Sentences with phrase «focus on science policy»

Drawn to the meeting's focus on science policy, attendees are learning how to bolster the scientific integrity policies of their respective institutions, to clearly outline the real life impacts of their research and to challenge public policy shifts that blunt scientific communication and hamper international talent exchanges.

He also created a widely read blog Data Hound, focused on science policy.

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Founded in 1908, GMA has a primary focus on product safety, science - based public policies and industry initiatives that seek to empower people with the tools and information they need to make informed choices and lead healthier lives.

And, we kept our focus on how we can continue moving forward with smart, science - based nutrition policies.

In India — where the Maggi Noodles controversy continues to rage — and the law forbids promotion of any products for babies under 2 years, Nestlé is boasting about its new Maternity Protection Policy, describing its Start Healthy Stay Healthy campaign as «a science - based educational initiative by Nestlé which, in partnership with doctors, focuses on the lifelong impact of breastfeeding and the first 1,000 days of life.»

Commenting on the plans, Paul Davies, Head of Policy at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) said: «While it's great to see a big focus on science subjects in the new EBacc, we are concerned that the plans to narrowly prescribe the curriculum in this way will effectively drive subjects like design & technology (D&T), as well as creative and artistic subjects, from the curriculum.

The broad sector policy thrust for Education is Sustainable and Efficient Management of Education Service Delivery with focus on teacher development and accountability; improved Quality of Teaching and Learning at all Levels, inclusive and Equitable Access at all Levels, skills Development and Training for Employability through Quality TVET and strengthened Mathematics, Science, ICT and Technology Education.

He earned a masters degree in public policy with a focus on science and technology policy at George Mason University, and a B.A. in journalism from Ithaca College.

Known as Betty, her contributions to public health policy came during her tenure from 1992 to 1998 as president of the William T. Grant Foundation, a social science research nonprofit focused on inequality and improving the lives of young people, and through her earlier work in 1977 as the director of studies of the President's Commission on Mental Health during the administration of President Jimmy Carter.

Christopher Scott is an interdisciplinary scholar and practitioner whose work focuses on water security, river - basin resilience, groundwater depletion, the water - energy - food nexus, water reuse, transboundary adaptive management, climate resilience and science - policy dialogues.

Strategies are presented to accomplish this by expanding the availability of and access to immersive science - policy connection mechanisms, and through foci on communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration.

focused public attention on important potential impacts of science and technology on society by their responsible participation in public policy debates; or

Ruth Müller, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Research Policy Institute at Lund University in Sweden, who focused her Ph.D. on studying how the academic landscape influences the working practices of postdocs in the life sciences, notes that while the study acknowledges the diversity of the European system, it uses just one European country — Germany — in its quantitative survey.

DoSER's advisory committee requested that the project contain a particular focus on evangelicals, «who are typically very interested in national policy and in science and technology, but are significantly underrepresented in the sciences themselves,» Wiseman noted.

The UK has been active in the policy arena throughout the 1990s, with initiatives that have focused both on equality of opportunity in academia and on improving the situation of women in science.

In the first instalment of Samuel Snyder's two article spread in Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, focuses on the background of the hotly debated Pebble Mine issue.

In particular, he will focus on advancing precision medicine; delivering data products that integrate and usefully present information from multiple sources; and, ensuring that privacy and ethical concerns are taken into account in data science policy.

To harness the energy already generated by the March for Science, «clear, science - based messages must be presented repeatedly to both those making policy and to the broader public, and these messages should focus on the value of scientific knowledge that results from well - funded research,» added Science, «clear, science - based messages must be presented repeatedly to both those making policy and to the broader public, and these messages should focus on the value of scientific knowledge that results from well - funded research,» added science - based messages must be presented repeatedly to both those making policy and to the broader public, and these messages should focus on the value of scientific knowledge that results from well - funded research,» added Rovito.

This year's theme — Serving Society Through Science Policy — focused on how to inform policies with the best available scientific evidence.

In line with the government's recent policy on research, the money is focused on applied science.

He went to NIMH from the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he held a variety of senior positions, focusing on basic research in the biological, behavioral and social sciences, science policy and science eduScience Foundation (NSF), where he held a variety of senior positions, focusing on basic research in the biological, behavioral and social sciences, science policy and science eduscience policy and science eduscience education.

But these days, more institutions are focusing specifically on science policy, especially at the master's degree level (see sidebar).

Last week, Varmus took part in a forum, put together by something called the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, focusing on policies to advance science and technology.

Britain has a long - standing policy of avoiding any programs of the European Space Agency that involve human spaceflight, focusing its efforts on robotic science missions, earth observation, and the commercial exploitation of space.

The journal also focuses on emerging professional issues, the role of education, evolving theories of post-modern humans and their environment, land use policy, the science of collaboration and more.

But as he prepares to assume the presidency of AAAS, William Press sees some positive aspects: bipartisan agreement on key U.S. science policy goals, a renewed national focus on...

Thompson, Yao, and German ecologist Volker Mosbrugger are co-chairing a Third Pole Environment Program to focus on basic science and policy - relevant issues.

