Sentences with phrase «society engagement in»

For the first time, students use a daily blog as a way to inform and activate a much broader youth and civil society engagement in the negotiations.

As part of the World Education Forum 2015, the 2015 NGO Forum, 18 - 19 May, provides a space for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to meet among themselves and agree on a collective civil society vision for education post-2015 as well as reflect on strategies for civil society engagement in the post-2015 education agenda.

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President Obama will take the stage at SXSW Interactive on March 11 to discuss civic engagement in today's tech - intense society.

According to the Los Angeles Times, she is believed to be the youngest government minister in the world and her role is to create pathways for young people to have more engagement with government and within society.

Tillerson made brief mention of human rights and religious freedom while in Beijing, but had no known meetings with activists or engagements with civil society representatives.

The experts recommend «increasing outdoor nature education for children, as well as the overall engagement of society in the appreciation of nature.»

The company will benefit financially, as it can continue to produce locally without drying up their business, but a water - neutral Coca - Cola should also be regarded as a signal of a new level of corporate engagements in society.

Companies have a responsibility to create good workplaces, and right now, global employee engagement numbers show that we, as a society, are failing in that responsibility.

NJIT's vision stresses innovation, entrepreneurship, and engagement in addressing the issues facing our society.

In our engagement with China in Canada, respecting Canada's sovereignty and traditions is no less essential and calls us to uphold principles of intellectual freedom, civil society, and human rights through enforcement of our legal and regulatory standardIn our engagement with China in Canada, respecting Canada's sovereignty and traditions is no less essential and calls us to uphold principles of intellectual freedom, civil society, and human rights through enforcement of our legal and regulatory standardin Canada, respecting Canada's sovereignty and traditions is no less essential and calls us to uphold principles of intellectual freedom, civil society, and human rights through enforcement of our legal and regulatory standards.

In pre-prepared comments, he told said that Facebook hasn't done enough to protect its users» privacy adequately and that the company has now taken full stock of the role the social network plays in democratic society given the scale of its reach and engagemenIn pre-prepared comments, he told said that Facebook hasn't done enough to protect its users» privacy adequately and that the company has now taken full stock of the role the social network plays in democratic society given the scale of its reach and engagemenin democratic society given the scale of its reach and engagement.

At the Greenbelt Festival in 1990, rock journalist, author and Christian thinker Steve Turner was giving a seminar about Christian engagement in society.

Our engagement in the world in an anxious age is made possible by our confidence in the gospel in a pluralistic society where people have profoundly different beliefs.

Toby writes, speaks, and facilitates the formation of faith leaders around civic engagement over ever - present matters of injustice and inequality in our society.

Because of Percy's explicit engagement with Kierkegaard, we may justifiably interpret the ending as a representation of the ethical / aesthetic choice... Binx, that is, begins the novel in the aesthetic mode, but by the end, he has given up moviegoing and committed to society by becoming a doctor and getting engaged.

The end in relation to which it is means is a new and existentially vital engagement of the same society from which it has to distinguish itself.

P. B. Thompson observes, «Agrarian society considered divine blessings in the form of abundant harvests as their engagement was in horticulture, animal husbandry and the production of crops all of which involved risk factors.

When money is as unequally available as it is in our society and talks as loudly as it does in our electoral process, it is also small wonder that many see political engagement as an exercise in futility.

If Christians accept that God has ordained our democracy, we then desire to possess a character of civic engagement that reflects this fact, driving us to learn about our society and to consider in prayer the best course for our nation.

Three, the teaching of the Church, so radiant in the Second Vatican Council, is that the posture of the Church towards culture, society, and government is that of engagement and dialogue.

We need to examine and re-examine our civic engagement, because the role of the Church in society often changes.

Since it is, in fact, the basic unit of communion best reflecting the dynamic of faith itself, the family has been privileged from the beginning of salvation history as the cornerstone of all human society: a stable sign, born of love, acknowledging the complementarity of human differentiation, in which the spouses» promises of mutual reliability in the engagement of the whole of their lives beget fruitfulness and endurance for the good of all.

Established in 1853, The University of Melbourne is a public - spirited institution that makes distinctive contributions to society in research, learning and teaching and engagement - consistently ranked number 1 in Australia.

Writing in Every Child Journal, part of the Teaching Times group, Fatherhood Institute trustee Tim Linehan outlines the benefits (for children, fathers, mothers and wider society) of services» engagement with fathers....

Nana Gyan Apenteng said instead of the youth and other members of society actively involving themselves in the observation of important holidays such as Republic Day, Independence Day and AU Day and deliberating on their significance, they are pulled into religious engagements on such days.

Furthermore, in the 25 years since the Scottish convention was founded, democratic expectations have moved on, as has people's engagement with organised civil society.

