Sentences with phrase «number of national initiatives»

RAV takes part in a number of national initiatives, including the biennial qualitative national research report on the state of Australia's relationships, the Australian Relationships Indicators Survey.

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As a result, the government took a number of initiatives to prevent similar problems, including the creation of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA).

Meyers wrote in an email that county officials had worked closely with domestic violence victims» advocates on a number of issues, had secured nearly $ 700,000 in grant money to support initiatives and had launched a domestic violence incidence database that received an award from the National Association of Counties.

Singh was then appointed to a number of prestigious posts on de Blasio's inauguration committee, the committee backing the city's failed bid to get the Democratic National Convention, and the committee to support and raise money for the mayor's pre-k initiative called UPKNYC, Kramer reported.

Project 2061 participates in a number of national assessment efforts and consults on a wide range of assessment research and development initiatives.

On a national level, the research councils have a number of initiatives aimed at encouraging the commercialisation of research.

For 14 years, a National Institute of General Medical Services (NIGMS) initiative has worked to increase those numbers.

Chris is on a number of national and international committees, working groups and initiatives related to the academic, clinical translation and commercialization of cell and gene therapies including; Founder and CEO of the London Regenerative Medicine Network (LRMN), Founding Member of the UK - Israel Science Council, Scientific Advisory Board of the UK Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, Strategic Advisory Board of the Canadian Centre for the Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM), and Scientific Advisory Board of the Canadian Stem Cell Network.

To make sequencing even more available to scientists the SciLifeLab National Sequencing projects initiative have been introduced, granting a deduction of sequencing reagent costs to a number of projects.

WISECampaign, a national initiative for equality across STEM careers, recently revealed that theoverall number of girls studying GCSE Design & Technology decreased by 11.1 % this year, while those taking GCSE ICT subjects fell by 16.6 %.

Clearly children's diets need attention, and there have been a number of initiatives to break the unhealthy eating habit, including: The National Healthy Schools Programme (1998 to 2009), which included healthy and nutritious foods being made available in school canteens and vending machines; The School Food Plan, (launched in 2015), which provided a new set of standards for all food served in schools, offering children more healthy, balanced diets, and withdrawing the provision of unhealthy snacks and drinks in school vending machines; and the much - publicised new sugar tax, which will be imposed on companies according to the sugar content of the energy and fizzy drinks they produce.

In addition, a number of external partners join state and city leaders to support these schools and their initiatives; for example, philanthropies and national organizations like the Gates Foundation and Jobs for the Future provide financial and strategic support for schools, and industry partners like Con - Edison and IBM support P - TECH programs.11

Relationships Matter: A Toolkit for Launching an Elementary Success Mentor Initiative, builds upon ideas from a number of national partners and from districts participating in the groundbreaking My Brother's Keeper Success Mentors initiative, announced in 2016 by the White House and the US Department of Education.

Despite the lack of research to support such programs, a number of local and national initiatives are providing impetus for principal pay - for - performance plans.

To address persistent gaps in postsecondary educational attainment and our country's growing economic and workforce needs, federal and state policymakers, the philanthropic community, national education organizations and practitioners have put forth a number of goals and initiatives designed to increase college completion rates.

Paul oversees a number of programmatic areas focusing on educator preparation initiatives, educator support and evaluation, educator professional development, and overseeing the nation's oldest and most prestigious educator recognition program: The National Teacher of the Year Program.

Project 2061 participates in a number of national assessment efforts and consults on a wide range of assessment research and development initiatives.

She has worked on a number of other studies, including a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of inclusive STEM high schools funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Evaluation of Writing Project Professional Development for the National Writing Project, the National Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund Program for the U.S. Department of Education, evaluations of several school reform initiatives in Chicago, and the Bridging the Divide study that examined the transition from high school to college for the U.S. Department of Education.

This initiative has fostered much activity at the national level, and stimulated a growing number of cities to adopt Complete Streets policies to improve mobility options for all people and Vision Zero goals to eliminate injuries from motor vehicle crashes.

A number of efforts to coordinate and promote the use of geospatial data, including the National Transit Map and National Address Database initiatives

Our charitable initiative has benefited a number of national and local organizations, such as the United Way, the American Heart Association, Misericordia, Light - The - Night Leukemia Walks, the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities, the Salvation Army, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Urban Initiatives of Chicago, Alzheimer's Association, Feed the Dream, the Cradle Foundation, Guide Dogs of America and the Anti-Cruelty Society.

Beginning in the late - 2000s, a number of emirate - level initiatives sprang up to address national reading challenges.

To address these problems, Best Friends leads three lifesaving national initiatives that directly impact the number of animals killed in shelters.

Best Friends leads lifesaving national initiatives that directly impact the number of animals killed in shelters.

Because numbers count, Shelter Animals Count is a new, collaborative initiative formed by a diverse group of stakeholders to create and share a national database of sheltered animal statistics, providing facts, and enabling insights that will save lives.

In particular, the Parks Conservancy's Institute at the Golden Gate has a number of initiatives aimed at encouraging environmental preservation and sustainability in our national parks and around the world.

You can call it drip irrigation 2.0: a growing number of Spanish farmers have decided to sign onto an ambitious digital initiative linking up their fields to a national grid controlled from Madrid.

Green Map Hub: To support the growing numbers of locally - led initiatives, there are active regional and national support centers run by experienced Mapmakers, often on a voluntary basis.

IIASA Energy program leader Keywan Riahi and study co-author says, «The next step for this initiative is already underway, with a large number of national plans that underpin the global objectives.»

Managing Director, Natalie Rodgers, a Chartered Marketer and non-practising solicitor said: «Over the past 12 months, demand for our services has grown and we've been fortunate enough to be involved in a number of flagship regional projects and exemplary national PR initiatives.

We represent a number of successful state - wide health information exchanges, all - payer claims databases and related initiatives, as well as advise on national HIT infrastructure projects and issues associated with electronic health records.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 - Maine Mutual Group Insurance Company, a regional provider with operations in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, is joining a growing number of companies that are partnering with Trusted Choice - the national branding initiative created to educate consumers about the benefits of using independent insurance agents and brokers.

Another session this year will be the Mentoring Workshop, facilitated by AIDA's new CEO, Kate Thomann, who, as a senior Commonwealth public servant, supported a number of key federal Indigenous health initiatives, including the Standing Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health; the National Indigenous Drug Advisory Council; the National Indigenous Health Equality Council and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council.

These changes are directly relevant to a number of Commonwealth policy initiatives relating to the health and well being of children and young people including the National Mental Health Strategy and the National Suicide Prevention Strategy.

During the 30 years since, MacKenzie and the FVREB have been prominently involved in a number of key technology initiatives that are now national in scope, including MLS.ca (now Realtor.ca), RealtorLink and Webforms.