Sentences with phrase «on collaboration efforts»

They had actually met with Barnes and Noble before either company had begun to develop their e-reader on a collaboration effort in cross marketing this new kind of device.

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However, some of the largest companies in the world have retracted their remote - work policies in an effort to increase collaboration and productivity on - site.

Though the looming Brexit has put a damper on all things to do with the U.K., Wealthsimple is one of at least five Canadian fintechs making moves across the pond in recent months in response to the U.K.'s increased efforts to attract fintech investment and a collaboration between the Ontario Securities Commission and its local counterpart to facilitate fintech expansion.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Collectively, members represent more than 70 % of worldwide vanilla bean purchases and have initially focused their efforts on collaboration with Madagascar, which currently represents more than 80 % of world supply.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Sex Positions The MSI Partnership, in collaboration with Interact Worldwide, has launched a campaign to put pressure on the UK government to take the lead in ensuring that the international donor community fulfils promises made a decade ago to support global efforts to achieve sexual and reproductive health and rights for all by 2015; and to lead opposition to those political and ideological forces in the USA, Europe and elsewhere that are actively seeking to undermine and even reverse progress made in the last decade.

«Building a Community, Building Hope» will feature opening remarks from Commissioner of Social Services Al Dirschberger followed by panel discussions on expanded ECDSS efforts to broaden the scope and expertise of service planning and provision through the use of collaborations with community partners.

The state government explained that the plant was rehabilitated in collaboration with WACOT Limited as part of efforts to create an avenue for the youths to leverage on the expertise of major players in the agricultural sector.

The governor consequently listed the objectives for the 2018 budget to include, intensifying efforts on independent revenue initiatives, massive infrastructural development, wealth creation through empowerment of youths, artisans, farmers and market women; and enhancing the community development through improved collaboration with communities, among others.

Shina said all efforts to bring down the criminals are on, adding that the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in collaboration with agents from the Department of State Security and members of a vigilante group are working to ensure the safe release of the nurse.

Other efforts include the city's collaboration with Cornell University to create a tech campus on Roosevelt Island.

Explaining efforts in this regard, the minister said he recently held meetings with his counterparts from neighboring countries of the Lake Chad commission harped on the need for border security collaboration and partnership to prevent such issues as Chibok girls happening again since some people have said some of the girls were taken to Cameroon and some to Chad.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the new Director will also report quarterly on the current status of women both in Santa Clara County public jurisdictions and within the Santa Clara County Democratic Party and lead the compilation and publication of an annual report of the current number and percentage of women in elected office in Santa Clara County and post the report on the Party website and in an electronic communication to all members; and that the new Director will lead this effort by recruiting, training and supporting democratic women seeking public leadership positions in collaboration with the Director of Endorsements and Candidate Recruitment, the Director of Issues, the Director of Political Engagement and DAWN as well as any other interested Party Directors and clubs.

The news came a year after Attorney General Jeff Sessions disbanded the National Commission on Forensic Science, an Obama administration - era collaboration between the Justice Department and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology that brought together scientists, judicial players including prosecutors, defense lawyers, federal crime labs directors in an effort to improve forensic science.

The meeting was the first stop for the AAAS group on its three - day visit to Havana, where it would meet with a broad assortment of scientists and physicians across the city in an effort to further scientific collaboration between researchers in Cuba and the United States.

Elsewhere, the Department's Third Offset Strategy — a touted effort initiated under President Obama to maintain and accelerate superiority in advanced technology areas like hypersonics and human - machine collaboration — makes scant appearance in this year's budget request, even though Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work, a key architect of the strategy in the prior administration, has so far stayed on at the Pentagon.

In our collaboration on diabetes, for example, data generated by experimental colleagues contribute to modeling and building a concerted mathematical effort at understanding the disease.

The re-establishment of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United States earlier this year has already yielded scientific collaboration that will benefit both countries, according to the Cuban Ambassador to the United States and a host of other experts on Cuban diplomacy and scientific efforts.

Other targets of the initiative have focused on instituting ways to build collaboration among academic, nonprofit and private sector efforts, including international groups and to increase federal funding, an effort that spurred Congress to pass in December 2016 the 21st Century Cures Act that authorized $ 1.8 billion for the National Cancer Institute.

The Energy Department may proceed with a «modified» plan to build a prototype coal - burning power plant that would capture and store carbon dioxide as part of new efforts to expand international collaboration on carbon - management technologies, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said today.

«The SAFE - T program is a total team effort with a high level of collaboration between Temple nurses and physicians, and it's inspiring to see the impact that this program is having on the well - being of our patients and their families,» says Jennifer Rodriguez, BSN, RN, Director of Nursing Services at TUH.

Given the high projected cost of creating a burning physics experiment and given that the U.S. now funds only about one sixth of the world research effort, a strategy based on international collaboration on fusion energy research and development can be highly cost effective.