He wrote to the Smith Commission: «The argument some use to justify our exclusion on the grounds that we currently have no «parliamentary representation» fails to appreciate that the referendum was not a parliamentary process, but an unprecedented public debate that resulted in an extraordinary level of engagement from all sections of society.»

«Despite all the anger that the expenses scandal has generated, it has sparked active engagement from neither the general public nor non-specialist groups in civil society,» the writers add.

«These figures are a wake - up call to politicians, parties, public bodies and everyone involved in the referendum to do all they can to boost public knowledge and engagement in this crucial vote,» said Katie Ghose, chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society.

The survey, part of the independent Hansard Society's annual audit of political engagement, revealed only 42 % of the public will readily admit to having an interest in politics and only 48 % said they would definitely vote if election were held tomorrow.

He said: «the Commission has continued to maintain and expand sustained engagements with stakeholders in the electoral process, through regular meetings with political parties, civil society organizations, security agencies, the media, marginalized groups such as women, youths and persons with special needs, as well as development partners».

In addition to publishing Science, AAAS fulfills its mission to «advance science and serve society» through initiatives in science policy; diplomacy; education and career support; public engagement with science; and morIn addition to publishing Science, AAAS fulfills its mission to «advance science and serve society» through initiatives in science policy; diplomacy; education and career support; public engagement with science; and morin science policy; diplomacy; education and career support; public engagement with science; and more.

This new fellowship program convenes mid-career scientists who demonstrate leadership and excellence in their research careers, and interest in promoting meaningful dialogue between science and society, in order to build their capacity for public engagement leadership.

The evaluation stems in part from the AAAS logic model and theory of change for public engagement with science, which describes short -, medium -, and long - term outcomes for individuals and for society more broadly.

Kenney and several other fellows, Jeff Dukes, Jessica Hellmann and Karen Lips, also organized activities at the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting in August 2017: an «Ignite» session about public engagement and a workshop based on the AAAS Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology's Communicating Science workshops.

Participation as a 2016 - 17 AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow has inspired Dow to think creatively about ways to encourage faculty, graduate students, and government agency staff to participate in more proactive science and society engagement.

He notes that the Royal Society in London has held meetings aimed at improving engagement, but U.S. groups «don't really have the infrastructure in place.

The institute's mission is to promote dialogue between science and society by training 15 mid-career scientists per year to develop public - engagement activities in their home communities.

Science News is published by the Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to the public engagement in scientific research and education.

«We view executive functions as the foundation for productive engagement in society.

In her keynote speech, Brossard described how public engagement exercises have to go beyond informing and consulting audiences, and should rather co-create the knowledge society needs for emerging technologies

At the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology in Long Beach, CA (2017), a group of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates gathered at the Workshop for Public Engagement and External Relations to discuss STEM public engagement within and beyond SBN.

SOFIA mission public engagement & public outreach efforts, including maintaining the Science Center website and producing social media output, are jointly managed & implemented by SOFIA staff employed by USRA, the SETI Institute, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that carries a telescope with an effective diameter of 100 inches (2.5 meters) at altitudes up to 45,000 feet (14 km), above the obscuring layer of water vapor in Earth's atmosphere.

The nonprofit AAAS (www.aaas.org) is open to all and fulfills its mission to «advance science and serve society» through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education, public engagement, and more.

We therefore need to invest in educational resources that ethics committees and society needs for a successful engagement.»

In 2016 - 2017, the Washington University Postdoctoral Society (PDA) successfully increased participation at its events and built online social media engagement with postdoctoral trainees from a wide variety of departments at Washington University in St. LouiIn 2016 - 2017, the Washington University Postdoctoral Society (PDA) successfully increased participation at its events and built online social media engagement with postdoctoral trainees from a wide variety of departments at Washington University in St. Louiin St. Louis.

Michael Kennedy is the director of Science in Society, a research center dedicated to science education and public engagement at Northwestern University.

She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education.

In conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challengeIn conclusion, there are melodramatic spells, as well as some focal unevenness, spawned from hurrying past certain plot aspects that really aren't all that needed in the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challengein the first place, being not much more than supplements to the rather repetitious bloating that makes this overambitious effort too overblown for its own good, though not to the point of completely dismissing its engagement value, as there is enough sharpness to the production designs, cinematography and score work to provide striking style, as well as enough story value, brought to life by inspired writing, direction and acting, - particularly by leading lady Halle Berry - to make «Alex Haley's Queen» a rewarding near - epic study on the struggles faced by the mulattoes who struggled to fit into a post-slavery society that was rich with racial tension and plenty of other life challenges.

This approach may have produced an Imamura masterpiece, but misunderstood the deliberate stylisation of Fukazawa's novella, Kinoshita's committed engagement throughout his career with the clash of tradition and modernity, as well as the place of desire and taboo in Japanese society.