Sentences with phrase «raising public understanding»

Like the first event this year, the week will be devoted to raising public understanding of the importance of open government.

The need for extra care in this situation is obvious, the more so when it has to be accommodated with an equally compelling need for the Bank to say more about monetary policy issues in the interests of raising public understanding of them.

The report notes the «increasingly blurred distinction between genomics research and clinical care» highlighted by the PHG Foundation, and particularly that the broad consent process used in the 100,000 Genomes Project is «unlikely to be feasible for routine genomic medicine in the NHS without an extensive and continuing public debate to raise public understanding and acceptance».

Their annual Genesis Awards pays tribute to the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works that raise public understanding of animal issues.

The Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters launched the #justiceforall campaign designed to raise public understanding of accessible justice challenges as a component of a healthy democracy.

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One company which was raising at $ 40 million pre-money wrote a comment about me in a public forum saying something along the lines of «Mark worked really hard to understand our business and was very detail - oriented.

Have first hand experience living through different regimes and thoroughly understand the impact of public policy on the quality of life of citizens (i.e. I was born and raised in Communist China and flourished in the wonderful democratic Canada).

It is understood Keytone is seeking to raise $ 15 million for its initial public offering via Bergen Capital's Sydney office.

Founded in 1988, the Holocaust Educational Trust aims to raise awareness and understanding about the Holocaust in schools and among the general public.

NECPA's mission is to create broad public understanding of the benefits of high quality early childhood care and education and a raised awareness of the «professional expertise» required to deliver that high quality care and an appreciation of the advantages that children receive from accredited centers and schools.

The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (ODAC) is «an independent, UK - registered educational charity working to raise international public awareness and promote better understanding of the world's oil - depletion problem.»

«The industry has to raise its own accountability standards and seriously understand the potential public perception issues.»

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is an international scientific and medical organization dedicated to raising public awareness about nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, a vital element of today's medical practice that adds an additional dimension to diagnosis, changing the way common and devastating diseases are understood and treated and helping provide patients with the best health care possible.

Dr. Pate raised the issue of added sugars in beverages, which is a food item that is understood very well by the public.

Having been raised in public education through college, I first began to understand private schools through books.

In middle school, this daughter of Syrian immigrants — raised without many of the Muslim traditions of her parents» native country — was old enough to understand the largely negative public perception of followers of Islam.

Publication of nonprofit Editorial Projects in Education whose primary mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education.

Fortunately, the conversations that took place during the process led to a mutual trust and understanding between the ISD and the local community; although there is still work ahead to raise awareness with the broader public about the ISD and what it will mean to the schools and communities with whom we will partner.

«As a retired, life - long LAUSD educator, I believe that I have a moral obligation to raise awareness and understanding of externally driven strategies that support the uncontrolled proliferation of charter schools at the expense of the District's ability to adequately provide for the needs of all students, especially the most disadvantaged students who rely on public education,» Schmerelson told LA School Report.

«Because rapid adoption of the common core standards has outstripped both professional and public understanding of the standards and their potential for changing the learning and teaching paradigm, it is essential that district and school leaders have the opportunity to learn about the standards and raise questions that will help guide their transition, implementation, and communication strategies.

By teaching civics in tandem with experiential learning, YES Prep teachers, more often than traditional public or private school teachers, were «very confident» that their students learned «[t] o be tolerant of people and groups who are different from themselves,» «[t] o understand concepts such as federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances,» and «[t] o develop habits of community service such as volunteering and raising money for causes,» according to 2010 American Enterprise Institute Program on American Citizenship survey.30 As a charter network serving low - income students, its service - centered mission serves both the students and their communities.

From raising public awareness of race and gender discrimination in the classroom to changing our understanding of how the brain works, Heller Media Solutions continues to design campaigns that aim to improve the way we treat our world, ourselves, and each other.

The annual award, sponsored by Waterstones, is designed to further public understanding of the Russian - speaking world, by encouraging and rewarding strong non-fiction writing on Russia, and promoting serious discussion on the issues raised.

