Sentences with phrase «particularly in research universities»

This is a tremendous move because engineers, particularly in research universities, won't have to start coding from the ground up to build their own robots.

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In a report earlier this year for the Institute for Research on Public Policy, Trent University economist Harry Kitchen argues it's time for governments, particularly at the municipal level, to stop offering price breaks for seniors.
This is particularly helpful for certain graduate students; their tuition is waived as part of arrangements in which they teach or perform research at their university.
Dr. William Blair (astrophysicist and research professor at John Hopkins University) said in 2004, that «the Hubble Space Telescope recently completed a particularly deep (faint) census of a tiny «pencil beam» extending far out into the Universe.
The number of non-toxicology procedures increased 2 per cent to 3.39 million, reflecting the higher numbers of procedures carried out in universities (+7 %), particularly fundamental research.
Universities are particularly sensitive to university space, resources and / or faculty being involved in outside activities during their working hours, and also for potential conflicts of interest, in which your university research could be biased by receiving outside funding from an inappropriate source, as when a drug company has a vested interest in the outcome of your independent research.
There is good technology transfer between the university and biomedical research industries, and in some others, particularly computer science.
Income from forests has been largely «undervalued», particularly in assessments of poverty and income such as the World Bank's Living Standard Measurement Survey, says Arild Angelsen, an environmental economist at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Aas and a lead author of the study by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) based in Bogor, Indonesia.
Most of the cutting - edge research is university based, and is thriving in all areas of life sciences and medicine as well as in the physical sciences, particularly analytical and synthetic chemistry.
«This research increases our basic understanding of the effects of head trauma, particularly for those severe single injuries that can and do happen in military service and contact sports,» said Naomi Rosenberg, Ph.D., dean of the Sacker School and vice dean for research at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Promoting the power and consequence of science «is more important than ever right now,» particularly as critics question the role of evidence - based science in policymaking and as Congress considers significant proposed cuts to federal funding for scientific research that drives innovation, said Tobin Smith, vice president of policy at the Association of American Universities, during the March 27 S&T Policy Forum session «Advocating for Science: More Than a One - Day Activity.»
Research led by the University of York has highlighted the potential cancer risk in non-smokers — particularly young children — of tobacco smoke gases and particles deposited to surfaces and dust in the home.
«Despite the presence of a universal health insurance system in Ontario, our research highlights the persistence of significant health disparities in breast cancer screening, particularly for women who are more vulnerable due to severe disability, multiple chronic conditions, low income and lower education,» said Dr. Guilcher, who has a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.
In earlier research, a team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine had found that C. albicans, a type of yeast, took advantage of an enzyme produced by S. mutans to form a particularly intractable biofilm.
The letter hasn't drawn any official response so far, but Russian officials this week boasted about their support of science, particularly a new program to lure back 100 expat researchers to work at least 2 months a year in a Russian research institute or university.
«A major unknown connected with human evolution in this climatically turbulent environment is the availability of resources, particularly freshwater,» says lead author Dr Mark Cuthbert, holder of a European Community - funded Marie Curie Research Fellowship at UNSW's Connected Waters Initiative and University of Birmingham (UK).
Scientists at the University of Southampton are set to analyse research investments into infectious disease research, particularly pneumonia and maternal and neonatal infections, after receiving over # 370,000 in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
«The high disease burden, particularly amongst young and elderly populations in poor to middle income countries, could potentially be addressed by further investment in research,» says Dr Stuart Clarke from the University of Southampton's Faculty of Medicine, who is leading the study.
New research from a team including Kansas State University's Ludek Zurek, professor of entomology, is helping explain how German cockroaches, a particularly nasty species, know to gather in a certain area.
Recent research by neuroscientist Fred Gage and colleagues at the University of California (UC), San Diego, has shown that one of the most common types of jumping gene in people, called L1, is particularly abundant in human stem cells in the brain that ultimately differentiate into neurons and plays an important role in regulating neuronal development and proliferation.
Yet it would be difficult to estimate if the rise in biking, particularly bike - sharing, can further suppress the city's emissions, said Susan Shaheen, director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
A team of researchers from the Messerli Research Institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, and the Medical University of Vienna showed in laboratory tests that virus - like particles of harmless adeno - associated viruses (AAV) are particularly suitable as carriers.
Research by Yale and the University of Grenoble documents where additional conservation efforts globally could most effectively support the safeguarding of species (some examples shown here) that are particularly distinct in their functions or their position in the family tree of life.
«We now have very good and certainly much better data than before showing the incredible impact of HIV on tuberculosis and particularly TB - related deaths,» says epidemiologist Richard Chaisson, who directs the Johns Hopkins University Center for TB Research in Baltimore, Maryland, and who was not involved with the WHO report.
«Current trends in the neuroscience field, particularly in alcohol research, indicate that drugs which are used to treat various types of cancer, such as HDAC inhibitors, appear to be very important in regulating brain function,» said Subhash C. Pandey, Ph.D., professor and director of the Alcohol Research Center at the University of Illinois at research, indicate that drugs which are used to treat various types of cancer, such as HDAC inhibitors, appear to be very important in regulating brain function,» said Subhash C. Pandey, Ph.D., professor and director of the Alcohol Research Center at the University of Illinois at Research Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
«Although our research suggests that dinosaur communities were particularly vulnerable at the time the asteroid hit, there is nothing to suggest that dinosaurs were doomed to extinction,» Richard Butler of the University of Birmingham, said in the statement.
