Sentences with phrase «research and policy initiatives»

The article offers suggestions for future research and policy initiatives.
The journal offers a forum for the presentation of research and policy initiatives in education, social services, public policy, and welfare reform as they affect children, youths, and families in poverty.
«Sustainability research and policy initiatives need to focus more on the practices underlying how and why we consume resources rather than the technology,» says Dr Chris Foulds, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University.
Dworsky is the Principal Investigator (PI) for an implementation evaluation of a home visiting pilot program for pregnant and parenting youth in foster care and a coinvestigator for Voices of Youth Count, a national research and policy initiative focused on ending youth homelessness.
Voices of Youth Count: Results from a national youth homelessness research and policy initiative.

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The CMP is a six - year research and public engagement initiative jointly led by the University of Victoria, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives» BC and Saskatchewan Offices, and the Alberta - based Parkland Institute.
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.
Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 2Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 2research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.
FAO collaborates with the public sector, the private sector and civil society to develop and implement food loss and waste prevention and reduction solutions through: i) Advocacy and awareness raising; ii) Collaboration and coordination of world - wide initiatives on food loss and waste reduction; iii) Research to evidence for policy, strategy, legislation and standards development; iv) Support to investment programmes and projects.
Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.
Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support.
Primary tasks include researching trends in the internet industry and technology policy, and writing blog posts for FOSI's Good Digital Parenting initiative.
A major new # 692,000 research initiative launches today with the aim of informing government policy and practice and finding solutions to bring vulnerable homeless people in from the margins of our society.
The overarching aim of the research initiative is to ensure that policy and practice responses to multiple exclusion homelessness are better informed by robust evidence.
As an online resource, it will evolve in response to changes in professional practice, emerging research, changing policy and government - led initiatives and legislation across the UK.
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.
Unfortunately, Mayor Koch failed to research my voting record, policy positions, and myriad pieces of literature that support the reform initiatives contained in New York Uprising's pledge.»
Through its global quantitative and qualitative research, The Marist Poll offers a wide variety of services which, in turn, allow its clients to build efficient and effective policies, programs, communication strategies, and marketing initiatives.
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.
Her professional and research activities have taken her to more than thirty countries where she spearheaded several initiatives to bridge science, policy, and society across political, geographical, disciplinary, and cultural divides.
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.
The authors — Ralph W. Muller, CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, vice provost for global initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, Andrew Steinmetz, research assistant to Dr. Emanuel, and Steven M. Altschuler, MD, president and CEO of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — surveyed 74 senior executives from large hospitals and health systems across the United States.
A Canadian federal initiative recognises the achievements of young policy researchers and encourages them to communicate their research.
«Today, the role of patients as partners permeates the R&D landscape,» and «[t] he past year has ushered in a «perfect storm» of policy initiatives in biomedical research and opportunities for patient engagement,» the authors wrote.
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.
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.
Daan du Toit, Minister Counsellor, Senior Science & Technology Representative to the European Union, South African Department of Science & Technology «Mr Gilligan is an experienced science communicator and as a partner we have come to value and appreciate his strategic insights with regard to science and technology policy, extensive knowledge of the European research and innovation landscape including his network of personal relations with influential interlocutors and not least the energy and commitment he has displayed to our partnership initiatives».
A synthesis of prior research and analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research examines policy reforms and initiatives for reducing gun violence in research and analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research examines policy reforms and initiatives for reducing gun violence in thPolicy and Research examines policy reforms and initiatives for reducing gun violence in Research examines policy reforms and initiatives for reducing gun violence in thpolicy reforms and initiatives for reducing gun violence in the U.S.
«Globally important wilderness areas — despite being strongholds for endangered biodiversity, for buffering and regulating local climates, and for supporting many of the world's most politically and economically marginalized communities — are completely ignored in environmental policy,» James Watson, director of science and research initiatives at the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York and the study's lead author, said in a statement, adding that we probably have only one to two decades to turn this around.
