Sentences with phrase «public engagement work»

To complement our activism and on - the - ground public engagement work, the Foundation has worked with the David Suzuki Institute and Greystone Books to publish more than 60 books, many of which have won national and international awards.

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Our office has spent the last eight years hosting the Climate Justice Project, a research and public engagement network that has produced a large volume of work about how to transition off fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner — an alliance that brings together a wide range of NGOs and academics.

Our «Faithful Budget» calls for supporting public transit, job training, affordable housing near work — the sorts of programs that increase productivity and engagement in the economy.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Bo enjoys conducting online webinars, public speaking engagements and presenting at health food conventions, as well as working closely with the leading researchers in the industry such as Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Colin Campbell, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and in the past, Dr. William Connor.

As part of The Kraft Heinz Company's ongoing engagement in the communities where our employees live and work, we believe in participating in the political process to shape public policy that affects our business around the world.

What the organic livestock standard says The Organic Livestock and Poultry Production rule, commonly referred to as the Organic Animal Welfare Rule, is the result of 14 years of public and transparent work within the process established by Congress, and reflects deep engagement and input by organic stakeholders during multiple administrations, both Republican and Democrat.

He crammed his first public engagement in his new role between gruelling double training sessions, and his buzzword, «work», would remain consistent all season.

Dr. Wheeler has over 30 years of progressive experience in all phases of public and private sector policy development working in process development, crisis resolution, civic engagement, community / economic development, and planning as well as policy development and implementation.

For the last five years he has worked in public affairs and stakeholder engagement, and he currently works as a consultant at a small charity, the Learning Skills Foundation.

She has worked as a consultant in the private and not - for - profit sectors on a variety of large - scale public engagement and issue campaigns.

Police Commissioner James O'Neill launched a new large - scale public engagement campaign he says will encourage community residents to work in conjunction with with police officers to fight crime in the city.

As senior advisor for public engagement at City Hall, Fromberg worked on the launch of universal pre-K, and in 2015 oversaw the roll - out of a $ 4.7 million unit aimed at proactively reaching out to New Yorkers and connecting them to services like eviction prevention programs or permanent housing options.

Blake once worked on the campaign of President Barack Obama and served in his administration as associate director of public engagement and deputy associate director of the office of intergovernmental affairs, where he is credited with launching the White House Urban Entrepreneurship Summit series.

Just as the Department of Transportation engaged community stakeholders, business improvement districts, community boards, and the public regarding siting of CitiBike stations, so too DoITT should work with the vendor (s) to craft a detailed, robust plan for community engagement.

The suit is also supported by the Center for Competitive Politics, a Virginia - based nonprofit that has worked against state - imposed restraints on political donations and disclosure requirements that it views as chilling to public engagement.

«Additionally, the Speaker is committed to encouraging public engagement with Parliament and regularly visits universities, charities and other organisations around the UK to explain the work of the House of Commons.

After his military service, he worked as director of public engagement and special assistant to the late Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson.

«We're concerned not having these parents there working will start to deteriorate the parent - engagement process going on,» said Kevin Lafferty, a public advocate with the District Parent Coordinating Council.

Stacey Baker, public engagement program associate at AAAS and a trained biologist, spoke with a teenager who wants to study biology about the many paths open to scientists and the other elements beyond your field of study — such as they type of work environment a candidate might be seeking — to keep in mind when selecting a career.

The program selects, prepares, and supports a team of experts who work in their local communities to improve public engagement with a variety of timely topics while also providing opportunities for the experts to interact with members of their community.

A contest will recognize ongoing or prospective public science engagement by affiliated graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty working in or beyond the university community, with four $ 1000 awards per institution.

Throughout the year following the training, AAAS Leshner Fellows will develop and implement public engagement activities, train other scientists in their communities and work to increase capacity for public engagement at their institutions.

Cola has focused on public engagement on many fronts, working to inspire K - 12 students and their teachers to learn about the latest research in nano - and energy technologies.

These gifts celebrate and advance CEO Emeritus Alan I. Leshner's vision to sharpen scientists» public engagement skills while working to encourage the civic dialogue needed to address the science - society issues we face today.

«A second critical feature is the opportunity for the fellows to learn from each other about what works and doesn't in public engagement.»

