Sentences with phrase «diversity efforts at»

You can read more about NIMBioS diversity efforts at http://www.nimbios.org/education/diversity.

«Employee engagement and diversity efforts at Aflac are unlike any I have seen at other companies.

«Inclusivity is a core value of our brand,» Chase, a Twitch spokesman who goes by one name, said of the diversity effort at the convention.

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If you're serious about diversity at your company, the recent efforts by Intel show what a path to greater diversity and inclusiveness might actually look like.

In Canada, the report notes, unlike in the U.S., there have been strong efforts to emphasize diversity at the highest levels of government and society, most notably that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who appointed 15 men and 15 women to cabinet positions.

For now, James says she is excited that the efforts are finally getting a voice — even if it is at CES (normally a launchpad for high - end refrigerators and new smartwatches, not for initiatives that hope to improve the lack of diversity in tech).

In fact, she said, she'd had a similar experience at Google, despite its very public efforts toward racial diversity and gender equity.

Hearst Magazines is acquiring a minority stake in Gear Patrol, a digital and print publication aimed at product enthusiasts, to help the company branch out into more e-commerce efforts to diversity revenue.

But since Fowler's accusations of sexism at the company, the ride - hail player has made a more public effort to be more transparent and increase diversity, including donating a $ 1.2 million grant to Girls Who Code — although that move was not without controversy.

A reaction in the dominant community is already setting in against accepting diversity and in favor of making new efforts at assimilating all into the dominant culture.

Sarah Bettman is a Talent Development Manager, heading Diversity and Inclusion efforts at Constellation Brands.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

Also at 11 a.m., the Rev. Al Sharpton joins Charter Communications and others to sign a memorandum of understanding to guide efforts to promote diversity and inclusion following the close of Charter's pending transactions with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, Sheraton New York Times Square, 811 Seventh Ave., Manhattan.

«Diversity Plaza is a result of tremendous community effort, from the intensive transportation planning sessions that developed it, to the efforts of the local merchants and civic groups that are now sustaining it,» said Andy Wiley - Schwartz, an assistant commissioner at the DOT.

He said Trump will try to divide the Democrats to force through a draconian anti-immigration reform plan that includes funding for a wall at the Mexican border, an end to a diversity visa lottery that brings in people from around the world and a curtailing of family reunification efforts, which Trump calls «chain migration.»

«As a national model, we must maintain our upward momentum to end gender and racial inequality through public policy that celebrates our diversity,» Council Member Cumbo said at the rally, pointing to other city and state efforts like the municipal identification card program and a higher minimum wage.

«A lack of diversity at the faculty level is an enormous problem in biomedical science, so I applaud HHMI's efforts to support junior scientists from underrepresented backgrounds,» writes Jessica Polka, president of the Future of Research board of directors, in an email to Science Careers.

Efforts to develop a long - range diversity plan at AGU have been motivated both by a desire to recruit the best minds to the enterprise and by several glaring statistics * concerning the future health of the scientific workforce:

«The unique species composition, high diversity and relatively intact forest structure underscore the importance of strengthening ongoing and future conservation measures at Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary, as a key element of wider conservation efforts in southern Thailand,» adds Dr. Strijk.

«The work discussed at today's press conference is emblematic of the many ways in which satellite remote sensing supports our efforts at natural resource management and wildlife conservation,» said Woody Turner, program scientist for NASA's Biological Diversity Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

AAAS has had a long history of supporting more diversity in science - related fields and has noted the setbacks that can occur when courts, state lawmakers, or regulators try to scale back efforts at more inclusive admissions policies.

The high court had just ruled that race is a legitimate factor in admissions policies aimed at fostering campus diversity (Science, 27 June, p. 2012), a stance that many took as a vote of confidence in their efforts, too.

«Although it is clear that efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion are increasing, it is not clear whether minority faculty development programs are effective in general at enhancing the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority faculty.»

Bienenstock led a campaign with Stanford's faculty senate and university trustees to eliminate a legal limit on the number of women students at the university, as part of efforts to promote diversity in the STEM workforce and other areas of public and professional life.

«This study is an important step towards developing precision medicine for at - risk and understudied minority populations,» Burchard said, «But the current lack of genomic data from these populations highlights the urgent need for a dedicated national effort to prioritize diversity in research.»

