Sentences with phrase «establish science programs»

He also collaborates with Science for Monks, a group of educators and monastics working to establish science programs in Tibetan Monasteries throughout India.

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In addition to SFU's new program, Carleton University has established a collaborative master's program in data science and others, like Ryerson University and the University of Toronto, have launched certificate programs for managers and executives.

The letter urges five overall guiding principles and 10 best practices in order to get more women into the field generally and leadership positions, including: getting executives and boards to make gender diversity a priority; establishing mentorship programs that connect women with life sciences executives; and doing a better job tracking where female talent goes within biopharma firms, among other suggestions.

For example, the land - grant universities that were established to promote agriculture quickly left farmers behind, and even as they advanced research programs in the service of science and technology they contributed to the demise of farming as a way of life.

This group is specifically advocating for HR 1324 and S. 934: «Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009,» which amends the Child Nutrition Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish science - based nutrition standards for foods served in schools other than foods served under the school lunch or breakfast programs.

One of Rep. Chris Collins» first major legislative efforts took a big step forward, as the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved his bill establishing a grant program that aims to fund innovations being created at the nation's universities, research institutes and laboratories.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: The Community Science Institute in Ithaca, the Finger Lakes Institute in Geneva and the Project Watershed program in Syracuse gathered in an attempt to establish better communication between the groups as they monitor the qualities of streams in their respective regions.

AAAS established the program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) in 1995 to facilitate communication between scientific and religious communities.

At PPPL, Holt helped establish the lab's nationally renowned science education program.

Working for a government agency like NSF, Olsen says, gives you the chance to influence science: establishing activities and / or programs to support emerging new areas or underrepresented groups.

One day, while running errands in his pickup truck, he received a call from Parker, who had just established an undergraduate research program in his lab through the U.S. National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

That lesson is not lost on the wider planetary science community, which sees the program as crucial for establishing both winners and losers in the high - stakes game of interplanetary exploration.

The awards program was established in 1945 by the Westinghouse Educational Foundation through the initiative of Robert D. Potter, the president of the National Association of Science Writers.

In 1995, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) established a Program of Dialogue Between Science and Religion (renamed in 1999 as the Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion) in order to improve communication and understanding between the two fields.

NAMSS - Recruiting Minorities for STEM Careers by E. Francisco, 17 June 2005 Established in 1990 at Oregon State University, the Native Americans in Marine and Space Sciences (NAMSS) program recruits more Native Americans and other minorities into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.

In addition, the Committee may (i) recommend to the Council appropriate changes in the Constitution and Bylaws; (ii) establish, charge, and, when appropriate, terminate committees to report to the Council on any aspect of Association policy or program or on other matters affecting the advancement of science; (iii) recommend to the Council that it establish and, when appropriate, terminate such committees.

Soon, the approximately 130 PSM programs will likely be joined by dozens more, as the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) prepares to issue an announcement — expected later this month — of grants for establishing PSM programs with federal stimulus funds.

The support comes in various sizes and shapes: campus competitions to solicit commercially viable ideas, universities establishing their own venture capital funds and «incubators» to nurture startup companies, and programs such as the Innovation Corps at the National Science Foundation.

Next year, the mathematics division will begin a $ 2 million program to make the undergraduate math curriculum an entry point rather than a bottleneck for science majors, whereas the physics division is planning a $ 1 million effort to help established scientists move into new fields.

«This project is the kind of cutting - edge science we envisioned when we established the CounterACT program.»

As the first university to be established in Ontario in 40 years, UOIT has much to prove — especially with the multidisciplinary approach of its science programs, which has probably raised eyebrows and ruffled some feathers in the academic community, Smith says.

In 1980, when Congress initiated the Science and Equal Opportunities Act, CEOSE was established to advise NSF on policies and programs that would encourage the participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, and matheScience and Equal Opportunities Act, CEOSE was established to advise NSF on policies and programs that would encourage the participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, and mathescience, technology, and mathematics.

Established in 1990 with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Timbuktu Academy is an award - winning mentoring program for underrepresented minorities in STEM fields.

Penn State has developed a number of mechanisms for achieving these aims, such as establishing an undergraduate minor — Science, Society, and the Environment in Africa — and creating a new graduate program, Sustainable Georesource Management, which incorporates an Africa - based internship.

The Trust — named after the first female physics professor in the United Kingdom, who in 1986 established a pilot program upon which today's fellowship is modeled — has so far helped 298 researchers return to science after a career break of two or more years due to personal circumstances.

The National Science Foundation established the Science and Technology Centers Program in 1987.

