Sentences with phrase «group focused on science»

She decided to continue the scheduled lab meetings, which helped to keep the group focused on science.

Not exact matches

«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.

He founded the angel groups Launchpad and in 2008, MA Medical Angels (MA2), one of the country's only angel groups focused exclusively on life sciences.

At New Legacy, language arts and social studies are combined into integrated theme - based humanities courses; math is taught in a blended environment that enables teachers to effectively support and challenge a diverse group of learners; and science is taught in six - week modules that focus on scientific inquiry and the scientific process.

Such participation could involve (i) explaining mainstream views on climate science (e.g. Realclimate or the Met Office); (ii) reading and disseminating such information; or (iii) taking part in invited focus groups, interviews, or surveys (e.g. work by Nick Pidgeon and colleagues).

Human Rights Committees in science, engineering, and health associations Several Coalition member associations» membership structures include a committee, section or interest group whose mandate focuses on human rights.

These days, the research she conducts as an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at San Francisco State University (SFSU) focuses less on advancing science and more on helping students advance — especially those from underrepresented groups.

Throughout the year, the FIRE group offered several events to showcase different evaluation methods, collaborating with affinity groups that focus on big data and social science.

As a graduate student, she had been a leader in an informal group focused on women's issues in the life sciences.

EuroScience mainly focuses on issues related to science and society, and so does its affiliated group, Working Group: Young Scientgroup, Working Group: Young ScientGroup: Young Scientists.

Also at the NUS, the Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering focuses on research efforts in biomedical engineering between and among the various centres and groups from the engineering, medicine, dentistry, and science faculties.

«There is a very heavy emphasis, because of the life science focus, on biochemistry,» says Linda Lim, technical recruiter for the company's life sciences business groups.

The Cochrane group has also put a focus on transparency in science: It argued that publication bias had left Tamiflu looking better than it really was.

The House panel also focused on reforming the EPA's Science Advisory Board, which some committee members and industry groups say does not represent a balanced view of sScience Advisory Board, which some committee members and industry groups say does not represent a balanced view of sciencescience.

Since 2010 Pres. Barack Obama and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology have used the bully pulpit to encourage the proliferation of public high schools that focus on STEM education and target students from underrepresented groups.

Also valuable are classes that focus on a particular group of people — African - American studies, Native American culture, for example — as well as social science and history courses.

Up to now, science has focused more on the macroscopic functionality of textiles, for example clothing, explains Dr. Ji - Woong Lee, who recently completed his doctorate at the Max - Planck - Institut für Kohlenforschung under the supervision of Professor Benjamin List, head of the Institute's Homogenous Catalysis Group.

«Today, many efforts to make science and engineering more inclusive are focusing attention on the multiplicity of «pathways» by which persons from underrepresented groups can enter and progress through science careers.

These collaborations — characterised by constant phone calls, FedEx shipments of reagents between the team members and shared group meetings — help keep their science focused on results.

Researchers at the school's Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS) assessed cultural worldviews along two dimensions: hierarchy - egalitarianism (attitudes toward authority and power) and individualism - communitarianism (focus on self - reliance or responsibility to a larger group) of more than 5,000 people who reported an awareness of electronic nicotine devices (ENDS), which include e-cigarettes.

The Busan meeting also allowed scientists serving on IPCC's three so - called Working Groups to lay out what sort of science they plan to focus on in the next «Assessment Report,» to appear in 2013.

John Evans, DMD, PhD, a professor in NYU Dentistry's Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, oversees a research group focusing on the study of proteins that modulate the formation of biominerals, which in turn create new composite materials with unique properties, such as increased fracture and puncture resistances.

The Chalk River site is the home of the remaining operating nuclear reactor, nuclear operations to support medical isotope production, a diverse science and technology group, and an organization focused on environmental remediation and decommissioning.

This year's Action Award honorees include global leaders in the fight to end cancer as we know it; a world leader in advancing the emerging field of regenerative medicine and game - changing cell therapy medical treatments; the president of a non-profit group focused on developing cures for chronic, debilitating and fatal diseases; a sickle cell and stem cell advocate and founder / science administrator of the Axis Advocacy; and the founding director of the Institute for Integrated Cell - Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Japan's Kyoto University.

The conference will feature leading experts on a range of topics including the latest in dementia science and care, presentations by people with dementia and their care partners, discussions on prevention, diagnosis, engaging minority groups and a unique focus on how technology and innovation is shaping the future.

Therefore, advocacy groups such as ASAPBio offer an excellent opportunity to take the cumbersome publication process in the life sciences to a new direction and focus once again on the actual quality of research work instead of mere impact factors.

He was one of three co-chairs of the National Cancer Institute's Translational Research Working Group, which worked to reengineer translational cancer science across the nation, and has been a member of the scientific advisory boards of several companies focused on the development of new technologies and treatments for human cancer, a member of the American Association of Cancer Research's Board of Directors, President of the National Coalition for Cancer Research, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

For the first time, the focus groups also sought opinions on neural engineering — an area of science that uses engineering and brain science to build devices to support brain control of prosthetic or robotic devices in humans.

