Sentences with phrase «fund military research»

The longstanding practice was designed to fund military research with commercial potential or allow institutions to build new research infrastructure with funding they had won from the European Commission but would only get on completion of the project, Andradas explains.

In science news around the world, the European Commission proposes that the European Union consider funding military research, more investigations at Japanese universities cast doubts on claims for a leading hypertension drug, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials plan a culling of barred owls in the Pacific Northwest in hopes of saving the endangered northern spotted owl, and more.

BRUSSELS — The European Union should consider funding military research, the European Commission says in an action plan aimed at bolstering the bloc's defense industry.

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Most of them are linked to something called Internet Research Agency, a clandestine organization that U.S. military intelligence now believes is «a state - funded organization that blogs and tweets on behalf of the Kremlin.»

With the marriage of science and technology beginning in the 17th century, the commitments and concerns of the scientific community have increasingly been determined by the military - industrial - government complex that funds basic research.

The committee's report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences — including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents — to improve what is knows about concussions and to reduce their occurrence.

This could boost the role of private technology companies as states expand funding for military research in order to keep pace with their rivals.

Following on the heels of this trend, the US Africa Command (USAFRICOM or AFRICOM, which is responsible for US military operations and military relations with all African nations excluding Egypt since its establishment in October of 2008) funded field research on combatant rape in the DRC.

She has researched the US military's funding and use of psychological research for use in torture.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the Central New York region was a recipient of $ 500 million to fund regional development projects, which includes a proposal by SU to build a center that would be a «hub» for research relating to veterans and military issues.

Among the initiatives up for possible state funding is Syracuse University's proposed National Veterans Resource Complex, which would help «solidify» central New York as the «hub» of research and programming connected to veterans and military affairs.

Over $ 30 million was added for cancer and Gulf War Illness research, and other amendments increased funding for military munitions research, medical technology, and the Navy's electromagnetic railgun project.

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Over the years in Congress I have gotten great satisfaction and encountered real frustrations in dealing with funding for research, trying to make sure science is applied constructively in intelligence, military affairs, transportation, justice, gun safety, environment protection — in all of those things.

There is also growing military support for network research, Barabási says, pointing to research programs funded by the Army, Air Force, Office of Naval Research, and Defense Threat Reductionresearch, Barabási says, pointing to research programs funded by the Army, Air Force, Office of Naval Research, and Defense Threat Reductionresearch programs funded by the Army, Air Force, Office of Naval Research, and Defense Threat ReductionResearch, and Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

The US military — which part - funded this research — is keen on drones that flap like birds because they can be far stealthier than faster, fixed wing aircraft.

To that end, a company called AeroVironment, with funding from Darpa (the research wing of the U.S. military), unveiled its Nano Hummingbird in 2011.

Extended to broadly proscribe military research in 1967, the commitment held for 65 years — until Japan's defense ministry started a small program to fund university research with both civilian and military applications in 2015.

The resulting sharp decline in research funding and shrinkage of the previously dominant military industry have both contributed to a decrease in scientific employment.

There are military and defense applications as well, and Hall's work was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Some of that is funded by DARPA, which is tucked within the defense secretary's office and independent of the research programs run by the three military services.

To study how this can be done in practice, the commission proposes using a tool called Preparatory Action, essentially a pilot program funding collaborative defense research projects that paves the way for a fully - fledged military R&D component in future E.U. programs.

Any military research funding would not come directly from Horizon 2020, the next 7 - year R&D funding program, which will launch in 2014.

The National Science Foundation and the U.S. military are funding the research after recognizing that increased information flow — blogs, social networking sites, media - sharing technology — along with an accelerated proliferation of mobile technology is changing the way communication and possibly misinformation campaigns are conducted.

For soldiers and firefighters in buildings Funding for the project comes from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the military version of the MINT unit is more accurate.

A memoir by one Pentagon official closely linked to the Vietnam - era cultural research concluded that the military should avoid funding social science.

