Sentences with phrase «research mission in»

Columbia (Flight STS - 107) was on a 16 - day science research mission in Earth orbit which performed experiments in space.
Q: Do institutions need to consider shifting significantly from their research mission in order to encourage alternate career paths?

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While compensation and benefits matter to workers, research from Gallup shows that zeroing in on a mission is linked to higher employee engagement, better retention rates and increased productivity.
Give it away When Charlie Crystle founds Mission Research in 2001, he donates a 20 percent stake to charity.
Founded on its mission to advance learning and knowledge through teaching and research particularly in science, technology, engineering, management, and business studies.
For instance, in recalling Cara's hostile takeovers in recent years, she alludes to research on a U.S. rescue mission in Albania.
Zuckerberg also created a special Facebook unit whose mission is to incorporate cutting - edge AI research into its products, and his company regularly releases research papers that highlight progress Facebook is making in AI.
The robot's main camera, called JunoCam, will beam back new images of the Great Red Spot around July 14, Scott Bolton, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute and the Juno mission's leader, said in an email to Business Insider.
Bigelow first started his space company, Bigelow Aerospace, in 1999 to develop habitats for use as research labs for corporations and countries without space programs, housing for missions to Mars, or even as hotels for tourists on the final frontier.
Solutions to the technical challenges in doing so are already in the works, largely thanks to research conducted over more than a decade of continuously inhabiting the ISS, said Jason Crusan, director of advanced exploration systems within NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.
So for us, the hallmark is that the students are benefiting, the research is benefiting and the faculty is benefiting in its core academic mission.
We conquered Jupiter,» lead mission scientist Scott Bolton, with the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, told reporters on Tuesday.
Four universities will be the primary undertakers in this mission and will be in charge of enrolling patients and building research standards.
A research writer as well, she has been published in The Sage Encyclopedia and Mission Bell Media.
Our maiden Mission Approval establishes an important precedent for the private sector to engage in peaceful space exploration, bringing with it monumental implications for the advancement of technology, science, research, and development, as well as commercial ventures that expand Earth's economic sphere.
The mission of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) is to accelerate next generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend patients» lives in pursuit of a cure.
These donations have gone to support research and training, purchase equipment, and pay for uncompensated care, all in support of our mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.
By investing in pioneering individuals, non-profits and mission driven companies who dare to re-imagine the possible, PSF has helped to bring about important breakthroughs — from cancer research and small scale agriculture to criminal justice reform and educational opportunities for young people in communities around the world.
Shawn's research has been published in the top psychology journal for work he did at UBS in partnership with Yale University to transform how stress impacts the body, and he recently did a two - hour interview with Oprah at her house to discuss his mission to bring positive psychology to the world.
Professor and Director of the Institute for Behavioral and Household Finance (IBHF) at Cornell University The mission of the IBHF is research and education in the areas of behavioral finance and household finance with the goal of better understanding and modeling financial behavior.
The MaRS Innovation mission is to put Canada on the global innovation stage, by better connecting research with industry and strengthening Canada's competitive capacity in knowledge based businesses — in short, to launch a new generation of robust, high - growth Canadian companies that will become global market leaders.
DuPont's research mission, carried out in 75 laboratories around the world, still contains Bolton's conservative cautions as well as Stine's vision of an «adventuring argosy.»
So in 1978, he launched the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) with the mission of assisting individuals in becoming effective managers of their own assets through programs of education, information and research.
This report is one of the important ways that the Center for Business and Economic Research fulfills its mission as specified in the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS 164.738) to examine various aspects of the Kentucky economy.
By enlisting scientific research in support of Bible translation, Townsend was on the path to creating an entirely different kind of mission.
While evangelicals remain a small minority in many countries, notes missions researcher Justin Long in crunching Operation World's latest research, world Christianity is becoming more evangelical.
As I moved on to a pastorate in Tottenham, north London, I studied for a masters» degree in cross-cultural mission at All Nations Christian College and then returned to Spurgeon's to do a qualitative research project on multicultural church under their Doctor of Ministry programme.
Woody L. Davis, «Men and the Church: what keeps them out and what brings them in Journal of the Academy for Evangelism; Martin Pable, The quest for the male soul (Notre Dame IN: Ave Maria Press, 1996), writes: «Ian Harris's research on men's spirituality turned up a striking statistic: 86 % of the respondents to his questionnaire said that their spiritual beliefs gave them a sense of mission», pp 96, 9in Journal of the Academy for Evangelism; Martin Pable, The quest for the male soul (Notre Dame IN: Ave Maria Press, 1996), writes: «Ian Harris's research on men's spirituality turned up a striking statistic: 86 % of the respondents to his questionnaire said that their spiritual beliefs gave them a sense of mission», pp 96, 9IN: Ave Maria Press, 1996), writes: «Ian Harris's research on men's spirituality turned up a striking statistic: 86 % of the respondents to his questionnaire said that their spiritual beliefs gave them a sense of mission», pp 96, 97.
