Sentences with phrase «social issues surrounding»

Today we're going to talk about that case and about the laws at play here and some of the policy and legal issues and social issues surrounding that lawsuit in those shootings.

Just as he saw squares as referring to cells and prisons, I see very simple geometric forms as — in part — representations of social issues surrounding the use and abuse of specific drugs.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents UNLOADED: a multimedia group show that «explores historical and social issues surrounding the availability, use, and impact of guns in our culture.»

MIDDLETOWN — «Up In Arms,» a multi-media group exhibition that explores the historic and social issues surrounding the divisive nature of gun ownership in the United States, will be on view in the South Gallery at Wesleyan University's Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, located at 283 Washington Terrace on the Wesleyan campus in Middletown, through Sunday, Dec. 10.

Instead, the McArthur «Genius Grant» recipient will have a series of paintings he made in and about Hong Kong, in which he opted to depict the dangerously overcrowded public - housing projects dotting the city, tapping into the controversial social issues surrounding its scant availability of affordable living space.

PRESENTED BY DASHBOARD U.S. CURATED BY SUSANNE SLAVICK LOCAL ADDITIONS CURATED & COMMISSIONED BY DASHBOARD Opening at Marcia Wood Gallery / April 28, 6 - 10 pm On view April 28 - May 20, 2017 As the National Rifle Association hosts its 146th annual meeting in Atlanta (April 27 - 30), Dashboard US welcomes UNLOADED, a multimedia group show that explores historical and social issues surrounding the availability, use, and impact of guns in our culture.

Kara Walker is an African - American artist who rose to fame for her use of large paper silhouettes to explore social issues surrounding gender, race and black history.

Unloaded is a group show organized by Susanne Slavick that explores historical and social issues surrounding the availability, use and impact of guns in our culture.

The guidelines will provide for a sequential course of study for each of the grades kindergarten through 12 and must include, at a minimum, the following: (1) knowledge of the research process and how information is created and produced; (2) skills in using information resources and critical thinking about those resources; (3) the abilities to evaluate information critically and competently, to recognize relevant primary and secondary information, and to distinguish among facts, points of view, and opinions; (4) access to information and information tools; and (5) an understanding of economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and how to use information ethically and legally.

Students should consider the ethical / social issues surrounding Earth's natural energy resources, while looking at the advantages and disadvantages of their long - term uses.

«This is a fascinating idea, and the early studies show great promise, but we found that no one had looked at the social issues surrounding fecal transplantation,» said Rubin.

While Canada is a long way from Malawi, the social issues surrounding HIV are in some ways similar.

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«It comes down to this engagement issue,» says Mizgala, emphasizing that the wealth industry simply hasn't kept up with the changing social realities surrounding women and wealth.

Denise Taschereau, manager of social and environmental responsibility at Mountain Equipment Co-op, was at the BALLE BC conference and said Wilson demonstrated a marked lack of understanding of the issues surrounding offshore manufacturing.

Whether it is the debate surrounding gay «marriage,» «women's health,» or another issue, discrimination is viewed as the great social sin of the twenty - first century.

Articles and teaching sessions are devoted to social scandals like the increase in hunger, poverty, homelessness and illiteracy in the U.S. Likewise, issues surrounding U.S. foreign policy, aid and grotesque military appropriations are frequently critiqued on behalf of a foreseen new social order that will be founded on liberationist principles.

From its initial announcement, the Peters Projection has been surrounded by controversy: in over 40 articles on the subject, cartographers have vigorously denounced a number of Peters's claims for the map, while he and his supporters have argued that his is the only world map that meets the concerns of people interested in social issues.

You can read the whole SI roundtable — which goes on to talk about other social and ethical issues surrounding the sport like concussions and continued instances of domestic violence among players — here.

For decades, «us» vs. «them» language has been a dominant part of American politics, and because of religion's power to influence social issues, it seeped into much of the dialogue surrounding faith.

Atlanta, GA About Blog Everybody eats, and Eat Drink Better invites you to explore the environmental, social, and health issues surrounding your food choices.

This follows from the club's statement back in August surrounding the issue, when tickets for the opening two away matches started to appear for re-sale on various unauthorised websites and on social media - after the club's first two away matches in the Premier League were announced as sell - outs.

The shorts (ranging from 3 minutes to 13 minutes) zoom in on intimate and revealing stories surrounding school lunch transformation and cooking - gardening education, and zoom out to the broader social issues and consequences around these changes.

