Sentences with phrase «focused research at»

Senator Arlen Specter (R - PA) homed in on these disparities and the difference between NCI's and IOM's estimates of minority - focused research at a hearing he chaired on 21 January, the day after the report's release.

Not exact matches

Franklin, then just shy of her 32nd birthday and working as a research chemist at King's College in London, had to rush off to a meeting at the Royal Society and so didn't wait around for the full image to come into focus.

According to Mary Leigh Bliss, trends editor at YPulse, a youth - focused market research firm, «Teens are now passing technology down to their parents, not the other way around.»

Meanwhile, scientists at Cornell University are at work on prototypes for a 3D printed ear, and at Mount Sinai Hospital, research is focused on bioprinting trachea, more commonly known as windpipes.

While accelerator programs have long offered this perk to startups, usually in exchange for equity, entrepreneurs are finding other types of free space available, says Steve King, partner at Emergent Research, a consulting firm focused on small business in Lafayette, Calif..

«Just look when you go into a phone store,» says Iain Gillott, president at iGR, a market research firm that focuses on the wireless and mobile industry.

Apple would have done better to focus on China's regional trends rather than develop the payment service for a global market, says Kitty Fok, managing director of the China group at the market research firm International Data Corporation.

Dr. Victoria Keener, a research fellow at the East - West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, whose research focuses on the impact of climate change in Pacific Island communities, expressed similar sentiments.

The event, called Catalyst Canada Honours, is run by Catalyst — a nonprofit organization that is focused on expanding opportunities for women in business — and the group has been researching woman at work since its inception in 1962.

While a hungry child is less likely to be able to focus, most of the research looks at kids who are part of school breakfast programs, which means the majority of those kids come from underprivileged backgrounds and may not be getting enough to eat in general.

«There hasn't been such a wide open field since Goldwater ran against Rockefeller,» Bill Whalen, a research fellow specializing in California and national politics at the Hoover Institution, said in earlier interview with Inc. «Even then it was a fairly focused race, now there is not one solid frontrunner.»

Francis O'Sullivan, research director at the MIT Energy Initiative, predicts that following the eclipse, there will be an «increased focus on ensuring that we have backup that's more flexible.»

For up and coming WhistlePig brand ambassadors, a day at the Vermont headquarters involves everything from feeding pigs on the farm to repairing farm houses to researching whiskey laws in the state where they will focus on once they leave the farm.

Increased corporate spending on programs to improve employee focus has helped boost an industry that research firm IBISWorld values at $ 1.1 billion in the U.S. App - based training is bringing the practice to an even broader audience.

The charges took specific aim at the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a notorious Russian «troll factory» which focused on sowing political discord during the 2016 election by using internet bots to spread fake news and pro-Donald Trump propaganda on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms.

John Kirton, co-director of the G - 20 Research Group at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, called the summit a «very solid success,» pointing to broad agreement on the agenda, much of it focusing on less controversial issues such as women's empowerment and promoting digitalization.

She was previously a Research Intern at the Michael Cohen Group in Soho with a focus on child development, education, and digital media.

The greater focus on executive pay means investors also care more about board pay, said Pat McGurn, head of strategic research and analysis at corporate governance firm ISS.

Research by the University of Southern California, which explores what happens when our brains are at rest, reveals that when our minds wander they engage in a form of neural processing «that is relatively suppressed when attention is focused on the outside world.»

[D] espite our research being focused on the work aspects of co-working, the social and learning sides of co-working came out loud and clear,» Steve King, a partner at Emergent Research, wrote of the research being focused on the work aspects of co-working, the social and learning sides of co-working came out loud and clear,» Steve King, a partner at Emergent Research, wrote of the Research, wrote of the results.

My colleagues at the McKinsey Global Institute, our firm's business and economics research arm, have analyzed previous downturns and found that when individuals and governments focus on paying down debt, these efforts curb economic growth for three to five years.

«For some time, the Internet has been aggregating people in communities,» says Chris Musto, director of financial services and an analyst at Gomez Advisors Inc., a research firm in Lincoln, Mass., that focuses on Internet commerce.

«It's also part of a civic duty,» said Joo Yu - min, an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy whose research focuses on mega-events in Asian cities.

«When we first started Wrappup, our vision was to put back the focus on conversations itself, and let AI do the hard work,» added Ayush Chordia, co-founder and CTO, Wrappup, who will now be Director of Engineering and Applied Research at Voicera.

