Sentences with phrase «activities of the larger university»

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For starters, suggests Joel Evans, co-author of Retail Management: A Strategic Approachand the RMI Distinguished Professor of Business at Hofstra University's Zarb School of Business in Hempstead, New York, entrepreneurs should track their sales and customer retention, and then look at the pricing activities of similarly sized companies in their geographical area - while being mildly alert to what larger firms are doing.

«Worksites are self - contained environments with established communication systems where interventions that modify food options and provide physical activity have the potential to reach large numbers of adults,» said Diana Fernandez, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., an associate professor in the University of Rochester Department of Public Health Sciences and lead author of the study.

Lund, as Sweden's largest university, may have more of this kind of activity than others, but similar efforts are being started all over.

During the last few months, these activities have moved «a large part of the university community to the street,» Ravaglia says, as researchers and others have organized strikes and demonstrations at universities, research centers, and major cities.

In what is thought to be the largest - ever survey of social jet lag using real - world data, Smarr and Schirmer analyzed the online activity of 14,894 Northeastern Illinois University students as they logged in and out of the campus's learning management system over two years.

In the world's largest study to investigate how common lifestyle factors influence the size and shape of sperm (referred to as sperm morphology), a research team from the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester also found that sperm size and shape was worse in samples ejaculated in the summer months but was better in men who had abstained from sexual activity for more than six days.

These were the findings of a large - scale study by a research team at the University of Basel that focused on determining the gender - dependent relationship between emotions, memory performance and brain activity.

In the first national study of a large, diverse population, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues, found that 1.2 percent of the study population engaged with devices, and that most of the individuals who started using an activity tracker were younger and had higher - incomes than people who opted not to use the devices.

Given the large and quickly growing market for these devices, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston analyzed 13 of these activity monitors, such as those made by Fitbit, Jawbone or Nike, to compare how the devices and their companion apps work to motivate the wearer.

Days after an active shooter event on a large university campus, Silver and doctoral student Nickolas M. Jones surveyed almost 4,000 students who were caught in a two - hour lockdown and evaluated their information - seeking activities and levels of acute stress.

Hermen Overkleeft, Professor of Bio-Organic Synthesis at Leiden University, added: «This work reveals the power of activity - based protein profiling: the probe described here at once enables screening for heparanase inhibitors from large compound collections and is a lead compound for drug development in its own right.

This year's Girls in Physics residential was a resounding success, with 14 year 10 girls participating in a week of activities that saw them experience University life, try out hands - on experiments, and visit some of the world's largest research facilities.

Plus, the grant will help them work with researchers led by Doug Nordli, M.D., at the Lurie Children's Hospital at Northwestern University, which has a large clinical program for Dravet syndrome and will look at heart rhythm activity during and after seizures in its patients as part of the study.

Previous research from the laboratory of Dan S. Kaufman at the Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, USA has demonstrated that large numbers of Natural Killer (NK) immune cells with potent anti-HIV activity [1] can be derived from hESCs and iPSCs [2, 3], although they lack antigen specific recognition receptors [4, 5].

«Children have infections at the time they initiate large - group activities, whether they do it earlier or later,» says study author Sylvana M. Côté, PhD, of Ste - Justine Hospital and the University of Montreal, Quebec, in an email.

With over 6000 sq m of activity space and providing facilities for over 15,400 gym members, the three - storey Pleasance Sports Complex at the University of Edinburgh takes claim to be the largest independent gym complex in Scotland.

General Information About Residency Training Programs at the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital A large and complete Health Sciences Library is located adjacent to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for support of the resident's clinical training and research activities.

A large majority of people in New York believe that global warming is happening because of human activities, and more than two - thirds think that parts of the city will even have to be abandoned over the next 50 years because of rising sea levels, according to survey results released this morning by Columbia and Yale Universities, which called the research the first comprehensive study of opinions from residents of the five boroughs about global warming.

Poor Communication by Scientists + Full Court Press by Denial Lobbyists to Blame Over at Huffington Post, Andrew Weaver, professor of climate analysis at the University of Victoria, pretty much nails why this is happening — despite the fact that scientific evidence continues to mount that global warming is indeed happening and caused in the largest part by human activity:

Eaglefordshale.com recently wrote an article that provided research from the University of Texas at San Antonio that showed that employment in Karnes County increased by 260 %, and local sales tax revenues recently doubled in Dimmit County due in large part to increased oil and gas activity.

Established consistent image of company branding.Selected accomplishments: • Increased quarterly store traffic 12 % and sales 10 % consistently since implementation of marketing program • Exceeded company mandated store events by 50 % • Launched first - time store wellness fairs and educational classes (e.g. deleted examples of fairs and educational classes that were launched) • Initiated unprecedented participation in community events (e.g., deleted examples of community event participation) • Increased holiday catering orders 35 % by educating staff in store offerings and recognizing weekly team performance • Achieved successful placement of press releases and store coverage in local newspapers • Managed large marketing program on small marketing budget by effectively soliciting vendor contributions and utilizing community partnerships • Successfully attained employee participation in community & store activities while strengthening store moraleEDUCATIONTRADE SCHOOL NAME HERE1995 - 1998Associate of ArtsMarketing / Product DevelopmentMAJOR UNIVERSITY NAME HERE1992 - 1995Communications Major

Larger employers who operate graduate - training schemes usually look for a 2:1 or above, as well as evidence of involvement with university activities or some relevant work experience.

Teacher — Duties & Responsibilities Teach college and graduate level mathematics from introductory courses to advanced Ph.D. level courses Design and implement dynamic, engaging materials to challenge and inspire students Implement multiple teaching techniques to reach audiences of varying learning styles and abilities Responsible for one on one instruction and lecture - based learning for classes as large as 50 students Experienced in both youth and adult education instruction techniques Serve as academic and Ph.D. advisor offering personal and professional guidance to students Coordinate student schedules, activities, and departmental course offerings Build and strengthen professional relationships with faculty, staff, and industry leaders Represent the university with poise, integrity, and positivity Author and publish multiple text books and papers in applied mathematics Research finite element analysis in mathematical problems in engineering and applied sciences, actuarial and financial mathematics, computer simulations of engineering problems, and other specialized mathematics Speak at multiple colleges, universities, and industry gatherings (list available upon request) Serve as advisor and editor of papers authored by students and fellow professors Dedicated to the development of students and continued professional growth

The authors describe the formation and activities of a partnership among two large state universities in Michigan and the Michigan Army National Guard, established to assess and develop programming to meet the needs of returning soldiers.