If there were truly issues surrounding consent and child protection, then of course the state has a duty to investigate, but given that Kerry and Mark have been deemed perfectly capable of parenting by another local authority social services department it is difficult to see this as anything but a deliberate restriction of freedoms based solely on Kerry having a mild learning disability.

The IET document goes on to outline the social, legal and ethical issues surrounding unmanned aircraft.

The discourse surrounding this protest avoids foriegn policy issues, while it is obvious to all parties involved that the solution to questions of welfare and social policy can not be detached from whatever stand Israel chooses to take with regard to the upcoming UN resolution and its consequences.

Roberto said he wants people to know his position instead of relying on ambiguities that surround social issues.

is the 2014 project exploring the social, legal and moral issues surrounding the sale of street art.

While no longer at the top table of government, his passion for Brexit and issues surrounding social mobility remain well fuelled.

Cuomo, in a conference call with Heastie earlier in the morning, said Congress needs to act on the disclosure issues surrounding social media campaigning.

An impending Brexit and issues surrounding concerns over social care, health care and education could all be influencing factors when it comes to an early election vote.

Criticism of Quinn over the sick leave issue sparked spirited applause at the March 20 LGBT forum, but the tableau presented at City Hall on March 29 ---- with the speaker surrounded by more than a dozen Council members, major labor leaders, and fired up members of both 32BJ and Make the Road New York, a social justice organization ---- provided a striking contrast with the week before.

«I have already ensured that the issues surrounding CIHR and its reforms will be considered by the panel, and I look forward to their advice,» wrote Philpott, who also noted that «I expect CIHR to ensure that the very best health research across all pillars [biomedical; clinical; health systems and services; and social cultural, environmental factors that affect the health of populations] is funded according to the highest international standards of research excellence.»

Twenty - five readmitted patients (14.5 percent) were found to have lack of adequate social support leading to issues surrounding the discharge and follow - up process (e.g., lack of home for postdischarge telephone calls, follow - up appointments not scheduled or not attended, postdischarge care needs underestimated).

Although the immediate events surrounding his retirement were controversial and sad, it should not be forgotten that it was Jim Watson who arranged that 3 to 5 % of the US expenditure on the human genome project was devoted to study of the important ethical, legal and social issues related to human genome research.

As a unique dating and social media website created BY people on the spectrum FOR people on the spectrum, Spectrum Singles has created an environment where people are surrounded by others who understand their issues and way of life.

How can couples confront issues surrounding differences that stem from the age - gap when it comes to interests and social events?

Most strikingly, it puts human faces on a social and personal issue that has been often engulfed by the invective surrounding it.

Moreover, he seems obsessed with working through issues surrounding what it means to be a man — how too often, it means your social interactions are limited to violence, threats to your sexuality, and hazing rituals dangerous and bestial.

Setting aside the philosophical issues surrounding what is intelligence, most real - life AI algorithms are actually doing something much simpler — to mimic some aspects of human - like behaviours, such as identifying objects inside an image, learning, natural language comprehension, and social interactions.

Mira is working on issues surrounding the development of social awareness of high school - aged youth, and this was her first shot at conducting research without a senior researcher on board.

Finally, children's interpersonal and social resources are developed through the experience of looking at issues that surround them and jointly finding resources and solutions to address those issues.

As reflected by the recent controversy of child pornography involving under - aged students in at least 70 public and private schools throughout Australia, the increased rate at which the use, and misuse, of technology in schools has generated a multitude of new legal issues surrounding the use of social and other digital media that most could not have anticipated a few short years ago.

I'm looking for a college that is academically challenging, very active in the surrounding community, encourages the student voice and is focused on social justice issues beyond race and feminism.

This issue will focus on the current issues surrounding aligning pre-K-3 education; inclusive instructional approaches such as global education; and addressing adverse childhood experiences with trauma informed practices and measuring social - emotional learning.

The trust claimed to be «lifting the veil on its prevalence» to shine a light on «important social mobility issues» surrounding the differences in children who get extra tuition.

His commitment to prevention research, his leadership abilities, and his forward thinking surrounding issues of social network science and social media applications to prevention science make him exceptionally well qualified for the award.

Teachers understand the social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology in PK - 12 schools and apply that understanding in practice.

Equally troubling was the absence of any reference to NETS - T, Standard VI, social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology.

The six standards of NETS - T state that teachers should have knowledge and skills in the areas of technology operations and concepts; planning and designing learning environments and experiences; teaching, learning, and the curriculum; assessment and evaluation; productivity and professional practices; and social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology in K - 12 schools.

What information or instruction do faculty members and teachers need to deeply «understand the social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology and apply those principles in practice» (ISTE, 2002)?