Sentences with phrase «larger academic community»

I am left, then, with this question of how many more epicycles will it take before the larger academic community recognizes that the earth is turning, and that such turning accounts for the spread of light across the land.

Ethics Institute at Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) The Institute serves the Dartmouth community and the larger academic community through research and dialogue on emerging ethical issues.

Ethics Institute at Dartmouth College The Institute serves the Dartmouth community and the larger academic community through research and dialogue on emerging ethical issues.

Iran, with its large academic community, seemed likely to top the list, an impression borne out by new analyses of publications and mobility data from Elsevier's SciVal and Scopus databases (below) and Science's own analysis of data from ORCID, a nonprofit with rich data about scientists» professional affiliations (below).

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With a confidence in markets, deep connections to the academic community, and a focus on implementation, we go where the science leads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that can benefit our clients.

While at times community colleges have been criticized for a lack of academic rigor, there can be little question that they have made formal education more readily accessible to larger segments of our population, and fostered a sense that education is an ongoing, lifelong process.

The presence model maintains that the church should be present on the campus to interpret and respond to developments within the academic community and the larger world.

Third, acknowledging that some of the blame for the biased and one - sided media reporting on head injuries rests with some members of the scientific community who issue one - sided press releases and feed cherry - picked results about their findings to selected members of the media, the authors look to a day when the «harsh division and polarization» in the research community (an almost inevitable byproduct, unfortunately, of the intense competition for grant money in Concussion, Inc.), gives way to greater collaboration among researchers and a more «cordial discourse» between scientists via letters and responses to journal editors and back - and - forth debates at large academic conferences.

Ajimobi while imploring academic community to find ways of solving social, political and economic needs of their host communities also called for effective communication link between the academic and the larger society.

These fellowships permit professors, researchers and other senior academics to find temporary refuge at universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community at large.

In a large country with many voices, the government, the academic community, and grassroots groups all have ideas and advice for young scientists.

The direct effect on scientists — and the large scientific, medical and academic communities in Boston — drove many of the people who turned up at the rally on Sunday.

ResearchGate, a for - profit firm based in Berlin that was founded in 2008, is one of the largest social networking sites aimed at the academic community.

The inclusion of CNS in the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) in 2004 has expanded that function to include any and all other members of the larger research community both local and national, academic and non-academic who conduct research in any aspect of the large and growing field of nanoscale science.

The Wistar Institute's independent nonprofit 501 (c)(3) status creates a platform for our researchers to do original thinking and breakthrough research while also providing a community of collaboration — similar to a research «think tank» — not often found in larger medical and academic institutions.

With 15,000 students, 160 academic programs, and an energized campus community, Western offers the focus on students and the faculty access of a smaller college and the academic choice, resources, multicultural diversity, and room to grow of a large university.

Parents and other community members — thanks to some local gadflies who began to get the message out — also began paying attention and, for the first time in memory, voted down a school budget in large part because of academic failures.

At Potters school, Silver Sands Middle School in Port Orange, Florida, that commitment and care is reflected in the schools status as at A + School, which signifies high academic achievement, and its Five Star status, which reflects the staffs commitment to building connections with parents and the larger community.

As a result, a large portion of the potential readership was immediately bewildered by statistics, many of which were not commonly employed or broadly understood even within the academic community.

They provide a space where students can practice their academic voices and possibly come to the realization that writing is not an isolated process; it is a social interaction and part of a larger conversation in an academic community.

As leaders, how can we develop a systemic initiative to keep young people in school, learning academic and work skills effectively, motivated to be productive and engaged in their communities and the larger economy, and developing success - oriented attitudes of initiative, intelligent risk - taking, collaboration, and opportunity...

Like all of the other Symonds» students, he began his days with a morning meeting, worked with teacher support in large and small groups, experienced academic choice, lived by rules and consequences, attended art, music, physical education, and media classes, and became a part of the Symonds community.

From small rural communities to large urban centers, schools of all sizes and styles are looking to online courses to patch holes in their own academic lineups.

I truly believe she is the epitome of an academic mentor and teacher and an exemplar in the university community at large.

While full service and community school programs reinforce and extend the central importance of academic learning and achievement in children's lives, they also advocate for children in the larger contexts of family and community.

