Sentences with phrase «scientific research mission»

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The next set of metrics defines mission - level goals for each of our departments: number of companies started, number of top 100 restaurants carrying plant - based entrees, number of scientific grant dollars moved to plant - based and clean meat research, etc..

By enlisting scientific research in support of Bible translation, Townsend was on the path to creating an entirely different kind of mission.

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).

By funding scientific research, conservation programs and community outreach efforts, its mission is to protect the waters and its vast marine wildlife, ensuring that The Bahamas will remain a haven for a myriad of one - of - a-kind, rare and endangered species for generations to come.

The Staff Scientist will conduct scientific research, analysis, and preparation of publications in support of cutting - edge sustainability strategies, standards, and projects that the Rainforest Alliance carries out in pursuit of its mission.

The University of the Philippines at Los Baños has always been a firm partner and ally of the International Rice Research Institute in its research mission, hosting IRRI's headquarters and providing a steady and reliable stream of scientists and scientific training since the Institute's founding Research Institute in its research mission, hosting IRRI's headquarters and providing a steady and reliable stream of scientists and scientific training since the Institute's founding research mission, hosting IRRI's headquarters and providing a steady and reliable stream of scientists and scientific training since the Institute's founding in 1960.

The next set of metrics defines mission - level goals for each of our departments: number of companies started, number of top 100 restaurants carrying plant - based entrees, number of scientific grant dollars moved to plant - based and clean meat research, etc..

Providing the scientific foundation and research data, Dr. Ratey has been drafted into the groundswell of those whose mission it is to revitalize schools, combat the obesity crisis, stave off the encroaching epidemic of Sedentarism, by returning to evolutionary principles of physical exercise and proper diet thereby combating syndrome X, the underlying causation of much chronic disease.

During his long career at Mass Audubon, Chris has been deeply involved in all of Mass Audubon's mission functions, including land protection, ecological management, scientific research, education, and advocacy.

PER began with a mission to «publishing timely information on professional ethics issues and activities which affect a wide range of professions,» although with a primary focus on those whose members «are engaged in scientific research and its applications.»

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry promised on Thursday to be an advocate for scientific research and for the broad mission of the Department of Energy he previously proposed to eliminate and that may soon face deep budget cuts.

The mission of CFS is to provide excellent laboratory services in support of the administration of justice and public safety for the citizens of Ontario by: 1) providing scientific examinations and interpretations in cases involving injury or death in unusual circumstances, and in crimes against persons or property; 2) presenting independent objective expert testimony to courts in Ontario; 3) conducting research; and 4) presenting educational programs on forensic science for agencies using forensic science services.

In the newly reconstituted Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights, and Law Program, the missions of the CSFR and NCLS continue to complement one another as staff pursue projects such as continuing seminars for judges on neuroscience and the law, personalized medicine, the state and future of clinical trials, advocacy in science, understanding responsible research practices in changing research environments, and joint AAAS - China Association of Science and Technology workshops on science and ethics.

Although Milgram's tests upset some volunteers, most participants identified with his scientific mission to understand human behavior and wanted to prove themselves as worthy of the project, Haslam and psychologist Stephen Reicher of the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, conclude in a research review scheduled to appear in the 2017 Annual Review of Law and Social Science.

«A half century ago, this nation made a commitment to lead the world in scientific and technological innovation; to invest in education, in research, in engineering; to set a goal of reaching space and engaging every citizen in that historic mission,» Obama said.

Ironically, the first mission in years that had much scientific research aboard was STS - 107, the final, tragic flight of Columbia.

Despite the pressures, Johnson is committed to his mission as chair — to «effect change,» something that all scientists have the power to do whether it is with large - scale scientific initiatives or with simple, sound, significant research.

From hosting a webinar series on the use of specific scientific methods to support human rights research, to the development of teaching materials to integrate human rights into STEM curricula, from assessing the extent to which marginalized populations are represented in STEM fields, to cultivating a human rights interest group within a member organization, there are many ways in which Coalition members can further the mission of the Coalition within their communities, organizations and in collaboration with others.

New research using data from NASA's Van Allen Probes mission helps resolve decades of scientific uncertainty over the origin of ultra-relativistic electrons in Earth's near space environment, and is likely to influence our understanding of planetary magnetospheres throughout the universe.

The $ 100 million is only enough for research, not to fund the full mission, which Milner says will be a decades - long, multibillion dollar project on the scale of the world's biggest scientific experiments, like the James Webb Space Telescope or the Large Hadron Collider.

Although internal investigations of the kind that might be triggered by the issues that have been raised are confidential, we want to emphasize that matters of integrity in research are at the core of our mission and we are committed to ensuring that all research conducted under the auspices of Johns Hopkins University are conducted to the highest ethical and scientific standards.

DARPA is a Department of Defense scientific agency, which conducts its own research and funds external projects to assist DOD's mission.

