Sentences with phrase «science inform public»

A 2015 national poll commissioned by ScienceDebate.org and Research!America revealed that a large majority of Americans (87 %) say it is important that candidates for President and Congress have a basic understanding of the science informing public policy issues.

«The good cause — one that most of us support — can all too readily corrupt the conduct of science, especially science informing public policy, because we prefer answers that support our political preferences, and find science that challenges them less comfortable» (Kellow 2008).

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This newventure will hopefully allow some journalists the opportunity to delve far more deeply into these issues, and allow them then to contribute more constructively to informing the public about the real state of the religion — science debate.

Founded in 1908, GMA has a primary focus on product safety, science - based public policies and industry initiatives that seek to empower people with the tools and information they need to make informed choices and lead healthier lives.

«I think that public understanding of engineering and science is incredibly important, both to continue getting support for these fields, but also to inform people as they make decisions about lots of issues that are confronting our world today,» he said.

2013 Mary Helen Immordino - Yang is honored for her sustained commitment and novel approach to integrating public engagement with science into her extensive research and scholarly activities and for using public interactions to inform her research.

In a political climate increasingly challenging the value of science, scientists and engineers need to summon their scientific knowledge and play a larger role in helping inform public policy with solid evidence, said AAAS CEO Rush Holt during a webinar that explored the outlook for science and technology during the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

Speaking before the Mexican Congress on Science - Informed Policy on Oct. 19, Holt posited that scientists are well - equipped, with their devotion to the scientific method, to contribute to the framing of public policies.

Argentina's Ministry of Science has launched an ambitious effort to place scientists throughout that nation's public policy arena to ensure scientific knowledge informs government decision - making and becomes a proving ground for similar programs across the globe.

The UCS Science Network is a community of nearly 17,000 scientists, engineers, economists, public health specialists, and other experts across the country working to educate the public and inform decisions critical to our health, safety, and environment.

«Engagement humanizes science and reinforces the value of science in our public policy,» said Myhre, who recently testified before the Washington State House Environmental Committee on the importance of science informed targets for greenhouse gases.

Science is expected to contribute substantially and frequently toward our safety, health, and prosperity — lofty expectations that inform the public conversation on whether scientific research is worth taxpayer dollars and how frequently results should come forth.

We live in an era when science and technology affect every aspect of life and society, and so must be included in well - informed public policy decisions.

DoSER has been hosting public lectures since the spring of 2001 to highlight significant work in the field of science and religion and help inform the public on science and religion issues.

«Informing citizens about the health of the nation and discussing pivotal science and policy issues such as mental health, chronic and emerging diseases and other public health threats, and vaccine research are important to not only advance the national dialogue but also improve the country's overall well - being.»

The initiative encourages Americans to think of climate change as a risk management issue; the panel aims to clarify and contextualize the science so the public and decision - makers can be more adequately informed about those risks and possible ways to manage them.

The questions and answers will be widely distributed to the science community, journalists, and the general public to help voters make well - informed decisions at the ballot box this November.

«This type of data can inform public health interventions,» said Schwartz, who is also an assistant professor of Computer Science at Stony Brook University.

AAAS and its journal Science also provide objective, authoritative scientific information to help inform the public, and to guide science policy decScience also provide objective, authoritative scientific information to help inform the public, and to guide science policy decscience policy decisions.

AAAS is among some 240 scientific and academic organizations that partnered with the March for Science, a non-partisan movement that aims to promote the use of science for the common good, including science education and the use of scientific evidence to inform public Science, a non-partisan movement that aims to promote the use of science for the common good, including science education and the use of scientific evidence to inform public science for the common good, including science education and the use of scientific evidence to inform public science education and the use of scientific evidence to inform public policy.

Our National Parks have always been perceived as a place for recreation, but now we need to communicate to the public that parks are places for science, a place to inform science literacy in our nation.

Beyond informing audiences, scientists and institutions need to engage with the public to increase trust in science, Cameron said.

How in the world does this help the cause of informing the public about what the actual nature of science is?

BRUSSELS — Only 53 % of Europeans say they are interested in science, and 40 % say that they feel informed about it, according to a public opinion survey published by the European Commission yesterday.

Of those surveyed, 37 % say public dialogue is not required when it comes to making decisions about science and technology: The less informed respondents feel about science, the less they think public dialogue is required.

Harvard's Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) brings computer scientists together with a broad range of scholars from other fields to develop new computer science theory and technology in the public interest, informed by a deep knowledge of the societal issues at stake.

The Synthetic Biology Project was launched in 2008 to ensure that, as synthetic biology moves forward, public confidence in the science and applications remains high, policymakers are informed, and any risks are minimized.