Take Ray Arnaudo, a retired civil servant who has over thirty years» experience with the State Department in science policy affairs where he focused on ocean and polar policy.

This event focused on the effect on brain and behavior of video games, which are played by 155 million Americans at least three times a week, according to Deborah Runkle, senior program associate with the AAAS Center of Science, Policy and Society.

As the fifth John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, Josh focused his energies on building bridges between the astronomical science and policy communities through writing, speaking, and member - focused proPolicy Fellow, Josh focused his energies on building bridges between the astronomical science and policy communities through writing, speaking, and member - focused propolicy communities through writing, speaking, and member - focused programs.

Lunch Table Discussions and Conversations with Experts is an open networking event that is focused on all aspects of stem cells and regenerative medicine, including science, business, policy, ethics, education, advocacy and commercialization strategies.

In a letter this morning addressed to Reps. Doc Hastings and Ed Markey, the Committee chairman and ranking member, Grijalva urges the Committee to determine whether Indur Goklany, the DOI Assistant Director of Programs, Science and Technology Policy, received money he was promised by the Heartland Institute for writing a chapter in a book focused on climate policy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other iPolicy, received money he was promised by the Heartland Institute for writing a chapter in a book focused on climate policy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other ipolicy in apparent violation of federal rules, among other issues.

He is involved in projects focused on understanding the role of genomics in health disparities, identifying the societal implications of genomics, and analyzing the health care and science policies relevant to these issues.

John P. Holdren, Science Advisor to President Barack Obama and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, will give one of two keynote speeches at the inaugural forum, which will convene in Oslo, Norway this fall and focus on the topic: «International Cooperation in the Advancement of Science.»

Michael's research focuses on the natural science and policy aspects of climate change and its impacts, especially sea level rise and its causes and consequences.

But while bioterror is being addressed in mainstream science, policy recommendations focused on DIYbio are rarely the subject of serious consideration.

His current work as an AAAS S&T Policy fellow at the National Institute of Justice has focused on strategic planning and developing effective science communitcation strategies.

Before he was appointed to the White House position, Holdren was a professor at Harvard in both the Kennedy School of Government and the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, as well as director of the nonprofit Woods Hole Research Center, which focuses on climate change science and policy.

Unlike other sustainability institutes, we are not addressing policy, education, or economics; we really focus on the seminal science advances and technology developments that can enable the new component energy technology for the future.

She worked briefly at the National Academies of Science as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow where she worked on supporting scholars in engineers, particularly focused on issues of minorities not traditional represented in engineering fields.

The website focuses on public policy and economics but also includes articles on science.

Director Steven Soderbergh's big - budget thriller about the global spread of a mysterious illness stumbles by focusing too much on public policy and science and to little on the human drama as civilians and government officials race to stop the deadly outbreak.

As a developmental psychologist trained in child development, prevention science, and social policy, Jones» research focuses on social and emotional learning (SEL) in childhood and adolescence and on creating and testing innovative intervention models and strategies designed to foster competencies that help children become successful.

The government's recent education policy has focused heavily on the Ebacc, a performance measure that requires pupils to study english, mathematics, history or geography, the sciences and a language.

A few major areas I hope will receive attention during reauthorization are college / workplace readiness, including the promotion of more rigorous standards; greater accountability at the secondary level; more sophisticated policy and greater accountability for improving teacher effectiveness, particularly at the late elementary and secondary levels; a broadening of attention to math and science as well as to history; and refinements in AYP to focus greater attention and improvement on the persistently failing schools by offering real choices to parents of students stuck in such schools.

Furthermore, Arkansas has developed a statewide strategic plan focused on computer science education, and became the first state to meet all nine of Code.org Policy Ideas and all 10 priorities listed in the BNY State of the States Report.

To give you a taste of what is coming in Part 2, the arguments can be summarized as: 1) Education does not lend itself to a single «best» approach, so the Gates effort to use science to discover best practices is unable to yield much productive fruit; 2) As a result, the Gates folks have mostly been falsely invoking science to advance practices and policies they prefer for which they have no scientific support; 3) Attempting to impose particular practices on the nation's education system is generating more political resistance than even the Gates Foundation can overcome, despite their focus on political influence and their devotion of significant resources to that effort; 4) The scale of the political effort required by the Gates strategy of imposing «best» practices is forcing Gates to expand its staffing to levels where it is being paralyzed by its own administrative bloat; and 5) The false invocation of science as a political tool to advance policies and practices not actually supported by scientific evidence is producing intellectual corruption among the staff and researchers associated with Gates, which will undermine their long - term credibility and influence.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

In response to the negative impact on English Learners from over 10 years of «drill and kill», narrowly focused reading and math curricula and limited access to social science, science and the arts, Californians Together has issued a policy brief to delineate research - based teaching practices with policy recommendations for accelerating the language development and academic growth of English Learners.

David is currently a researcher for Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago where his work focuses on the use of organizational assessment to apply principles from safety science to inform and design child welfare policy and practice improvement initiatives.