A growing body
of academic research points to the benefits of giving employees access to nature.
Not exact matches
And while Kogan maintained he had never drawn a salary from the work he did for SCL — saying his reward was «to keep the data», and get to use it for
academic research — he confirmed SCL did pay GSR # 230,000 at one
point during the project; a portion
of which he also said eventually went to pay lawyers he engaged «in the wake»
of Facebook becoming aware that data had been passed to SCL / CA by Kogan — when it contacted him to ask him to delete the data (and presumably also to get him to sign the NDA).
Regarding Schumer's
point on enrollments, the number
of computer science graduates bottomed out in the 2006 - 07
academic year, with only 8,021 students receiving bachelor's degrees in computer science at the 170 Ph.D. - granting institutions tracked by the Computer
Research Association.
In fact the authors
point out that there are no studies
of meditationamong children in a general school population that are designed well enough to meet the standards
of the gatekeeping organizations — like CASEL (Collaborative for
Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning), the Department
of Education, or the Society for Prevention
Research — that would endorse program changes in schools.
Given Britain's involvement in an international
research consortium formed to create the most detailed and medically useful picture
of human genetic variation to date, tonight's other discussion
points include the scientific value
of the information and the regulatory implications
of providing public access to personal genome data through
academic research projects, as well as through commercial organisations.
Points of interest include
academic excellence,
research ability or potential, communication and interpersonal skills, and leadership abilities.
If this article whets your appetite, I'd also recommend that you look into university
academic liaison positions, which cover TT from the
point of view
of companies interested in licensing university
research.
The pedagogical approach
of his HHMI - funded program is equally rare; rather than selecting
research students with impeccable
academic credentials, Warner's program admits only students with grade
point averages between 2.5 and 3.0.
It is now clear to anyone familiar with biomedical
academic research in the United States that the situation
of postdocs in this country needs serious attention; no reasonable person would debate this
point.
Many scientists reach a
point in their career at which they feel torn between
academic and industrial
research — and the varying degrees
of freedom, job security, and funding that go with each.
It was not very easy to explain such a
point of view to my [
academic]
research community.
In a commentary in the Journal
of the American Medical Association, Insel
points to allegations since 2007 by Senator Charles Grassley (R - IA) that seven
academic psychiatrists — some with NIMH
research funding — failed to disclose income from industry.
For example, he
points to the stigmatization that many former employees
of Enron have faced since the company's collapse and the cloud
of suspicion that surrounds co-authors
of academics who were found to be responsible for
research fraud such as psychologist Diederik Stapel.
Whether you're a patient, or a relative doing
research, Mesothelioma-Line.com aims to provide a thorough reference
point for
academic journal articles on malignant mesothelioma organized in a manner useful to the specific needs
of mesothelioma patients.
Delegates attending the BNF conference heard from a panel
of eminent scientific experts including Professor Ashley Adamson from University
of Newcastle, Dr Graham Moore from University
of Cardiff, Professor John Reilly
of University
of Strathclyde, and Professor Jeanne Goldberg from Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA, about the role and impact
of a whole school approach to nutrition; the association between breakfast consumption and education outcomes in primary schools, with particular reference to deprivation; the impact
of obesity, and
of physical activity, on
academic attainment; and
research which
points to the most effective methods
of communicating about nutrition with school children.
My Power
Point presentations are designed specifically to meet the
academic demands
of the Eduqas GCE Business course and will enable you to deliver specification specific content through the use
of high quality, well presented and
researched notes plus summary revision questions, calculation practice questions, and essay practice all supplied with suggested answers.
Academic research points to the benefits — and identifies ongoing challenges —
of implementing performance assessments in K - 12 classrooms.
A meta - analysis
of 213 programs, primarily covering three decades
of research, found that social and emotional learning interventions that address the competencies listed above increased students»
academic performance by 11 percentile
points, as compared to students who did not participate in such SEL programs (Durlak et al., 2011).
The limited
research available
points to a set
of academic language skills worth exploring in adolescent writing (e.g., skills in lexical precision, text connectivity, writer's viewpoint).
Lest she think these are anomalies, she could then attend an event at the American Enterprise Institute, read about the latest
research on the importance
of cultural field trips in Education Next, or speak to
academics and policy analysts like Anthony Bryk, Andrew J. Coulson, Jay P. Greene, Rick Hess, Paul Peterson, Mike Petrilli... you get the
point.
Some
research suggests that when colleges make students aware
of their
academic difficulties and
point students toward available support services students are more likely to successfully complete the course in question and to persist over the long term.
The salient
points of the
academic literature did not yet exist in the sources designed for practitioners, making it challenging for teachers to access current, relevant
research and innovation.
The report also
points out that much
of the
research over the last ten years has been conducted by pro-voucher organizations, and yet these organizations have not conclusively shown higher
academic achievement resulting from vouchers.
Previous
research has
pointed to the importance
of teacher collaboration and school professional communities for
academic achievement
of most students.
