Sentences with phrase «of agency scientists»

A group of purple rocks spotted by NASA's Curiosity Rover has sparked the interest of agency scientists, who believe they could hold clues as to what was life once like on Mars.

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Last month, the panel of 31 independent scientists charged with reviewing the EPA's draft report stated that the agency's broad conclusion about the mining technique known as fracking is at odds with the evidence and «inconsistent with the observations, data, and levels of uncertainty presented.»

Jason Crusan, director of advanced exploration systems at NASA, says the space agency already uses virtual reality technology in astronaut training and spacecraft simulations, so it was logical to extend that successful model to inspire and educate the next generation of space explorers and scientists.

Dufouil, a scientist with the French health research agency INSERM, added, «professional activity may be an important determinant of intellectual stimulation and mental engagement, which are thought to be potentially protective against dementia.»

Followers of NASA's social - media channels have the opportunity to go behind - the - scenes at the agency's facilities and events and speak with astronauts, scientists and engineers.

Rating agencies behaved no differently than climate - change scientists who base their doomsday forecasts of man - made global warming on extrapolation of historical data.

«These are agencies that have absolutely no political agenda, just collections of scientists that are doing work to better society.

According to History.com, the «first workable prototype of the Internet came in the late 1960s with the creation of ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network,» and the online world as we know it today really did not take on its form until 1990, when Tim Berners - Lee, a computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web.

The agency's trove of satellite data and analysis is the largest in the world and, critically, available freely on the internet for any scientist or interested person to access.

Central to the CRT will be the Climate Explorer which HabitatSeven will build in partnership with NOAA, NEMAC, and a team of leading climate scientists across federal agencies.

The specific purpose of the church Eddy founded is to be an effective agency for the spiritual awakening upon which, as Christian Scientists see it, the solution of humanity's manifold problems ultimately rests.

On Thursday, Ruch's watchdog group plans to file a complaint with the agency on Monnett's behalf, asserting that Obama administration officials have «actively persecuted» him in violation of policy intended to protect scientists from political interference... In May 2008, the U.S. classified the polar bear as a threatened species, the first with its survival at risk due to global warming.

In recent years, some Christian scientists and philosophers have vociferously challenged this assumption, arguing for the necessity of appealing to intelligent agency to account for certain highly complex components of the universe, especially but not exclusively the cells of plants and animals.

The Tenth Workshop on Food Allergen Methodologies aims at gathering scientists, chemists, analysts and other representatives from government agencies, university, industry and consumer associations, to discuss issues related to detection, identification, characterization, and control of allergen residues in foods.

The party raised concerns over the inclusion of Dr Nii Narku Quaynor, a renowned computer scientist, Chairman of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Board of Directors, who's a known member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and His Lordship Justice VCRAC Crabbe, a former Justice of the Supreme Court who had earlier publicly stated that there was no need for a new voters register to be compiled.

Compiled by scientists at 13 federal agencies, it contains the results of thousands of studies showing that climate change caused by greenhouse gases is affecting weather in every part of the United States, causing average temperatures to rise dramatically since the 1980s.

The EPA has canceled the speaking appearance of three agency scientists who were scheduled to discuss climate change at a conference tomorrow in Rhode Island, according to the agency and several people involved.

That is why I have directed the Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation under the leadership of the world acclaimed Ghanaian scientist, Professor Frimpong Kwabena Boateng to express strongly Ghana's readiness to host the agency and mobilize support to that end,» President Akufo - Addo said on Saturday.

Her career comes full circle on Monday when she becomes director of AAAS» Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Program, which, since 1973, has helped some 3,300 scientists and engineers ply their scientific knowledge and related skills in the policy arena, solving problems big and small facing leaders in Congress, executive agencies and judicial offices.

AAAS has provided more than 185 Communicating Science workshops for over 6,000 scientist and engineer attendees at universities, science society meetings, and government agency labs worldwide as of March 2018.

Funding agencies and institutes are dedicating more of their portfolios to transformative research, and that means new opportunities for scientists like John with the skills and attitudes needed to pursue high - risk, high - reward research.

Having access to scientists and engineers who can assess the strength of an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup plan has been «incredibly helpful,» Jantz said.

Scientists have found the first direct evidence for explosive releases of energy in Saturn's magnetic bubble using data from the Cassini spacecraft, a joint mission between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency.

Actions taken by the Trump administration to stifle communications at federal agencies and to ban travel from select countries «have been deeply troubling» to many scientists, said AAAS President Barbara Schaal at an opening presentation of the AAAS Annual Meeting.

