Sentences with phrase «technology areas funded»

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That includes funding programs that teach STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to young people in underserved areas, collaborating with higher education institutions, investing in women and minority - owned companies and creating bolder hiring and retention incentives and programs to encourage diversity within Intel.

This outdoor - adventure lover's paradise is one of the most educated metro areas in the U.S.. Also, the local Colorado Collaborative for Girls in STEM, funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to get girls interested in science and technology careers early on.

Nick Ford, the U.S. fund manager at Miton, says that the future of technology growth is going to come from areas such as AI.

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas.

Created in 1997 with support from the federal government and Alberta, AVAC Ltd. is a venture capital investor that provides investment funding for research and commercialization for Alberta - based companies in the areas of agriculture, renewable resources, and industrial technology.

The new fund is expected to invest about half of its money domestically in areas like health care, education and clean energy technologies.

Over his 32 - year career with TD, he held senior positions in a variety of areas including mutual funds, retail distribution, information technology, core and small business, credit cards and personal lending.

Rajasthan - based Karma Primary Healthcare Services Pvt. Ltd, which provides technology - based healthcare solutions in rural areas, has raised Rs 3 crore ($ 500,000) in a fresh round of funding from equity crowdfunding platform 1Crowd, a company statement said.

Shankar Chandran is Managing Director and Head of Samsung Catalyst, Samsung Electronics» early - stage venture capital investment fund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologies.

Shankar Chandran is Managing Director and Head of the Samsung Catalyst Fund (SCF), Samsung Electronics» early - stage venture capital investment fund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologFund (SCF), Samsung Electronics» early - stage venture capital investment fund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologfund focused on core technology areas including smart machines, Internet of Things, smart health, deep learning / AI, cloud infrastructure and device level technologies.

As we have written in the past, we believe the financial and information technology sectors are among the most attractive, and investments in these areas represent over half of the Fund's equity holdings.

Finally, Spencer stated his fund's top holding is NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) as the company stands to benefit from a growing trend of «technology content moving in to new areas» such as industrial and automotive.

Mentors provide guidance in diverse areas including management, private and public funding, technology and product development, corporate governance, go - to - market strategy, and marketing and branding.

Some of CCM's most popular exhibits include: Dinosaur Expedition, where kids can dig for dinosaur bones in an authentic excavation pit; WaterWays, an interactive system of pulleys, pumps, and pipes showcasing the wonders of water; Kids Town, an early - learning exhibit featuring a real CTA bus, mini-grocery store and kid - sized cityscape; Pritzker Playspace, an area designed specifically for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and their parents; Play It Safe, a realistic firehouse and fire truck that invites families to learn about fire safety through play; and Skyline, a National Science Foundation - funded exhibit that explores the science, engineering, art, and technology that keep Chicago's tallest buildings standing.

The funding will therefore support research in the newly emerging area of inorganic graphene analogous, with the ultimate aim to revolutionise a wide range of technologies spanning from energy conversion, energy storage, photonics, large area electronics on unconventional substrates and geometries, electronic textile, sensors and spintronics.»

We are pleased the Poloncarz plan includes funding for reestablishing a modern - day bookmobile equipped with wireless technology to serve those areas of Erie County without a library, as well as provide additional outreach programs.

She handled day - to - day aspects for two federally - funded programs, GET SET (Global Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology) which engaged students, teachers, and parents in a suite of learning activities designed to increase student interest in pursuit of advanced course - taking, and careers in engineering and other STEM areas, and DC ACTS (DC Advancing Competencies in Technology and Science), which provided CEU's from George Washington University to teachers furthering their science education and teaching pedagogy.

Perry described himself as a fiscal conservative but a strong proponent of taxpayer - funded research in areas including energy efficiency and renewable energy that leads to the development of technology that strengthens the economy and improves quality of life.

Among the largest deficits have been researchers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine — areas largely funded by high - spending agencies such as the Medical Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Under the 7th EU Research Framework Programme, the KIT project of three years» duration in the area of information and communication technologies was funded with about EUR 500,000.

To receive funding from Safe Genes, teams focused on gene - drive technology must work on controls plus at least one of the program's other focus areas — remediation or inhibitors.

Furthermore, although the government often funds new areas of technology, there are plenty of areas of technology that the government doesn't fund.

After Hwang's papers were published, Advanced Cell Technology had to suspend its research in the area; funding had dried up, and the company's egg supplier had cut off its shipments, saying that the goal had already been achieved.

To recognize the achievements of the younger cohort of policy researchers, in 2000 the PRI teamed up with the federal funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC, and SSRHC) to establish the Graduate Student Prize, which covers the areas of health and natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, and technology.

Professor Hywel Williams, Director of the NIHR's Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, says: «We are delighted to have funded this study in an area of research that is important to the public and medical professionals.

Under this announcement, ARPA - E will fund energy technology projects that (1) translate scientific discoveries and cutting - edge inventions into technological innovations and (2) accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that industry is not likely to undertake independently because of high technical or financial risk.

Sliperiet has, together with various collaborating partners, received SEK 17.6 million from EU Structural Funds in an interdisciplinary development project aimed at building a strong area of innovation and a regional cluster in digital manufacturing, sustainable building and 3D technology.

