Sentences with phrase «particularly focus on their issues»

She worked briefly at the National Academies of Science as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow where she worked on supporting scholars in engineers, particularly focused on issues of minorities not traditional represented in engineering fields.

Clinics provide services in areas of law that most affect low income individuals and disadvantaged communities, and particularly focus on issues around which a low - income «community of interests» can coalesce.

Not exact matches

In the new issue of Inc., I talked to the billionaire venture capitalist about why he's been putting so much of his time and money into biotech startups, particularly those focused on health and human biology.

Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is signalling stronger economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of uncertainty, particularly about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess capacity the economy currently has, and the growth rate of potential output going forward.

DOL notes that like the FAQs issued on Oct. 27 on the Prohibited Transaction Exemptions, the FAQ for advisors focuses particularly on specific technical questions raised by financial service providers, and it is limited to investment advice concerning plans covered under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, IRAs and other plans covered by Section 4975 (e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

While I have seen no studies done on this, from what I have seen, dying people are more focussed on the kinds of things noted in the article (pain alleviation, cleanliness particularly in light of the huge issue toilet - time becomes) than on whether an afterlife or mere end of consciousness that awaits them.

Since most social problems are vastly more complicated than the uninformed person even suspects, disciplined study in small groups, focusing on a particularly urgent social issue, can prepare people to act wisely.

As part of the ACCC's current focus on consumer protection issues arising from health claims by large businesses, we are particularly concerned about potentially misleading health claims for products being marketed for very young children,» Sims said.

The focus of the conference on food loss and waste issues and how wasted food can be better managed, was particularly relevant to my PhD research, which is on domestic food waste behaviours and policies in the CQ region.

However, the Spurs boss certainly makes a great point in that the timing wasn't particularly great, as Walker could surely have focused on the rest of the season instead of creating an issue with such a crucial period in the campaign still to come and waited until the summer to express his desire to leave.

This summer's issue focuses on the API Principle of Feeding with Love and Respect, particularly overcoming feeding challenges.

The toolkit opens up with fact sheets on the importance of breakfast, particularly for children; hungry children act out and have difficulty focusing, and breakfast in the classroom is an excellent tool to address those issues.

J. (Jake) Kathleen Marcus is a lawyer, writer and conference speaker whose work focuses on gender and sexual orientation, particularly breastfeeding, mothering, sexual abuse and domestic violence, HIV / AIDS, and gay / lesbian / transgender issues.

The work stream established by NHD on conflicts of interest focuses on the potential issues that may arise for the implementation of the CIP, particularly when engagement with non-State actors is called for.

MPs will be refreshed and want to focus their energies on issues that are important, and where they can make a difference; particularly locally.

He said that city leaders «don't want to see people going to jail simply because they can't afford a small amount of bail for a minor offense,» but said that «there's more than one way to address that issue» and that he is «particularly focused on... some of the efforts to have a supervised release effort for very low - level crimes that we've seen done effectively before.»

Anas has over the years been at the forefront of uncovering rot across the world, particularly in Africa with primary focus on issues of human abuses and corruption.

We salute Margarita Lopez for waging a strong, hard fought campaign for Manhattan Borough President and for her focus on disability issues, particularly accessible taxis.

As the holder of such a sensitive office that had all the information about security and other sundry issues at his disposal, Dasuki opined that security agencies in the country particularly the military had their hands full presently and were focused on routing the Boko Haram terrorists menace, whose success will also benefit the elections as internally displaced persons would be able to go back to their communities and vote.

Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who has championed the Senate Democrats» criminal justice reform platform, which includes «Raise the Age,» said it was particularly stunning to see the issue fail when there is so much focus nationally on reforming the justice system.

This primer focuses on equipping scientific and engineering societies, as well as other scientifically - oriented organizations, with the tools to effectively develop processes and procedures to address human rights issues, particularly responding to allegations of human rights violations.

To celebrate this year's Earth Day theme, SB&F has selected books and films that focus on environmental issues, particularly on plastic pollution and recycling, and compiled them in an Earth Day 2018 Bibliography.

In April 2011, NSF issued a request for information (RFI), looking for long - term solutions to its broadband needs through 2030 and focusing particularly on the lack of coverage for the South Pole Station.

