Sentences with phrase «military sciences at»

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When I was a senior in college I attended an inspiring conference at West Point called the Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, which paired political science majors with cadets in the hopes of building future civilian - military relationships.

Military hackers are among the most talented, and rewarded, people in North Korea, handpicked and trained from as young as 17, said Jang Se - yul, who studied with them at North Korea's military college for computer science, or the University of Automation, before defecting to the South six yeMilitary hackers are among the most talented, and rewarded, people in North Korea, handpicked and trained from as young as 17, said Jang Se - yul, who studied with them at North Korea's military college for computer science, or the University of Automation, before defecting to the South six yemilitary college for computer science, or the University of Automation, before defecting to the South six years ago.

For example, the curriculum at the University of Stuttgart consisted in courses in law, military science, public administration, forestry, medicine, and economics.

The way that Alcoholics Anonymous members share their experiences of suffering is akin to what happens in a military unit or a musical group or a family, where the idea of «we're all in this together» becomes particularly strong, said Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.

«Many of our students in meteorology and oceanography find it both challenging and satisfying to apply their interest in earth sciences to improve safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of military operations,» says Professor Phil Durkee, interim dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at NPS.

The report is replete with examples of the social controversies involving science and technology at that time - the biological and environmental effects of nuclear weapons testing, DDT and other dioxins, the use of defoliants and herbicides by the U.S. military in Vietnam, the safety of nuclear power plants, the ban on fetal research, a moratorium on recombinant DNA research, the need for human subject protections and informed consent in genetics research, the misuse of psychology as a tool for torture, the implications of national security controls on science; misconduct in science, and the role of and protections for whistleblowers - many of which continue to resonate in the science and society relationship of today.

In science news around the world, the European Commission proposes that the European Union consider funding military research, more investigations at Japanese universities cast doubts on claims for a leading hypertension drug, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials plan a culling of barred owls in the Pacific Northwest in hopes of saving the endangered northern spotted owl, and more.

If you align military science and technology investments to capture this enormous improvement at a tactical, operational, and strategic level, guess what?

During the Cold War, the U.S. military became convinced it was losing the «mind race» against the Soviet Union, and as recently as the late 1980s was investigating a range of paranormal phenomenon and their potential uses in espionage and combat, says Jonathan Moreno, a philosopher at the University of Pennsylvania who studies military applications of cognitive science.

«For military applications, sensor technology needs to be able to sense, manipulate, and respond to data quickly — and this work achieves that,» says Dr. Jay Narayan, John C. Fan Distinguished Chair Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State and senior author of a paper describing the work.

Though the most infamous of these efforts, called Project Camelot, focused on preventing insurgency in Latin America, other projects looked more broadly at using social sciences to help guide military actions, and like current efforts, they included quantitative and predictive uses of social science models.

«The online program can also be done from home rather than at a military behavioral health clinic, which some service members may avoid due to concerns about stigma,» said Pruiksma, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio).

At other institutes in the town, researchers explored the boundaries of particle physics, materials science, geomagnetism, astrophysics, space and astronomy — and always they were shadowed by defence specialists looking for potential military spin - offs that could be pursued more fully in adjoining laboratories.

Naomi Lubick, a C&EN correspondent, interviewed Kassem Alsayed Mahmoud, a native Syrian who was forced to join the military despite his position as a food sciences professor at a Syrian university.

Participants at a recent event marking the 50th anniversary of the so - called military - industrial complex questioned whether this kind of federal involvement traps science as the slave of government.

Boston Dynamics has several other robots in the works for the military, including its Legged Squad Support System (LS3) and a fleet - footed newcomer called Cheetah that can run nearly 30 kilometers per hour, breaking the 21 kph land speed record for legged robots set in 1989 at the Leg Laboratory, part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab.

Dozens of commercial and military satellites, as well as NASA's Dawn science probe to the asteroid belt, use electric propulsion today, but the power generated for their maneuvering thrusters is low, according to the panel of experts who spoke at the hearing.

Using science and expert weight loss opinion, we look at criticisms of the Military Diet The Military Diet has legions of fans on the internet, because it works.

This film's prologue featuring Bryan Cranston working at a 1999 nuclear plant is an unmistakable nod to the recent Fukushima disaster, and sets the stage for the collision of science (Watanabe) and military (Strathairn).

Dede has been studying immersive technology and issues at the juncture of science, education, and technology for more than three decades, working with students from public schools, the military, higher education, and the corporate world.

In addition to recognizing the achievements of outstanding students, the event provided an opportunity to highlight some of Obama's broader initiatives to improve STEM education through his Educate to Innovate campaign (PDF), including a new AmeriCorps program for STEM education, the US2020 campaign that encourages more companies to involve their science and technology workforce in STEM mentoring programs, and an initiative to expand math and science opportunities at high schools that serve military families.

«The cool thing about these science fairs is that the judges interact with the students one - on - one for ten minutes each, so these kids get first - hand contact with people who are in the military and in science fields, so they get to share with the kids how science relates to their job now, and students look up to members in uniform and that's a pretty cool part,» said JD McBride, STEM outreach coordinator at Hill Air Force Base.

The mayor joined school and United States Marine officials to formally commission the Chicago Public Schools» new «Marine Military Math and Science Academy» at the Grant Campus, 145 S. Campbell.

I look at that but what I also do it look at what the best sellers in not only the sub-genre but the main genre (for example military science fiction and then science fiction) sell for.

When they bought the fledgling sci - fi imprint Angry Robot from HarperCollins, Smart remarked at the time that military buffs love science fiction.

But at Reality Calling, we like fantasy, science fiction, action / adventure, political thrillers, military thrillers, and even horror.

There is some overlap with what we know regarding military structure but, because this is science fiction and it takes place at a different time and most definitely a different planet, there are differences.

About the author: Michael Robotham is a former journalist and the ghostwriter of at least fourteen autobiographies of prominent figures in the military, arts, sport and science worlds, including Lulu, Ricky Tomlinson, Geri Halliwell, Rolf Harris and Tracy Edwards (which, dependent on the subject have been published in various English speaking countries, but never in the USA).

I see the philosophy of management science at work (remember that management science is an outgrowth of military science).

The Military Advisory Board chose not to engage in debate over climate science but did note that current levels of atmospheric carbon are already at historically high levels and are increasing.

The idea for red team, blue team climate debates originated with Steven Koonin, a physicist at New York University... Mr. Koonin in April wrote an op - ed in The Wall Street Journal calling for using the military - style exercise — in which one team attacks and another defends — to test the robustness of climate change science...

Want to know more: Here is a story originating from the Christian Science Monitor «Google's Open Skies Raise Cries» courtesy of CBS News; also an article from The Indian Sunday Express: «Technology: Search and Destroy — Google has stunning entries for its photos of the world's most secret military installations»; and, a reference back to the tongue - in - cheek competition launched by the Register (in the UK) which challenged users to find black helicopters at sensitive sites using Google Earth «Google Earth: the black helicopters have landed».

Prior to joining Brooks Kushman, Jaewook was a research scientist, specializing in MEMS / bio-MEMS at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology & Military Service, based in Seoul, Korea.

Although the city offers a Children's Museum that is great for those 7 years of age and younger, most locals prefer Sugar Sand Park (located at 300 S Military Trail).1 This attraction is large in size and features a museum - like science exhibit area in which proves to be highly educational for children of all ages.