Sentences with phrase «year research initiative»

The life sciences company has launched its 4 - year research initiative, Baseline, to potentially spot early signs of diseases before obvious symptoms appear.

The Dallas Museum of Art undertook a groundbreaking seven - year research initiative to answer these questions, examining how people connect with art and identifying preferences and differing behaviors.

This is part three of a multi-part series reflecting back on the games developed during the first year of the Singapore - MIT GAMBIT Game Lab, a five - year research initiative created to address important challenges faced by the global digital game research community and industry.

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The federal government and private organizations have tried to encourage sharing in recent years through initiatives like the Genomic Data Commons, a «unified data repository» intended to hasten cancer cures by making research public.

He told CNBC in an email that the foundation's research is just beginning and its initiatives will ramp up over the next few years.

The money will go to «initiatives with proven leadership and results that are poised to scale even further» and will be awarded based on more than a year's worth of due diligence and field research.

Technology consultancy Cambridge IP states that developers and manufacturers have filed 13,000 graphene - related patents in the past five years alone, and in late 2013 the European Commission launched a billion - euro, 10 - year graphene research initiative that brings together academic institutions and industrial groups from 17 nations.

NDP commitments include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (already implemented by the Conservatives (but with a different phase in); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; and, increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).

NDP promises include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented in the budget by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (also already implemented by the Conservatives); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI); and restoring the 6 % annual escalator to the Canada Health Transfer.

The year - end wrap up of the initiatives and programs of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council including financial breakdowns of the Matching Grants Research Program.

Over the years, persona research in general was seen as a one - time initiative to establish a foundational understanding of customers — both users and buyers.

The CMP is a six - year research and public engagement initiative jointly led by the University of Victoria, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives» BC and Saskatchewan Offices, and the Alberta - based Parkland Institute.

We have supported several projects to further research long - term sustainable initiatives, and have been a leader in the NFI for many years.»

Six years after the launch of SAVE FOOD at interpack 2011 the initiative has grown into a broad - based alliance of over 850 international members from industry, associations, NGOs and research institutes.

In addition to the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, USDA has unveiled several food loss reduction initiatives over the past few years, including an app to help consumers safely store food and understand food date labels, new guidance to manufacturers on donating misbranded or sub-spec foods, and research on innovative technologies to make reducing food loss and waste cost effective.

Through decades of research, including long - term studies spanning over 30 + years, we know that SEL is the most proactive and preventative mental health initiative available.

The initiative, now in its second year, is an attempt to improve safety standards while contributing to long - term concussion research.

Facilities who utilize HHSC training as their main form of education for staff are encouraged to retake breastfeeding courses every five years in order to stay current with evidence - based practices, research, and initiatives.

The initiative, which sees a total joint investment of # 10.25 million over five years, will establish a single research centre, focused on key third sector issues including the sector's scale, dynamics, and effectiveness.

«Cancer research is a high priority for both countries — just witness the launch of a new National Cancer Moonshot initiative in the United States early this year,» said Tom Wang, chief international officer at AAAS and director of the AAAS center, referring to the plan President Barack Obama unveiled earlier this year to direct $ 1 billion toward battling cancer.

«Our research finds that the effects of these initiatives for students are quite large and still paying off after students have completed almost four years of elementary school.»

Also at the conference Tuesday, a major alliance of science, research and United Nations bodies launched a 10 - year initiative — Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability — to commence next year to coordinate scientific research into the major social and environmental challenges from climate change as they emerge over cominresearch and United Nations bodies launched a 10 - year initiative — Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability — to commence next year to coordinate scientific research into the major social and environmental challenges from climate change as they emerge over cominResearch for Global Sustainability — to commence next year to coordinate scientific research into the major social and environmental challenges from climate change as they emerge over cominresearch into the major social and environmental challenges from climate change as they emerge over coming years.

This growth in training opportunities is largely a result of NSF's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, which awards $ 3 million grants to about 20 interdisciplinary training initiatives each year.

An internationally - recognized scientist with more than 16 years of experience in translational immunoparasitology research and vaccine development for neglected tropical diseases, Bottazzi's major interest lies in the role of vaccines as control tools integrated into international public and global health programs and initiatives.

The House briefing was the third hosted this year by the AAAS Office of Government Relations with the support of the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that promotes brain research and related educational initiatives, and in conjunction with the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Washington state Republican, and Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat.

And the All of Us research initiative — a 10 - year effort to track the health of 1 million Americans, which was formerly known as the Precision Medicine Initiative — would receive $ 290 million.