GD is such an important issue in pregnancy, particularly for women who may have undiagnosed pre-diabetes prior to conception, that part two of this post focuses solely on that condition, and what to eat for it, featuring an in - depth interview with Nichols.

Particularly focused on international tax planning issues.

This is a particularly sensitive issue for eHarmony, which began by focusing on Christian singles.

It continues making excellent work of allegory, focusing on guns and their effect on people (or apes) this time around — a particularly poignant issue this year.

When you get that working, [schools] will have an issue they want to focus on and the Research Schools will be signposting them, they'll be linking them up to other schools who might be doing innovations, they might be involved in projects, they might be particularly good at exemplifying what the evidence looks like in practice.

Much academic work, particularly in education and public universities, focuses on local or regional issues.

Recent discussions on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) have largely focused on accountability issues, particularly testing and what it does with (or to, depending on your perspective) children and teachers alike.

Also key to the pre-K program's success, says Gonzalez, was preparing teachers through specialized training, which focused on issues such as managing classrooms of 4 - year - olds and how to encourage good attendance among families, a particularly tricky issue for half - day programs.

The EL collaborative explores issues of policy implementation, particularly focusing on college - and career - ready academic standards and state English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards, their aligned assessment and accountability systems, and state policies that affect instruction, curriculum, professional supports and leadership for ELs.

On several levels this was a very confusing session, particularly for public education issues, which are my primary focus.

The Fordham Institute released a report focused on teachers in the digital age, particularly on the issue of if, in the near future, traditional teachers could be replaced by full - blown digital instruction delivered online.

The majority of articles and studies on gifted minority students have focused on issues of identification, primarily because some minority groups of gifted learners, particularly Black, Hispanic American, and Native American, have been underrepresented in gifted programs.

In addition to providing teachers with a resource to help boost the achievement of their LEP students, this guide addresses issues that are particularly relevant to the needs of migrant secondary students: • Focusing on credit accrual • Meeting graduation requirements in an era of rising standards • Promoting continuing education options • Suggesting ways of using technology to enhance continuity of instruction

The issue is particularly acute with the proposed primary school measures, presented in a DfE consultation document published last autumn, and I'll focus on these for the remainder of this post.

The DOT is particularly focused on contributing useful data and tools related to climate change, ocean and maritime issues, and public safety.

The idea was proposed by indie author Marie Force, and it's still at the very earliest stages, but what I've heard so far is very promising indeed — particularly that it will be exclusively focused on high - level advocacy and interfacing with retailers on issues which concern indies.

Some of the key areas of focus from the information that we've received from Indigenous consumers are increasing our education - particularly the education we provide around financial literacy issues impacting on Indigenous consumers in remote and regional locations.

While the MPP focuses on both cats and dogs, the issue of lost pets is particularly relevant to cats, given their low reclaim rates in shelters; high euthanasia rates; decreased likelihood of having collars, tags or microchips; and propensity to hide when frightened.

Particularly focused on international tax planning issues.

Particularly focused on international tax planning issues.

Organized by Tumelo Mosaka (Curator of Contemporary Art at the Krannert Art Museum), University of Illinois, this exhibition focuses on the various ways artists from around the world respond to issues about identity particularly those defined by race and ethnicity.

Her video installations and photographic works explore the political and social conditions of Iranian and Muslim culture, particularly focusing on gender issues and questions of power.

Exploring issues regarding the loss of cultural identity, his work particularly focuses on the effects within minority groups and individuals existing on the fringe who are challenged to assimilate within the larger community.

That iteration took a broad and even abstract approach to thinking about curriculum, while the New York Summit focuses on issues that are particularly germane to the United States.

Andrea Bowers is an artist, educator, and activist whose artwork focuses on activists and activist activities dealing with human rights issues and the environment, particularly women's rights, the rights of migrating peoples, and climate change.

Shirin Neshat (Iranian, b. 1957) is a video and installation who artist explores the political and social conditions of Iranian and Muslim life in her works, particularly focusing on women and feminist issues.

GSA strongly encourages that the following efforts be undertaken internationally: (1) adequately research climate change at all time scales, (2) develop thoughtful, science - based policy appropriate for the multifaceted issues of global climate change, (3) organize global planning to recognize, prepare for, and adapt to the causes and consequences of global climate change, and (4) organize and develop comprehensive, long - term strategies for sustainable energy, particularly focused on minimizing impacts on global climate.