The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, with a mission of
advancing human potential and promoting equal opportunities, is committed to personalized learning and pairing world - class engineers with innovative leaders in science and education.
To be effective in
advancing human potential, teachers need to manifest what Daniel Pink calls «symphonic thinking» — critically appraising and synthesizing new ideas.
The new parents have noble intentions, and it's nice to see billionaires willing to back the causes that matter the most to them — in this case, it's promoting equality and
advancing human potential.
In an open letter to his baby girl — which doubled as a 2,238 - word press release, with bolded phrases and separated sections for maximum ease when skimming — Zuckerberg writes that he wants to «join people across the world to
advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation.»
To do all of this, they intend to form a new foundation called the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, with the mission statement: «to join people across the world to
advance human potential and promote equality for all children in the next generation.»
Not exact matches
«Helping individuals
advance to the limits of their
potential in diverse arenas — including sports — is the development strategy of the future,» said Krishna, who noted India's performance in relation to its
human potential consistently ranks at the bottom of world rankings.
But you can always make a case that every person has the
potential to make society better or more
advanced and bringing harm to another
human being should be against the law.
The closing statement of the editorial is this: «We, and the thousands of other scientists who have signed the statement of protest, stand together in staunch opposition to the violent destruction of required tests on valuable
advances such as Golden Rice that have the
potential to save millions of impoverished fellow
humans from needless suffering and death.»
Advances in neuroscience and neurotechnology offer the
potential for extremely precise observation, collection and even alteration of
human brain activity.
«We've been hearing about their
potential for more than a decade, but the results have always been in mice and rats, and no one has shown they're safe or effective in
humans long term,» says Robert Lanza of
Advanced Cell Technology in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the company that carried out the stem cell intervention.
However, interpreting the data collected from volunteers» own smart phones — which has the
potential to emulate randomised trials — can
advance research into
human behaviour.
This combination —
advances in biological tissues and further integration of
humans with machines — has the
potential to really change things over the next few decades.
«Our findings also have important implications for mitochondrial diseases in
humans, because this research significantly
advances our understanding of how mitochondrial DNA mutations affect individuals and populations, and provides a
potential mechanism to explain how different genetic variants may affect health,» Dr Rollins said.
The results in dogs allowed the scientists to
advance PAC - 1 as a
potential therapy against
human cancers.
Yet, when Americans are asked about the
potential use of emerging technologies that could push the boundaries of
human abilities, they are far more cautious about the morality and effects of these
advances.
Just as our attempts to find extraterrestrials are becoming more
advanced, just as scientists are increasingly confident we aren't the only intelligent beings in the universe,
humans are creating more technology - produced noise than ever before, undermining our ability to detect
potential alien transmissions.
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (Global Alliance, or GA4GH) was formed to help accelerate the
potential of genomic medicine to
advance human health.
Inclusion Criteria: • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 • Have histologically or cytologically confirmed
advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)(Stage IIIb or greater) • Measurable disease, as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 • Known PD - L1 tumor status as determined by an immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay performed by the central laboratory on tissue obtained at Screening • A woman of childbearing
potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum (beta -
human chorionic gonadotropin [beta - hCG]-RRB- at Screening within 14 days prior to study drug administration Inclusion Criteria for Crossover: • Participants must have been randomized to Arm A of the study and had radiographic disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 • Participants must have a mandatory biopsy at the time of disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 prior to crossing over.
The Institute provides its scientists from around the world with the resources and the flexibility to realize the life - changing
potential of their work and see their discoveries
advance human health.
«This discovery will
advance our understanding of stem cell epigenetics and chromatin structures, provide
potential mechanisms on maintaining the hallmark properties of ES cells, and help researchers with the rich source of information to better understand some of the unique features — such as self - renewal and pluripotency — of
human embryonic stem cells,» said Ng Huck Hui, Ph.D., senior group leader at GIS and a member of the Singapore team that conducted this research.
Just as importantly, all of them offer the
potential to
advance promising research without imperiling our commitment to the equal dignity and standing of every
human being.
Calico, a company whose mission is to harness
advanced technologies to increase understanding of the biology that controls
human lifespan, and UC San Francisco have partnered on an innovative project to develop
potential therapies for cognitive decline.
NOAA will manage the DSCOVR mission, giving
advanced warning of approaching solar storms with the
potential to cripple electrical grids, disrupt communication systems, throw off GPS navigation, reroute air travel, affect satellite operations and endanger
human spaceflight.
December 21, 2015 — NIH findings with
potential for enhancing
human health include
advances in Ebola research, progress in fighting HIV, and the development of custom 3 - D printed nerve scaffolds to aid tissue regeneration.
The successful differentiation of iPS cells into RPE represents a significant
advance in the search for a
potential cell source for the treatment of
human neural retinal diseases.
3 Days, 3 Events, 3 Exciting Topics February 5: Realizing
Human Potential through Education The Yidan Prize Foundation, founded in 2016, strives to make the world a better place through education and recognizes the efforts of individuals who significantly
advance this goal.
Everyone wants to help
advance research that will prevent or resolve
human and canine health problems but we are often defrauded and you need to be aware of
potential scams.
When I turned one year old, I returned to Guide Dogs for the Blind for my
advanced training and
potential matching with a
human partner, assuming that I passed all of my classes and evaluations.
The event celebrated four artists working at the intersection of «photography, style, and
human potential, including Braithwaite, the Harlem - based photographer who
advanced the positive political slogan «Black Is Beautiful» CT
The strategic plan will
advance the state of knowledge of climate variability, the
potential response of the climate system (and related
human and environmental systems) to
human - induced changes in the atmosphere and land surface, and the implications of these
potential changes and management options for natural environments.
By enshrining in law the anti-GMO arguments of environmentalists about Bt eggplant, and rejecting science and reason in the process, the Phillipine Court of Appeals has placed in real jeopardy one of the most important
potential advances in agriculture and
human health since the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 70s.
Lawyers, if noone else, should be the first to
advance diplomatic and legal alternatives that would avert the loss of
human life and the
potential for protracted violence.
After experiencing first - hand
human potential for violence, Mike has dedicated his career to developing safety programs and courses that support Gaurd Llama's mission to
advancing personal security.