Sentences with phrase «on public interest work»

Prior to evolving into the technology sector, Christina was focused on public interest work with The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, DC City Government, US Treasury Department and several political campaigns.

In an effort to make it easier for young attorneys to pursue careers in public service, the law school at the University of California, Berkeley, says it will cover up to $ 100,000 in student loans for graduates who embark on public interest work.

Not exact matches

VA Secretary David Shulkin said that there was a «public interest exception» for giving Cerner the contract without examining other bids, especially considering that the system would better be able to communicate with the Defense Department's EHR tech, which Cerner also worked on.

The Fiduciary Rule and PTEs followed an extensive public rulemaking process in which the Department evaluated a large body of academic and empirical work on conflicts of interest, and determined that conflicted advice was causing harm to retirement investors.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson worked with the city of Philadelphia on a grant for public high school students interested in entrepreneurship.

The Career & Technical Education (CTE) Working Group is focused on creating public dialogue around programs of study pathways for students interested in entering the STEM workforce.

Public workers are hired on merit, not political affiliation, and are expected to do their work conscientiously in the public interest, not act as political assistants to the party in Public workers are hired on merit, not political affiliation, and are expected to do their work conscientiously in the public interest, not act as political assistants to the party in public interest, not act as political assistants to the party in power.

Margo Wootan at the Center for Science and the Public Interest, who has been working on this issue for years to achieve these new guidelines, must be pulling her hair out.

But Butler, whose Department of Public Works controls the pier, warned Sunday that park district control of a marina on the pier could dampen the interest of private developers, who may want to operate it themselves.

LCGB in collaboration with Safely Fed Canada, are pleased to announce a training day on 4th December in Islington, North London, for commissioners and frontline workers from Public Health, Local Resilience Forums, emergency planners, infant feeding leads, health visitors and midwives working with vulnerable populations and refugees, and all other interested parties including peer supporters, on Protecting Infants in Emergencies in the Developed World.

LCGB in collaboration with Safely Fed Canada, are pleased to announce a training day on 4th December in Islington, North London, for commissioners and frontline workers from Public Health, Local Resilience Forums, emergency planners, infant feeding leads, health visitors and midwives working with vulnerable populations and refugees, and all other interested parties including peer supporters, on Protecting Infants in Emergencies in the... Read More

INFACT Canada's position is that those with conflicts of interest should not be working on infant and young child public nutrition policies and should not be participating in this process.

LCGB in collaboration with Safely Fed Canada, are pleased to announce a training day on 4th December in Islington, North London, for commissioners and frontline workers from Public Health, Local Resilience Forums, emergency planners, infant feeding leads, specialist health visitors and midwives working with vulnerable populations and refugees, and all other interested parties including peer supporters, on Infant and Young... Read More

A «country that works for everyone», is a country where the government does not allow private interests to come before the public interest, where access to power is democratic and not something enjoyed only by a privileged few through expensive lobbying, where in fact people can work hard and get on in life whatever the circumstances of their birth.

Andy Morrison, a consumer advocate who worked on the report from the New York Public Interest Research Group, says the practice is unfair to minorities and low - income workers.

«My goal is to be a board member who is going to work extremely hard to hear the interest of the riding public on Staten Island and in all of the boroughs.»

«As many of you know, I ran a public interest group that worked for many of the Giuliani policies that turned this city around — like the crackdown on porn shops and squeegee men — and I don't want to turn back the clock.»

Citing the close race against Avella, the former head of public interest group Center for Community Interest said he hoped to draw on his years working alongside former Mayor Rudy Giuliani to restore honesty throughout the dinterest group Center for Community Interest said he hoped to draw on his years working alongside former Mayor Rudy Giuliani to restore honesty throughout the dInterest said he hoped to draw on his years working alongside former Mayor Rudy Giuliani to restore honesty throughout the district.

«And we are strong supporters of the Independent Press Standards Organisation that is expected to begin work this autumn, serving as a watchdog on the industry in the public interest.»

Such bonds function as an alternative to direct public financing of housing projects: Since interest income on PABs is tax exempt, investors are willing to buy them at very low interest rates, and this makes it relatively affordable for states, municipalities, and nonprofits to finance housing (and hospitals, infrastructure, and other public works) through the private capital market.

A campaign backed by CUNY's faculty union, the Working Families Party, New York Public Interest Research Group and others is calling on the state to provide $ 2 billion for CUNY, with $ 784 million per year going to replace tuition not currently covered by federal aid at the system's two - and four - year colleges.

Since it is Mr. Cuomo's administration that's under investigation here, the public should also be clear on whether Mr. Schwartz is working in the public's interest or the governor's.

