Sentences with phrase «greater societal impact»

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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.)

As part of its responsibility of monitoring and assessing the climate, NCEI tracks and evaluates climate events in the U.S. and globally that have great economic and societal impacts.

AW: Given its small size TFA's greatest positive impact may be the creation of a new generation of education and societal leaders with abiding interest and direct experience in the problems of educating our nation's disadvantaged.

Mitchel has taken great care with the technical aspects of the medium but the greater impact lies in his humanistic depiction of the societal conditions around him.

Explore the lasting cultural, political, and societal impact of the Great Migration through the life and work of artist Jacob Lawrence.

As part of its responsibility of monitoring and assessing the climate, NCEI tracks and evaluates climate events in the U.S. and globally that have great economic and societal impacts.

HOW and WHY climate changes is obviously of scientific interest and, given the impact of a future ice age, of great societal importance also.

It also calls greater attention to the specific societal impacts we face and actions that can diminish the threat.»

... we must concentrate our efforts on the specific areas of law with the greatest societal need and where we can have the highest impact.

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