Sentences with phrase «interested citizens among»

AAAS counts more than 143,000 individual scientists, engineers, science educators, policy makers, journalists, and interested citizens among its members, making it the largest general scientific organization in the world.

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Doing so could spark interest among machine learning practitioners to become citizen scientists, «or encourage citizen scientists to use machine learning in their efforts as well,» he said.

The turn to benign interests is a turn away from the messier and more obviously political questions that involve the identification of a controversial good and the contest among citizens vying for honor.

Rep. John Katko stands out among House members elected to Congress in 2014 for his reliance on campaign contributions from special interest groups, according to an analysis by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

Of course, the deeper your pockets, the more you can do, but the internet is unique among communications media in the extent to which it allows citizens to participate as the equals of major corporations and interest groups.

Grounding the legitimacy of European institutions and policies in the citizens» interests would have far - ranging consequences, since it would require, among other things, a thorough democratization of European decision - making processes, different macro-economic policies that favour growth and employment, and taxes on high and capital income.

Among the significant concerns underlined by the Venice Commission are: i) lack of broader consensus and no public consultations, ii) unclear criteria and discretionary methods for establishing constituencies, iii) no clear criteria for the representation of Transnistria and of Moldovan citizens living abroad, and, iv) constituency members of parliament would be vulnerable to being influenced by business interests.

But, as we can see from the facts about wealth inequality noted above, the implied community of interest among all «citizens» and «ordinary people», contrasted with the faceless villains of «corporations and financial markets», is a gross simplification.

Among the ex-marine and system programmer's issues of interest are affordable home ownership, senior citizen housing, energy sustainability and energy conservation.

Sir Robert Cooper writes that what the EU actually suffers from is a «democratic surplus»: elections are held, but turnout remains extremely low due to a lack of interest among citizens.

Having moved to Syracuse in 2006 for graduate school and stayed for the community, I truly feel like I am a citizen of the city as a whole, and among my current challengers I can best represent every residents» interests.»

One long - standing sore point among CIRM critics is that many members of its 29 - member governing board, the Independent Citizens» Oversight Committee (ICOC), represent institutions that have benefitted from CIRM funding, creating at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

The increased emphasis among survey respondents mirrors a global trend: Eighty - six percent of citizens worldwide believe that companies need to place at least as much emphasis on society's interests as they do on business interests, according to a 2010 study by Edelman Global Public Relations (www.goodpurposecommunity.com).

It fosters an open exchange of scientific information among a growing network of universities, government agencies, science and nature centers, landowners, civic organizations, businesses and interested citizens.

«There is considerable interest in the policy community, among scientists themselves, and among engaged citizens to understand how the fast - paced world of scientific inquiry and innovation is shaping our world,» Michael Dimock, the president of Pew Research Center, said in a statement.

IAP is particularly interested in assisting young and small academies achieve these goals and, through the communication links and networks created by IAP activities, all academies will be able to raise both their public profile among citizens and their influence among policymakers.

Fueled by a confluence of interests among urban parents, progressive educators, and school reform refugees, a small but growing handful of diverse charter schools like Capital City has sprouted up in big cities over the past decade: others are High Tech High in San Diego; E. L. Haynes in Washington, D.C.; Larchmont Charter School and Citizens of the World Prep in Los Angeles; Summit in Northern California; the five - school Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) network; Community Roots, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, page 33).

Among those people are senior citizens, childless couples, empty - nesters, newly married couples All of those community members might be interested in knowing how a school's test results and student work compare to other schools.

The Service may offer its services in cases of such disputes, disagreements, or difficulties whenever, in its judgment, peaceful relations among the citizens of the community involved are threatened thereby, and it may offer its services either upon its own motion or upon the request of an appropriate State or local official or other interested person.

It is interesting to note that one key concern among state citizens is the decision of which device platform to use; also, should the state choose to select a device to be purchased and implemented state - wide, how will the wide variety of educational needs be met in a one - size - fits - all educational decision?

Buntaine leads a range of international projects that deal with the allocation practices of aid donors, the participation of citizens in environmental policy - making, the relationship between public and private financing of environmental technologies, the processes that lead to effective government reform, and the evaluation of environmental projects, among other interests.

«With Vanno, we're creating a place for civil, transparent dialogue among everyone — customers, employees, management, journalists, shareholders and citizens - with a stake or interest in a company.»

''... principal objects... are voluntarily to promote equality of rights and eradicate caste or race prejudice among the citizens of the United States; to advance the interest of colored citizens; to secure for them impartial suffrage, and to increase their opportunities for securing justice in the courts, education for their children, employment according to their ability, and complete equality before the law.»

• Assist the teacher in classroom activities while catering for emotional, psychological, social and cognitive needs of physically or mentally disabled students • Provide one to one tutoring and reinforce daily lessons in small groups • Identify weak areas of students and develop individualized lesson plans accordingly • Supervise the children during play and lunchtime • Inculcate strong moral and social values among the students to make them responsible citizens • Facilitate the teacher in conducting various classroom activities • Maintain all teaching aids in an organized manner • Devise need - based AV aids to facilitate teaching process • Assess multiple instructional strategies for effectiveness and change the teaching methodology as per requirement • Carefully record and gauge each student's progress and discuss the same regularly with teachers and parents • Encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities and boost their confidence in all possible ways • Communicate home assignments clearly, mark homework and test papers • Assist students in completing classroom assignments • Maintain daily attendance and early departure records • Discuss individual cases of individual needs and interests with teachers and parents of the student • Develop and implement targeted instructional strategies to cater for particular needs of each student • Observe students» behavior at playtime and chalk out a behavioral intervention plan to address any inappropriate, violent or disruptive behavior • Operate adaptive technological equipment single - handedly • Maintain complete confidentiality of student data • Aid physical, speech and rehabilitative therapists in their sessions and encourage the student to cooperate with them

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