Following the success of the first national Postdoc Network meeting and the National Academies» COSEPUP Convocation on Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers, Opportunities for Collaboration promises to build and sustain momentum for efforts aimed at improving the postdoctoral experience.

Albert said that collaboration is an important part of researchers» efforts, and emphasized the urgency to develop treatments that can slow the effect of aging on the human brain.

It is an interdisciplinary research collaboration, building on previous efforts in the Bahamas and Mediterranean Sea.

In an effort to structure their partnership, the two institutions signed a partnership agreement in 2016 integrating research collaborations, faculty exchanges, joint seminars and symposiums on innovation.

NEW ORLEANS — Vice President Biden called on the nation's leading cancer researchers to accelerate progress in the fight against the disease by sharply boosting collaborations and data sharing and by giving him advice on how to make the federal government a forceful ally in the anti-cancer effort.

Our current efforts in the AST - VAC2 program are focused on progressing this product towards a Phase 1 / 2a clinical trial in non-small cell lung cancer in collaboration with Cancer Research UK (CRUK).

This effort extended in collaborations with laboratories focusing on correcting mutations in patient - specific iPS cells.

Building on existing clinical research at MD Anderson Cancer Center through collaborations and membership to the RNA Center to create a ncRNA - centric effort to drive discovery of molecular markers of cancer by evaluating, co-developing, facilitating and disseminating novel ncRNA technologies.

Existing collaborations ranged from science topics, such as research on the African VLBI to efforts in human capacity development in astronomy.

Efforts to engage in international collaborations through science and technology have been going on for many years.

His latest effort, Personal Shopper, sees the writer / director reunite with Kristen Stewart following their fruitful collaboration on 2014's Clouds of Sils Maria, for which she picked up the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.

National Lab Day, the day itself, is a capstone day to celebrate the yearlong efforts and collaborations between students, teachers, STEMprofessionals and community volunteers - all supporting and pursuing fun hands - on learning.

Both collaborations have depended heavily on voluntary efforts in their development, a good sign of common interest in their aims.

The seminar — promoted through a collaboration between HGSE and the Center for Public Policy and Educational Evaluation (Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação, or CAEd) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil — focused on education reform, specifically U.S. efforts to develop 21st - century skills through teacher education, leadership development, and the definition of standards for teachers and school leaders.

Goddard and colleagues say further studies are needed on collaborative practices but that their study provides preliminary support for efforts to improve student achievement by promoting teacher collaboration around curriculum, instruction and professional development.

Based on its initial success, stakeholders sought to expand the mentoring program, and through a collaboration with the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development and the University of Alaska, ASMP became a statewide effort.

Harbormasters often lead in one or more of those areas and work in close collaboration with other local stakeholders on the other efforts to accelerate the pace and sustainability of school improvement.

The article covers efforts to improve academic achievement at the Robert P. Hernandez Middle School, a Title I school in Round Rock, Texas, by focusing on teacher collaboration as well as social - emotional learning.

I could list the effects on my school, where we made hard choices to reduce after - school programs and time for teacher collaboration in an effort to maintain moderate class sizes and services to students with disabilities.

Heller and Firestone (1995) provided evidence of the positive impact of collaboration on leadership functions shared by principals and teacher leaders, such as obtaining resources, providing encouragement, and monitoring improvement efforts.

Additionally, in an effort to ensure reinforcement of health messages that are relevant for students and meet community needs, HOPE COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL will base its health education program, at least in part, on the results of the Health and Physical Education Assessment and in collaboration with the community.

It's about creating conditions where all staff, especially teachers, can rapidly increase their effectiveness through meaningful professional learning aligned with improvement efforts, receive actionable feedback based on data, and take advantage of increased time for collaboration and instructional coaching.

In this case, the school decided to focus efforts on boosting the quality of staff collaboration as they were introducing PBL instruction.

«[A] school would do better to invest in promoting collaboration, learning, and professional accountability among teachers and administrators than to rely on VAMS scores in an effort to reward or penalize a relatively small number of teachers» (p. 122).

In this 45 - minute webinar, originally broadcast live on March 10, 2016, Dr. V. Scott Solberg, Associate Dean of Research at Boston University, leads a range of college and career readiness research, practice and policy efforts in collaboration with the National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability for Youth (that is funded by the Departmecollaboration with the National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability for Youth (that is funded by the DepartmeCollaboration on Workforce and Disability for Youth (that is funded by the Department of Labor).

In an effort to support these collaborations, the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), supported by Lumina Foundation, developed this tactical guidebook to explain how community sectors work together to ensure that all students succeed in college and go on to high - quality employment.

In a junior high school setting (Sarroub et al, 1997a, 1997b), they found that the activities, which focused on building a consequential English language arts portfolio based upon new state standards, and the school - university collaboration itself influenced teacher learning and the evolution of roles played by the teachers in the effort.