RUSSIA Copy of research paper on uranium and thorium mines in the Chita region of Siberia and their associated environmental and health problems on behalf Baikalwatch, a project of the Earth Island Institute and the Baikal Center for Ecological and Citizen Initiatives in Irkutsk, Russia titled: «Environmental Damage and Policy Issues in the Uranium and Gold Mining Districts of Chita Oblast in the Russian Far East: A Report on Existing Problems at Baley and Krasnokamensk and Policy Needs in the Region» (91k document) completed November 1996.
Copy of research paper on uranium and thorium mines in the Chita region of Siberia and their associated environmental and health problems on behalf Baikalwatch, a project of the Earth Island Institute and the Baikal Center for Ecological and Citizen Initiatives in Irkutsk, Russia titled: «Environmental Damage and Policy Issues in the Uranium and Gold Mining Districts of Chita Oblast in the Russian Far East: A Report on Existing Problems at Baley and Krasnokamensk and Policy Needs in the Region» (91k document) completed November 1996.
It is part of a national plant genome research initiative established by the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Establishing and conducting research initiatives in public economics, public policy, and marine resource economics.
Dr. Bovenkamp oversees all of BrightFocus Foundation's research programs, serves as the scientific liaison for the organization in local, national, and international forums, and identifies and develops new research initiatives, partnerships, and funding policies consistent with the mission of BrightFocus.
It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.
LJAF's Research Integrity initiative aims to improve the reliability and validity of scientific research across fields that inform governmental policy, philanthropic endeavors, and individual decisionResearch Integrity initiative aims to improve the reliability and validity of scientific research across fields that inform governmental policy, philanthropic endeavors, and individual decisionresearch across fields that inform governmental policy, philanthropic endeavors, and individual decision making.
We welcome the mobilization of relevant institutions, networks and initiatives, to provide a synthesis of the current situation and proposals for actionable research, to assess and monitor disaster risks, to engage in communication efforts of such risk, to develop overall capacity in dealing with risk and to provide science advice to both policy makers and elected officials in order to develop resilience.
The study is part of the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, a UCLA research initiative that aims to transition Los Angeles County through cutting - edge research, technologies, policies, and strategies to 100 percent renewable energy and 100 percent locally sourced water, while enhancing ecosystem and human health, by 2050.
In this role, Christian regularly participated in science - policy meetings with the European Commission (e.g. initiative on «Open science 2030») and the European Parliament (e.g. initiative «European Research Area — a Maastricht for Research»).
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.
Get regular updates on state licensure and other public policy initiatives, links to informative articles, and breaking news on the latest research and activities of movers and shakers in the field of integrative medicine.
His research spans emerging technologies for learning, infusing technology into large - scale educational improvement initiatives, policy formulation and analysis, and leadership in educational innovation.
On Thursday, February 26, HGSE's Master Class welcomes Dan Levy, senior lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, faculty chair of the Kennedy School's SLATE (Strengthening Learning and Teaching Excellence) initiative, and co-chair of the HarvardX research committee.
• The Proving Ground initiative at Harvard University's Center for Education Policy Research helps districts and charter school networks design and use a deliberate, analytical approach to gathering and using evidence to test digital tools they might adopt systemwide.
Spring slate of HGSE Master Classes Announced On Thursday, February 26, 2015 HGSE will welcome Dan Levy, senior lecturer in Public Policy at HKS, faculty chair of the Kennedy School's SLATE (Strengthening Learning and Teaching Excellence) initiative, and co-chair of the HarvardX research committee.
In 1968, building on the foundation of the Coleman seminar, Smith, Christopher Jencks, and David Cohen became the core faculty for the Center for Educational Policy Research, one of the School's first formal initiatives in the field.
The Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University (CEPR) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education today announced a $ 15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a new, national education initiative to help school district and state leaders increase student achievement and attainment through data - informed decision - making.
On Thursday, February 26, 2015 HGSE will welcome Dan Levy, senior lecturer in Public Policy at HKS, faculty chair of the Kennedy School's SLATE (Strengthening Learning and Teaching Excellence) initiative, and co-chair of the HarvardX research committee.
He has worked closely with the Ed School in the past both as a former part - time lecturer and as faculty cochair and director of the AGI at Harvard, a university - wide initiative to help close the nation's achievement gaps by supporting new research and connecting research to policy and practice.
This potential signature initiative of his second administration raises important questions at the nexus of policy, practice, and research.
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