Leaning toward the IARC position is Andrew Chan, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School whose research focuses on colorectal cancer prevention.

When young adults do ask parents for their two cents on saving, they often do so with a heavy dose of skepticism, says Lisa Szykman, associate professor at William & Mary School of Business, who has run focus - group research exploring young adults» personal finance behavior.

Theralase has been conducting its research in Toronto at Princess Margaret Hospital, and says its current focus is on finding a better method for treating bladder cancer.

«The great majority of U.S. - educated professionals from places like India and China remained in this country to work at research labs, universities, and private companies,» reads a new report from the entrepreneurship - focused Kauffman Foundation, The Grass Is Indeed Greener in India and China.

Ben Rabidoux is is an analyst at M Hanson Advisors, a market research firm, where he focuses on Canadian mortgage and credit trends and their implications for the broader economy.

Maxwell Gold is director of investment strategy and research at ETF Securities, an issuer focused on commodity and currency exchange - traded funds, including the ETFS Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K - 1 Free ETF (BCI).

A former financial analyst at BNP Paribas, in 2002, Louis launched Gavekal Research, a leading research firm based in Hong Kong that focuses on developing original investible ideas based on globalResearch, a leading research firm based in Hong Kong that focuses on developing original investible ideas based on globalresearch firm based in Hong Kong that focuses on developing original investible ideas based on global trends.

Research from the study proved that focusing on phosphate controls as opposed to nitrogen will end algal blooms at far less cost.

Prior to joining City Capital, David was an Investment Banking Analyst at BB&T Capital Markets in the Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Group focusing on providing financial and strategic analysis, valuation, industry research, due diligence and preparation of comprehensive client marketing materials.

These include: C$ 4.5 billion to support research, training, and infrastructure at universities and colleges; a Strategic Innovation Fund that will provide C$ 1.26 billion for business innovation in the aerospace and automotive sector; a Connect to Innovate Program that will invest C$ 500 million to bring high - speed Internet to remote and rural communities by 2021; and, C$ 70 million over six years to support agriculture innovation with a focus on climate change, and soil and water conservation.

Andrew's primary responsibility at RA Capital is to evaluate public and private investments in companies developing drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, and research tools, with a focus on new company formation.

«The big problem in the Italian system is that they acted very late,» said Silvia Merler, an affiliate fellow at Bruegel, a European research firm that focuses on economic issues.

And while most minimum wage research focuses on teenagers, this study looks at the influence raising the minimum wage has many other populations.

Jibek Baihodjoeva is a principal in Strategic Africa Partners consulting and research with a focus on strategic change and research both at an enterprise level and for the consumer experience.

Prior to Cota, Shubhra was Associate Director of Commercial Strategy and Corporate Development at Natera where she focused on biopharma partnerships, acquisitions, market research and competitive positioning.

Customer research, focus groups, surveys, and interviews are all great ways to dig deeper with your customers and find out what matters to them, what keeps them awake at night and what they're looking for.

Dr. Piwowar was an assistant professor of finance at Iowa State University where he focused his research on market microstructure and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in corporate finance and investments.

Now I can divert my attention elsewhere lol I have my eyes peeled for the next and I'm finding it utterly difficult to focus at work while I research stocks / companies!

Instead of focusing on raising awareness for prospects at the beginning of the sales cycles, integrated digital marketing helps you connect with prospects in the research phase — decision makers who are much closer to converting to qualified leads.

Some entrepreneurs arrive at a final decision by going with their gut or by doing consumer research or testing with focus groups to see how the names are perceived.

Before entering the venture capital business, Bill spent four years on Wall Street as a top - ranked research analyst, including three years at CS First Boston focusing on personal computer hardware and software.

Hannah Fingerhut is a research analyst focusing on U.S. politics and policy at Pew Researchresearch analyst focusing on U.S. politics and policy at Pew ResearchResearch Center.

«We were interested in whether the foundational finding that got this research focus going was firm,» says Michael McCullough at the University of Miami, who was involved in the work.

«Investors continue to focus on revenue growth and market share gains as the primary criteria when evaluating vendors,» said John Rizzuto, research vice president and Invest analyst at Gartner.

«The idea of focusing on investment - grade assets is clever as it avoids the Greek issue, which could allow them to announce the full details of the program in January,» said Nick Kounis, head of macro research at ABN Amro Bank NV in Amsterdam.

Glass Lewis also develops independent investment research focused on identifying unrecognized business and financial risks at public companies.