safely in a Shared Space: Manned and Unmanned Aircraft.»

He is a member and or chairs several important national and international bodies, associations, societies and organisations, and is currently President of the World Society for Infectious Diseases and World Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases.

He has received several awards, including the 1994 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from the University of Texas, Austin; the University of California, Berkeley, «National Public Health Hero» award; the Jan J. Kellermann Memorial Award for distinguished contribution in the field of cardiovascular disease prevention from the International Academy of Cardiology; a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association; the inaugural «Lifetime Achievement Award» from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; the Beckmann Medal from the German Society for Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Diseases; a U.S. Surgeon General Citation; the «Pioneer in Integrative Medicine» award from California Pacific Medical Center; the Stanley Wallach Lectureship Award from the American College of Nutrition; the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement; the Linus Pauling Award from the Institute for Functional Medicine; the Glenn Foundation Award for Research; the Bravewell Collaborative Pioneer of Integrative Medicine award; and the Sheila Kar Health Foundation Humanitarian Award from Cedars - Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles); the Plantrician Project Luminary Award.