With Falcon Heavy's additional lift, researchers planning the Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor telescope, a proposed mission for the 2020s with a mirror at least 9 meters across, could focus less on reducing weight and more on delivering a great scientific instrument, says Matt Mountain, president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Washington, D.C. «If we don't have to fight for mass, the testing is greatly simplified and you can launch more ambitious systems.»

With a little imagination, your research might be made to fit the mission of the Air Force Office of Scientific Rresearch might be made to fit the mission of the Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchResearch.

«All of these Cassini mission measurements are changing our view of the Saturnian system, as it turns our old theories upside down,» said Radwan Tajeddine, Cornell University research associate in astronomy and a member of the European - based Encelade scientific team that pored over the Cassini data and published a paper in the astronomy journal Icarus (January 2017).

Each fellow is key to ehnancing the Carnegie mission and expanding Carnegie's influence of unfettered, imaginative scientific research into the next generations.

Individual scientific research, as well as collaboration with colleagues at Texas A&M University in fulfilling its educational mission, is required.

There is growing agreement that NASA must make climate and energy research more central to its mission and purpose, and that NASA can play a central global role connecting scientific results with solutions for the planet.

In the pursuit of its mission to prevent and fight against diseases in France and throughout the world, the Institut Pasteur operates in four main areas: scientific and medical research, public health and health monitoring, teaching, and business development and technology transfer.

The mission of the new institute is to accelerate discoveries by including data scientists in technology development and research from the beginning to the end of the scientific process, rather than as a final step when opportunities for new insights have already been missed.

The ESI is under the scientific governance of the Max Planck Society with the mission to perform excellent fundamental brain research.

The mission of the Comet Research Group is to accurately assess the effects of comet impacts on human history, to educate the international public about these effects, and, ultimately, to provide governments and the scientific community with the information they need to stop comets from hitting Earth in the future.

The initiative symbolizes the mission of the CMI, which is to develop multidisciplinary teams focused on translating basic scientific research into clinical and societal applications, with the overall goal of improving animal and human health.

Though no longer used for routine scientific observations, the 140 - foot telescope still supports astronomical research through its current mission as one of only two Earth stations for the RadioAstron satellite — the farthest element of an Earth - to - space - spanning radio telescope system.

The mission of the SSR is to advance scientific knowledge by promoting outstanding research and training in reproductive sciences and to protect and preserve human and animal reproductive health.

She Chairs the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of NASA's Translational Research Institute (TRI) at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, charged with researching and developing innovative approaches to reduce risks to humans on long - duration exploration missions, including NASA's Journey to Mars.

In the research published in the journal Scientific Reports, cancer risk climbs in cells close to heavily damaged cells, and it led to twice or higher increase in cancer incidence compared with conventional models for a Mars mission.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, has a mission to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public understanding of Research Honor Society, has a mission to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public understanding of research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public understanding of science.

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.

The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine and the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company have established a five - year, $ 10 - million Innovation Alliance to foster scientific collaborations and advance each organization's research missions.

The Miltenyi Biotec mission is to improve scientific understanding and medical progress by providing products and services that advance biomedical research and cellular therapy.

An international team of scientists led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), is now conducting the first - ever scientific mission to the upper levels of the monsoon system, using a high - altitude research aircraft flying out oResearch (AWI), is now conducting the first - ever scientific mission to the upper levels of the monsoon system, using a high - altitude research aircraft flying out oresearch aircraft flying out of Nepal.

As part of its mission to support biomedical research at The Wistar Institute, the CSCB provides comprehensive services to assist with every aspect of scientific computing.

For example, the agency is partnering with the Indian Space Research Organization to develop the NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission that will routinely provide systematic observations of Earth's land and ice - covered surfaces at least twice every 12 days, enabling greater scientific understanding of the dynamic processes that drive the Earth system and natural hazards, as well as providing actionable support for disaster response and recovery.

The Secretariat also seeks to build broad partnerships for activities in synergy with its main missions, namely facilitating research at or in the vicinity of the station, promoting and implementing scientific programs and ensure dissemination of knowledge linked to Antarctic research and climate change.

To accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to support the Department of Energy's cleanup mission, four new Energy Frontier Research Centers have been formed.

The mission of CRAF is to keep the frequency bands used for radio astronomical observations free from interference, to argue the scientific needs of the European research community for continued access to and availability of the radio spectrum for radio astronomy, and to support related science communities in their needs concerning interference - free radio frequency bands for passive use.

The newly appointed Group Leader is expected to establish a successful research team compatible with the scientific mission of the Unit, as well as to take over the direction of the Unit at the end of its current mandate (end - 2019).

The Kirschstein - NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship is designed to enhance the research training of promising postdoctoral fellows possessing the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health - related research fields relevant to the missions of NIH.

Their proposed research projects address scientific challenges central to Office of Science mission areas from nuclear physics to environmental systems.