She became a 2013 - 14 Executive Branch Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development, and she now has her «dream job» at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Each year, several hundred scientists and engineers flood Capitol Hill and executive branch agencies in Washington, D.C., to get a taste of policy work.

Scientists also have voiced concerns that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is paring the ranks of the EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors, which is responsible for advising the agency on the scientific rigor and integrity of its resAgency Administrator Scott Pruitt is paring the ranks of the EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors, which is responsible for advising the agency on the scientific rigor and integrity of its resagency on the scientific rigor and integrity of its research.

Research scientists question whether the order will reduce international collaborations and remain troubled by confusion surrounding communications restrictions placed on employees of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture, two agencies that have played vital roles in the collection of scientific data on climate change.

Since 1973, that program has placed thousands of scientists and engineers in the U.S. federal policy arena, helping policymakers apply scientific evidence to decisions facing members of Congress, executive agencies and judicial offices.

Drawing increasingly on support from foundations and federal agencies, the Association has built pioneering programs for bringing underrepresented groups into science; applying science to human rights; supporting the growth of science in the developing world; exploring issues of science, ethics, and law; tracking federal spending for R&D; and in bringing scientists and engineers to work in Congress and executive agencies of government.

Goldman said that scientific integrity policies established in 24 federal agencies during the George W. Bush administration will be helpful in navigating the next four years, and the Union of Concerned Scientists has also built a secure website for federal scientists to report scientific integriScientists has also built a secure website for federal scientists to report scientific integriscientists to report scientific integrity abuses.

That was the message handed down by senior representatives of the federal agencies that fund much of the field's research in the U.S. during «town halls» with scientists here at the semiannual meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

Each year, funding agencies give an equal amount of funding to all scientists, unconditionally.

A prestigious panel of scientists recommends sending humans to the Red Planet as the space agency's wisest long - range goal

The multi-society letter called on the OMB to work with leaders of government agencies to back the use of the best scientific evidence in their decision - making and to see that federal agencies support scientists doing the work required to «produce the knowledge upon which the nation relies.»

The deluge beekeepers expected — of scientists, nailing down the problem, of regulatory agencies, rushing to act — never materialized.

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These agencies are good for us because without them, there wouldn't be an ecosystem of scientists who can devote their whole careers to research.

Authored by 77 scientists from the Forest Service, other federal agencies and universities across the United States, the report outlines the way forests respond physiologically to drought - stress, as well as steps land managers and foresters can take to mitigate the impacts of rising temperatures and a lack of water.

Dr Alex Ford, a marine scientist from the University of Portsmouth, is investigating the problem with support from the Environment Agency.

In 2006, 20 years after reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was encased in cement, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report compiled by a panel of 100 scientists on the long - term health effects of the level 7 nuclear disaster and future risks for those exposed.

The internal CSA team managing this activity serves as the interface between scientists, engineers, and other government space agencies to ensure the successful delivery of this important payload.

Because legislation ultimately affects the regulations and policies that scientists must follow, as well as the amount of funding available to scientists through support of the science agencies such as NIH, NSF, DOE, and NASA, Olsen says, «it is so critical to have a person in those offices who has a strong science background.

The summit, which was organized by the Government - University - Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR) of the National Academies of Science and held in Washington, D.C., 11 to 12 November 2002, included representatives from government agencies, disciplinary societies, and several education and science organizations who presented a litany of policy prescriptions and recommendations on the educational and societal forces that affect the experiences and expectations of the nation's future scientists and engineers.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M., developed ChemCam in partnership with scientists and engineers funded by the French national space agency, CNES, the University of Toulouse and research agency, CNRS.

But even today, scientists «are fired after 5 years at the CNRS» — the French national research agency — «so the research organizations or universities won't be obliged to give them an open - ended contract, which very much complicates their lives and the lives of the laboratories,» says Guillaume Bossis, a CNRS biologist at the Institute of Molecular Genetics of Montpellier.

So scan university job boards and company websites, scour the job section of New Scientist or your subject's specialist journal, and form good relationships with recruitment agencies.

Given developing efforts to mine deep - sea hydrothermal vent fields for precious metals, the scientists involved in this research suggest that conservationists and management agencies need to consider a broader range of factors in their efforts to predict the environmental impacts and the resiliency of affected communities.

As Congress develops public policy, I will continue to engage and seek counsel from our world class scientists and technicians working at the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute on Standards and Technology, and other federal agencies.

But, to develop comprehensive and accurate inventories, industries, government agencies and scientists first must know the location of pollution sources.