Sentences with phrase «at academic risk»

Latent profiles of problem behavior within learning, peer, and teacher contexts: Identifying subgroups of children at academic risk across the preschool year.

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And Oxford academics Carl Benedikt Frey and Michael A. Osborne claim that almost half of U.S. jobs are at a high risk of being computerized over the next 20 years.

It's to send a warning shot at all colleges and universities to restrain academic freedom or risk further economic assaults on higher education,» Wilson wrote for Inside Higher Ed.

Over the next two weeks, academics, innovators, business leaders, public officials and youth organization representatives will convene at workshops in San Francisco, Sao Paulo, London, Johannesburg, Oslo, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai and Shanghai to identify tangible opportunities related to five risks threatening our communities: extreme weather, continued lock - in to fossil fuels, urban breakdown, lack of fresh water and continued rise in non-communicable diseases.

Dr. Piwowar's first tenure at the SEC was in the Office of Economic Analysis (now called the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis) as a visiting academic scholar on leave from Iowa State University and as a senior financial economist.

What's usually the case is the problem can't be solved in a way that keeps the current companies at the top of the charts, keeps the current academic «experts» at the top of their fields, and keeps the current venture capitalists on top of all risks.

The group also challenged her to take the leap — at the risk of possible failure — by enrolling in one course to test and toughen flabby academic muscles.

At the risk of oversimplification, the incorporation debate has enlisted three warring factions, each supported by diverse academic armament.

After all, the company was founded in response to academic research proving that even small cash rewards triple the effectiveness of weight - loss programs; that people are more effective at losing weight when their own money is at risk; and that social dynamics play a large role in the spread of obesity, and will likely play a large role in reversing obesity.

Since the fall of 2000 he has been working at Jefferson Senior High in the Denver suburb of Edgewater as an academic coach in the National Football Foundation's (NFF) Play It Smart program, which provides educational counseling and mentoring to football players in at - risk high schools.

«Students who completed more hours of homework per night were at greater risk for these negative outcomes; they were also more likely to drop activities or hobbies they enjoyed in order to focus on their academic work.»

Without appropriate support, stressed out teens may be at a higher risk for mental health problems, academic problems, and health issues.

One final point I'd like to make at the risk of sounding self - serving is that another group that aren't listened to as often as I'd like is academics.

«I believe that an increase in pupil segregation on the basis of academic selection would be at best a distraction from crucial reforms to raise standards and narrow the attainment gap and at worse risk actively undermining six years of progressive education reform.»

Labour leader warns that «forgotten 50 %» of young people who choose not to follow a traditional academic route are at risk

The agreement also restores funding for such at - risk programs as arts education, academic literacy, adult education and early childhood education.

This drive for academic achievement leads to high attainment in international academic assessments but has contributed to the curtailment of nocturnal sleep on school nights to well below the recommended eight to ten hours of sleep, putting students at risk of cognitive and psychological problems.

The influence academics like Al - Handal have among students and colleagues can be part of what puts them at risk, says Willcox.

A new summary of 12 years of research on North Carolina's pre-kindergarten program for at - risk 4 - year - olds shows that «dual - language learners» make the greatest academic progress in the program.

«I know personally dozens of academic scientists... who have unanswered questions about the risk issues,» said Doug Gurian - Sherman, a senior scientist in the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, in an interview after the Lynas speech.

As documented in Free to Think: Report of the Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, which tracked and analyzed attacks between January 2011 and May 2015, scholars and students may be persecuted for the content of their research or teaching or for exercising fundamental rights such as the freedom to express their opinions, whether on academic or unrelated Academic Freedom Monitoring Project, which tracked and analyzed attacks between January 2011 and May 2015, scholars and students may be persecuted for the content of their research or teaching or for exercising fundamental rights such as the freedom to express their opinions, whether on academic or unrelated academic or unrelated matters.

The risks are real, academic experts say, particularly for drugs such as blood thinners and anti-seizure medications that must be given at very specific doses.

«Substance abuse is the topic of high public interest, yet little attention is given to the experiences of college students with disabilities,» wrote the study authors Steven L. West et al. «Given that binge drinking is highly correlated with academic failure, drop - out, and an increased risk for various negative health conditions, such use by students with disabilities may place them at extreme risk for various negative outcomes.»

In choosing schools, at - risk students place less weight on academic indicators, and low performing students are more likely to attend a school with low average achievement.

Given the pressures of competition for academic positions, to follow Einstein's path is to risk the price that he paid: unemployment in spite of abundant talent and skill at the craft of theoretical physics.