Shannon Noonan, MS, is the program manager for diversity, outreach, and mentoring efforts at the Gladstone Institutes.

The meeting will be hosted by the Sellers Exoplanet Environments Collaboration, a multi-disciplinary effort to study the broad diversity of exoplanet atmospheres and climate, using the wide range of scientific and technical resources available at Goddard.

The opportunities Tamir has found in the United States have included experience at the bench in a number of different labs and a variety of outreach efforts intended to promote diversity in the sciences.

A documentary about the University of California at Berkeley and the administrative efforts to maintain its academic excellence, public role and student - body diversity in the face of drastic budget cuts.

We asked Domonic Rollins, who leads diversity and inclusion efforts at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to offer insight and strategies.

On balance, however, she tends toward the view that no - excuses schools will turn out to have stronger impact on kids» life prospects than efforts at forced diversity via economic integration.

A second reason is that diversity and inclusion efforts, at times, need a place to live.

By coincidence, as the news of the program's discontinuation broke, proponents of school diversity, including King, were gathering at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for a strategic - planning conference on school - diversity efforts.

The series is hosted by Domonic Rollins, who leads diversity and inclusion efforts at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

I'm so sorry that we won't be able to pursue our global education projects...» Another educator and friend wrote to me, «Our school will be focusing on diversity, inclusion, and anti-bullying efforts; at this time it's just too much for us to consider global education.»

18 He disparaged African Americans.19 At his rallies, he encouraged violence.20 In short, the nation needs an effort to bring its citizens closer together, and public schools are a critical space for teaching and embracing this nation's diversity.

The institute will unite a group of national leaders at colleges and universities across the United States to spotlight and explore innovative efforts for addressing racial / ethnic teacher diversity across five key areas: recruitment and retention, teacher preparation, mentorship, induction and professional development, and advocacy.

When I was at the Department helping to craft this grant, we took the necessary time and energy to meet with districts who wanted and needed federal support to pursue diversity strategies in their schools as part of their effort to close the achievement gap and uplift ALL students.

Well I particularly like the effort at inclusion of the neighborhood and a priority on diversity.

The event was part of «Fulfilling the Promise of Diversity,» a yearlong effort at GSE to conduct discussions about dDiversity,» a yearlong effort at GSE to conduct discussions about diversitydiversity.

This study from the Century Foundation is a two - part study, including «background on how universal pre-K programs fit into the national landscape of early childhood policy, outlines the main features of New York City's current UPK expansion efforts, and draws lessons for other cities and states interested in expanding their programs,» and «an in - depth look at the issue of preschool classroom diversity in UPK, highlighting the opportunities and obstacles for integration embedded in current policies and recommending policy changes to address this issue in New York City and beyond.»

The Vice president of sales has blamed declining comic - book sales on the studio's efforts to increase diversity and female characters, saying that readers «were turning their noses up» at... [Read more...]

The Vice president of sales has blamed declining comic - book sales on the studio's efforts to increase diversity and female characters, saying that readers «were turning their noses up» at diversity and «didn't want female characters out there».

Habitat Restoration at Creekside Marsh - Hosted by Marin County Parks and One Tam May 19, 2018 9 am - Noon Location: Mount Tamalpais Come join this community - based effort to install a diversity of native plants and improve animal habitat at a site once dominated by weeds!

These have been, and continue to be, big issues in the game development industry and Rami has been ceaseless in his efforts, including organizing the # 1ReasonToBe diversity panel at GDC each year.

No matter how much effort toward diversity is made at art institutions, the structures that protect whiteness remain more or less intact.

Nsombi B. Ricketts, an accomplished diversity leader with significant higher education experience advancing inclusion efforts on college campuses and beyond, has been selected as Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Pratt Idiversity leader with significant higher education experience advancing inclusion efforts on college campuses and beyond, has been selected as Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Pratt IDiversity, Equity and Inclusion at Pratt Institute.

At that time, AICAD will report on its own, consortium - wide effort to define and establish bold new approaches to enhancing student, faculty, and staff diversity on its many campusses.

Ted Loos, in his article «Speed Museum Turns to a Spreadsheet to Increase Diversity», looks at the Speed Museum's efforts to diversify its board, quoting AAMD President Johnetta Cole who applauds this move.

It serves women at all stages of their careers, with a special effort to increase diversity in the arts professions.