Sentences with phrase «instrumental roles»

UCSB's Graduate Division Receives Interdisciplinary Learning Grant Bren faculty helps UCSB secure funding to enhance interdisciplinary research and teaching program February 8, 2017 A team of UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) educators, including Graduate Division associate dean and Bren School professor Bruce Kendall and Bren School dean, Steve Gaines, played instrumental roles in securing a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship award for UCSB this past September.

Mexico City is full of museums, and plenty of exhibitions are timed to coincide with this winter's Maco, from Stephan Willats at the Museum Tamayo to Simon Starling at Museo Experimental El Eco — curiously, both British figures who played instrumental roles across the Atlantic in scenes in the 1970s and 1990s, respectively.

Instrumental roles in Maleficent, as Princess Aurora, and as the exasperated daughter in Trumbo didn't quite prep viewers for the one - two whammo of 2016's The Neon Demon and 20th Century Women.

Rubin played instrumental roles in state and federal recovery projects related to the damage wrought by storms Sandy, Irene and Lee.

A decade from now, both players could play instrumental roles in the NBA's continual global expansion and efforts to rival soccer as the world's top sport.

From 30 years» experience, Nick benefits from the successes and lessons learnt in instrumental roles during the game - altering years of many high tech innovators of their time, both as an individual contributor as well as executive leadership.

Tesla said of Peter Rive's departure at the time, «As co-founder and CTO of SolarCity, Pete has played an instrumental role in expanding access to solar to hundreds of thousands of people across the country.

«As a co-founder and member of our executive leadership team, Matt Wadiak has played an instrumental role in driving forward Blue Apron's mission to make incredible home cooking accessible to everyone,» CEO Matt Salzberg said in a statement.

In addition to crude oil price changes, location plays an instrumental role in Maine gas prices.

New Jersey, unlike Oregon, has a total statewide ban on self - service gas stations, which plays an instrumental role in gas prices.

In laying out her qualifications for the job, Blinder notes that she played an instrumental role in steering monetary policy «toward what was called the «perfect soft landing» in 1996.

In the following year, Apple lost a third of its value, but in the recent push higher for the Dow to new record levels, the iPhone maker has played an instrumental role, and shareholders have finally enjoyed some of the benefits.

After playing an instrumental role in setting Geraldine's up for success, Kyle McKinney has parted ways with the restaurant to explore other opportunities.

16, 2016)-- Western Specialty Contractors — Des Moines, Iowa Branch (formerly named Western Waterproofing Company), played an instrumental role in preserving a 136 - year - old row house in Des Moines, Iowa originally destined for demolition to make way for expansion of the Iowa State Capitol grounds.

Green Kitchen Stories has played such an instrumental role in the trajectory of my health, my passion, and now my career.

«There is no doubt that the Penfolds brand has played an instrumental role in the success Brand Australia is enjoying overseas.

«Over the past few years, Bobby has played an instrumental role in ensuring Freebirds» success and continued growth,» said Tavistock Restaurants Chairman, Charles B. Lewis.

Mane scored 15 goals and provided nine assists in 43 appearances for the Saints last year, playing an instrumental role in their sixth - place finish in the Premier League under former boss Ronaldo Koeman.

Evidently on both occasions he failed, with Kante going on to play an instrumental role in Leicester's triumph last season while he looks as though he's set to make it back - to - back Premier League titles this season at Stamford Bridge.

The Spanish forward played an instrumental role in the Blues» title triumph last season, but has now returned to his former club Atletico Madrid.

Highlight of his club career was 1985 European cup win with Juventus where he played instrumental role and he became the first player to win three back to back Ballon d'OR awards in 1983,84 and 85.

Chelsea signed the World Cup winner, after he played an instrumental role in France winning their first championship, in the summer of 1998 from AC Milan — with whom he won the Champion League, scoring in their 1994 final against Barcelona — and Desailly was immediately given the captaincy under then boss Gianluca Vialli.

He has played an instrumental role in all five of the Army Men's Russian championships, while also winning the Russian cup seven times and being part of the CSKA side that won the... [Read more...]

Zamora had become something of an icon with the Fulham faithful, the former West Ham and Tottenham flop having come good for the Cottagers, playing an instrumental role in helping the club to the Europa League final last season.