He has a long - term interest in teaching mathematical skills to physical science students and established the PRiSM group, which focuses on pedagogical research within the faculty.

She leads a research group that follows two distinct but complementary approaches: basic science focusing on cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, and a programme to translate those findings into treatments and cures.

Established in April 2007 and headquartered in Rouen, France, Interactive Biosoftware was founded by a group of medical and computer scientists focusing on practical software applications for health care and life sciences, particularly in the field of molecular biology.

Year in Review: Calico and the Buck Institute Are Collaborating on Research into Aging and Potential Therapeutics for Age - related Diseases Top Grant from the NIH Faculty Awards Published Research Buck Faculty Share Their Expertise Worldwide Buck Labs Focus on mTOR Pathway Live Longer, Live Well — New Donor Groups Get Behind the Buck's Mission Full STEAM Ahead: Unique Partnership Helps Marin and Sonoma Schools Meet New Science Standards Energy and Climate Change Visionary Jostein Eikeland Pledges $ 5 Million to the Buck Scientific Advisory Board Board of Trustees Financial Summary Buck Advisory Council Cumulative Donors and Sponsors Honor Roll of Donors

Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

This study focuses on the Seeds of Science / Roots of Reading program via a cluster randomized study of 100 teachers instructing students in a light / energy unit, with 50 teachers in the control group and 50 in the treatment group.

This lesson plan supports the learning of science concepts and key vocabulary through movement and dance as individual learners and in small groups focusing on compositional skills.

This lesson plan supports the learning of science concepts and key vocabulary through movement and dance as individual learners and in small groups focusing on compositional and performance skills.

The Academy is involved in the Community Reports» Programme, focus groups on new technology, coordinating youth activity across North Manchester, working with a junior warden programme, including projects to highlight science, engineering, mathematics and ICT.

Another sign that we are making a difference: A group of educators from a school in Sofia that focuses on math and science recently wrote a proposal for teacher training, and, after securing funding from the federal Ministry of Education and the local government, they invited our lab to provide the instruction — the first time the teachers themselves hired us to do the training.

Among the proposals to be submitted will be New Croydon Academy, with a focus on science and technology, and Gipsy Hill Secondary Academy, where a group of primary schools in south London want to set up a secondary school.

Given a pool of activities representing each of the Science IDEAS elements focusing on a science concept or group of concepts, the next step is sequencing the activities for instruction and allocating the anticipated amount of daily instructional time allocated tScience IDEAS elements focusing on a science concept or group of concepts, the next step is sequencing the activities for instruction and allocating the anticipated amount of daily instructional time allocated tscience concept or group of concepts, the next step is sequencing the activities for instruction and allocating the anticipated amount of daily instructional time allocated to each.

Despite the increased focus on practicals, particularly in science, technicians remain an overlooked group.

In Science IDEAS, students engage in multiple hands - on science activities focusing on a science concept or group of related coScience IDEAS, students engage in multiple hands - on science activities focusing on a science concept or group of related coscience activities focusing on a science concept or group of related coscience concept or group of related concepts.

An early Science IDEAS graphic used to show that the different types of activities (i.e., elements) used in specific multi-day science lessons all focused on the same concepts or groups of coScience IDEAS graphic used to show that the different types of activities (i.e., elements) used in specific multi-day science lessons all focused on the same concepts or groups of coscience lessons all focused on the same concepts or groups of concepts.

In Science IDEAS, students engage in multiple activities (i.e., Science IDEAS elements) focusing on a science concept or group of related coScience IDEAS, students engage in multiple activities (i.e., Science IDEAS elements) focusing on a science concept or group of related coScience IDEAS elements) focusing on a science concept or group of related coscience concept or group of related concepts.

Since 2010 Pres. Barack Obama and the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology have used the bully pulpit to encourage the proliferation of public high schools that focus on STEM education and target students from underrepresented groups.

The Computer Science Education Research Group at the University of Adelaide is playing a vital role in preparing teachers for the new curriculum, by developing online courses that focus on teaching in the digital technologies learning area.

FEATURES Flexibility for whole - class practice, small - group guided practice, independent or partner work, learning stations Clearly stated objective for each activity that allow you to differentiate Focus on foundational skills and concepts Engaging puzzle format for a fun challenge Immediate feedback for self - checking INCLUDES 24 Student Activity Books (4 copies of each title, 32 - pages each) 8 Answer Cases 1 Teacher Guide Level 3 Titles Literacy Foundations: Phonics & Fluency Language: Conventions Language: Vocabulary Literature: Comprehension Skills Science Informational Text: Comprehension Skills Social Studies Informational Text: Comprehension Skills

A smaller group of 9th grade students focused on a social studies lesson in an enclosed room between the STEM and ELA pods, and another group of students was conducting a science experiment dissolving Alka - Seltzer tabs in the adjacent science lab.

This is a whole school event, mixed age groups, focusing on social skills, science, technology, engineering, art and math activities witin a particular theme.

A panel of CIOs and CDOs from McGraw - Hill, Perseus Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Science and Education and F+W Media will help you focus on the data and the methods you need today.