► Also in News & Analysis, David Malakoff wrote about plans by the Pentagon to reduce the budgets of the military's funders of academic research.

The military is a major funder for his research.

Much of the SRI team's new external funding support and research direction came at the time from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research, whose directors were primarily interested in using the technology for military purposes, including small reconnaissance robots and lightweight power genresearch direction came at the time from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research, whose directors were primarily interested in using the technology for military purposes, including small reconnaissance robots and lightweight power genResearch Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research, whose directors were primarily interested in using the technology for military purposes, including small reconnaissance robots and lightweight power genResearch, whose directors were primarily interested in using the technology for military purposes, including small reconnaissance robots and lightweight power generators.

Being located on the same base as AFRL would hurt AFOSR's culture and thus its basic research, they argue, at a time when the military has already had to cut research and development funding.

Funding for military research is set to increase by a whopping 39.5 % to $ 507 million, largely offsetting a 52 % drop in 2013.

The Department of Defense (DoD) funded the study through their SERDP - ESTCP program, which funds environmental research on military bases.

Physiological tremor can be a big problem in certain situations, such as combat, and Pathak's work (funded by the U.S. Army Research Laboratories) focused on developing actuators in military equipment and weapons to offset users» tremors.

The program, announced in December, offers supplemental funding for principal investigators (PIs) holding active research grants from the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) to support a U.S. military veteran Ph.D. student for up to 3 years.

Military personnel develop valuable skills that can serve them well in a research lab, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering a new funding opportunity intended to encourage them to pursue graduate studies.

In research funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Wicab researchers used BrainPort technology to help military divers swim in a straight line in low - light and no - light conresearch funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Wicab researchers used BrainPort technology to help military divers swim in a straight line in low - light and no - light conResearch Projects Agency, Wicab researchers used BrainPort technology to help military divers swim in a straight line in low - light and no - light conditions.

And the U.S. military's research arm announced it will fund efforts by several high - profile genetics labs to develop ways to reverse or limit the spread of an introduced gene if it should have unintended consequences on animals or an ecosystem.

Jim Thomas of the Ottawa - based ETC Group said the U.S. military's substantial funding of gene drive research «raises alarming question about this entire field,» and he called the technology «powerful and dangerous,» warning that it «could have disastrous impacts on peace, food security, and the environment.»

Half of that money is being funded by United States Army Medical Research with the hope that these medical technologies will soon be accessible to people in the military.

The program successfully collaborates on HIV prevention care and treatment services, funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), with African militaries and in the communities where it conducts research.

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In 2004, the Bishop family also established the Blue Buffalo Foundation, a separate non-profit, charitable organization that encompasses a variety of programs intended to enhance and improve the lives of our furry friends by funding cancer research, financial assistance for cancer treatments, veterinary scholarships and by supporting organizations who provide service dogs for disabled military personnel.

A nonprofit charitable organization, the Foundation encompasses a variety of programs intended to improve the lives of our furry friends and the pet parents who love them by funding cancer research, providing financial assistance for cancer treatments, veterinary scholarships, and support to organizations that supply service dogs to disabled military personnel.

A nonprofit, charitable organization, the Blue Buffalo Foundation encompasses a variety of programs intended to enhance and improve the lives of our furry friends by funding cancer research, financial assistance for cancer treatments, veterinary scholarships and by providing financial support to organizations who provide service dogs for disabled military personnel.

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Consider that some AGW skeptics say scientists are pursuing climate change research only because that's where the funding is, and you begin to see why the U.S. will eventually be a second - rate power with the world's best military.

Drivers include resiliency - focused grant programs, research institution funding, and military - led and vendor - led pilots.

My vote is to go back to the government generally not funding scientific research except for things where there is demonstrable near term value for the public, such as for military technology.

This research was made possible by a sharp increase of government funding, especially from military agencies that wanted to know more about the weather and geophysics in general.