Chris, who is the education chairperson at International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants and author of the book Parenting with Pets, the Magic of Raising Children with Animals, explains that in order to get a Canine Good Citizen certificate the dog must show that it is comfortable and friendly with strangers, understands obedience commands, can be in public, and is not jumping on people or other dogs.

Otto's ultimate goal is to raise dogs that are ideally suited to better our national security and enhance the public's understanding of the many roles canines play in our communities.

A time to raise public awareness and understanding about the many services that counties provide.

Over all, he wrote, «My reading of the vast scientific literature on climate change is that our understanding is undiminished by this incident; but it has raised concern about the standards of science and has damaged public trust in what scientists do.»

We hope this short companion guide will help further viewers» understanding of key issues raised in the film, and will be a tool for organizing discussions at community gatherings and open public events.

Yet the fierce politicization of the climate change problem raises questions as to whether public opinion has been shaped more by partisan conflict than by an understanding, or a lack thereof, of the scientific findings per se.

We also saw that all in all people have quite a limited idea of what a wind park is and what it can offer, so public awareness - raising is needed for people to understand the benefits and possibilities of wind farms.

Keep Winter Cool is a partnership between Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Ski Areas Association to raise visibility and public understanding of global warming and spotlight opportunities that exist to start fixing the problem.

Among the many things the coalition will address include ensuring safe and convenient vehicle charging, raising the public awareness and understanding of plug - in electric vehicles, and working with public policy leaders to enable a transition from petroleum to electricity as a fuel source.

While the Canadian Bar Association is usually busy intervening in court cases, making submissions to government, commenting on proposed legislation and supporting members, it's not every day that the CBA is called upon to help the public understand the nuances of a pressing national issue which raises concerns about the rule of law.

As I understand it, the question you raise is whether or not public funds used to allow researchers to remove the DNA, making it «markedly different» from that produced by the body natural, should be granted the same exclusive patent rights issued to a privately funded company.

He inspires confidence», «Very efficient, he's extremely quick with the papers and machine - like in turning things around quickly», «He has very good knowledge of community care and is a force to be reckoned with», «He covers all the bases, and if he raises a point, you need to look into it», also «He has a fantastic knowledge of public law», «Offers pragmatic, client - friendly advice», «Very approachable and flexible in the way that he works and has a very good understanding of clients» needs» Chambers and Partners

«Planned Parenthood is proud to recognize Glamour, The American Prospect, and The New Republic, as well as Amanda Robb, Fiorella Valdesolo, Jennifer Wolff Perrine and Deborah Kotz for their outstanding work raising public awareness and understanding of these issues.»

NECPA's mission is to create broad public understanding of the benefits of high quality early childhood care and education and a raised awareness of the «professional expertise» required to deliver that high quality care and an appreciation of the advantages that children receive from accredited centers and schools.

VPO major functions are: (a) Coordination of the development, implementation, and evaluation of two major programs: the ACT / Raising Safe Kids Program (parenting skills training and child maltreatment prevention program) and The Effective Providers for Child Victims of Violence Program (training for mental health and other professionals on trauma, assessment tools and treatment models for children victimized by violence); (b) Development of training and educational materials, technical assistance and training to professionals and organizations participating in both programs; (c) Dissemination of research - based knowledge, information, and materials to professionals and the general public on violence, prevention and related topics through Web (www.actagainstviolence.apa.org), Facebook page www.Facebook.com/ACTRaisingSafeKids and other social media outlets; (d) Collaboration with other national associations, national collaboratives, and federal agencies to promote the contributions of psychology and psychologists to the understanding and prevention of violence.

This blurring of boundaries raises crucial issues to the further development of the field, particularly regarding fundamental distinctions between ADR processes that encourage cooperative behavior versus those that encourage competitive behavior... The intention of this article is to raise questions designed to clarify more principled boundaries between various ADR processes in order to assist the public and the practitioner to understand truly what the profession is offering and to protect consumer choice.

I think that there is a need for some changes within the structure of organized Real Estate, but I believe that now that the current issue has been raised within the «public» forum (which public still does not understand what the hell is going on), that the folks best suited to suggest what changes should be implemented are any but government types.