Sentences with phrase «science policy leaders»

Five years ago, I was part of a science diplomacy visit to Syria, which included a former U.S. ambassador to Syria, a Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, and other distinguished scientists and science policy leaders.

Many of Iran's science policy leaders and university faculty members were educated in the United States or Europe, and 5600 young Iranian scientists last year had student visas to live in the United States while studying in non-sensitive fields.

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Arguing against the motion is Charles Benbrook, a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University and program leader of Measure to Manage: Farm and Food Diagnostics for Sustainability and Health, and Margaret Mellon, a science policy consultant in the areas of antibiotics, genetic engineering and sustainable agriculture.

Arguing against the motion was Charles Benbrook, a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University and program leader of Measure to Manage: Farm and Food Diagnostics for Sustainability and Health, and Margaret Mellon, a science policy consultant in the areas of antibiotics, genetic engineering and sustainable agriculture.

Her career comes full circle on Monday when she becomes director of AAAS» Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Program, which, since 1973, has helped some 3,300 scientists and engineers ply their scientific knowledge and related skills in the policy arena, solving problems big and small facing leaders in Congress, executive agencies and judicial ofPolicy Fellowships Program, which, since 1973, has helped some 3,300 scientists and engineers ply their scientific knowledge and related skills in the policy arena, solving problems big and small facing leaders in Congress, executive agencies and judicial ofpolicy arena, solving problems big and small facing leaders in Congress, executive agencies and judicial offices.

«My plea to our leaders is short: may they commit to using science to inform their policy views and may they have the humility to accept the results.»

2016: Kurt Godfried — Dr. Gottfried, a recognized leader in the scientific community on missile defense and nuclear terrorism who was among the founders of the Union of Concerned Scientists, was honored for his long and distinguished career as a «civic scientist,» through his advocacy for arms control, human rights, and integrity in the use of science in public policy making.

The letter, which included a statement on climate science by the leaders of 18 scientific societies, stated, «Although debate about policy options exists, climate change is not a scientifically - controversial topic.»

The agreement stems from a meeting last spring between representatives of Science & Technology Australia and leaders of AAAS in Washington, D.C., where both sides explored pursuing opportunities of shared interests, including cooperative efforts to address international science policy Science & Technology Australia and leaders of AAAS in Washington, D.C., where both sides explored pursuing opportunities of shared interests, including cooperative efforts to address international science policy science policy issues.

These meetings helped our group develop logistics strategies for the event and identify leaders in both the science and policy of robotics to demo their robots and speak on a panel about the future of robotics,» explained Cooch.

Since the launch of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition in January 2009, Coalition meetings have convened scientists, engineers, and health professionals with human rights leaders and policy makers to discuss emerging issues at the nexus of science and human Science and Human Rights Coalition in January 2009, Coalition meetings have convened scientists, engineers, and health professionals with human rights leaders and policy makers to discuss emerging issues at the nexus of science and human science and human rights.

Edward Emil David Jr., a leader in government science policy and industrial research and development for over five decades, died at his home in Bedminster, New Jersey on February 13.

It also cited a need to «engage and nurture a new generation of scientists around the world» and to place leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the crossroads of science and policy.

We have not lost our position as a global leader in science and technology innovation, but even the best policies will not lead to continued advancements and breakthroughs without financial commitments to the fields of science and technology from our Federal and state governments.

Do congressional leaders weigh science when forming their policies?

► This week's issue of Science also includes a brief recap of the 40th annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy, attended by «more than 400 elected officials, government and business leaders, researchers, educators, and others» on 30 April and 1 May in Washington, D.C. «The importance of basic research for the nation's scientific and economic future was a recurring theme,» and «participants delved into the factors driving the tight budget environment» scientists are currently facing.

The daylong event, which is open for registration and free of charge for participants, will bring together leaders in the Puerto Rican and international scientific communities to discuss science communication and the integration of science into policies to develop sustainable communities.

Scientific publisher the Public Library of Science (PLOS) became a leader in the movement when it announced a new policy in February requiring authors in all its journals to archive the raw data used in PLOS papers.

Women leaders in science — from a university president and policy makers to an academic researcher and industrial scientists — see improvements in this field's gender balance, but they also know that more must be done.

Constructing a thoughtful integration of EU science policy with respect to broad issues (like the desirable balance between basic and applied projects) and narrower ones (like stem cells) is a task worthy of the best efforts of its science leaders.

That will make it easier for Trump to push through his policy priorities and nominees for key positions — including the leaders of science agencies such as NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for a current vacancy on the Supreme Court.

Coalition meetings convene scientists, engineers, and health professionals with human rights leaders and policy makers to discuss emerging issues at the nexus of science and human rights.

