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2016.06.21 RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards: Make «Room» for this eclectic mix of Artists, Academics, Entrepreneurs and Community Champions 200 inspiring immigrants have been recognized by their peers for outstanding contribution to Canadian society since the awards...

M: I think it is very important that research papers that come from the MANA Stats Project's datasets go through the process of rigorous peer review required for publication in an academic journal.

One of the challenges for parents with a gifted child is to encourage them to develop a range of interest outside the academic sphere that not only rounds them out but stops them from being isolated from their peers.

For example, in the Nurse Family Partnership model children born to mothers with low psychological resources had better academic achievement in math and reading in first through sixth grade compared to their control peers (i.e., mothers without the intervention with similar characteristics).30, 31

We want to make sure that we haven't made any mistakes, that we've been really transparent in how we've calculated our numbers, and that it meets the standard of rigorous peer - review for an academic journal.

David interviews Lord (Maurice) Glasman — Labour peer, academic, and architect of «Blue Labour» — for his predictions on the outcome of 2015, the future of the Labour Party, and what modern politicians can learn from Wolf Hall.

We know this works - not just for protecting kids from the mental and emotional impact of porn, or sexual predators, or the requests of their peers - but even in their broader academic life.

Among her accomplishments was the implementation of a peer mentoring and faculty advisement program to improve retention for students on academic probation or alert.

That is why an impact assessment approach is endorsed by a range of NGOs and academics from various sectors affected by drug policy, and politicians from all parties, including the Conservative peer and professor of government Lord Norton, who was the prime mover in making impact assessments obligatory for all new Acts.

ENDS Notes to Editors UK Alcohol duty context For a short video summary of the issues around alcohol pricing, please visit: https://vimeo.com/191959217 Following heavy lobbying from the alcohol industry, the last four Budgets have seen real terms cuts in alcohol duty Alcohol is 60 % more affordable than it was in 1980 — the alcohol duty escalator, introduced in 2008, which ensured that duty rose above inflation, helped mitigate this trend, but this progress has reversed since the duty escalator was scrapped in 2013 In real terms, spirits duty has halved, and wine duty fallen by a quarter since 1978 - 9 The Government estimates suggest that the duty cuts since 2013 will cost the Exchequer # 2.9 billion over four years The University of Sheffield estimated that an additional 6,500 people would be hospitalised each year as a result of the alcohol duty cuts in 2015 The report The report was peer reviewed by academic experts the fields of economics, public health and public policy prior to publication.

Background digging of the outgoing Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) by The Herald, has revealed he is not a professor by dint of any serious academic work, but a kind of suspicious arrangements made for him by his peers in the Presbyterian Church, through the Trinity Theological Seminary at Mempeasem near Legon in Accra.

He is volunteering with another organization, Chance for Science, which connects displaced researchers with academic resources and European peers.

His blog — about peer - reviewed research and academic life — demonstrated skill and enthusiasm for explaining scientific findings and their wider implications to the public.

During his doctoral work in genetics and molecular biology at Johns Hopkins Medical School, Munoz - Sanjuan grew «disillusioned about the dependency on peer review to make a living [in academic science], and universities» lack of appreciation for teaching excellence when evaluating for a tenure position.

For example, the journal «plans to have joint peer review, with each article typically being reviewed by at least one academic and one patient.»

It's common for academic departments to use confidential student reviews in promotion decisions, and at some campuses students for years have produced booklets of edited reviews to help peers choose classes.

Mary Ellen Lane, associate dean for curriculum and academic affairs at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, says that the anxieties she hears from current Ph.D. students are similar to the concerns she and her peers had as cell biology doctoral students in the late 80s and early 90s.

Bilingual children from low - income homes are at greater risk of falling behind their peers in developing the appropriate language skills for their age group, leading to poorer academic achievement over time.

With a more homogenous learning environment, it's easier for teachers to match their instruction to a student's needs and the students benefit from interacting with comparable academic peers.

To build the database, Wilson and his colleagues analyzed peer - reviewed literature, academic presentations, media articles, and industry and government reports for projects where scientific evidence suggests that the human activity was the cause of an earthquake sequence.

Making the transition from high school to college may be stressful — but it can be downright depressing for students who graduate from a school with peers of high academic ability and wind up at a college with students of lesser ability, according to a new study.

Unfavorable quality - of - life ratings for peer colleges are followed by decreases in a college's own application pool and the academic competitiveness of its incoming class.

These results support previous findings of lower academic performance among children prenatally exposed to alcohol compared to their peers, which appear to be associated with differences in brain development, and highlight the need for additional attention and support for these children.

Young children with disruptive behaviors have fewer opportunities to learn in school than their focused peers, and are at risk for lower levels of academic achievement.

candidates write papers for peer - reviewed journals, and work is typically written up in a thesis, which is subjected to the same kind of academic scrutiny as a Ph.D. thesis.

