Sentences with phrase «researches federal initiatives»

Both as an employee and as a contractor, Mr. Smith develops requirements, policy guidance and researches federal initiatives.

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The federal government and private organizations have tried to encourage sharing in recent years through initiatives like the Genomic Data Commons, a «unified data repository» intended to hasten cancer cures by making research public.

Gekko Systems co-founder Elizabeth Lewis - Gray has been appointed chair of a new «mining growth centre», which is part of a $ 189 million federal government initiative designed to encourage commercially - focused research and development activity.

The new tower will also host the Medicine by Design initiative, set to become a leading centre in regenerative medicine at the University of Toronto with the federal government committing $ 114 - million for this project through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

In the 1990s the scientific study of sleep and dreams catapulted into public awareness because of a federal initiative that funded brain research.

Since then, research, professional guidelines, state — wide health care directives, hospital systems, health care quality improvement initiatives, and federal and state - level maternity care legislation have identified many aspects of the MFCI and the Ten Steps of the Mother - Friendly Childbirth Initiative as key factors to improving maternal - infant health outcomes.

But new federal spending initiatives, such as the Canada Research Chairs and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) infrastructure grants, are breathing new life into scientific research inResearch Chairs and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) infrastructure grants, are breathing new life into scientific research inresearch in Canada.

With the SWOG anniversary, and the spotlight on cancer research cast by the federal Cancer Moonshot initiative, Unger and his colleagues wanted to study SWOG's long - term impact.

This impetus to improve the higher learning institutes is one slice of a pie composed of three federal initiatives, which will support research and development, student funding, and university infrastructure.

A Canadian federal initiative recognises the achievements of young policy researchers and encourages them to communicate their research.

Agencies should better coordinate existing federal research efforts into pollinators, but some research will require new funding from Congress, the task force says; the scientific findings that emerge would feed into policy actions taken under the broader pollinator health initiative.

The initiative is an extension of Biden's 2016 appointment as head of the Cancer Moonshot Initiative, an assignment President Barack Obama extended, aimed at pulling together federal agencies and private, academic and philanthropic organizations to identify new cancer research topics, break down barriers slowing advances and pinpoint necessary investment areas to advance the fight against cancer.

But major initiatives to expand treatment options, promote more research, and boost funding would still require congressional action or initiatives from federal agencies.

In 2000, a federal initiative got under way with $ 900 million set aside by the government for the establishment of 2000 research professorships, known as Canada Research Chairs (CRCs), in universities across the research professorships, known as Canada Research Chairs (CRCs), in universities across the Research Chairs (CRCs), in universities across the country.

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

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.

Right now, in our laboratories, our scientists are looking for ways to create insulin - producing cells in the laboratory, engineer blood vessels for heart bypass surgery and apply our regenerative medicine technologies to battlefield injuries through co-leading a $ 85 million federal grant, as well as many other novel research initiatives.

The SBIR grant is supported by Senators Susan Collins (R - ME) and Angus S. King Jr. (I - ME), who have been advocates of federal initiatives to build a strong science and technology sector, including legislation to promote biotechnology research, development and manufacturing, and to protect intellectual property.

In Canada, the naturopathic medical profession's infrastructure includes accredited educational institutions, professional licensing, national standards of practice, participation in many federal health committee initiatives, and a commitment to state - of - the - art scientific research.

At the start of Sizer's deanship, HGSE had an influx of federal funds to support its programs, projects, and research initiatives; however, with the election of Richard Nixon, HGSE faced serious budget cuts as federal support fell from 57.3 percent of the total budget in 1966 to 39.8 percent in 1970.

But while many in the cash - strapped state cheered the $ 12.5 million for raising reading achievement in the neediest schools, others were scrambling to salvage the state's existing literacy initiative after a federal panel suggested it is not aligned with current research in the...

Two well - known commercial reading programs, which have been adopted by some of the nation's largest school districts and have met the strict requirements for research - based programs under the federal Reading First initiative, failed to earn ratings from the What Works Clearinghouse because they do not have any studies that satisfy the agency's rigorous evidence standards.

It has used its convening power to bring together researchers from various backgrounds to discuss the issues and coordinate research.2 It has also conducted evaluations of federal initiatives.3

Especially now that the federal government is returning power to states under the Every Student Succeeds Act, signed into law by President Obama on December 10, 2015, federal research efforts should be refocused to more effectively help states and districts develop and test their initiatives.

With U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at the helm of a federal initiative to spread private school choice even further, a new forum for Education Next brings together experts to assess the research on these programs — a tax - credit - funded scholarship in Florida and voucher programs in Indiana, Louisiana, and Ohio — and the implications for whether and how states should design and oversee statewide choice programs.

Overview Recent initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels have charged child welfare agencies with the challenge of better integrating research - based programs and practices into their daily routines.

