Sentences with phrase «research and education initiatives»

It is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the survival rates of children and adolescents with cancer, focusing on projects that support transition and survivorship programs, research and education initiatives, and pediatric oncology camps.

Because we understand this, NAPHIA has made veterinary research and education initiatives a major focus of our organization.

At GFI, Allison advises academic research and education initiatives related to clean meat and plant - based meat alternatives.

Established following the release of Ampe Akelyernemane Meke Mekarle, «Little Children are Sacred Report» of the Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse, the Child Protection Research Program is the first Australian research and education initiative to primarily focus on Aboriginal child protection.

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STEM education initiatives to increase the number of Americans who can fill engineering and research roles are not part of Trump's official platform.

That donation created, and continues to fuel, the development and delivery of real estate education, research and community engagement initiatives through the Westman Centre for Real Estate Studies.

Our research on Canada - China human flows, on Canada - India education initiatives and on the Asia Pacific Gateway provide a more detailed case for why these initiatives are important for Canada and how they might be implemented.

She also takes an active role in investor education and research initiatives.

As Director of the Business / Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Isabelle Duchaine leads BHER's external communications and several other initiatives that support its goals of increasing employment opportunities for young Canadians, boosting private sector and post-secondary research collaborations and helping businesses adapt to the economy of the future.

We are based at MIT Sloan School of Management and we are a member of the MIT Innovation Initiative and of MIT - Africa, the initiative that encompasses the Institute's global priority for collaboration with Africa in the areas of education, research and innovation.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

The Environmental Research & Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds and directs scientific research and educational initiatives for sustainable waste manResearch & Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds and directs scientific research and educational initiatives for sustainable waste manresearch and educational initiatives for sustainable waste management.

They continue to work together in Task Forces on strategic initiatives that will increase access to safe, respectful, affordable maternity care; improve inter-professional education; and enable patient - responsive and population - specific research on maternal choice, experience and outcomes related to birth place.

As part of the School Nutrition Foundation's commitment to education, research, and scholarship, we are thrilled to announce our newest engagement initiative for SNA members: the 2016 Ambassadors Program.

As a member, you'll also provide important support for the Museum's education, research, and conservation initiatives.

Originally founded so that scientists and nature aficionados alike could study and share the specimens they collected, we continue to build on our legacy of natural history education at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum through immersive exhibits, critical conservation and research initiatives, public engagement and education programming.

Facilities who utilize HHSC training as their main form of education for staff are encouraged to retake breastfeeding courses every five years in order to stay current with evidence - based practices, research, and initiatives.

The ConcussionWise ™ DR program is an education initiative to ensure that physicians across the Commonwealth are knowledgeable on the topic of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and are trained in current peer - reviewed research about the management of concussions.

Through an exciting new portfolio of education resources, community projects and research initiatives, the charity intends to introduce people to the importance and diversity of the countryside.

The Youth Initiative for Drug Research Information Support and Education, otherwise known as Youth Rise and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Connect have lauded the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, over his new initiative aimed at addressing and solving the prevalence of drug abuse in many parts of Nigeria.

Each initiative will include components to promote business development, manufacturing, research, technology, education and job training.

«The CUNY Board of Trustees has approved an operating budget request for FY2017 - 18 that seeks increased state and city investment in faculty hiring, new research, expanding college access and other initiatives necessary to provide our students with an affordable, high - quality education,» Arena said in an emailed statement.

She currently implements a landmark science cooperation agreement between AAAS and the Cuban Academy of Sciences, develops the Center's global science diplomacy education and capacity building initiatives, leads a research project analyzing science - policy connections around the world, and serves as an associate editor of the open - access policy journal Science & Diplomacy.

The initiative is spearheaded by Sarah Blackford, the head of education and public affairs for the Society for Experimental Biology in London, and Barbara Janssens, Ph.D. career manager for the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany.

Maria Fitzpatrick, and Michael Lovenheim, both assistant professors of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University, researched the impact of early retirement initiatives in public education.

This growth in training opportunities is largely a result of NSF's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, which awards $ 3 million grants to about 20 interdisciplinary training initiatives each year.

Beyond the initiative of individual institutions, a U.K. - wide sharing of best practices is being encouraged by Vitae, a membership program which was initially funded by the U.K. Research Councils to promote professional development of doctoral researchers and research staff throughout the United Kingdom's higher educationResearch Councils to promote professional development of doctoral researchers and research staff throughout the United Kingdom's higher educationresearch staff throughout the United Kingdom's higher education sector.