Thousands
of educators have contributed to the design
of innovative new test questions that measure students» readiness to master rigorous
academic content, think critically and apply knowledge to solve problems, and conduct
research to develop and communicate a
point of view.
Research points to the beneficial effects
of smaller classes on students»
academic success, and many states have turned to class - size reduction to raise student achievement (U.S. Department
of Education, 2000).
Teachers are the most important in - school factor for student achievement.97 Indeed,
research estimates that teachers have two to three times the effect
of any other school factor, such as school services and leadership, on student
academic performance.98 An oft - cited study underscores the scope
of this effect, finding that students with three consecutive high - performing teachers scored approximately 50 percentile
points higher than students placed with three consecutive low - performing teachers.99
Supporters
point to
research that suggests later start times better align with the lives
of high school students, and could improve students» health, safety and
academic success.
«There are many unknowns at this
point, including our future state for
academic programs and offerings, how to support student success academically and financially, the size and composition
of our faculty and staff, how to preserve and strengthen UWM's unique metropolitan access and R1
research university status, tenure and tenure track processes, governance group structure, and administrative and operational support structure.
A growing body
of research points to the need to understand how childhood trauma (commonly referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences or «ACE's») impact a student's
academic outcomes, social - emotional well - being and predict their likelihood
of developing future chronic diseases.
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The
point of this
academic document is to showcase your skills and capacity to conduct
research in your chosen discipline and present the results through an original piece
of content that will provide value for the
academic and scientific community.
If you don't know, here is a look at some
of the
points that help students to find the best
academic writing services to hand over
academic papers including
research papers:
This process releases the prospects
of academic knowledge and combines together our
research papers providing us with entirely new view
point from thinking as a student to a professional.
Every piece
of academic writing, from a basic 5 - paragraph essay to a major
research work, will have a thesis, that is, a specific «
point» for writing the piece.
How to Write a Report: Let Discuss the Key
Points Academic report is a kind
of independent
research that you need to know how to write.
Whether you're a patient, or a relative doing
research, Mesothelioma-Line.com aims to provide a thorough reference
point for
academic journal articles on malignant mesothelioma organized in a manner useful to the specific needs
of mesothelioma patients.
I remember reading a text
of Edward Saïd (founder
of the postcolonial
academic field), he said that there is not a concept such as a
point of origin, when one starts a
research, one should subtract something from the mass and start to think about this certain subtract.
It really
points to very serious widespread problems in the U.S.
academic and journalistic professions — you can't do
research on renewable energy in the U.S.
academic system, because
of fossil fuel influence, and you can't get honest coverage
of renewable energy initiatives in the U.S. press, also because
of undue influence by vested interests — and more often than not these days, those vested interests are in finance, not in industry.
As Kintisch
points out, the
research budget available to CCSP has declined from $ 1.9 billion in 1994, whereas climate
research advocates estimate approximately $ 4.5 billion will be needed by 2014 to sustain the needs
of both
academic and federal climate scientists.
Masich says that government support for entrepreneurism at the provincial and federal level has created numerous «choke
points» in the system for new companies, regardless
of their line
of business, including government resource centres, industry liaison offices at universities aiming to commercialize
academic research and early - stage financiers.
In defence
of LRW instruction in law schools, at least from the
point of view
of law librarians, I should
point out that we work at universities, and as such we have to make sure our students know how to do
academic research and writing, as well as how to do practical legal
research and writing — something colleagues in the rest
of the university libraries do not have to contend with, unless they also work in professional schools.
Certainly, the previous
academic year has seen gains, if not tipping
points, in favor
of open access as the model and goal
of research and scholarship.
Whether you're a patient, or a relative doing
research, Mesothelioma-Line.com aims to provide a thorough reference
point for
academic journal articles on malignant mesothelioma organized in a manner useful to the specific needs
of mesothelioma patients.
PHC Consulting fills positions in sales, marketing, management, and technical support in all areas
of medical and healthcare sales, but specializes in clinical diagnostics and anatomic pathology laboratories,
research / biotech /
academic and pharmaceutical laboratories, and physician call
point services.
While most positions don't require a formal, lengthy C.V. (these are mostly used in
academic or scientific fields, and include a list
of publications and
research projects), they do require a bit more explanation
of your background than just a few bullet
points.
As a national focal
point for leading and promoting
research in this field, the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) works to integrate the shared interests
of refugee law scholars and practitioners, stimulate collaboration between
academics and non-
academics, and achieve policy impact at the national and international level.
A meta - analysis
of 213 programs, primarily covering three decades
of research, found that social and emotional learning interventions that address the competencies listed above increased students»
academic performance by 11 percentile
points, as compared to students who did not participate in such SEL programs (Durlak et al., 2011).
The summary
of Professor Heckman's
academic paper provides the key
points and takeaways from the
research, as well as high - level explanations
of the data.
In fact the authors
point out that there are no studies
of meditationamong children in a general school population that are designed well enough to meet the standards
of the gatekeeping organizations — like CASEL (Collaborative for
Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning), the Department
of Education, or the Society for Prevention
Research — that would endorse program changes in schools.