Sentences with phrase «as a minority scientist»

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I want to be clear about what I mean by this, because many people believe this issue relates to current skilled labour shortages; some think it applies to our need to attract more professionals such as doctors, engineers and scientists; while others focus on the glass ceiling that many existing immigrants and visible minorities experience.

Like the religious objectors, scientists wishing to separate faith and reason — a minority, but a noisy one — claim that nature, which they often think of as self - subsistent rather than as created, can not be reconciled to God, whose existence they often deny.

The little dialogue raises some points worth considering, not about the science, though Taylor can't resist the usual demeaning smear of dissenting scientists as «the small vociferous minority.»

As political scientist Terry Moe has shown, as the number of rules in teacher contracts goes up, student performance goes down, especially that of poor and minority studentAs political scientist Terry Moe has shown, as the number of rules in teacher contracts goes up, student performance goes down, especially that of poor and minority studentas the number of rules in teacher contracts goes up, student performance goes down, especially that of poor and minority students.

The project aimed to set up a network of Indian scientists and engineers to facilitate communication and increase their participation on committees and boards working on public science policy and minorities in science issues, as well as scientific peer review panels.

Returning to academia after a short detour as editor of the AAAS Minority Scientists Network (MiSciNet) gives me another chance to pursue my passion: helping minority students reach their full potential in Minority Scientists Network (MiSciNet) gives me another chance to pursue my passion: helping minority students reach their full potential in minority students reach their full potential in science.

As career statistics are sure to show, only a minority of postdocs will ever have the chance to run a university lab — but skills such as budgeting, project planning, and personnel management would help in almost any career a scientist might pursuAs career statistics are sure to show, only a minority of postdocs will ever have the chance to run a university lab — but skills such as budgeting, project planning, and personnel management would help in almost any career a scientist might pursuas budgeting, project planning, and personnel management would help in almost any career a scientist might pursue.

As the numbers corroborate, two trends play against minority women scientists.

But her experiences have convinced her that she must also work to ensure that the Ph.D. pipeline flows ever faster for minority scientists, an obligation that she describes as her pleasure.

SFRL also pursued projects exploring ethnic minority perspectives on values and ethics in science and technology as well as on emerging ethical issues for scientists and engineers in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

I don't think I would have made as strong a connection... not only because he is a Mexican scientist, but also because he is a top researcher and one of the main promoters and supporters of minority students from around the world.»

She served as president of the Minority Biomedical Scientists of Harvard.

But as scientific director, she has taken a serious interest in programs for women, underrepresented minorities, and young scientists.

To make that climb a little easier, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers a range of debt repayment programs for scientists who decide to do basic, clinical, or behavioral research in areas targeted by NIH, such as minority health disparities and AIDS.

For minorities, generally, it is even tougher, as cultural differences and the dearth of role models present obstacles that non-minority scientists don't face.

Among highly scored grants, minority groups were funded just as often as white scientists.

Hannah Devlin spoke to three young scientists about what brought them to Oxford and their experiences as ethnic minorities working in science.

Selected as one of the Top 50 Minority Women in Science and Engineering by the National Technical Association of Scientists and Engineers

Several CEOSE committee members talked to MiSciNet about the report's findings and offered suggestions on how minority students may improve their chances of entering these fields and continuing on to establish rewarding careers as professional scientists.

I suspect the most widespread view, held by practising scientists as well as by the minority of enthusiasts among the public, is that science is the engine of progress within society and as such ought to be accorded more respect than it usually is.

MiSciNet: Some would argue that there simply are not enough trained minority scientists available to work in government, industry, or the academy, perhaps as a result of the proverbial leaky pipeline.

In the past, SRHRL has offered a course to guide scientists on such sensitive topics as racial and ethnic minorities as human subjects, and a workshop on the ethical and legal implications of research with human subjects on the internet.

Scientists have chronicled the impact of negative expectations in settings where they occur naturally, such as classrooms that «track» students from early youth and in society's treatment of stigmatized groups such as racial minorities, the poor, the elderly, the homeless, convicts and children with learning disabilities.

Speakers and participants discussed such issues as the preparation of young scientists with training suitable to global challenges, the inclusion of women and underrepresented minorities to gather insights and innovations that might otherwise be missed, supporting scientists everywhere throughout the world, and ensuring that scientists can do science in a globally connected way without serious obstacles due to differences in standards or ethics.

As shown in Figure 2 - 7, underrepresented minorities as a whole comprised just 8 percent of academic doctoral scientists and engineers working in four - year colleges and universities in 200As shown in Figure 2 - 7, underrepresented minorities as a whole comprised just 8 percent of academic doctoral scientists and engineers working in four - year colleges and universities in 200as a whole comprised just 8 percent of academic doctoral scientists and engineers working in four - year colleges and universities in 2006.

Priority will be given to members of historically underrepresented groups, such as scientists at small colleges, minorities, non-traditional students, and veterans, among others.

Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Awardees and other minority scientists present their research data at the Minorities Poster Session as well as at their regularly scheduled poster session.

This Minority Poster Session offers ASCB executive officers and council, as well as other meeting attendees who might not otherwise have the opportunity to view the awardee's posters an opportunity to meet these specially honored minority scientists, thus providing enhanced exposure and opportunities for mentoring and collegial collabMinority Poster Session offers ASCB executive officers and council, as well as other meeting attendees who might not otherwise have the opportunity to view the awardee's posters an opportunity to meet these specially honored minority scientists, thus providing enhanced exposure and opportunities for mentoring and collegial collabminority scientists, thus providing enhanced exposure and opportunities for mentoring and collegial collaboration.

Hackam says his goal, as national committee chair, is to increase the pipeline of surgeon - scientists performing research to benefit children, with a focus on attracting under - represented minorities and women to the field.

As political scientist Josh Dunn wrote when the letter emerged, «the consequences for schools and particularly for minority students will be nothing short of disastrous if actually implemented.

But in no case should a reporter who wishes to portray with accuracy the debates about global warming, present a minority view unbacked by science and promoted by businesses with a small, old dog in a very tough dog fight, as equivalent to hard science from unbiased scientists with no economic interest in anything but getting the facts and predictions right.

It's even worse when a few minority scientists are amplified on the internet as being representative of the scientific community, or at least one half of the scientific community.

The alleged scientific majority has declared that the debate is over and anything the minority scientists say is labeled as disinformation and prosecutable.

So, let's see, when we (those defending the AGW theory) note that, of the small minority of scientists on the skeptic side making discredited arguments, many if not most seem to have quite direct connections to right - wing or libertarian organizations like the Cato Institute or the George C. Marshall Fund or with the fossil fuel (especially coal) industry, we are derided as engaging in «ad hominem» attacks and so forth.

«We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific fact,» he claimed, further exposing either his ignorance or deliberate deception as many of the world's top scientists — including more than a few who have served on the UN's climate bodies — reject the alarmism.

For his part, the millionaire author, cocooned by an ever - shrinking group of scientists, uses his minority position to cast himself as a brave man shouting into an ill wind.