Sentences with phrase «few academic groups»

Rather than competing with the largest pharma companies in the world, she'd be competing with only a few academic groups.

Not exact matches

Over the past few years, however, many universities have been working aggressively to build a bridge between these disparate groups in an effort to turn academic research into profitable companies.

That was the Niger delta a few years ago, where, according to Nigerian academics, writers and environment groups, oil companies have acted with such impunity and recklessness that much of the region has been devastated by leaks.

It is true the Fair Access to University Group (FAUG) of Tory MPs made the headlines with their report predicting «Armageddon» upon Ebdon's appointment, but very few Tory politicians with ministerial seats would be in favour of fetishising students» academic attainment independently of the context where it was achieved.

Still, only a few companies and academic groups are addressing this unmet need.

Students who were able to identify and reappraise their own feelings of boredom had fewer bored episodes and higher academic achievement, according to the research of Ulrike Nett's group in Germany.

Despite the great variation among student groups — demographic, academic, and otherwise — few studies have examined the extent to which teachers are more effective with one group of students than with another.

Arts Academy Charter School founder Tom Lubben said the group, joined by a few academy board members, on Saturday crafted a sample schedule that carefully integrates arts with academics.

The researchers looked at a group of borderline kids, the last few eighth - graders who made the cut - off to go to an elite school and the first few who didn't; that meant there was little if any academic difference between them when they started their freshman year.

Few differences existed across groups in 9th grade, but by the end of 10th grade, students» test scores, academic grade point averages, and progress to graduation tended to be better for the students in programs of study (i.e., treatment students) than for control / comparison students.

The U.S. - based blog Free Government Information was launched a few years ago by a group of academic librarians who wanted to raise public awareness of the importance of better access to all forms of government information.

If you can, you should also include a few bullet points listing your academic achievements (e.g., school or class captaincies, awards you've won, or groups you've been part of).

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.