Sentences with phrase «great societal challenges»

HZB is a world class research centre for energy materials research, thus contributing to knowledge - based solutions to great societal challenges.

News of the planned expansion of the Amazon Go concept is sure to set off fresh concerns about the great societal challenges that come with the type of automation that Amazon is inventing.

«Our research and our collaborations nationally and globally in antibiotics resistance are at the forefront and can become very important for our chances of handling one of our time's greatest societal challenges.»

Tackling the obesity epidemic is one of the greatest societal challenges of the 21st century and experts agree that healthy lifestyle habits should start as early in a child's life as possible.

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Venter reiterated this sentiment: «Using the combined power of our core areas of expertise — genomics, informatics, and stem cell therapies, we are tackling one of the greatest medical / scientific and societal challenges — aging and aging related diseases,» he said in a statement.

«Using the combined power of our core areas of expertise — genomics, informatics, and stem cell therapies, we are tackling one of the greatest medical / scientific and societal challenges — aging and aging related diseases,» said Dr. Venter.

A 6 month voluntary position with the UN became a 4 - year mission and, in December 2015, Simon and his team were awarded the prestigious United Nations Global Innovation Challenge Award, for the initiative with the greatest «disruptive potential» for far - reaching societal change (creating a tangible impact towards eradicating global hunger and saving millions of lives every year.)

«Using the combined power of our core areas of expertise — genomics, informatics, and stem cell therapies, we are tackling one of the greatest medical / scientific and societal challenges — aging and aging related diseases,» said Dr. Venter.

With performances multiplied by 100 in terms of brilliance and coherence, EBS will lead the way in pushing back the boundaries of scientific exploration of matter, and contribute to answering the great technological, economic, societal and environmental challenges confronting our society.

To so many educators and myself, the current societal diminution of accountability and the reluctance of educators to demand it of our students and parents is our greatest challenge.

Michael Hoenigmann, chairman at API, says: «Physical inactivity is one of the greatest health, societal and economic challenges of the 21st century so it is vital that we tackle it from children's earliest years — but there are many local communities where children have no safe places to play apart from at school.

That is how this great university has made a difference on other societal challenges for decades and centuries, and it is how we will make a difference on this one.

As a global health organization focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights, Planned Parenthood Global faces even greater challenges as we navigate cultural and societal ideas about gender, sex, and morality.

Despite the significant impact of maternal depression on mothers and children alike, maternal mental health needs are often neglected or undiagnosed.18 Prevalence rates of maternal depression are high among low - income women due to the greater challenges they may face related to financial hardships, low levels of community or familial support, and societal prejudice.19 In fact, the prevalence of maternal depression among low - income women in the United States is double the prevalence rate for all U.S. women.20 At the same time, these women are less likely to receive treatment or be screened for postpartum depression.21 Studies show there are clear racial and ethnic disparities in who accesses treatment in the United States, even among women of the same general socio - economic status: In a multiethnic cohort of lower - income Medicaid recipients, 9 percent of white women sought treatment, compared with 4 percent of African American women and 5 percent of Latinas.22