For Patrick Clemins, a science - policy analyst and director of the research and development budget and policy programme at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC, the differences between Obama and Republican leaders in the House are clear — but perhaps not as large as is sometimes ascience - policy analyst and director of the research and development budget and policy programme at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC, the differences between Obama and Republican leaders in the House are clear — but perhaps not as large as is sometimes aScience in Washington DC, the differences between Obama and Republican leaders in the House are clear — but perhaps not as large as is sometimes assumed.

For more than 20 years, many policy and science leaders have agreed about these problems and about the changes that should be made to improve the sustainability of the research enterprise.

The basic point, she says, is to champion science and urge political leaders to use scientific evidence to enact policies for the common good.

The outcome is a growing corps of policy - savvy leaders in science and engineering working across sectors to help address societal challenges and serve the nation and citizens around the world.

The heads of 29 top U.S. scientific and higher - education organizations — including Rush Holt, CEO of AAAS — wrote to President - elect Donald Trump on November 23, urging him to quickly appoint a «nationally respected leader with appropriate engineering, scientific, management and policy skills» to serve as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology.

Today the two eminent science policy veterans came to Washington, D.C., to unveil a report from a panel of academic and industry leaders assembled by the Cambridge, Massachusetts — based American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

«Twenty - two brilliant and experienced leaders coming from the scientific community, policy - makers, industry, and NGOs from both sides of the Atlantic, sitting together in a small room for a day, engaging in a lively, open debate without any taboos, and coming up with recommendations on the do's and don'ts in providing science - based advice to policy - makers.

Requested by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the report draws on discussions at a two - day conference last spring that brought together scientists, officials from city and state governments, business leaders and representatives of federal agencies.

When political scientist Gary King of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University and Ph.D. students Jennifer Pan and Margaret Roberts began examining censorship in China in 2011, many scholars assumed that calling for policy changes, criticizing government leaders, and raising sensitive topics like the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 were verboten.

Norman Augustine in his recent editorial in Science laments, «How can America's political leaders be expected to make sound policy decisions in a world of increasingly complex science and technology if the most qualified individuals in those fields remain absent from the field of play?Science laments, «How can America's political leaders be expected to make sound policy decisions in a world of increasingly complex science and technology if the most qualified individuals in those fields remain absent from the field of play?science and technology if the most qualified individuals in those fields remain absent from the field of play?»

Josh also joined with colleagues at the American Geophysical Union and the Aerospace Industries Association to spearhead the formation of a broad - based NASA advocacy coalition, now known as the Coalition for Aerospace and Science, and he was a community - wide leader in advocating for reforms to burdensome government travel and conference policies which have significantly impacted the AAS community's ability to collaborate effectively.

Raymond Niaura, PhD, the study's leader and senior author, is an adjunct professor of oncology at Georgetown Lombardi, and associate director for science of the Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies in Washington.

The objective of the Portal & APECS workshop is to seek the views of emerging science and policy leaders on the project and on making the Portal user - friendly.

The series features high - profile science, technology and policy leaders who share their insights on the current and future state of science and engineering.

As part of its mission to help nurture a next generation of computing research leaders, the Computing Community Consortium today announced a call for participants in a first - ever Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI)-- to be held on Monday, November 7, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

The event brought together the leaders of the eight major international research organizations that constitute EIROforum, a collaboration that supports the advancement of scientific research in Europe and advises the European Union on science policy.

Holdren and Winnacker will also join a panel discussion that includes eight global leaders who are critical in shaping science policy in the US, Europe and China:

With yearlong placements in Washington, DC in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of federal government, the Science & Technology Policy Fellowships fosters a network of STEM leaders who understand government and policymaking, and are prepared to develop and execute solutions to address today's pressing challenges.

Moderated by Alan Leshner, CEO Emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, joining the discussion were be leaders from the United States Congress, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation.

United States - HQ in NY About Blog The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a national advocacy leader of drug law reform that is grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.

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.

Finally, we are deeply committed to preparing the next generation of educational leaders, many of whom will have HGSE degrees and all of whom should be knowledgeable about the underlying science of learning, the causal mechanisms of disparities in achievement, and the policy environment in which education priorities are determined.

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.

by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.

She is on the leadership team of the Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI), which catalyzes original research that is on the cutting edge of social science and policy through forging mutually beneficial relationships between the region's researchers, policymakers, practitioners and civic leaders and merging and sharing large scale administrative data sets to address policy - relevant research questions.

To that end, CZI is aspiring to foster «a collaborative community of leading researchers, practitioners, advocates, and policymakers committed to: continuing to explore and advance the science, including by testing new research methodologies that surface the unique needs of individual children; designing and providing the tools and systems of support necessary to help educators and school leaders implement SoLD - aligned practice shifts; advancing science - informed national, state and district policies; and working to limit practices and policies that the science makes clear are detrimental to children's learning and development.»

The study found that networks of policy makers and educational leaders facilitate access to research that informs decisions related to statewide science education reform.