Sentences with phrase «academic research efforts»

For example, there are now a handful of commercial direct air capture and storage systems in Canada, Europe and the United States, as well as some academic research efforts.

With the assistance of their consultations and academic research efforts, OptiGen strives to help advance the understanding of inherited eye diseases in dogs.

The labs of large, multinational companies and academic research efforts at major universities or governments are great at churning out innovations that become the basis for startups.

Not exact matches

The German academic behind the research decided to investigate by searching through all available studies that measured subjects» programming ability, personality traits, and intelligence, gathering 19 such studies for his efforts.

Over the past few years, however, many universities have been working aggressively to build a bridge between these disparate groups in an effort to turn academic research into profitable companies.

«But basic field studies on ticks has never been a priority at the National Institutes of Health and the CDC has too little funding to support the major research effort that is needed for our academic institutions to solve the tick problem.»

Maximizing support for the efforts of those such as Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and academic medical research centers is key, especially now because other major pharmaceutical companies could follow Pfizer's dResearch and academic medical research centers is key, especially now because other major pharmaceutical companies could follow Pfizer's dresearch centers is key, especially now because other major pharmaceutical companies could follow Pfizer's decision.

With neurological disorders affecting approximately one - third of the U.S. population, and pharmaceutical firms largely abandoning their R&D efforts in neuroscience, the work of academic research institutions such as CSHL is crucial in the effort to drive innovation and discovery in this field.»

As neurological disorders affect approximately one - third of the U.S. population, and pharmaceutical firms are largely abandoning their research and development efforts in neuroscience, the work of academic research institutions is crucial in the effort to drive innovation and discovery in this field.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a number of efforts in his 2013 agenda to encourage the commercialization of academic research and boost entrepreneurship, including a venture capital fund and network of incubators, which are seen as mechanisms to boost economic growth.

► How intellectual property (IP) ownership is awarded to academics can have a significant effect on their commercialization efforts, according to a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research that Mervis reported on (subscription required), also in this week's issue.

The fact that AI is a young field also works in China's favor, argues Chen Yunji, by encouraging a burgeoning academic effort that has put China within striking distance of the United States, long the leader in AI research.

The need for some sort of effort to reform the academic system in France became apparent in 2003, when the government announced a reduction in the number of permanent research positions and the creation of more short - term contracts.

As a result, not only has industry's share of the research enterprise grown much more quickly than the corresponding academic - based share, but the nature of certain academic - based research efforts has changed.

During this difficult year, Science Careers documented the lousy academic job market and kept track of the issues affecting employment opportunities in research and related fields, from government efforts to stimulate the economy to immigration.

At the end of the spectrum, technology stands to engineering in the same relationship as engineering stands to science: it lives in the pool created by the efforts of academic research engineering departments and the research laboratories of government and industry.

The manifestation of Varmus's effort, the Public Library of Science and its roster of academic publications, has become one of the most cited sources in academic research and has inspired others worldwide to follow its lead.

«The information to support this dual effort is available in academic journals, but translating the information into a usable and practical format available to the right people at the right time is key to changing the way co-endemic diseases are controlled,» says Claire J. Standley, PhD, MSc, assistant research professor with Georgetown's Center for Global Health Science and Security (CGHSS).

I was able to attend scientific conferences, meet with academics, and discuss the latest research efforts.

This research builds upon more than 25 years of research at UT Austin and other academic institutions, and coincides with related efforts recently at OpenAI, DeepMind, Google Brain, and Uber.

This research builds upon more than 25 years of research at UT Austin and other academic institutions, and coincides with related efforts recently at

July 7, 2016 UChicago to support NIH million - person precision medicine study The University of Chicago is one of three Illinois academic institutions that will work together to help launch President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program to enroll 1 million or more participants in a national research effort designed to find better ways to prevent and treat disease based on lifestyle, environment and genetics.

The University of Chicago is one of three Illinois academic institutions that will work together to help launch President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program to enroll 1 million or more participants in a national research effort designed to find better ways to prevent and treat disease based on lifestyle, environment and genetics.

The RBL, one of 11 in the country, serves as a valuable shared resource to others in academic, not - for - profit and private sectors for BSL - 3 training, basic research and translational discovery efforts.

Drs. Beattie and Sumner will contribute their unique perspective to the discussions of the Advisory Board and lead efforts to enhance career mentoring and research progress among the academic investigators supported by Foundation grants.