But the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), part of a 10 - year, half - billion - dollar initiative launched in 2014 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enhance the diversity of the biomedical workforce, has gotten off to a rocky start.

Normally, new research initiatives announced in the State of the Union address, such as the BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Technologies) neuroscience effort or the Precision Medicine Initiative launched last year, are part of the president's budget request to Congress released a couple weekresearch initiatives announced in the State of the Union address, such as the BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Technologies) neuroscience effort or the Precision Medicine Initiative launched last year, are part of the president's budget request to Congress released a couple weekResearch through Advancing Innovative Technologies) neuroscience effort or the Precision Medicine Initiative launched last year, are part of the president's budget request to Congress released a couple weeks later.

In northern Australia a research team not connected to the GWC initiative is currently undertaking fieldwork with the equally sensational goal of rediscovering the thylacine, or «Tasmanian tiger,» which has been presumed extinct for the past 80 years.

«Today, the role of patients as partners permeates the R&D landscape,» and «[t] he past year has ushered in a «perfect storm» of policy initiatives in biomedical research and opportunities for patient engagement,» the authors wrote.

The philanthropist behind the 13 - year - old Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, Washington, and several other science efforts today announced the creation of a new bioscience research initiative funded with an initial investment of $ 100 million over the next 10 years.

With projects like a 10 - year «American Competitiveness» presidential initiative to double funding for basic research in the physical sciences and engineering, the U.S. government has begun to respond to the scientific community's concerns.

The National Institutes of Health has launched a five - year, $ 120 million program called 4D Nucleome that is sure to build momentum in the nuclear - architecture research community, and a similar initiative is being launched in Europe.

This year, the DFG will receive a hefty portion of the windfall from the government's sale of frequency bands to launch an initiative that could make a big difference to a few universities: a fund to establish or expand large research centers and help pay for their buildings, equipment, and salaries.

Chalmers says that the largest systematics research institutions in Britain, including the Natural History Museum, have taken many new initiatives themselves in the past year, such as standardising databases with those of American institutions.

While building a community and giving teachers a venue where they can share ideas is among the important goals of the yearly Noyce Summit, this year's event also advanced a $ 3.7 million AAAS initiative, funded by NSF, to help stimulate research and foster evidence - based innovations in the preparation of STEM teachers for high - need schools.

The university recruited him with one of the first awards for established investigators from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), a $ 3 billion, 10 - year cancer research fund along the lines of California's stem cell iniResearch Institute of Texas (CPRIT), a $ 3 billion, 10 - year cancer research fund along the lines of California's stem cell iniresearch fund along the lines of California's stem cell initiative.

The bill zeroes out a $ 118 million initiative for biofuels research, for example, and reduces the size of a program for research on fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops from $ 230 million a year to $ 200 million.

To promote better understanding of the ethics of research and the inclusion of individuals in research experiments, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced last year a new funding initiative: Research on Ethical Issues in Human research and the inclusion of individuals in research experiments, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced last year a new funding initiative: Research on Ethical Issues in Human research experiments, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced last year a new funding initiative: Research on Ethical Issues in Human Research on Ethical Issues in Human Studies.

That bill authorizes $ 1.4 billion over 10 years for a Precision Medicine Initiative, $ 1.8 billion for Vice President Joe Biden's cancer moonshot, and $ 1.6 billion for the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies initiative.

My institute and St. Louis Children's Hospital also launched a new initiative this year, called the Pediatric Genomics Board (PGB), to perform research exome sequencing for infants with severe (but undiagnosed) genetic disorders.

THE BRAIN INITIATIVE, a grand challenge in science and technology launched two years ago by President Obama, is already fueling the creation of next - generation brain research tools.

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In just the past year, multi-million dollar brain research initiatives have been launched in the United States, Europe and Japan.

The vision for DELTAS Africa is that early next year the awards will be managed by a new research initiative in Africa, AESA (Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa), which has been created by the African Academy of Sciences and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).

DOE last week announced it will invest up to $ 375 million in three new Bioenergy Research centers as part of President Bush's initiative to reduce reliance on foreign petroleum by 20 percent in 10 years.

Over the last five years, Murphy tested more than 1,000 varieties of quinoa for heat tolerance, disease resistance and other traits as part of a $ 1.6 million U.S. Department of Agriculture organic research and extension initiative grant.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Southern Research, a non-profit organization marking its 75th year of operation in 2016, today launched a broad - based philanthropic outreach initiative that includes a significant employee giving campaign.

The Australian Brain Alliance, formed earlier this year, is a network comprising more than 20 research institutions and professional organizations advocating for a national brain research initiative.

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