Sentences with phrase «quality policy research»

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The C.D. Howe Institute delivers high - quality, rigorously - reviewed policy research that is always forward looking and focused on building a prosperous Canada.

Specific policies include researching methods to improve indoor air quality; instituting a Clean Water Act to ensure Albertans have safe drinking water; protecting provincial parks and ecological reserves; requiring government to meet high environmental standards in their operations; requiring Ecological Assessments for all large projects in the province; and establishing an Alberta environmental ombudsman and elected Ecological Impact Assessment Review Panels to monitor environmental impacts and halt projects.

Investment professionals who have long relied on Bloomberg for its suite of financial data and analytics now have access to research from Glass Lewis on matters not well covered by traditional investment research: accounting policies, financial statement transparency, corporate governance, litigation and regulatory developments, related - party transactions, executive compensation and board of director independence and quality, among others.

Boston, MA About Blog The MHTF seeks to generate and disseminate high quality scientific research; surface key issues for critical discussion, consensus building and policy advocacy; support emerging professionals in maternal newborn health; and connect researchers, policy makers, providers and other stakeholders in the global maternal newborn health field.

The implication of these findings for guiding policy is unclear; future research should investigate the «clinical relevance» of these differences in nutritional quality.

This challenge is significant when viewed through the context of future land, water, energy and nutrient availability; water quality concerns; policy barriers; and a general decline in the research investment that drives productivity.

«Age 1 is a key time for establishing the quality of the parenting and the relationship between parent and the child,» said study author Lisa J. Berlin, a research scientist at the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University.

In planning for MIECHV, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., in partnership with key federal agencies under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), launched Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) to conduct a transparent and extensive review of home visiting research and assess the quality and rigor of the eResearch, Inc., in partnership with key federal agencies under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), launched Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) to conduct a transparent and extensive review of home visiting research and assess the quality and rigor of the eresearch and assess the quality and rigor of the evidence.

Our understanding of biology / physiology often starts with animal research, but this doesn't give us evidence of sufficient quality or specificity with which to make public health policy.

Influential — through authoritative, high quality policy work, research and communications and through coalitions and partnerships

«It's critical that the EPA continues to use the highest quality research when making policy decisions, and the recent dismissal of these members of the Board of Scientific Counselors is very concerning,» Stefanik said.

Research by the House of Lords highlights that other places around the country — such as within the Northern Powerhouse cities — are worried that the policy could «undermine some areas» initiatives around physical and economic regeneration» by restricting the provision of essential, quality commercial space.

This policy would result in at least # 80 million additional funding for universities, including funding for improving accessibility and high - quality research.

A policy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the convepolicy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the convePolicy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the conversion.

Scientists can identify funding and research priorities, ensure quality scientific education, remove obstructions to scientific freedom, and work to educate policy makers, Posner explained.

«This departure not only contravenes the University's own policy of having at least one member with «primary professional expertise in a scientific field relevant to the type of research reviewed by that panel,» but also prompts concern about the quality of review.»

«Unexpectedly, in elementary school - age participants we found that overall eating frequency and snacks positively contributed to diet quality,» wrote Evans and colleagues from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, where Evans did the research under the guidance of senior author Aviva Must, professor and chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine..

Many policy experts believe we could substantially improve the quality of health care and reduce costs if only we would do more research to determine what works best in medicine, and for which patients.

«This research shows how technology can be used to dramatically change the way preventive services are delivered and improve preventative health care,» says senior author Grant M. Greenberg, M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A., assistant professor and associate chair for information management and quality at the Department of Family Medicine at the U-M Medical School and member of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

Each year, an independent, multidisciplinary committee of academic policy researchers evaluate the approximately 100 applicants based on the quality of analysis of the research, policy relevance, communication, and the applicant's accomplishments and research potential.

Into the Eye of the Storm: Assessing the Evidence on Science and Engineering Education, Quality, and Workforce Demand, released in October by the Urban Institute (UI), a policy - research organization in Washington, D.C., retains the U.S. National Academy of Sciences» report's meteorological metaphor but rejects its analysis and conclusions.