It's really important to keep the public debate about stem cell research going — so that when the time comes to make the big decisions about what to do with the science, the debate is already an informed one.»

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Develop and lead a proactive and effective media strategy; build relationships with journalists, and act as the main point of contact for journalist enquiries; write press releases and news articles for the website; produce background briefings and prepare spokespeople for interviews, co-ordinating media interviews and requests; arrange media interviews and develop a public profile for key staff; monitor current issues and public opinion to inform the media strategy; work with Member Organisations and the Science Media Centre; ensure that all media communications comply with the Society's brand identity and guidelines

The science community must respond — and we believe it must do so by taking even bigger strides to inform the public about the importance of the work it does.

As scientists, when climate change research is relevant to public policy, the authors consider it important to bring that research to the attention of the wider world; sound science can and should inform wise policy.

The Polaris Climate Change Observatory (PCCO) aims to inform public perception of the role of science in issues of major social importance.

At two booths in the public and the UN area, BIOACID members inform about their work and answer questions about the problem of ocean acidification and other topics of marine sciences.

The center is the nation's leader in brokering the science of early childhood development to influence and inform policies and public opinion in ways that make a critical difference for young children and their families — particularly those facing adversity.

To this end, the Center has developed a three - stage knowledge transfer process: (1) Knowledge Synthesis — a critical analysis of cutting - edge science and program evaluation research to identify core concepts and evidence - based findings that are broadly accepted by the scientific community; (2) Knowledge Translation — the identification of gaps in understanding between scientists and the public, and the development of effective language to communicate accurate scientific information in a way that can inform sound public discourse; and (3) Knowledge Communication — the production and dissemination of a wide variety of publications and educational media via print, the Web, and in - person presentations.

Council members frequently present the science and its implications to national, state, and community leaders, and engage with the media to help inform the public policy discourse around child and family policy.

NCPI is committed to building a unified science of child development to explain the early roots of lifelong health, learning, and behavior in Brazil; translating and communicating science effectively to inform the public discourse around issues that affect children and families; and preparing leaders to leverage the science of healthy development in the design and implementation of innovative policies and programs that reduce preventable disparities and promote well - being for all Brazilian children.

Your work will be informed by theories and methods from economics, political science, public policy, and sociology, history, philosophy, and statistics.

In its letter, NSBA took the opportunity to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts; from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Each year, the Academy will bring up to 150 traditional public, public - charter and independent school teachers and leaders to the Washington, DC region for a five - day intensive, and fun, immersion into Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) Science research - informed teaching and learning.

In advance of today's «Expanding Education Opportunity through School Choice» hearing, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

It was established «to improve and advance the education of veterinarians and the science of veterinary medicine; to foster and maintain high standards of integrity, honor, courtesy, and ethics within the profession; to foster protection of the public health; and enlighten and inform the public in regard to veterinary medicine, science, knowledge and avoidance of cruelty to animals, wherein it affects the public good and welfare.»

Some international groups are helping to foster synergies, including the World Health Organization's recent conference on Climate and Health, the Convention on Biological Diversity's initiative on Health and Biodiversity, the Lancet - Rockefeller Commission on Planetary Health, and the DIVERSITAS - Future Earth ecoHEALTH project, which brings together public and animal health, development, ecology, economics, and other sectors to investigate connections between health and environmental change to generate science and policy outputs that can inform sustainability solutions.

By this Charter, the Governing Council is directed to obtain and to deploy whatever resources may be necessary for the energetic furtherance of the ambitions and activities of the Foundation, which shall conduct research, publish papers, educate students and the public and take every measure that may be necessary to restore the primacy and use of reason in science and public policy worldwide, especially insofar as they may bear upon the rights of the people fairly and fully to be informed, openly and freely to debate, and secretly by ballot to decide who shall govern them, what laws they shall live by and what imposts they shall endure.»

We desperately need many more master teachers of geoscience like Dr. Alley to keep us competitive in science education and to train excellent scientists as well as keeping the public well informed.

But having a more informed public shouldn't have to be the prerequisite for democratic debate or science policymaking.

Checking 20 years of projections by the foremost global climate science panel against reality finds that the group has consistently underestimated the pace and impacts of climate change — with severe consequences for the public it is tasked to inform -LSB-...]

If scientists wait for the public to be as well - informed as this post supposes in order to move forward with the science policy scientists want, they'll be waiting for a long time.

Clearly the important thing is to inform the wider public who may be exposed to the politically - motivated arguments of the denial lobby and misled into thinking their arguments are driven by science rather than ideology.