Sentences with phrase «prominent public concern»

As climate change has become a more prominent public concern, some scientists have worried that it might distract attention from related environmental problems, such as the global loss of biodiversity.

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«I am concerned that it will affect the trust that we have from the public, for Sweden as a prominent research nation, and for the Karolinska Institute,» Sweden's minister for higher education and research, Helene Hellmark Knutsson, tells Science.

The offer, which came in a Wednesday meeting between Trump and the scion of America's most prominent Democratic family, is likely to concern scientists and public health experts who fear the incoming administration could give legitimacy to skeptics of childhood immunizations, despite a huge body of scientific research demonstrating that vaccines are safe.

«The moral here is that these type of reputation concerns deserve a prominent place in the toolkit used by policy makers to encourage people to do things that benefit the public good.

Not surprisingly, this film stirred up a great deal of controversy even before it aired; some Jewish leaders and prominent Holocaust survivors worried that Hitler might come off as being sympathetic (a concern that may have dictated altering the film's title, which was to have been Hitler: The Early Years); and one of the film's producers was summarily dismissed after issuing a public statement which seemed to compare Germany's blind, unthinking allegiance to Hitler to America's rallying behind George W. Bush during the Iraq crisis.

Today, several notable social workers, counselors, and academic researchers from prominent Illinois and Chicago organizations and universities submitted a set of statements to the members of the Chicago Board of Education detailing their serious concerns about the potential negative impact of school closings on Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students» social - emotional health.

But having the most prominent book retailer in the world remove my print titles from public sale over a behind - the - scenes business dispute concerning a slightly related product line (Kindle) is arrogant, offensive, and just plain maddening.

These sessions featured prominent speakers from both within and outside the climate science community concerning education and communication to the general public.

And those who believe in a more prominent role for public policy concerns within competition law and who acknowledge that public policy goals may trump the goal of maximizing consumer welfare (Townley, Kingston).

Ghomeshi claims that CBC acknowledges the activities were consensual, but that the company was concerned about public perception, and that his private activities were «unbecoming of a prominent host.»