«What was originally thought of as an organic, state - led initiative became something with a federal heavy hand associated with it,» said Michael McShane, a research fellow in education policy at the right - leaning American Enterprise Institute.

The EDSCLS builds on federal initiatives and research, which recommended that the Department work on the issue of school climate.

Section 1003 (a) of Title I, Part A, allocations are awarded to assist Title I schools in Improvement in coordinating the delivery of research - based federal, state and local school reform initiatives that support teaching and learning in high poverty, low - achieving schools.

She conducts research in support of the early education initiative and the federal education budget project.

We produced immeasurable impact through our scholarship programs, college success partnerships, research and information efforts, AzCAN activities, and leadership on important state and federal initiatives.

Not later than 1 year after the completion of each research and testing initiative required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to issue a Federal motor vehicle safety standard if the Secretary determines that such a standard meets the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code.

Here's a 50 - year view of big initiatives, seen through the lens of federal money for basic research and development.

He charted evidence that investments in basic research, testing and development by the federal government lay behind the private - sector initiatives that have since fundamentally reshaped global forecasts for energy, economies and geopolitics.

In the near term, federal policy could: i) level the playing field between air captured CO2 and fossil - fuel derived CO2 by providing subsidies or credits for superior carbon lifecycle emissions that account for recovering carbon from the atmosphere; ii) provide additional research funding into air capture R&D initiatives, along with other areas of carbon removal, which have historically been unable to secure grants; and iii) ensure air capture is deployed in a manner that leads to sustainable net - negative emissions pathways in the future, within the framework of near - term national emissions reductions, and securing 2 °C - avoiding emissions trajectories.

Adaptation: Adaptation measures taken thus far in Nigeria have centered around educational initiatives, but the country still lacks a federal oversight body for the purpose of coordinating research and policy.

The Bush Administration today announced unprecedented federal initiatives designed to organize the federal government's climate change science research system along with funding for global climate observation.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government delivered more than twice as many federal dollars to research initiatives, tax incentives and other programs benefiting fossil fuels than it supplied to renewable energy from 2002 to 2008, according to a report released Friday by two public policy groups.

The U.S. government delivered more than twice as many federal dollars to research initiatives, tax incentives and other programs benefiting fossil fuels than it supplied to renewable energy from 2002 to 2008.

The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education.

Hence, if you want to change directions, you have to influence the politics — you have to work to prevent the Koch Brothers from destroying California renewable energy initiatives, you have to work to eliminate federal subsidies and liability caps for fossil fuel projects (which would mean that oil drillers would have to post $ 10 billion bonds for every deepwater project they initiated), and — for academic scientists — you have to lobby your academic administrators to cut their ties with shady fossil fuel interests like BP and Exxon, and work to open renewable energy research institutes at America's leading universities.

After interest has been expressed in seeing this policy spread to other areas of federal research funding, such as education, it appears that Elsevier, the leading corporate publisher of scholarly journals, and other publishers have pushed for the Research Works Act to put an end to such initiatives (judging by Elsevier's campaign support for the bipartisan sponsors of the bill, as Peter Suber documents in a website devoted to thresearch funding, such as education, it appears that Elsevier, the leading corporate publisher of scholarly journals, and other publishers have pushed for the Research Works Act to put an end to such initiatives (judging by Elsevier's campaign support for the bipartisan sponsors of the bill, as Peter Suber documents in a website devoted to thResearch Works Act to put an end to such initiatives (judging by Elsevier's campaign support for the bipartisan sponsors of the bill, as Peter Suber documents in a website devoted to the bill).

Center for State Constitutional Studies The Center for State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University is an interdisciplinary institute dedicated to promoting public understanding of American state constitutions and of sub-national constitutions in other federal systems through research, publications, lectures, conferences, consultation services, and educational initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry or related field • Three or more years» experience in a research lab, preferably with nutraceuticals • Familiar with compliance issues, including local, state, and federal regulations • Strong attention to detail • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Self - starter with lots of initiative but also a good team player

Researched and analyzed new policies, programs and initiatives at federal and local government agencies and throughout the DC - metropolitan area, in support of the Director's presentations and speaking engagements.

About Youtuber This is the YouTube channel for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), a U.S. Government research and development initiative that coordinates funding for nanotechnology among the participating Federal departments and agencies.

Research & Action Report, Spring / Summer 2012 Wellesley Centers for Women research and action initiatives are funded primarily by federal, state, and corporate grants and coResearch & Action Report, Spring / Summer 2012 Wellesley Centers for Women research and action initiatives are funded primarily by federal, state, and corporate grants and coresearch and action initiatives are funded primarily by federal, state, and corporate grants and contracts.

Decades of research confirms that positive parental involvement is critical for students» success in school, and federal policy mandates effective programs at all school levels; however, parent involvement often remains on the back burner of school improvement initiatives.