We are following a policy of scientific quality which means betting on young people who have been brilliant during their postdoc stays abroad and who work on novel research issues?

The awards will be given out based both on the quality of the research and the ability of the author to convey potential policy implications, so it will help if the student has had the research previously peer reviewed and published.

If the policy of the Minister doesn't take a consistent U-turn, it will ultimately lead to poor quality research and environmental monitoring, which will harm every citizen, not only researchers at Ispra.

In a statement, University College London neurophysiologist Roger Lemon, chair of the Policy Advisory Group of the pro-research advocacy organization Understanding Animal Research, says that the Newcastle group's research is «of the highest quality, and the group involved are also doing fundamental research into the relationship between functional MRI and «invasive» recordings, which is critical to our ability to understand fMRI studies in peopleresearch advocacy organization Understanding Animal Research, says that the Newcastle group's research is «of the highest quality, and the group involved are also doing fundamental research into the relationship between functional MRI and «invasive» recordings, which is critical to our ability to understand fMRI studies in peopleResearch, says that the Newcastle group's research is «of the highest quality, and the group involved are also doing fundamental research into the relationship between functional MRI and «invasive» recordings, which is critical to our ability to understand fMRI studies in peopleresearch is «of the highest quality, and the group involved are also doing fundamental research into the relationship between functional MRI and «invasive» recordings, which is critical to our ability to understand fMRI studies in peopleresearch into the relationship between functional MRI and «invasive» recordings, which is critical to our ability to understand fMRI studies in people.»

«With increasing penalization for readmissions rates, hospitals need complete information to effectively target areas for quality improvement,» said study coauthor Andrew Gonzalez, MD, JD, MPH, a research fellow in vascular surgery at the Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

► In a policy forum in this week's STM, four physician scientists expressed concern that a recent «shift toward new models of medical education in which research plays a minimal role... threatens the quality of education received by our future biomedical workforce as well as the pipeline of physician - scientists — important consequences that have received little attention.»

Tufts has strengthened our policies and procedures to prevent recurrence of such problems, and we remain committed to conducting research of the highest quality, with rigorous oversight.

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) is a not - for - profit professional society that advances the various roles of genetic counselors in health care by fostering education, research, and public policy to ensure the availability of quality genetic services.

This collaborative effort will translate clinical research into policy and practice recommendations that improve the quality and reduce the cost of senior health care and promote healthy aging.

ASBMB's science policy fellow Chris Pickett describes the role of scientists when it comes to preparing those in the government and the judiciary for dealing with high - profile controversies, such as the Supreme Court's ruling on patents on complementary DNA and the release of the draft High Quality Research Act.

With ongoing studies in cancer care quality, outcomes prediction, clinical epidemiology, and medical decision making, we have a comprehensive portfolio of practice - and policy - relevant translational population sciences research in urologic cancers, building on the exceptional strengths of UNC Lineberger.

The coordinator reports to the director of the research centre and his / her responsibilities include: — Developing a common vision, objectives and strategy (technologies, equipment, human resources, budget, etc.) for the Curie platforms — Overseeing and coordinating facility management (including budget, investments and finances)-- Coordinating technology sharing, upgrading and scouting — Promoting an integrated management information system in collaboration with Bioinformatics and the Informatics departments — Developing and implementing institutional policies and rules — Representing the platforms in main executive and strategic bodies at the Curie RC — Promoting internal and external training activities in state - of - the - art technologies — Supporting fundraising for the platforms (in collaboration with the Grants & Technology Transfer offices)-- Coordinating and boosting dissemination and outreach activities — Facilitating internal and external collaborations and networking — Promoting quality control aligned with Health / safety and Environmental (HSE) aspects in collaboration with the Biosafety and Radiation officers

Another deserving effort in promoting scientific integrity in China is to foster a healthy research environment, which includes making explicit research ethics policies, issuing a practical code of conduct, establishing a credible and authoritative national organization to supervise local units, protecting whistle - blowers, building a rigorous and fair peer review system, revising the criteria for promotion and reward to emphasize research quality rather than quantity by a researcher, and achieving zero tolerance for unethical research behaviors.