In my dissertation research at the University of California, Berkeley, I focus on reptiles because they are particularly sensitive to changes in climatIn my dissertation research at the University of California, Berkeley, I focus on reptiles because they are particularly sensitive to changes in climatin climate.
She's been instrumental in developing human genetics studies at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) and in Viet Nam through her involvement in 1000 Genome project, particularly the genome sequencing of the Vietnamese Kinh ethnic group.
Professor of Immunology and Microbiology at National University of Singapore with research particularly focusing on the immune regulatory pathways in the lung.
My least favorite parts are the continued «bureaucratization» of Universities, and competing for research funds as the NIH reduces support, particularly for single investigator - initiated studies aimed at understanding pathophysiology in human beings.
â $ œOur findings fit into an emerging theme in neuroscience research: that during childhood, there is a switch in amygdala function and connectivity with other brain regions, particularly the prefrontal cortex, â $ says Mar Sanchez, PhD, neuroscience researcher at Yerkes and associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Emory University School of Medicine.
Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University are learning more about another facet of hippocampal function: its importance in the regulation and expression of emotions, particularly during early development.
«We don't think this finding is particularly surprising, because each treatment has its own evidence base that shows they're effective in treating major depressive disorder,» said study lead author Halle Amick, a research associate with the Research Triangle Institute - University of North Carolina in Chapresearch associate with the Research Triangle Institute - University of North Carolina in ChapResearch Triangle Institute - University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Research at the University of California also shows that just 12 minutes of yogic meditation (particularly if it includes chanting) reduces biological stress responses that trigger inflammation in the body and brain.
Research into the fertility of sheep exposed to endocrine disruptors in the environment by Dr. Michelle Bellingham of the University of Glasgow found that abnormalities that could result in low sperm counts were found in the testes of 42 % of the animals, which led her to suggest that the rise in the use of in - vitro fertilization in humans, particularly as a result of low sperm counts, is due to exposure to these chemicals in the environment.
It is feasible that the peer mentoring program could be further expanded across other subject areas at GCC in the future, however it may be problematic to expect the peer mentors to assist more regularly in designated classes as they are volunteers and do have other responsibilities elsewhere, particularly with research at the university.
Research undertaken by the University of London has clearly demonstrated the cognitive benefits that music gives young children particularly in the younger years of Key Stages 1 and 2.
These charges seemed odd, given that the best studies available on the subject — from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO)-- show that Michigan charter students make large academic gains relative to similar students at district schools, particularly in Detroit.
In 2016, the American Association of University Professors issued a highly critical report on OCR's Title IX policies, pointing out that «faculty in disciplines related to gender and sexuality» are particularly «vulnerable to the chilling effect of potential hostile environment charges and are disproportionately affected in their teaching and research due to universities» adoption of overly broad definitions.&raquIn 2016, the American Association of University Professors issued a highly critical report on OCR's Title IX policies, pointing out that «faculty in disciplines related to gender and sexuality» are particularly «vulnerable to the chilling effect of potential hostile environment charges and are disproportionately affected in their teaching and research due to universities» adoption of overly broad definitions.&raquin disciplines related to gender and sexuality» are particularly «vulnerable to the chilling effect of potential hostile environment charges and are disproportionately affected in their teaching and research due to universities» adoption of overly broad definitions.&raquin their teaching and research due to universities» adoption of overly broad definitions.»
Lead author Lauren K. Williams, Ph.D., formerly of the Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University in Victoria, said that education is particularly important for women with low incomes who live in deprived areas.
The largest nationwide study of charter performance from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes found particularly strong outcomes for low - income black and Hispanic students and that recent improvements in charter performance are «mainly driven by opening higher - performing schools and by closing those that underperform.»
Research from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University shows that charter schools are particularly effective in benefiting low - income students, students from communities of color and English - language learners.
The Broads have supported the advancement of stem cell research, particularly in California, through the creation in 2006 of the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern Calresearch, particularly in California, through the creation in 2006 of the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern CalResearch at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
According to Amane, this research was conducted to examine the impact of climate variability, particularly drought on the regional security in Kenya, with the supports of the Wangari Maathai Institute and United Nations University.
I received an MS in Ocean Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz a few years ago (in the area of marine nitrogen fluxes); at the time I was a recipient of an NSF Graduate Student Fellowship in microbiology — and I transferred into the Biochemistry department hoping to go into renewable energy research, which seemed to be very interesting, important and useful work — I was particularly interested in algal biochemistry (a great oil source) or fungal enzymes (for cellulose digestion)-- but when I took these proposals to the Dean of Graduate Studies, he shook his head and said «You will never be able to find funding for this kind of work — can't you do something else?»
Things turned particularly bad in the wake of the so - called Climategate hack (in which emails were stolen from the servers of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia.)
The Center for Access to Justice at Georgia State University College of Law is working to change that misconception, demonstrating through research how lower - income individuals have a fundamentally different experience with the civil and criminal justice systems, particularly in the South.
Richard Clément, a professor at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute at the university who will serve as chairman of the centre's new administration committee, says UOttawa hosting the CCP «fit very well with what we perceive as the message of the university» considering that as a bilingual university, they are particularly interested in language rights and also pointing out the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the faculty of law.
As the University of Ottawa is particularly research intensive, he says the new dean will have to deal with tremendous pressure from central administration and faculty to engage in serious research, but at the same time accommodate increasing educational responsibilities in law.
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