Sentences with phrase «national scientific effort»
The findings, published in Nature Genetics, are a promising first step for a new national scientific effort to hunt for the genetic roots of asthma.
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At the center of his efforts is a Roosevelt - era law called the Antiquities Act which allows presidents to designate «objects of historic or scientific interest» as National Monuments.
Toward High School Biology is designed to align closely with a new set of science education standards, called the Next Generation Science Standards, which were developed with help from 26 states and organizations like AAAS and the National Research Council, in an effort to teach students to read scientific texts, analyze data and construct coherent explanations of scientific phenomena.
The French National Center for Scientific Research is setting an example for supporting and tracking female scientists — but even with such pioneering efforts, progress is slow
Now, expressing concern that few native - born citizens are entering scientific careers, it calls for an intensified national effort to expand domestic production.
That's why, for the past 8 years, Science and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have co-sponsored annual challenges to promote cutting - edge efforts to visualize scientific data, principles, and ideas.
COMPETES authorizes scientific education efforts, manufacturing research, and, crucially, spending for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy (including its ARPA - E high risk research program), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
He hopes she'll take a broad look at efforts to investigate and prevent scientific misconduct at HHS and the National Science Foundation.
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility is a multi-laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) scientific user facility, and a key contributor to national and international climate research efforts.
These integrated, multi-investigator centers involve partnerships among universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and for - profit firms that conduct fundamental research focusing on one or more «grand challenges» and use - inspired «basic research needs» identified in major strategic planning efforts by the scientific community.
Through a Memorandum of Understanding the IOI Centre in the Islamic Republic of Iran will help to promote effective and wise management of ocean and coastal resources, eradicate poverty in coastal areas, organise efficient protection of the marine environment as a common heritage of mankind and facilitate exchange of knowledge and information, enhance the national scientific capabilities and carry out training and educational efforts, focusing its activities on the Persian Gulf area and cooperates with IOI Caspian Sea.
From a climate policy perspective, the bill can be seen as part of the Conservative ongoing effort to 1) gut environmental assessments and scientific research; 2) attack ENGOs that disagree with government policy to promote unfettered development of the oil sands; and 3) to sideline and even eliminate inconvenient advisory bodies like the National Roundtable on Energy and the Environment.
The Biophysical Society and the ASCB are leading an effort with the support of the National Science Foundation to create an Alliance of Scientific Societies for Broad Participation in STEM to promote participation in STEM... Read more
In the January issue of the journal «Nature Climate Change» Ulf Riebesell, professor for Biological Oceanography at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, and Jean - Pierre Gattuso from the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) urge the international scientific community to undertake a concerted interdisciplinary effort.
Following a brief videostream presentation by National Science Foundation researchers in Washington, D.C., WSU members of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration will discuss their contributions to the ongoing effort to detect gravitational waves.
As part of the decadal conferences series, OceanObs»19 will galvanize ocean observing communities to improve coordination of regional and national efforts to better observe the global ocean, to better respond to the joint scientific and societal needs of a fit - for - purpose ocean observing system, and maximize the overall benefit of more integrated observing.
Guenther has received numerous awards and leads several national and international scientific efforts.
He was responsible for the management of the Lab's effort to ensure national and global security by maintaining scientific and technical leadership in all aspects of thermonuclear weapon physics design and operation.
As the AX Division Leader, Verdon was responsible for the management of a scientific effort that is at the core of the Secondary Nuclear Design Program and the scientific grand challenge effort of achieving ignition at the National Ignition Facility.
Another deserving effort in promoting scientific integrity in China is to foster a healthy research environment, which includes making explicit research ethics policies, issuing a practical code of conduct, establishing a credible and authoritative national organization to supervise local units, protecting whistle - blowers, building a rigorous and fair peer review system, revising the criteria for promotion and reward to emphasize research quality rather than quantity by a researcher, and achieving zero tolerance for unethical research behaviors.
The combination of Gates building a national infrastructure for driving educator behavior while launching a gigantic scientific effort to identify the best practices is worrisome.
Transforming science learning through student - centered instruction that engages students in a variety of scientific practices is central to national science - teaching reform efforts.
* The role of the US in global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to influence national science policy in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary for example to address global climate change or enhancement of science education nationwide; * Their perspective on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play in resolving debates over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education, human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction of political or economic bias in the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)
This scientific assessment is part of the ongoing efforts of USGCRP's sustained National Climate Assessment process and was called for under the President's Climate Action Plan.
Our research activity is thus part of a national and international effort to provide the scientific community with new data sets usefull for ocean circulation modeling, climate studies, bio-optics and bio-chemistry of the ocean.
Gradually, in the months after K15 came out, the evidence kept mounting that Tom Karl constantly had his «thumb on the scale» — in the documentation, scientific choices, and release of datasets — in an effort to discredit the notion of a global warming hiatus and rush to time the publication of the paper to influence national and international deliberations on climate policy.
As part of that mission, the agency works to ensure that «national efforts to reduce environmental risk are based on the best available scientific information.»
The hubbub was sparked when retired NOAA data scientist John Bates claimed in a blog post that his boss, then - director of the National Centers for Environmental Information Thomas Karl, «constantly had his «thumb on the scale» — in the documentation, scientific choices and release of datasets — in an effort to discredit the notion of a global warming hiatus» and rushed a study published in the journal Science before international climate negotiations.
As part of the decadal conferences series, OceanObs»19 will galvanize ocean observing communities to improve coordination of regional and national efforts to better observe the global ocean, to better respond to the joint scientific and societal needs of a fit - for - purpose ocean observing system, and maximize the overall benefit of more integrated observing.
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility is a multi-laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) scientific user facility, and a key contributor to national and international climate research efforts.
It was prompted by a story over at Forbes on efforts by the National Center for Science Education to support educators being pressured by political interests to misrepresent the current state of scientific knowledge on climate change.
NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol - related problems by: Conducting and supporting research in a wide range of scientific areas including genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, prevention, and treatment; Coordinating and collaborating with other research institutes and Federal Programs on alcohol - related issues; Collaborating with international, national, state, and local institutions, organizations, agencies, and programs engaged in alcohol - related work; and, Translating and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public.