A new study of science PhDs who embarked on careers between 2004 and 2014 showed that while nearly two - thirds chose employment outside academic science, their reasons for doing so had little to do with the advice they received from faculty advisors, other scientific mentors, family, or even graduate school peers.

For instance, a decrease in teacher - student closeness or school safety, or an increase in academic competition among peers, may lead to lower self - esteem and higher anxiety and loneliness among students.

Rogers» findings, published this week in the peer - reviewed academic journal Nature Communications, show the potential for invasive predators to cause easily overlooked yet pervasive consequences as a result of extinguishing species that are important for the regeneration of plant species.

The peer review process for research published in academic journals helps verify that the methods and conclusions have been evaluated by experts in the field and meets rigorous standards for accuracy.

These uncertainty - reduction strategies included seeking social support from friends, family, or academic counselors; socializing with friends to take a break from sports and school pressures; negotiating with coaches in an attempt to raise their scholarship; and sometimes concealing their athlete status from peers to minimize people befriending them for the wrong reasons, or prevent negative stereotypes.

Our facilitator - led support sessions provide opportunities for students to collaborate with peers while learning necessary skills for managing stigma, strengthening campus support and relationships, and assessing readiness to increase academic and social demands.

- Experience in research, scientific reports, publications; - Good verbal and written communication skills in English, to contribute to reports and peer - reviewed scientific publications, deliver presentations, and translate scientific concepts for diverse audiences; - Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain strong relationships with academic, NGO and government partners and to work effectively as part of a highly collaborative research team; - Willingness to travel internationally, proved with international mobility and / or secondments or similar

Prof. Patrinos has more than 160 publications in peer - reviewed scientific journals and textbooks, he is the Editor of the textbook Molecular Diagnostics, published by Academic Press, now in its 2nd edition, while serves as Communicating Editor for the prestigious peer - reviewed journal Human Mutation.

In 1996, in response to these concerns, Varmus, then director of NIH, impaneled a group of experienced clinical investigators and academic health center administrators to make recommendations that might guide the NIH toward policy changes to alleviate the concerns in the clinical research community.14 Several of the panel's recommendations have been implemented, including increased support of the General Clinical Research Center budget, expanded support of training in clinical research, and the establishment of NIH - sponsored educational debt relief programs for clinical investigators.15 - 18 The panel also recommended restructuring of NIH peer review groups so that patient - oriented grant applications would be evaluated by study sections in which at least half the grant applications involve patient - oriented research.

I've written peer - reviewed articles for scientific journals and attended academic conferences around the world.

Peer - reviewed articles have been evaluated by several researchers or subject specialist in the academic community prior to accepting it for publication.

There was a time when social learning was more of an academic theory reserved for massive textbooks, peer - reviewed journals, and the halls of university psychology departments.

Australian students use technology for academic research; for downloading and uploading resources; for taking notes, writing essays, assignments and reports; for presentations that incorporate video and text; and for communicating with peers and teachers from within their school and across the globe.

Lauren, who is currently studying Psychology Bsc (Hons) at Durham University, was commended during the awards for her academic potential and positive relationships with her peers.

Peer Effects in the Elementary School Classroom: Socialization of Aggressive and Prosocial Behavior and its Consequences for Academic Skills.

In addition, seeing self - similar peers modeling strategies for overcoming challenges and achieving academic goals may deepen learners» beliefs that they too can attain academic goals.

The GRC enables users to compare academic achievement in math and reading between 2004 and 2007 for virtually every public school district in the United States with the average achievement in a set of 25 other countries with developed economies that might be considered our economic peers and sometime competitors.

«It is also known that the trajectory for those with poor academic performance and difficulties communicating with peers is often one that leads to low self - esteem and feelings of isolation or depression.

An interview published this week with NPR asks education professor Diane Schanzenbach of Northwestern University about her motivation to gather the research on academic redshirting in her recent article for Education Next «Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten: «Redshirting» may do more harm than good,» which challenges Malcolm Gladwell's assertion that being among the oldest in one's peer group is always an advantage.

In our increasingly global market, it is imperative that American students face the same requirement of demonstrated mastery of core academic material as their peers in other highly developed economies, and that they are prepared for analytically demanding and information - intensive 21st century careers.

Most surprising for Greaves has been the depth and richness of the conversation among peers and the students» use of academic skills.

For example, I am the author of the learning styles profiler which measures the cognitive basis of learning using proper theory and which is validated in the peer reviewed academic press.

Improving academic, social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for students, classroom and school climates, and student - teacher and peer relationships.

For example, Ron Berger, the chief academic officer for the Expeditionary Learning network of schools, has written extensively on one component of teamwork: peer critiqFor example, Ron Berger, the chief academic officer for the Expeditionary Learning network of schools, has written extensively on one component of teamwork: peer critiqfor the Expeditionary Learning network of schools, has written extensively on one component of teamwork: peer critique.

For example, KIPP students might benefit from attending school with peers who are especially motivated to accept KIPP's academic and behavioral demands.