Mass school closings occur when school districts decide to close large numbers of public schools in a community within a single year, citing a variety of reasons like «underutilization» or academic failure.

Through a more harmonious and healthy interaction to various cultures and socio - economic backgrounds, to developing a deeper understanding of community that comes from hands - on interaction with corporations, non-profits, cultural and academic institutions, students are exposed to a microcosm of the world at large, learning skills of interaction, team building and cooperation.

Also displayed is a large sign: «OUR VISION: Marysville students, families, staff, and community are committed to working together to achieve academic excellence.»

Second, few educators of the gifted would argue with the core tenets set forth in Turning Points (Carnegie Task Force on the Education of Young Adolescents, 1989) that middle school programs should: (1) create small communities of learning within larger school settings, (2) teach a solid academic core, (3) ensure success for all students, (4) enable educators closest to students to make important decisions about teaching and learning, (5) staff middle schools with teachers trained to work effectively with early adolescents, (6) promote health and fitness, (7) involve families in the education of learners, and (8) connect schools with communities.

Discovery Education, is the global leader in standards - based digital content for K - 12, transforming teaching and learning with award - winning digital textbooks, multimedia content, professional development and the largest professional learning community of its kind that empowers educators and increases students» academic achievement.

In addition, we seek to provide leadership, advocacy and technical assistance to promote collaboration between parents, teachers, students and the larger community to ensure that all children develop the academic and social skills that provide a foundation for the challenges of high school and the skills necessary for college and careers in the 21st century.

No doubt academic achievement concerns students, parents, educators, and the community at large where you live.

As a student at Argosy University, you will join one of the largest graduate student communities in the nation and enjoy a collegial, supportive academic environment.

While they've made academic gains in struggling communities, KIPP and other large charter networks have come under fire recently for high student attrition rates, discipline issues and failing to meet states» standards.

Chronic early absence matters because it adversely affects academic successes and affects large numbers of children, especially in some communities and schools.

• Large numbers of students with high school diplomas admitted to county and community colleges require remediation to pursue college - level courses, especially those requiring academic rigor, including math and science.

We contend with variables most adults in private industry do not — the ever - changing emotional and academic needs of children, each of whom is struggling to find a personal identity in the school community and the larger world.

«We chose to give to the Greater Good fund because we have been so happy with the Great Hearts approach for our daughter, and the idea that the same high - level academic environment and classical education is offered in communities that are less fortunate than ours is very important... I see the Great Hearts schools as a larger community, and it's important to us that this community be diverse and support young people from all socio - economic backgrounds.»

For example, a larger number of students from disadvantaged communities can take Advanced Placement courses if they have demonstrated proficient levels of achievement on a test that accurately and fairly measures their academic ability.

That's why news about academic success coming out of a rural community like Troy is exciting and worth digging into for larger lessons.

RALEIGH, NC — < April 12, 2016 > — Lulu, the world's first and largest independent publisher, announced at the London Book Fair the launch of Glass Tree, an online publishing site dedicated to meeting the needs of academic and scholarly authors and communities.

University: With 15,000 students, 160 academic programs, and an energized campus community, Western offers the focus on students and the faculty access of a smaller college and the academic choice, resources, multicultural diversity, and room to grow of a large university.

Existing with the larger society, The Cooper Union seeks to set the standard for professional conduct and expectations for engaging as members of a vibrant academic community.

Miranda: The OSilas Gallery focuses on a wide range of thematic group exhibitions, connecting the gallery to the larger campus and academic community.

It's actually taken a long time for Watts to wake up on the topic but it's better then the obtuse indifference found in the academic community at large.

Over the last 15 years, as we all know, he has been increasingly involved with climate science and the climate record, both recent and historic, much to chagrin of the believers and large segments of the academic community that preach free speech and tolerance but act otherwise.

These two issues include a call from the legal profession for students that are better prepared in their academic training to take on the rigours of practice and a call from the community at large for the cost effective delivery of legal services.

Open access would seem to offer the academic community at large a wonderful opportunity to reestablish the public mission of the universities in these often skeptical times.

In fact, one author has argued that academic libraries in small communities are more important to their local populations than academic libraries in large communities, as larger communities can support public libraries that fulfill their needs.»

There is probably always a role for academic libraries to play in the surrounding community, whether large or small, but there are also legitimate reasons for academic libraries to restrict public access.