Through their joint efforts, the two neuroethics groups advance cutting edge neuroethics research while enriching academic and public understanding of the ethical dimensions of neuroscience and neural engineering.

«Manufacturers have deep pockets, and there is a tendency for research efforts to follow the money (with accompanying academic prestige), rather than a path defined only by the needs of patients and the public.»

About the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard University The Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) is a university - wide effort initiated by the Harvard Graduate School of Education to focus academic research, public education, and innovative outreach activities toward eliminating achievement gaps.

Few realize that Coleman himself saw that work as a «detour» from his main line of research on how academic games could be used to foster student engagement, effort, and — ultimately — achievement.

Subsequent research has grappled with these issues in one form or another in an effort to gain a better understanding of the determinants of racial differences in academic, economic, and social outcomes.

The Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) is a university - wide, multidisciplinary effort to focus academic research, public education, and innovative outreach activities toward eliminating...

The Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) is a university - wide, multidisciplinary effort to focus academic research, public education, and innovative outreach activities toward eliminating achievement gaps in education.

To survive, school - to - work programs need funding commitments for state and local partnerships, and they must be at the core of states» efforts to raise academic standards, according to the evaluation conducted by Mathematica Policy Research Inc. of Princeton, N.J.

Yet, the research part of academic writing is something that requires a lot of skills, time, and efforts.

Brain - based research supports an effort to improve student achievement through an interdisciplinary curriculum that combines creative pursuits and academic subjects.

The award, given by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASTEL), recognizes the efforts of outstanding contributors in advancing social emotional learning research and expanding evidence - based social emotional learning practice.

When mentoring is integrated into research - based reforms and interventions it can strengthen efforts to reduce poverty, truancy, drug abuse and violence, while promoting healthy decision - making, positive behaviors and activities and academic achievement.

Project Pigeon worked beautifully in a number of tests for the Navy, but it was abandoned partly in favor of more promising research efforts, such as the Manhattan Project, and because the idea of pigeons guiding a bomb was a difficult sell to the academic review panels and the military brass.

In this 75 - minute webinar, cohosted by American Institutes for Research (AIR), American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), and the Washoe County School District, we will hear from a panel of researchers and practitioners on ways in which districts and school leaders have implemented a coordinated and purposeful SEL effort.

The Beijing Institute of Education (BIE) is also involved in this effort and will provide additional academic research and support.

And, a growing body of empirical research shows that positive school climate improvement efforts increase academic achievement, reduce bully - victim - bystander behavior as well as student dropout rates and increase teacher retention rates.

Quality mentoring, especially as part of a school - wide effort, can be leveraged as a strategy to improve attendance and boost academic achievement, research shows.

Responding to research from Stanford University's John W. Gardner Center linking student opinions and perceptions to their own academic outcomes, the Center for Effective Philanthropy — funded by a host of donors, including the Gates, Hewlett and Wallace foundations — created YouthTruth «to better understand from students what was and was not working in their high schools in order to give school and district leaders, as well as education funders, better information to inform improvement efforts.»

Others have suggested a more concentrated effort to develop teachers» professional teaching knowledge that would involve merging teachers» concrete, private craft knowledge with public, propositional, and replicable researchers» knowledge of general principles derived from academic research (Hiebert et al., 2002; Saye et.

Apparently, Hess ignores the decade of research on other issues — from the expansion of school choice, to teacher quality reform efforts, to even the work on the academic prospects of high - achieving students being conducted by Fordham and other outfits — as well as the focus of state and federal policymaking on such matters as bullying and using schools to combat childhood obesity.

His primary responsibilities include coordination of the Board's efforts toward Closing the Gaps through academic excellence and research at Texas institutions of higher education.

In one of the most segregated cities in the country, Chief Innovation Officer Mohammed Choudhury has been leading an effort to integrate schools, which research has found has academic and social benefits for all children.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is the lead Social and Emotional Learning practice, policy, and research organization in the United States, and a core partner in NoVo's efforts to advance and scale SEL.

If I were to suggest just two sources from the huge body of education research that supports their early childhood effort, it would be the real - world work of Gordon MacInnes and the academic analysis of David Kirp.

1999 UF alumni Allen and Delores Lastinger contribute $ 2 million — the largest gift to the College to date — to drive efforts to wed cutting - edge education research and academic practice to improve teaching and accelerate learning.