Sentences with phrase «major funding initiatives»

Walsh and Lee argue in their paper that the growth of team science and the accompanying trend toward bureaucratization, compounded by the increasing emphasis on lab productivity and the concentration of research resources around major funding initiatives or expensive equipment, may have far - reaching consequences for the training and employment of young scientists.

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The approximately $ 6.8 billion bill will fund major federal initiatives like Vice President Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot program and the Obama administration's Precision Medicine Initiative.

NDP commitments include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (already implemented by the Conservatives (but with a different phase in); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; and, increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).

NDP promises include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented in the budget by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (also already implemented by the Conservatives); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI); and restoring the 6 % annual escalator to the Canada Health Transfer.

Dubbed Xiong «An Global Blockchain Innovation Fund, the new initiative was announced Monday at the opening ceremony of a new Blockchain Industrial Park in Hangzhou - a Chinese city noted for its support for innovation and which plays host to major companies such as Alibaba.

The Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme (HARPS) is an industry - funded initiative designed to align the food safety requirements of Australia's major retailers.

Funding for the initiative was made possible by a combination of support from individual and corporate donors as well as major gifts.

Bridge repairs, resurfacing projects and flood resilience initiatives are among major local road schemes to have received investment this week under the Government's Challenge Fund.

New York hedge - fund billionaire Republicans Paul Singer, a major Romney supporter in 2012, and Daniel Loeb are funding a new Human Rights Campaign initiative to further LGBT rights internationally, reports NYT columnist Frank Bruni, who spoke with Singer at his offices in midtown Manhattan.

He also has her regularly sit in on policy and staff meetings and handed her official posts, from chair of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City to the head of a major mental - health initiative that provides services in the most needy neighborhoods.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to announce Thursday a set of awards that could lead to funding for a major initiative at Syracuse University.

New York hedge - fund billionaire Republicans Paul Singer, a major Romney supporter in 2012, and Daniel Loeb are funding a new Human Rights Campaign initiative to further LGBT rights internationally, reports NYT columnist Frank Bruni, who spoke with Si... Read

It was the governor's longest State of the State address so far — by about a minute — and, according to Tom Precious, of The Buffalo News, «offered a toned - down plate of major spending ideas,» and «made no bold pronouncements for historic spending initiatives, as Cuomo did last year with promises for record education funding from Albany.»

Included within the increase is a $ 454.3 million increase in computerized aids that reflects continuation of present law funding for major aid categories and an additional $ 19.3 million in support of certain multi-year initiatives.

«In the few short months Eric has held office he has launched major initiatives such as the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit dedicated to recovering taxpayer dollars and the Taxpayer Protection Unit, which is designed to go after corruption in state contracts and pension fund ripoffs.»

He laid out the major new investments from the preliminary budget — including $ 115 million for the $ 15 minimum wage for city employees and contracted workers, investments in public safety, funding education initiatives under the mayor's Equity and Excellence agenda, investments in transportation and social services, along with a few Council priorities.

The Project is being funded by Empire State Development and NYPA as a major component of Governor Andrew Cuomo's «Buffalo Billion» economic development initiative.

The initial Buffalo Billion program, touted by Cuomo as a major success in revitalizing that city despite the scandal, poured the bulk of the $ 1 billion in funds into a controversial solar panel factory, while Buffalo Billion II investments are diverse and largely infrastructural, including the development of waterfront and rail access, tourism, and job training initiatives.

Like low - carbon energy, the Administration has also placed major funding emphasis on advanced manufacturing, particularly through their multi-agency initiative to establish a national network of 45 manufacturing innovation institutes with industry.

Neuroscience has gained mega-science status in recent years, with massive funding in the U.S. and the U.K. and major new initiatives under way in Japan and China.

In 2004, patient - advocate groups were major players in helping pass and implement significant public policy and funding initiatives in stem cells and regenerative medicine.

But it does offer NSF officials more breathing room to fund some major initiatives starting next year.

But major initiatives to expand treatment options, promote more research, and boost funding would still require congressional action or initiatives from federal agencies.

Neil Chalmers, director of the Natural History Museum, and one of the advisers on the initiative, is critical of «the disparity between the magnitude of the initiative as announced by John Major in Rio and the funding on offer».

While Allison's early research that led to Yervoy was funded by the National Cancer Institute, «since then, there have been no major initiatives to accelerate progress in this area.»

