Sentences with phrase «of citizen science for»

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This past weekend Zillow and the University of Washington's Computer Science & Engineering school hosted «Hack Housing: Empowering Smarter Decisions» — a weekend hackathon focused on coming up with creative solutions to make it easier for first - time home buyers, low - income renters and senior citizens to find a home that meets their needs.

But yes, I agree that knowledge of basic science and economics are probably best for all citizens, and I work towards this.

(This is taken from «The State of India's Environment 1982 — A Citizens» Report,» prepared by the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi.

The facts and process of science have enabled the United States to lead the world in technology and provide good health for an unprecedented number of our citizens.

Nestlé USA has joined a growing number of food manufacturers backing a citizen's petition from NuTek Food Science asking the FDA to allow «potassium salt» as an alternate name for potassium chloride on food labels.

In a science - fiction short story of the 1950s, The Marching Morons by Cyril M. Kornbluth, a benevolent government, aware that its citizens are devoted to excitement, arranges for their cars (automatically piloted, of course, for this is sci - fi, and their speed restricted to a decorous 40 mph) to evoke the sensation of Formula One speedsters.

Come to Joppa on April 11 for a lecture by Ann - Marie Runfola about the Stellwagen Sanctuary Seabird Stewards (S4) Program, an inspiring citizen science initiative that monitors seabirds off the coast of Massachusetts.

Prairie Ridge offers a variety of volunteer opportunities, including maintaining the Nature Neighborhood Garden and other groundskeeping activities, assisting with educational programs, leading Saturday citizen science programs, and collecting and / or entering data for citizen science projects.

Founded in 1857 to give scientists and nature aficionados a place to study and share the specimens they collected, the Chicago Academy of Sciences developed a national and international reputation for its leadership in conservation, its collection and citizen science.

For 160 years, the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has worked to connect the citizens of Chicago to nature and science through immersive exhibits, family events and in - depth education programs.

Shedd Aquarium's conservation research team launched a citizen science project this spring in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin - Madison Center for Limnology and the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve aimed at documenting long - term shifts in the timing of fish migrations into Great Lakes streams.

For the past few years, Boston's Museum of Science (MOS) along with university researchers, tracked these amazing insects through a citizen science project called FireflyScience (MOS) along with university researchers, tracked these amazing insects through a citizen science project called Fireflyscience project called Firefly Watch.

She said she's a 53 - year - old mother of three who has lived in Rosendale for 17 years, has a PhD in political science from Rutgers University in New Jersey, and is director of the nonprofit Citizens for Local Power.

His books include The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power (Oxford University Press, 2013; Second Edition, 2017), which won the 2016 International Journal of Press / Politics Book Award for an outstanding book on media and politics published in the previous ten years and the American Political Science Association Information Technology and Politics Section Best Book Award, 2014; as well as The Handbook of Internet Politics, co-edited with Philip N. Howard (Routledge 2009), and Internet Politics: States, Citizens, and New Communication Technologies (Oxford University Press, 2006), which won the American Sociological Association Best Book Award (Communication and Information Technologies Section).

«For us to build the country of our dreams, for us to make Nigeria a truly great nation, a nation that is able to feed and house its citizens, a nation with a stable currency, we must embrace science and technoloFor us to build the country of our dreams, for us to make Nigeria a truly great nation, a nation that is able to feed and house its citizens, a nation with a stable currency, we must embrace science and technolofor us to make Nigeria a truly great nation, a nation that is able to feed and house its citizens, a nation with a stable currency, we must embrace science and technology.

Speaking during his citizens» engagement tour of some local government areas in the state, Prof. Ezeon explained that the said voting machines were designed by the Nigeria Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and demonstrated to the National Assembly members for adoption for elections, adding that the federal government was yet to adopt the electronic voting procedure for elections.

Only by pulling back the veil of secrecy, informing citizens of the atrocities that their tax money is funding and holding experimenters accountable for abusing animals in the name of science when more reliable, cruelty - free options exist, can we hope to bring scientific research into the modern age.

In addition, I currently hold an internship in the Office of Public Science for the NC State College of Sciences, which has allowed me to pursue public outreach and engagement activities and given me a new passion for citizen sScience for the NC State College of Sciences, which has allowed me to pursue public outreach and engagement activities and given me a new passion for citizen sciencescience.

Its message of freedom for all citizens, particularly former slaves — reinforced by broken shackles that lie at Lady Liberty's feet — resonated with Ramirez long before she understood the science behind its construction.

While serving as director of the Commons Lab at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Shanley met the show's producers at a citizen science conference in 2012.

In reviewing videos, Shanley «learned that a focus on the personal stories of the citizen science volunteers themselves, and what motivated them to contribute to scientific research, made for a much more compelling story than a strict focus on the science.»

At the global level, citizen science initiatives help to expand our understanding of and appreciation for science.

The new budget includes a host of scientific goodies — and promised more to come — that are part of what Finance Minister Bill Morneau called «a new vision for Canada's economy as a center of global innovation, renowned for its science, technology, resourceful citizens, and globally competitive companies.»