The people want to see us working together and while we may disagree on many things, we have a duty to put the public's interest first.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz issued the following statement in recognition of former Deputy Borough President Leroy Comrie's inauguration today as a New York State Senator: «Leroy Comrie is an exceptional public servant with a tireless work ethic and a proven track record of working on behalf of the interests of his constituents,» Borough President -LSB-...]

The Public Relations Director of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah who said this on Accra - based Asempa FM Monday said the Commission would continue to work to protect the interest of the consumer and therefore urged consumers to bring their complaints to the Commission.

Right around the moment when Cuomo was opining on how «democracy does work» and asking the public to join him in his crusade about the Albany special interests, the dreadlocked protestor yelled out: «No hydrofracking!

He formerly worked with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest on health issues as well as disability issues, including the Duane Reed lawsuit.

The lawmaker who is the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts also noted that he has forgiven those behind his suspension, saying that he was ready to work with all in the interest of the state.

On the Republican side, Public Works Commissioner Pete O'Connor has expressed interest in the job and former media executive Steve Kimatian is considering a run, among others.

The rules are designed to prevent public officials from awarding the bond work to their favored contributors, rather than awarding that work on the basis of the best fees and interest rates charged to taxpayers.

Cuomo has said in his campaign that he would take on special interests including public worker unions to cap local property taxes and reduce state spending and other measures that the labor - backed Working Families Party has fought since 1998.

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox, in an interview with public radio and television, says he's working on finding a Republican candidate to challenge Governor Andrew Cuomo, and he says several are interested.

Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said the lack of detail on JCOPE's decision - making process «underscores that JCOPE has a responsibility to tell the public how it workePublic Interest Research Group, said the lack of detail on JCOPE's decision - making process «underscores that JCOPE has a responsibility to tell the public how it workepublic how it worked out.

«We look forward to working with officials in Albany and New York City to minimize the effects of these proposed cuts on our classrooms, and to protect the interests of the city's public school children,» said UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

Those present included my colleague on the county legislature, Lynn Marinelli; Supervisor Tony Caruana, Councilman Dan Crangle and Highway Superintendent Bill Swanson from the town; Mayor Patrick Mang and Clerk / Treasurer Kathleen Johnson from the village; a number of representatives from the county's public works department; and several other local government officials interested in improving service to town residents.

Schneiderman grew up on the Upper West Side, graduated from Amherst College and Harvard Law School and worked as a public - interest lawyer before successfully running for the Legislature in 1998.

But Schneiderman also took on public - interest work, counseling tenants trying to evict crack dealers from their buildings and health clinics being picketed by anti-abortion protesters.

The way that you make people feel when they read your work has a powerful impact on your ability to garner public interest and monetary support.

That response drew yet another from the university and its public record custodian urging the state appellate court to either protect the competitive interests of Arizona's higher educational institutions by defending «the freedom, vigor, candor and integrity of the researchers who work there» or rule on its own that «the need to protect the confidentiality and privacy of the work done at Arizona's universities» outweighs the public's right to know.

CIRM's credibility with the public would also be helped by including on ICOC and various working groups more scientists and patient advocates without ties to institutions funded by CIRM, and by taking other measures to address potential conflicts of interest, the panel said.

ISPRA, Italy — The landscape is familiar to science policy experts on both sides of the Atlantic: To address serious global problems and to take advantage of important future discoveries, they will have to work effectively with elected officials and members of the public who have complex and sometimes conflicting values and interests.

Professor Lea's work has two areas of focus, research and education: «My research interests focus on sexual violence, including criminal justice, health service and public responses to victims / survivors of violence.

Fellows will have the opportunity to work at public interest organizations at the forefront of debates on broadband and access policy, content regulation, copyright and trademark reform, consumer privacy, open government, and more.

And if you're interested in working on your own personal relationship with food, check out our breakthrough 8 - week program designed for the public — Transform Your Relationship with Food ™ HERE.

Thanks to the underhanded work of industry front groups like the Center for Science in the «Public Interest», in the 1980s Americans had partially hydrogenated oils foisted on them as health foods.

And if you're interested in working on your own personal relationship with food, check out our breakthrough 8 - week program designed for the public, Transform Your Relationship with Food, HERE.

We work to shape policy on behalf of the public interest.

One of the most interesting things you find when reporting on Pixar is how far in advance the company works on something before the public gets wind of it.

RealClimate, a Scientific American Science and Technology Web Award winner, is a highly credible site on climate science by working scientists for interested public and journalists.

For decades, public - interest lawyers have worked for nonprofit groups on behalf of families with disabled children.