After the government's comprehensive spending review slashed science infrastructure spending by 25 % in 2010, British science has had to make do with piecemeal funding for major initiatives such as high performance computing, synthetic biology, and advance materials.

A chemist at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Burke has watched funding agencies back major research initiatives in other fields.

The program has three major components: the Director's R&D Fund, which develops new capabilities in support of the Laboratory's research initiatives, the Seed Money Fund, which is open to all innovative ideas that have the potential for enhancing the Laboratory's core scientific and technical disciplines, and the Named Fellowships, open to outstanding doctorate - level candidate scientists and engineers to achieve experience in areas of science and technology of national importance.

The research was conducted as part of the Human Microbiome Project, a major initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that largely has focused on cataloging the body's bacterial ecosystems.

Kessler Foundation recently announced $ 1.6 million in funding for major employment initiatives in four states.

We've received extra funding from the Australian Research Council and the Australian Government's «Caring for our Country» initiative for this research program, and we've just heard that Stephanie won a major international prize for the paper we published about her study.

Professor Curry told Times Higher Education: «[The research councils] signing up is a significant boost for the initiative... This is a major collection of funders from across the UK.»

«Autism Speaks Invests $ 2.3 Million in Research on Autism Gut - Brain Connection, «which makes these studies the first major funded GI initiative that investigates microbiome, biological stress and bowel disorder treatment in children with autism.

Major Initiatives Addressing Diversity After commissioning a report examining diversity in the classroom, Murphy created the Standing Committee on Diversity in 1997, instituted faculty seminars to assist with teaching practices and curricula development, created the Diversity Innovation Fund to support student - initiated ideas, hosted several student retreats, and sponsored schoolwide workshops.

Two new initiatives announced last month in South Carolina could result in significant increases in funding and major program changes for the state's public schools.

One of the major criticisms of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) initiative has been that it fails to deliver the funds districts need to boost achievement.

The Obama administration also championed high - quality charter schools with its Race to the Top initiative, emphasizing support for charter schools as a major factor in whether states would receive part of the $ 4.35 billion fund.

Kantor (1991) also noted that one of the major fears with ESEA was the idea that local education authorities would have little interest or initiative in using federal funds to support economically disadvantaged students.

President Obama's FY14 budget request maintains funding for the major federal education initiatives at their FY12 levels and proposes new money to primarily support early childhood and higher education.

P. Out of this appropriation, $ 400,000 the first year and $ 400,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to establish a comprehensive pilot initiative to recruit students to major in the fields of mathematics and science to help alleviate the shortage of qualified teachers in these fields.

The push, heavily motivated by federal funding initiatives such as the $ 4.35 billion Race to the Top program, and major education reform philanthropies, seeks to accelerate the rate of improvements in education and the number of United States students succeeding in school, career and life.

Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, this initiative focuses on literacy and math coaches providing support to teachers from across the major subject areas to create literacy - rich classrooms in which students actively engage in learning tasks that deepen their content knowledge and strengthen their abilities to think critically and communicate well.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been the initiative's major supporter, is providing the funding for the grants announced today.

She says funding is a major issue, particularly for programs and initiatives meant to balance out inequalities around the state.

The initiative is the most explicit action by a major fund management firm in reaction to the exodus of investors from actively managed stock funds to cheaper funds that track every variety of index and investment theme.

In June 2010, The Golden Retriever Foundation and Morris Animal Foundation entered into a partnership to jointly fund a major three - year, $ 1 million canine cancer initiative titled Discovery and Characterization of Heritable and Somatic Cancer Mutations in Golden Retrievers, or the MADGiC Project (Making Advanced Discoveries in Golden Cancers).

For the financing of major initiatives in the museum and our educational projects in the Netherlands and abroad, we rely on contributions from a variety of funds, donors and grant - giving bodies, such as the European Union and the Dutch government.

Today the New Museum «s director, Lisa Phillips, announced three major new scholarship opportunities that aim to promote the study of contemporary art and culture.The first initiative, titled the Mellon Grant for Contemporary Scholarship in Contemporary Art, is a $ 500,000 fund that will be... Read More

The board's function is to advise the director, raise funds to support major museum initiatives and exhibitions, and recruit new board members to continue the museum's mission.

Since launching Art Wars at Saatchi Gallery in 2013 in aid of The Missing Tom Fund, the initiative has garnered support from major artists worldwide including Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor, J&D Chapman, Alison Jackson, Yinka Shonibare, Antony Micallef, D * Face, Mr. Brainwash and Retna.