This indicates to me that Onomah is more of an all - around player and plays a more instrumental role in the midfield than Grealish ever did.

One of Arsenal's most intelligent midfielders to have ever played for the club, Cesc Fabregas played an instrumental role in the Gunners» midfield, showing his class against Barcelona during their 2 - 1 victory.

Studies have shown that those children who appear the most successful have parents who believe they play an instrumental role in fostering their children's social relationships, deliberately create opportunities for peer interactions, encourage keen observational skills, and coach their young children in constructive attitudes and skills.

She was proud to play an instrumental role in supporting members of her family through birth and early parenting by providing research on a variety of birth related topics, unbiased support and comforting care.

Over the next few months, Laura will play an instrumental role by assisting me with a variety of tasks, ranging from research to on - the - ground reporting.

All this plays an instrumental role in baby stimulation process.

Similarly, Sheehan et al. suggest fathers not only influence the decision to breastfeed, but they also play an instrumental role in whether mothers continue breastfeeding or stop prematurely [51].

The AAP continues to play an instrumental role in advocating for healthy and nutritious school foods as well as sustained support for WIC.

Her research is entitled «Pouvoir constituant and the modern state: an analysis of constituent power's instrumental role in the organisation of modern politics».

Kevin Finnegan, the union's most recent political director, played an instrumental role in whipping votes for Melissa Mark - Viverito (a former 1199 organizer herself) before she was elected City Council Speaker.

He played an instrumental role in ensuring New York State qualified for, and won, $ 700 million in Federal Race to the Top dollars, a US Department of Education sponsored effort to spur innovation and reform in state and local district K - 12 education.

In recent years, there has been firm and outspoken support for the ban from MPs who have played an instrumental role in ensuring that the demands of the public, and the needs of the animals, were fulfilled.

The Rockland County native, who also worked on local Executive Scott Vanderhoef's losing LG bid in 2006, played an instrumental role in Cox's defeat of former Niagara County GOP Chairman Henry Wojtaszek, the institutional favorite, in his quest for the state GOP chairmanship.

His brother, Richard Crist, is the best known GOP operative in the county and played an instrumental role in Assemblyman Steven McLaughlin's successful campaign to be the next county executive.

For years, the Working Families Party has played an instrumental role in helping rally liberal support for candidates including James, executing get - out - the - vote operations and marshaling volunteers.

Mr. de Blasio courted Mr. Silver and forged a strong working relationship with the speaker, who played an instrumental role in securing hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding for his universal prekindergarten expansion.

An educator, she married and moved to Buffalo in 1891 and played an instrumental role in the founding of the Niagara Movement, a precursor to the NAACP.

One reason was that he played such an instrumental role in anointing Ms. Clinton's successor, an unknown congresswoman from a rural upstate district named Kirsten Gillibrand.

«New York state played an instrumental role in every major decision related to the dredging project and approved and oversaw the work and does not dispute that GE met all of its commitments,» reads the GE statement.

The daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will serve as Pawlenty's senior political adviser with an instrumental role in Iowa, where she «helped lead her father... to victory in the Iowa caucuses as his national political director,» according to a written statement released the same day.

Quinn's biggest strategic error was her inability to craft an effective or even a coherent response to the palpable voter anger over her instrumental role in enacting legislation that overturned two successive public referenda limiting the terms of the mayor and Council members.

«We look forward to the release of the FY 2017 R&D budget next week,» Holt said, «and hope that the budgets for all R&D agencies reflect the aspirational goals of a nation that recognizes the instrumental role that R&D plays in our innovation ecosystem.»

The mentoring program has played an instrumental role in helping convey corporate culture, develop future leaders, and improve employee performance, enthusiasm, and retention.

A number of studies have revealed that game playing triggers dopamine release in the brain, a finding that makes sense given the instrumental role that dopamine plays in the way the brain handles both reward and exploration.

Dr. Gradinaru completed her B.S. at Caltech and her Ph.D. research at Stanford University, where she played an instrumental role in the early development and applications of optogenetics.

His work involves high - resolution imaging of chick embryonic tissue slices to study the cell - biological mechanisms driving neurogenesis in the spinal cord, for which Dr. Das played an instrumental role in pioneering new imaging technology.