The small study, based on a survey of 236 cardiologists and internal medicine physicians and trainees at a large tertiary academic medical center, found that although physicians rate nutrition to be as important as statins in terms of reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, only 13.5 percent agreed or strongly agreed that they were adequately trained to discuss nutrition with patients.

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.

The academics say the psychological model can be used to predict people who will exhibit suicidal behaviour — and once further developed could make a huge difference to creating effective assessment, support and treatment for people at risk of suicide.

While previous studies have shown that children and adolescents who self - harm are at a higher risk of suicide, the paper by academics from UCL and the University of Leeds, argues that the risks apply to a larger group of adolescents.

Children from low - income families are at substantial risk in terms of their social - emotional and academic skills at school entry, with fewer than half considered ready for school at age 5.

The researchers urge the education community to consider the role of afterschool classrooms and instructors in promoting supportive interactions and advancing academic outcomes for at - risk youth during this important transition to adolescence.

The therapies leave survivors at an increased risk for cognitive declines that reduce academic, social and work - related achievement.

Like other big pharma companies, Pfizer is partnering with academic institutions to share the risk of drug development and take advantage of academic scientists» broad base of knowledge, says Boston - based Anthony Coyle, vice president of the Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) at Pfizer.

Baker thinks this kind of information could ultimately help teachers and guidance counselors figure out not only which students are at risk of academic problems but also why they are at risk and what can be done to help them.

«Behavior issues in early elementary school have long - term implications, so early intervention is needed to support children at risk for academic problems,» said Sandee McClowry, the study's senior author and a professor of applied psychology at NYU Steinhardt.

The bad news is that those studies aren't conclusive, some chemicals may cause heightened risk, and — according to Allen Niemi, director of occupational safety and health services at Michigan Technological University in Houghton — very few U.S. academic institutions have policies to provide guidance.

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.

Although children with these conditions are at higher risk for reduced school performance and academic attainment, there are other problems that they can encounter as a result.

Milestone in cancer genetics: a common genetic variant conferring significant risk of a common cancer in the general population Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) along with academic colleagues in Iceland, the US and Sweden today report the discovery of a common genetic variant that predisposes to prostate cancer.

Reykjavik, ICELAND, 25 September 2011 — Scientists at deCODE Genetics and academic collaborators from Iceland, The Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the USA, the UK and Romania today report the discovery of a variant in the sequence of the human genome associated with risk of developing basal cell carcinoma of the skin (BCC), as well as prostate cancer and glioma, the most serious form of brain cancer.

Reykjavik, ICELAND, 6 March 2011 — Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, The Netherlands, Denmark, USA and Illumina, Inc., today report the discovery of single - letter variants (SNPs) in the sequence of the human genome associated with high risk of sick sinus syndrome (SSS).

Grijalva is targeting academics who have testified before Congress at the invitation of Republicans and have generally contested the scientific consensus around the reality of human - induced climate change or downplayed the risks.

May 7, 2006 Milestone in cancer genetics: a common genetic variant conferring significant risk of a common cancer in the general population Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) along with academic colleagues in Iceland, the US and Sweden today report the...

And David Brindley is founder and academic director of CASMI's Translational Stem Cell Consortium, senior healthcare translation research fellow in the medical sciences division's department of paediatrics at the University of Oxford, Cooksey - Saïd fellow in healthcare translation at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, honorary senior research associate at the University College London School of Pharmacy's Centre for Behavioral Medicine (London, UK), a research fellow in cell therapy commercialization at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (Cambridge, MA), and regenerative medicine regulation and risk management lead at the USCF - Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) in Stanford, CA.

Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) and academic colleagues from the United States today report the discovery of a common genetic variant that confers increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI), or heart attack.

Study is part of broad effort to make genetic risk factors discovered in one part of the world relevant to people of other continental ancestries Reykjavik, ICELAND, 7 October 2010 — In a study published today, scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues in...

Here at Penn Medicine and other academic medical centers, robotic surgery is already used in performing low - risk outpatient surgeries — but how did we get here, and what technology is ahead for care providers?

SNP on chromosome 7 is rare among Chinese but confers five-fold increase in risk; underscores importance of analyzing risk factors across continental ancestries Reykjavik, ICELAND, 13 September 2010 — Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland,...

Career Goals: I plan to pursue an academic medical career in infectious diseases and international health; my passion lies with working with people from developing countries at risk for neglected tropical diseases.

Reykjavik, ICELAND, 9 October 2011 — Scientists at deCODE Genetics and academic collaborators from Iceland, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and the USA today report the discovery of low frequency variants in the human genome that associate with risk of gout, a common...