Sentences with phrase «policy center bringing»

Harvard University today announced the establishment of a new research and policy center bringing together neuroscientists, molecular biologists, and a range of social scientists to advance understanding of the biology of health, learning, and behavior in young children.

The Policy Center brings to bear ZERO TO THREE's 40 years of research - based expertise on infant and toddler development to ensure that public policies reflect best practices and current research in support of our nation's very young children.

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Bitcoin has become a popular alternative option that brings more safety and less cost to people and businesses, according to a new white paper by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the Georgetwon Center for Financial Markets and Policy at the McDonough School of Business.

May 12 - 13, 2014 — This conference brought together leading thinkers and allies from government, worker centers, labor unions, business, academia and the policy community to address these challenges.

Founded in 1992 and run since 2000 by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Tertio Millennio Seminar on the Free Society brings two dozen young people from central and eastern Europe together with twelve or so of their American counterparts to explore the principles and prospects of building free and virtuous societies.

The Organic Center, in collaboration with USDA Economic Research Service and eOrganic will bring farmers, scientists, extension agents, industry members and key policy influencers together this spring for what will be the third annual Organic Confluences Summit to address the challenges facing organic agriculture and to share knowledge and research findings.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

While bringing in an outsider can be a «great boost,» looking within the system shouldn't be overlooked, said John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow for public policy and higher education at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California in Berkeley.

«In stark contrast, under Mayor Lovely Warren's leadership our city has seen an unprecedented period of growth and progress with construction and investment, not only throughout downtown and our center city, but more importantly throughout our neighborhoods as well... Mayor Warren's careful fiscal stewardship has resulted in two bond rating upgrades for the City, she has brought hundreds of millions of dollars in investment by the state and federal governments along with progressive policies always focused on bringing more jobs, safer more vibrant neighborhoods and better educational opportunities to every resident of Rochester.»

Part of a breakfast series put on by the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College, the event, Zoning and the City «s Food System: Opportunities to Shape Healthier Food Environments in NYC, brought together a full room of interested parties - students, advocates, and others - at the CUNY Graduate Center.

A few months after retiring from the U.S. Geological Survey in 2016, she founded the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society to bring policy makers and scientists together to...

A few months after retiring from the U.S. Geological Survey in 2016, she founded the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society to bring policy makers and scientists together to discuss disaster resilience.

Leading up to the AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy (CSTSP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation's public event on April 1, «Big Data, Life Sciences, and National Security,» CSTSP is bringing you a series of interviews with leading experts on Big Data.

Banbury Center Meetings Attend by invitation only, our Banbury Center meetings bring together 30 — 40 scientists for workshops in molecular biology, molecular genetics, human biology, neuroscience and science policy.

In this edition of the EdCast, Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard and chair of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child — a multi-university collaboration comprising leading scholars in neuroscience, psychology, pediatrics, and economics, whose mission is to bring credible science to bear on public policy affecting young children — discusses President Obama's plan for early childhood education.

In this edition of the EdCast, Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard and chair of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child — a multi-university collaboration comprising leading scholars in neuroscience, psychology, pediatrics, and economics, whose mission is to bring credible science to bear on public policy affecting young children — discusses President...

SDP is housed at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, a university - wide research center dedicated to bringing academic researchers together with policymakers to ensure that research is solving real proCenter for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, a university - wide research center dedicated to bringing academic researchers together with policymakers to ensure that research is solving real procenter dedicated to bringing academic researchers together with policymakers to ensure that research is solving real problems.

On Wednesday, April 9, the forum, Adolescent Literacy: Translating Research into Effective Policy and Practice, brought together Ardice Hartry, senior research associate for MPR Associates; Timothy Shanahan, director of the Center for Literacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and Professor Catherine Snow to discuss the problems of adolescent readers and what can be done to improve adolescent literacy skills.

Governance is brought to the center of policy discussion, while the limitations of governance regimes for improving classroom instruction are acknowledged.

The Strategic Data Project (SDP), housed at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, partners with school districts, school networks, and state agencies to bring high - quality research methods and data analysis to bear on strategic management and policy deciPolicy Research at Harvard University, partners with school districts, school networks, and state agencies to bring high - quality research methods and data analysis to bear on strategic management and policy decipolicy decisions.

Part of the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University, SDP partners with school districts, charter school networks, state education agencies, and nonprofit organizations to bring high - quality research methods and data analysis to bear on strategic management and policy deciPolicy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University, SDP partners with school districts, charter school networks, state education agencies, and nonprofit organizations to bring high - quality research methods and data analysis to bear on strategic management and policy decipolicy decisions.

But Audrey Spalding, education policy director at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, wondered what these state officials have done to bring accountability to Michigan's conventional school spolicy director at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, wondered what these state officials have done to bring accountability to Michigan's conventional school sPolicy, wondered what these state officials have done to bring accountability to Michigan's conventional school system.

A while back I brought to your attention the great analysis of my current research heroes — those delightful debunkers at the the National Education Policy Center — of the Public Agenda report explaining to self - described «education reformers» how they can give us stupid, stupid parents the run - around on school turnarounds despite our natural opposition.

Partnering in Education Research Summit Fellows will participate in an annual conference hosted by the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR), which brings together system leaders and leading researchers to brainstorm new research projects.

There have now been a few successful lawsuits brought to challenge various versions of these tests, with rulings centering on tenuous connections between the skills being tested and those necessary to do the job.120 To address some of these underlying concerns, the TeachNY Advisory Council, supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Education, drafted policy recommendations in May 2016 around teacher preparation recruitment, selection, and cultural competence in the hopes of finding ways to improve teacher quality and diversity.121

«Betsy DeVos brings decades of experience of empowering parents into an administration that made a policy commitment to student - centered education.

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change brings together business leaders, policy makers, scientists, and other experts to bring a new approach to a complex and often controversial issue.

The story centers around the politics and policies of Industrial Revolution London, with Jacob and Evie fighting not only to dismantle the Templar conspiracy but also to bring justice and refuge to the city's downtrodden.

The Week That Was: 2017-12-02 (December 2, 2017) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President 38.5 Years of Data: Using atmospheric data collected by satellites from January 1979 to June 2017, John Christy and Richard McNider of the Earth System Science Center at the...

Africa Climate Conference 2013: Convened by the World Climate Research Programme and the African Climate Policy Center, the Africa Climate Conference 2013 will bring together stakeholders to identify the state of knowledge on the African climate system.

In addition to working for the Niskanen Center, Bookbinder also served as a senior policy advisor at the prestigious Climate Leadership Council (CLC), an international policy organization that brings together corporations, thought leaders, and environmentalists to promote a carbon tax and dividends plan as the most effective solution to combat climate change.

This comparison of Al Gore's film with Nazi propaganda -LRB-?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!) was brought to you by Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, an organization backed by, among others, Exxon.

Hosted by the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, CodeX FutureLaw brings together academics, entrepreneurs, legal hackers, policy makers, and others to discuss the future of law.

«The increase in renter incomes is certainly positive, but we don't know what the future will bring,» says Janet Viveiros, Center for Housing Policy research associate and lead author on the report.