As part of their weeklong orientation, they worked with a media trainer and each other to develop and refine key messages about their climate change research, and they began to develop public - engagement plans to be implemented at each of their institutions.

While at AAAS, his focus on public engagement — as well as international research cooperation and science diplomacy globally — reflected his view that «simply trying to educate the public about science - based issues is not working.»

Schaal, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, called for more effective communication and public engagement by scientists in explaining their work, both to policy makers and to the general public, across a range of topics — climate change, evolution, stem cells, and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture.

Tiffany Lohwater, director of meetings and public engagement at AAAS, noted that scholarly conferences such as the AAAS Annual Meeting are essential working as well as training opportunities for scientists and engineers.

The high policy relevance of demographic change gives statisticians working in this area a unique opportunity for applied experimentation with user engagement, communication of uncertainty, and public understanding of statistics.

The AAAS Leshner Public Engagement Fellowship is funded and supported by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and these fellowships aim to help develop and support researchers in public engagement and policy work as a force for making cPublic Engagement Fellowship is funded and supported by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and these fellowships aim to help develop and support researchers in public engagement and policy work as a force for making cpublic engagement and policy work as a force for making change.

She develops program material and supports the initiatives of the Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology, particularly its work connecting communication and engagement research with practice.

In training, we covered a range of topics in the training including quite basic sessions on public engagement and policy work through to discussions about defining the goal and purpose of your activity and the audience you will work with and considering this at the core of any activity you plan.

«We will also continue to use every opportunity to support the next generation through engagement in our missions and the many ways that our work encourages the public to discover more.

At the opposite end are the Nordic countries, «where - Palència said - there is a higher State involvement in the care of children, the elderly and dependents through public services, which means that women have less family burden and a higher work engagement.»

Professor Philip Lubin at UC Santa Barbara and some of his students are working on a public engagement and educational outreach program by placing the essence of humanity, in the form of documents, poetry, pictures, movies, music, tweets, digital DNA and other data, into every spacecraft and eventually to the stars.

Our speakers will be Ed Yong, one of the best science journalists working today and author of the blog «Not Exactly Rocket Science»; Liz Neeley, executive director of The Story Collider and architect of science outreach strategies based on public engagement data; and Andrea Downing, patient and data sharing advocate and creator of an online community around BRCA findings.

He spends the majority of his time working with the PLANETS Foundation to scale their fundraising and engagement with the public.

He is excited to be a part of the Food as Medicine Institute team and continue his work teaching the FAME 12 - week community - based nutrition series, being available for public speaking engagements and helping with the annual Food as Medicine Symposium.

One could even go so far as to justify its respectful and numbingly genteel style in that consciousness - raising light: It feels as though the film's admiration for Lili translated into a work that will appeal to the broadest base possible in an effort to increase public engagement.

Important to our family engagement work is active participation from our partners: By joining the conversation and contributing insight and lessons learned, our partners will enable us to document promising transition processes, establish a public dialogue, and develop capacity building tools.

Research Question 4: Does working in partnership with girls trained in science communication change scientists» attitudes about public engagement of science?

These public displays of high - quality work enhance academic engagement and pride, among both students and teachers — and they increase the community's pride in the school building itself.

candidates Brian Barnes and Dorian Burton were named finalists by Echoing Green for the Black Male Achievement Fellowship for their work in public service and civic engagement through TandemED, a nonprofit that helps equip communities to self - design educational content that will instill young black men with purpose and increase their academic achievement.

Michael Sarbanes, the executive director of the office of engagement for the Baltimore public schools, is one of the district leaders who have worked closely with Brooks through the network.

Civic Enterprises is a social enterprise firm that works with corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments to develop innovative initiatives and public policies in the fields of education, national service, civic engagement, conservation, public health and more.

Yasmin's career has focused on helping organizations solve pressing public problems in creative ways, along with working at the intersection of human - centered design, innovation, audience engagement, and change management.

While many of our own donors are supportive of public charter schools, some are more excited about our work to support district school redesign efforts and community engagement.

IEL and its Coalition for Community Schools are working to ensure key principles are embedded in reauthorization, including incentives for public - private partnerships, success indicators to report on beyond basic achievement, stronger definitions of family and community engagement, and greater consultation with school stakeholders.