The European Gender Summits are based on the vision of genSET under the overarching theme of «Quality Research and innovation through Quality» and bring together eminent speakers from research, policy, industry and initiatives from across the world in dialogue to better understand gender's role in science and innovation excellence, the latest programmes and initiatives and to form policy for the Future of Gender and Innovation inResearch and innovation through Quality» and bring together eminent speakers from research, policy, industry and initiatives from across the world in dialogue to better understand gender's role in science and innovation excellence, the latest programmes and initiatives and to form policy for the Future of Gender and Innovation inresearch, policy, industry and initiatives from across the world in dialogue to better understand gender's role in science and innovation excellence, the latest programmes and initiatives and to form policy for the Future of Gender and Innovation in Europe.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has created a registry for evidence - based treatments that rates the quality of research supporting the treatment on a 0 — 4 scale, and some insurance companies and state health - care systems (such as the one in Oregon) have altered their reimbursement policies to favor evidence - based therapies.

The GWI supports companies, governments, policy - makers and the medical establishment in their quest to positively impact global health and wellness through research, education and the championing of disease prevention, stress reduction and the enhancement of overall quality of life for all.

HGSE doctoral student Amy Crosson was recently named a 2008 Adolescent Literacy Predoctoral Fellow for The National Academy of Education (NAEd), an organization dedicated to the highest quality education research and its use in policy formulation and practice.

For example, achieving and sustaining progress toward the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) will require more and better - quality research on the policy and community contexts of reform.

Education Researcher Stresses Importance of Teacher Quality at HGSE (Harvard Crimson) Mention of the Center for Education Policy Research's recent PIER Fellowship event.

Check out the research on teacher quality and find out about new policies impacting the profession.

The controversies that emerged from his research recruited exceptionally talented people from a variety of fields; his wide - ranging intellectual interests expanded the conceptual tools available for understanding important aspects of childhood and adolescence; and finally, his expectations for policy research have been institutionalized in ways that have improved both the relevance and quality of social - science research in general.

Scorned for years both for its poor quality and its policy irrelevance, education research has arrived front and center, both in academia and in Washington.

The Alliance for Excellent Education — a Washington - based policy and research organization — surveyed 1,200 adults this month and found that 32 percent said they believed the quality of public high school education had declined nationwide.

If even rigorous research fails to show a consistent relationship between test scores and later success, why would we think that regulators and policy makers with less rigorous approaches to test scores could use them to reliably identify school and program quality?

Research on teacher quality, charter schools, school leadership, class size, and other factors in school quality is likely to be as or more important than research on race - specific policies for reducing gaps in student achiResearch on teacher quality, charter schools, school leadership, class size, and other factors in school quality is likely to be as or more important than research on race - specific policies for reducing gaps in student achiresearch on race - specific policies for reducing gaps in student achievement.

A research group GEPS (Globalisation, Education and Social Policies) of Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have initiated a petition draft concerning the future developments of UNESCO's Education for All framework, it includes inter alia the following critique: «-LSB-...] efforts that would outsource the role of elected and accountable governments to provide free quality education to the private sector and for profit companies are neither equitable nor democratic.»

«Reflecting on much of my past research and policy advisory work to support the expansion of educational opportunity,» said Reimers, «I realize that I had tried to support the improvement of educational quality without really asking what the purpose of education should be.

Globalisation, Education and Social Policy Research Center, petition «Toward an Equitable Quality Education For All Framework ``, 2013 http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/toward-an-equitable-quality-efa

To help fill the gaps for participants, sessions included exploring what leadership really means, understanding the process of policy analysis, figuring out how to get others to see all sides of an issue, figuring out how to effectively use research - based evidence, strategizing how to get quality teaching even without resources, and learning how to use the media to communicate a vision.