«And as I already had obtained NASA funding to study the technology, I was forced to look around to find who was working in this area to find something that did.»

Areas slated to get additional funding include renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, storage technologies, the «smart grid,» and integration of renewables into the existing system.

«As an observer, we can now begin exploring the specific areas where India can contribute to the project and look forward to their becoming a full partner with a formal agreement and commitment for funding,» says Edward Stone, vice chair of the TMT board and a physics professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena.

Pike adds, «I think «sexy» projects like creating technology to enforce MPAs [marine protected areas] could be — and has been for Palau — something that works for funding campaigns.»

Its president, Maurício Lopes, a geneticist who took office in October, has promised to build up research on biomass technology and double EMBRAPA's funding for that area, which today stands at a modest 24 million real per year.

Funding: This work was supported in part by the Grant - in - Aid for Scientific Research (B) and Grant - in - Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas «Systems Molecular Ethology» from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan.

The program has three major components: the Director's R&D Fund, which develops new capabilities in support of the Laboratory's research initiatives, the Seed Money Fund, which is open to all innovative ideas that have the potential for enhancing the Laboratory's core scientific and technical disciplines, and the Named Fellowships, open to outstanding doctorate - level candidate scientists and engineers to achieve experience in areas of science and technology of national importance.

The gift will allow the Carney Institute to accelerate hiring of leading faculty and postdoctoral scholars in fields related to brain science, supply seed funding for high - impact new research, and also fund essential new equipment and infrastructure in technology - intensive areas of exploration.

In addition to WARF, the current study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis; Scientific Research on Innovative Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan; the Strategic Basic Research Program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency; and the Leading Advanced Projects for Medical Innovation from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development.

Funding: This work was supported by a Grant - in - Aid for Young Scientists (B) 24770203 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the Tomizawa Jun - ichi & Keiko Fund of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan for Young Scientist, a Research Grant from the Ishibashi Foundation, and the program of the Joint Usage / Research Center for Developmental Medicine, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University to HS along with supplemental funding by a Grant - in - Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 25650088 from JSPS to AN, a Grant - in - Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 25115007 from JSPS and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to AK, a Grant - in - Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 22126003 from JSPS and MEXT to MK, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute to JWT, hostiFunding: This work was supported by a Grant - in - Aid for Young Scientists (B) 24770203 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the Tomizawa Jun - ichi & Keiko Fund of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan for Young Scientist, a Research Grant from the Ishibashi Foundation, and the program of the Joint Usage / Research Center for Developmental Medicine, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University to HS along with supplemental funding by a Grant - in - Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 25650088 from JSPS to AN, a Grant - in - Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 25115007 from JSPS and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to AK, a Grant - in - Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 22126003 from JSPS and MEXT to MK, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute to JWT, hostifunding by a Grant - in - Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 25650088 from JSPS to AN, a Grant - in - Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 25115007 from JSPS and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to AK, a Grant - in - Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 22126003 from JSPS and MEXT to MK, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute to JWT, hosting MJT.

The Doctoral networks PhD:: SPACE and DAEPHYS, recently funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), are examples of the commitment of IA in this area.

It supports and inspires efforts that create and expand new frontiers for the benefit of humanity by funding innovative solutions to critical global issues in the areas of science and technology, the environment, education, and humanitarian advances.

Science Foundation Ireland funds research in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) which promotes and assists the development and competitiveness of industry, enterprise and employment in Ireland.

At Lauder Partners, a Silicon Valley - based venture capital fund, Mrs. Lauder's primary areas of focus include Internet and cable - related technologies.

When woven throughout these areas, funding also is provided for leadership; information systems / technology; efforts to capitalize on diversity; and family, neighborhood, and community development programming.

The schools vary widely in funding levels and other resources, from those that can barely make ends meet on per - pupil allotments that are lower than other high schools in the area to a few schools that amass large budgets from multiple sources and boast extraordinary technology and staffing.

Although most are in rural areas, many are technology - and program - rich, thanks to state and federal funding.

Both competitions will fund projects across five priority areas: supporting effective teachers and principals; promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; helping implement rigorous academic content standards and high - quality assessments; turning around low - performing schools; and improving graduation rates in rural schools.

With the adoption of clear, concise, state - wide guidelines defining both basic education and the state's financial obligation to fund basic education, and increased supplemental spending for special needs, arts integration, the sciences, technology, engineering, math, English as a second language, and programs to assist struggling students, we could better address areas where we are falling short.

Also, obsolete rules on student - teacher ratios, school funding formulas, and other key education areas should be revamped to acknowledge the possibilities created by the education technology revolution.

Idaho plans to use Title IV - A funding to support school districts working to deliver equitable access to well - rounded educational opportunities and rigorous coursework in areas such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.

As President of Educorp Consultants Corporation, she provided strategic consulting and seed funding in the areas of education, technology and innovation; and as the Executive Vice President of WorldSage, a consortium of for - profit higher education institutions in the EU to address education for the 21st century, she identified innovative investments in learning institutions.

It included detailed questions on school technology infrastructure, from connectivity (current and planned), technology staffing, and computing devices to technology - related funding.3 The richness of this survey, coupled with school enrollment, demographic, and performance data, allows us to pinpoint problem areas.