Its mission, following the example set by Pike, is to build the capacity of the Bible translation movement to use scholarly research as a tool in meeting the challenges it faces.
Biblical studies could receive an infusion of new research tasks; and only through mission studies are Western biblical scholars and theologians likely to learn the work done in their own fields by their African, Asian, and Latin American colleagues.»
At the time of the research, Cone's book was used to teach the first - year courses in both «Mission and Ministry» and «Introduction to the Old Testament.»
As someone who both cares about the mission of the church and leads a research organization, I watch the trends in the church and the culture.
The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (CCI) is ready to cooperate for the enhancement of the work at the national level (communication: written and electronic media, formation of present and future leaders, dialog and «Tagung», research and development, evangelisation, human rights issues and advocacy, urban - industrial mission, etc.).
Co., 1978); Thomas C. Campbell and Yoshio Fukuyama, The Fragmented Layman: An Empirical Study of Lay Attitudes (Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1970); James D. Davidson, «Religious Belief as an Independent Variable,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 11 (1972): 65 - 75; James D. Davidson, «Religious Belief as a Dependent Variable,» Sociological Analysis 33 (1972): 81 - 94; James D. Davidson, «Patterns of Belief at the Denominational and Congregational Levels,» Review of Religious Research 13 (1972): 197 - 205; David R. Gibbs, Samuel A. Miller, and James R. Wood, «Doctrinal Orthodoxy, Salience and the Consequential Dimension,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 12 (1973): 33 - 52; William McKinney, and others, Census Data for Community Mission (New York: Board for Homeland Ministries, United Church of Christ, 1983), part of a denomination - wide study of census data relevant to each congregation in the United Church of Christ; David O. Moberg, `' Theological Position and Institutional Characteristics of Protestant Congregations: An Explanatory Study,» Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 9 (1970): 53 - 58; Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment; Thomas Sweetser, The Catholic Parish: Shifting Membership in a Changing Church (Chicago: Center for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1974).
A Theological Appraisal of P. Chenchiah's Thoughts on Church and Missionin Abraham P. Athyal and Dorothy Yoder Nyce, eds., Mission Today: Challenges and Concerns (Chennai: Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute, 1998), p. 55.
This standardization was the product of many factors, including: (1) professional politics within the mental health community, (2) increased gov involvement in mental health research and policymaking, (3) mounting pressure on psysts from health insurers to demonstrate the effectiveness of their practices,,,, Alan Stone, president of the APA in 1976, concluded that social psy and social activism, «carrying psyc on a mission to change the world, had brought the profession to the edge of extinction» (Wilson, 1993, p. 402)
In the midst of that research, however, I realized that the variety of voices integral to the creation of mission goals is much broader than even these two parties.
Southeastern's Ph.D. in Applied Theology with Concentration in Missions is a research doctorate of philosophy focused on North American Missiology.
MCl's mission statement links their work directly with Evangelium Vitae by «improving the lives and health of mothers and babies both born and unborn, through new initiatives of service, training, research, and advocacy designed to reduce the tragic levels of abortion worldwide and maternal and perinatal mortality, morbidity in developingcountries.»
The research implies that for those who are actively involved in a local church and therefore (one might assume) among its chief supporters, the church remains central to their understanding of the Christian mission and as a result the object of their major support.
A recently published research report, Missions from the Third World (available from William Carey Library, 533 Hermosa Street, South Pasadena, Calif. 91030), reveals that currently at least 209 Protestant agencies in the Third World are sending out 3,411 missionaries.
In tune with the national mission of transforming India as the skill capital of the world, Mysuru - based CSIR - Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) is gearing up to conduct a programme on microbial food safety, which commences on May 28, 2018.
Other organizations include Phoenix Children's Hospital, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Childhelp, Future for Kids, Phoenix Rescue Mission, Boys & Girls Club in Tucson and others including Phoenix - area soup kitchens.
As part of its mission to excel in Care, Advocacy, Research and Education, Children's National Medical Center is leading the creation of innovative solutions to pediatric health challenges.
It's a partnership that's forged on our mission to collaborate with stakeholders and invest in research, development and marketing initiatives that drive producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness,» Mr Norton said.
When you purchase any of the zesty products listed there, the manufacturers donate a portion of the proceeds to various charities and nonprofits including breast cancer research, protection of endangered species, church youth groups & missions, soup kitchens & families in need, animal shelters and rescue groups.
The mission of Herba Ingredients lies in the research, development, production and commercialization of added value ingredients intended for different nutritional and functional uses in the food industry.
CSWA's mission is to ensure that the California wine community is recognized globally as the leader in sustainable winegrowing in the marketplace and public policy arena through the development and promotion of sustainable practices, tools for education and outreach, partnerships with key stakeholders, and prioritizing research.
The California Association of Winegrape Growers was founded in 1974 with the mission to provide industry leadership to advocate public policies, research and education programs and trade positions that enhance the business of growing California winegrapes.
When I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2006, I made it my mission to research every neurological disorder under the sun.
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