Sentences with phrase «on environmental biology»

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Since the program's inception more than 10 years ago, on average 30 % of scholarships have been awarded to young researchers working in medical research, biotechnology, and environmental biology and chemistry, among other scientific fields.

When it comes to major environmental problems such as global warming, he believes that our ability to cope depends on a broad - based educational push for earth sciences, of the kind we already have for biology and public health.

The life sciences — notably including epidemiology, environmental health, molecular biology, medicine, and pharmacology — have long drawn on statistics.

Brian Shmaefsky, professor of biology and environmental science at Lone Star College and a member of the AAAS On - call Scientists initiative, described a case study to illustrate how scientists can participate in advocacy and human rights work.

For example, as a field - based Environmental Protection Officer you might draw on one of a number of scientific backgrounds: chemistry (assessing chemistry data for environmental discharges), biology (assessing the impact of pollution), or geology (assessing the risk to ground water from a surface - levEnvironmental Protection Officer you might draw on one of a number of scientific backgrounds: chemistry (assessing chemistry data for environmental discharges), biology (assessing the impact of pollution), or geology (assessing the risk to ground water from a surface - levenvironmental discharges), biology (assessing the impact of pollution), or geology (assessing the risk to ground water from a surface - level spillage).

Through colorful anecdotes and commonsense explanations, author Richard C. Francis, who holds a Ph.D. in biology, delivers an engaging tour of the new science of epigenetics, the study of environmental influences on gene expression.

What's Next: Now at Harvard University, Roda plans to focus on environmental studies, marine biology, and possibly law.

«Around the world, people are leaving rural areas and moving into cities, potentially creating new opportunities to restore forests on abandoned farmland,» said co-author David Wilcove, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and public affairs in Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Princeton Environmental Institute.

Every year the foundation spends approximately $ 250 million on efforts to promote environmental conservation, improving patient care, and scientific research, including a focus on marine biology, astronomy, and biological imaging.

The focus is on molecular microbiology and virology, and includes topics such as genomics, the gamut of plant and animal host - pathogen interactions, host immune responses, characterization and evolution of virulence determinants, cell cycle and differentiation, symbiosis in plant and animal associations, environmental microbiology, biodiversity and evolution, population dynamics, sex and mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance and production, drug and vaccine targets, as well as aspects of prion diseases and of fungal and protozoan biology.

The Environmental Influences on Health and Disease Group at Sanford Research studies how environmental factors influence cellular function and human disease, an important interface between chemistry, molecular and cell biology, anEnvironmental Influences on Health and Disease Group at Sanford Research studies how environmental factors influence cellular function and human disease, an important interface between chemistry, molecular and cell biology, anenvironmental factors influence cellular function and human disease, an important interface between chemistry, molecular and cell biology, and physiology.

After graduating with a Master's degree in Marine Biology from UiO in 2006, Rune worked part - time as a high school teacher in biology, and on projects related to marine environmental monitoring and consultancy work at institutions, such as, UiO, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, DNVGL and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment.

Core NYCEP faculty at Columbia University are based in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology (E3B), which emphasizes a multi-disciplinary perspective on the earth's declining biodiversity, integrating understanding from relevant fields in biology with insights from relevant fields in the social sciences.

I have a BS concentrating on environmental and fish biology but also strongly on animal behavior.

Cady Ching, a Summit biology and AP environmental science teacher, uses a handful of strategies to check in on her students» needs — including Summit's personalized learning platform (PLP).

She is currently working toward a degree in global studies and biology, with a focus on social justice and human / animal / environmental rights.

The course provides hands - on experience in identifying and characterizing disease - causing agents of humans and animals; participants also visit the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, the school's veterinary anatomy laboratory, Sacramento Zoo, UC Davis Medical Center and other sites to learn how their biology studies connect with animal, human and environmental health.

Dr. Ainsworth's research focuses on understanding equine pulmonary biology and immunology with specific interest in neonatal septicemia, equine neurodevelopmental problems resulting from environmental chemical exposure, and the genetic basis of equine recurrent laryngeal hemiplegia.

With a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies and biology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Hilary plans to pursue a master's degree in anthrozoology, the study of human animal interactions, with a focus on applied behavior analysis.

Caroline has a bachelor's in biology and environmental studies from the University of Victoria (UV) and her masters in science, with a focus on kelp forest ecology and the effects of climate change from Case Western Reserve University.

Dip in on #enviroed (environmental education), #edtech (technology in the classroom), #wjchat (Web journalism), #birdclass (a University of Connecticut course in bird biology and behavior) to get the idea.

This «Your Dot» contribution comes from Ruth DeFries, a professor at Columbia University in the department of ecology, evolution, and environmental biology, who's on sabbatical in Madhya Pradesh, India.

«The procedure for banning DDT reflected the method described by Stanford biology professor Stephen Schneider, who appeared on the scene during fraudulent anti-pesticide debates, predicting grave environmental harm.

Current requirements for that degree show that he would have taken exactly one chemistry course and NO biology / climatology / environmental science courses, which leaves him markedly unqualified to postulate on «climate change», particularly the idea that «climate change» is caused by the activities of human beings.

After completing a Bachelor of Science in forest biology at the University of British Columbia and a PhD in ecology on the administration of environmental law relating to the mining industry, Moore became involved first in the Western Canada branch of the Sierra Club and later Greenpeace.

Note: Hysteresis is defined as «a lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in forces» (Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary) and is used in many fields such as engineering, economics, biology, etc. to refer to a system that depends on the current but also past environmental conditions.

[Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University] is basing his conclusion on a preliminary analysis that includes not only the amount of carbon dioxide that comes out of a tailpipe when you burn diesel and natural gas, but also the impact of natural gas leaks.

It's perfect for school kids — indeed, every teacher could take this video up as a tool for instructing kids on ocean biology, environmental issues, and social activism.

On its website, New Hope Environmental Services states that it «produces cutting - edge research and informed commentary on the nature of climate, including patterns of climate change, U.S. and international environmental policy, seasonal and long - range forecasting targeted to user needs, and the relation between the earth's atmosphere and biologOn its website, New Hope Environmental Services states that it «produces cutting - edge research and informed commentary on the nature of climate, including patterns of climate change, U.S. and international environmental policy, seasonal and long - range forecasting targeted to user needs, and the relation between the earth's atmosphereEnvironmental Services states that it «produces cutting - edge research and informed commentary on the nature of climate, including patterns of climate change, U.S. and international environmental policy, seasonal and long - range forecasting targeted to user needs, and the relation between the earth's atmosphere and biologon the nature of climate, including patterns of climate change, U.S. and international environmental policy, seasonal and long - range forecasting targeted to user needs, and the relation between the earth's atmosphereenvironmental policy, seasonal and long - range forecasting targeted to user needs, and the relation between the earth's atmosphere and biology.

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