In a similar vein, the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Task Force on National Workforce Policies for Science and Engineering (NWP) is expected to present a draft report to the National Science Board (NSB) in November that includes recommendations to «guide national policy toward the goal of drawing more U.S. citizens into careers in science and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for scientific talent,» according to the minutes of the October NSB mScience Foundation's (NSF's) Task Force on National Workforce Policies for Science and Engineering (NWP) is expected to present a draft report to the National Science Board (NSB) in November that includes recommendations to «guide national policy toward the goal of drawing more U.S. citizens into careers in science and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for scientific talent,» according to the minutes of the October NSB mScience and Engineering (NWP) is expected to present a draft report to the National Science Board (NSB) in November that includes recommendations to «guide national policy toward the goal of drawing more U.S. citizens into careers in science and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for scientific talent,» according to the minutes of the October NSB mScience Board (NSB) in November that includes recommendations to «guide national policy toward the goal of drawing more U.S. citizens into careers in science and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for scientific talent,» according to the minutes of the October NSB mscience and engineering, while continuing to compete globally for scientific talent,» according to the minutes of the October NSB meeting.

The mission of CFS is to provide excellent laboratory services in support of the administration of justice and public safety for the citizens of Ontario by: 1) providing scientific examinations and interpretations in cases involving injury or death in unusual circumstances, and in crimes against persons or property; 2) presenting independent objective expert testimony to courts in Ontario; 3) conducting research; and 4) presenting educational programs on forensic science for agencies using forensic science services.

For a variety of reasons, some of which go back to the fact that for 50 years now in schools we have been teaching science primarily for future scientists rather than for every future member of society and every future citizFor a variety of reasons, some of which go back to the fact that for 50 years now in schools we have been teaching science primarily for future scientists rather than for every future member of society and every future citizfor 50 years now in schools we have been teaching science primarily for future scientists rather than for every future member of society and every future citizfor future scientists rather than for every future member of society and every future citizfor every future member of society and every future citizen.

To keep track of these deaths, the USGS National Wildlife Health Center created a citizen - science program called AMBLE (Avian Monitoring for Botulism Lakeshore Events) in 2010.

She calls, in particular, for the expanded use of autonomous platforms, telepresence — i.e., allowing scientists to participate in research cruises via satellite links — and crowd - sourcing («citizen science») approaches.

Rather than encouraging researchers to take on problems that serve the public interest — a basic function of science and the fundamental reason that citizens support funding for science — Edwards believes those «perverse incentives» make researchers cautious and only concerned with their own interests.

Cruickshank aims to promote infection awareness and enable access to science for all including Manchester's non-native English speakers, and to work with communities to understand allergies and the impacts of pollution via citizen science (#BritainBreathing).

Should I even put myself through the ringer and pursue a career in science or engineering if at the end of the day I am still going to be considered a second - class citizen for no reason other than discriminatory or patriarchal thinking?

For Sara Wylie, a PLOTS co-founder who led the London session, such reincarnations are part of the lab's citizen - science mission.

«It's an exciting moment for citizen science,» said Melinda Mills, a demographer at University of Oxford who was not involved in the study «It demonstrates how millions of regular people in the form of genealogy enthusiasts can make a difference to science.

Lintott, who is also a co-founder of Galaxy Zoo and the principal investigator for the Zooniverse citizen science web portal, added: «Plus, a lot of unusual discoveries will need to be followed up, and I'd like to see citizen scientists get further into the process of analysis.

For Cooper, these results showed both that researchers had strong confidence in data from volunteers and revealed that the influence of citizen science on the study of birds and climate change was greater than is commonly acknowledged.

Although the term «citizen scientist» is fairly new, members of the public have been contributing to science projects for decades.

He suggests that online volunteering and citizen science projects could incentivise participation by offering clearly defined opportunities for learning, while representing an effective way of increasing scientific literacy and knowledge within society.

Šeparović confirmed to Science that he is suing the CESHE members — as a private citizen, not in his capacity of a judge — for misusing their positions and overstepping their jurisdiction, which his own court limited last year.

By elevating these issues in the public dialogue, U.S. citizens gain a fighting chance of learning whether those who would lead them have the education, wisdom and courage necessary to govern in a science - driven century and to preserve democracy for the next generation.

The citizen science website is seeking volunteers to look for fossils and stone tools and to classify rocks captured in aerial photos of Kenya's Lake Turkana Basin.

That's when thousands of scientists, science advocates and science - friendly citizens are expected to flood the streets in the March for Sscience advocates and science - friendly citizens are expected to flood the streets in the March for Sscience - friendly citizens are expected to flood the streets in the March for ScienceScience.

GIVE ME AN»S» Thousands of pro-science citizens are expected to march in hundreds of cities April 22 during the first - of - its - kind March for Science.

And plenty of scientist - citizens joined the inaugural Women's March on Washington in January and the annual People's Climate March (the 2017 one is scheduled for April 29, just a week after the March for Science).

To achieve this goal, her lab has developed technology platforms for large - scale immunostaining and systematic validation of antibody specificity, and has initiated citizen - science efforts to refine the Human Protein Atlas database.

He and the rest of the Galaxy Zoo science team used classifications provided by citizen scientists to select spiral galaxies across the Universe for the study.

Members of the Planet Hunters citizen science project were the first to notice it when they scoured Kepler's data for transiting worlds overlooked by professional astronomers» automated planet - hunting algorithms.

CitizenScience.gov includes a catalog of federally supported citizen science projects, while Challenge.gov is a hub for competitions run by more than 80 federal agencies to gather innovative solutions from the public to solve technical, scientific, and creative problems.

The work of the 2.3 million volunteer citizen scientists who contribute to biodiversity research have an economic value of up to $ 2.5 billion per year, said Jennifer Gustetic, assistant director for open innovation in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President.

Co-author Dr Helen Roy from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology said, «This study demonstrates the value of a citizen science approach for tracking an invasive alien species in both space and time and understanding how environmental conditions may exacerbate spread.»

A U.K. citizen and permanent resident of the United States, Littlewood says he's encouraged by the generally bipartisan support for science in the United States.