(Sec. 4004) Requires the NSF Director to establish a clearinghouse, in collaboration with four - year institutions of higher education, industries, and federal agencies that employ science - trained personnel, to share program elements used in successful professional science master's degree programs and other advanced degree programs related to science, mathematics, technology, and engineering.

New programs, including the Keck Visiting Scholars Program (KVSP) and the Keck Science Collaborative (KSC), were established this year to offer more scientific opportunities at the observatory for in ‐ house research and teaching.

He helped develop promotion and tenure policies for the College of Science and was instrumental in establishing a joint position between the colleges of science and education to create science education prScience and was instrumental in establishing a joint position between the colleges of science and education to create science education prscience and education to create science education prscience education programs.

Established in 2008, the Community Gift Program provides a total of $ 100,000 in awards to support nonprofit organizations addressing STEM (science, technology, engineering and...

In 1996, Charu co-founded Nature Conservation Foundation, an influential NGO promoting science - based and socially - responsible wildlife conservation in India, and established the organization's High Altitudes program.

As to the participation of New Member countries in the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), a general consensus has been established in Item 4 of Article 4 of the Statutes of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO), as follows: «On the basis of the principle that the opportunity to become a Management Supporting Party (MSP) be open to all interested countries, the Board of Trustees (BOT) decides on the acceptance of new Management Supporting Parties after considering such factors as: 1) the country's scientific capacity in basic research in the research areas of the Program; and 2) the degree of support for the Program.»

The CEER program, established in 2004, is designed to bring together experts in wide - ranging fields - bioethics, law, behavioral and social sciences, epidemiology, public health, public policy, genomics and clinical research - to study the potential societal implications of genomic information and research.

Established in 2008, the Community Gift Program provides a total of $ 100,000 in awards to support nonprofit organizations addressing STEM (science,...

«By working so closely with the University of Chicago's well - established adult cancer treatment programs, we can fast track the access children have to new agents,» said Susan Cohn, MD, director of the program and section chief of clinical sciences at the University of Chicago Institute for Molecular Pediatric Sciences.

Our research director, Esther Sternberg, MD, is working to establish collaborative, multidisciplinary translational research program that is exploring the science of the mind - body connection from varying perspectives and then translating those findings into IM practice.

In 2007 the Informed - Choice program was established by HFL Sports Science, one of the world's leading independent third party doping control laboratories that has been undertaking drug testing for sports since 1963.

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ASHTANGA VINYASA & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM http://mythirdeye.info/main/events-2018 (july)- vinyasa-yoga-TT.html This Canadian Yoga Alliance accredited course in Montreal is designed for all passionate students wanting to explore and expand a personal yoga practice, learn about the healing power of the science itself and establish practical tools for sharing and teaching yoga professionally.

Over the course of 27 years at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Kurt Fischer established an internationally known research program that explored how neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychology illuminate cognitive and emotional development and learning throughout our lives.

Each summer, educators interested in starting a similar program in their communities are invited to come and learn how to establish and run a successful science and technology program for girls.

Among other accomplishments, Graham established the Midcareer Math and Science Program which became a national model for meeting the country's need for talented math and science teScience Program which became a national model for meeting the country's need for talented math and science tescience teachers.

The Fairfax County Computer Clubhouses are modeled after a flagship program established in 1993 by Boston's Museum of Science in collaboration with the MIT Media Laboratory, and with support from the Intel Corporation.

Nevertheless, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has established a teacher - retraining program in math and science, and interest in the program has far exceeded the available openings, according to Gerard Indelicato, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis's special assistant for education.

Students using vouchers to attend established private schools in Cleveland are slightly outperforming their public school counterparts in language skills and science, and doing about the same in reading, math, and social studies, according to the latest independent evaluation of the program.

The Midcareer Math and Science Program is established, anticipating the national need for talented math and science educators and becoming a model for more than 50 similar programs around the cScience Program is established, anticipating the national need for talented math and science educators and becoming a model for more than 50 similar programs around the cscience educators and becoming a model for more than 50 similar programs around the country.

Foundation, Fresno established a teacher residency program that last year produced its first cohort of 25 teachers with credentials in science and math.

PISA, the Program for International Student Assessment, is an internationally standardized assessment of student performance in mathematics, science, and reading established by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

In San Francisco, which has a well - established residency program recruiting math, science and elementary bilingual teachers, 97 percent of graduates are still in teaching, and 80 percent have remained in the district for at least five years.

Interactive mathematics computer programs such as the Geometer's Sketchpad (Jackiw, 1995) and RoboLab (Lego Group, Tufts University, and National Instruments Corporation, 1998) can be used in the middle grades to establish connections between mathematics and science.

She has helped establish programs in her schools including Girls on the Run, Global Cardboard Challenge, Science Olympiad, and the STEM Carnival.