Obama, he said, elevated the role of science and technology advisers throughout the executive branch, put in place plans to mitigate and prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change, set up health research initiatives to tackle such priorities as cancer and brain research, worked with international partners on scientific issues and used the White House as a platform from which to herald science and education, particularly for children.

President Barack Obama's 2017 budget request for science research and development includes funding for a cybersecurity initiative, a «Moonshot» to improve cancer detection and cures, research on low - carbon energy sources and improved STEM education.

Few would argue that video games can do it all in terms of education, says Scot Osterweil, a research director in Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Comparative Media Studies program and creative director of the school's Education Arcade initiative to explore how games can be used to promote education, says Scot Osterweil, a research director in Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Comparative Media Studies program and creative director of the school's Education Arcade initiative to explore how games can be used to promote Education Arcade initiative to explore how games can be used to promote learning.

Cherny concluded: «Palliative care has been a central part of ESMO's work in research, education and public health policy initiatives both in Europe and around the world.

The initiative is funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and includes researchers from Germany and China.

These paths for further research would benefit public policies aimed at increasing the awareness of food waste, and would contribute to more effective nutritional education initiatives since messages could be framed based on insights tested in scientific studies.

With this funding initiative, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has supported the new discipline of Computational Neuroscience since 2004 with over 180 million Euros.

The creation of a «data science for all» ecosystem is the goal of a new initiative at Purdue University that will make data science education part of every student's learning experience on campus while also boosting research and partnerships to help grow the data - driven economy.

In addition to Amgen's work to improve cancer patient treatment through science - based innovation, CRI will also recognize the company's commitment to the broader scientific and patient communities, both through its support of CRI's Cancer Immunotherapy Month education and awareness initiative, and for its support of the CRI - CIMT - EATI - AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference, a joint program of four cancer research organizations that convenes world - leading scientists to discuss the latest in cancer immunology and immunotherapy research.

Crittenden has published 27 peer - reviewed journal articles and eight peer - reviewed book chapters thus far, has received a Regents» Rising Researcher Award from the Nevada System of Higher Education, has been awarded several highly competitive research grants, and has demonstrated a commitment to increasing inclusiveness and diversity within the STEM fields through several mentorship initiatives she participates in.

Through a program called IISME, or Industry Initiatives for Science and Mathematics Education, 12 high school science teachers from throughout the Bay Area spent part of their summer working with Berkeley Lab scientists on ongoing research projects, conducting and designing experiments and helping to collect and analyze data.

The Capital Breast Care Center, a community initiative by Lombardi, seeks to provide and maximize comprehensive culturally - appropriate breast cancer screening services to women of the DC metropolitan area, regardless of the ability to pay, through clinical services, education and research.

The goals of EPSCoR are to engage across different fields of study to address environmental and energy challenges and to educate on the benefits of the research; develop new ways of thinking and action through targeting education programs, focusing on long - term sustainability; build competitive research teams, and integrate new initiatives into our institutions.

The Wrinkled Brain Project is formally an initiative of Blue Marble Space, a registered 501 (c) 3 nonprofit institution whose mission is to «promote and enable international unity through space exploration by providing scientific and technological services, namely, research, education, and design in the field of space exploration and the Earth system.»

Funding for the UW — Madison initiative comes equally from the Chancellor's Office and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education.

The plan calls for investments in physician - scientists, new research initiatives, expanded medical education programs, and, possibly, a new research facility.

Washington D.C. — The Subcommittee on Research held on March 13 a hearing to examine industry and nonprofit philanthropic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives.

Her current role focuses on advancing the use of whole genome sequencing in clinical care by providing access and education to healthy individuals through the... Understand Your Genome programs, MyGenome visualization software, and other research initiatives.

The initiative from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) asks people to offer non-food treats at Halloween, and to place a teal pumpkin or sign in view to let trick - or - treaters know such treats are available.

Because of individuals like you, we now touch the lives of tens - of - thousands of women with PCOS and their supporters each year through television and radio programming, a magazine publication, online and offline support groups, health screenings, research, grants, education, awareness and advocacy initiatives.

CHMP is an interdisciplinary initiative shaping crucial conversations about heath and healthcare, through media, research, education, and public forums.

I am a Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab, where I lead the Learning over Education (L0E) initiative, teach courses, and conduct research.

Yazzie - Mintz, currently a senior program officer for early childhood education initiatives and co-director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs with the American Indian College Fund, has devoted her professional career to improving access to early education for Native children.