• In a recent commentary in the Journal of the American Medical Association, respected food researchers asserted that the industry has participated in 'deceptive science and advocacy. (go.com)
  • I'm a huge believer in young people," Mr. Ackman said last week, describing his hopes to provide funding for "the most talented researchers at a critical stage in their careers. (crainsnewyork.com)
  • It also favors midcareer scientists, not young researchers. (crainsnewyork.com)
  • Maintaining our nation's braintrust of world-class scientists and researchers is one of DOE's top priorities-and that means we need to give them the resources they need to succeed early on in their careers," said Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. (bnl.gov)
  • Classification of the seabed to protect the deep sea and a gas-sniffing robot dog: With KIMERA and SPOT-KI, the state of Schleswig-Holstein is funding two projects in which researchers are working together with local companies to put artificial intelligence to practical use. (idw-online.de)
  • Based in Rochester, Minnesota, the American Neuromuscular Foundation (ANF) is a nonprofit association that provides funds to help develop the next generation of researchers to advance the science and practice of neuromuscular (NM) and electrodiagnostic (EDX) medicine. (newswise.com)
  • RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- U.S. Army-funded researchers at Brandeis University have discovered a process for engineering next-generation, soft materials, with embedded chemical networks that mimic the behavior of neural tissue. (army.mil)
  • But that pool of funding is shrinking , grant approval rates are dropping, and researchers are stuck spending more and more of their time and energy applying for grants. (vox.com)
  • And scientists argue that the constant fighting for funding undermines their work, by encouraging researchers to overpromise and engage in questionable practices , overincentivizing publication in top journals , disincentivizing replications of existing work , and stifling creativity and intellectual risk-taking . (vox.com)
  • Once priorities are set in each industry sector, NIOSH scientists (intramural) and university researchers (extramural) compete for research funding in each area. (cdc.gov)
  • Consistently, NIOSH construction researchers work ed with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia to conduct research and translate it to the construction industry. (cdc.gov)
  • Additional objectives were to facilitate access and sharing of data and biosamples, working together to ensure epilepsy is a priority for research funding, and embedding a culture of public and patient involvement (PPI) among epilepsy researchers. (lu.se)
  • We also briefly review the discussion on patient and industry priorities, guidance on starting PPI for epilepsy researchers, and the sustainability of funding and infrastructures needed to ensure a comprehensive stakeholder-embedded community for epilepsy research. (lu.se)
  • Scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) join researchers and partner institutions to launch a new initiative to defragment the landscape of European cancer research. (who.int)
  • The consortium, which is funded by the European Union (EU), will make innovative services available to cancer researchers, thereby supporting the goals of the EU Mission on Cancer. (who.int)
  • For university researchers, it has become harder to obtain external funding for fundamental research in analytical chemistry, and one often heard opinion is that analytical chemistry is considered mainly as a "tool" for other disciplines. (lu.se)
  • One main objective is to promote additional scientific interactions between the curiosity-driven, technology-driven and data-driven researchers, as well as translational and clinical scientists. (lu.se)
  • Analysis of the perceptions of commercial fishermen, marine scientists, and other stakeholders of the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank ecosystem regarding collaborative fisheries research revealed that the benefits of collaboration have been extensive and that a loss of further research opportunities would be consequential. (bioone.org)
  • Less funding would result in fewer opportunities for stakeholders to work together, build trust, and network. (bioone.org)
  • The unique structure offers students a learning experience combining both, academic experience in research, development and knowledge exchange, as well as strong integration into industry stakeholders in offshore renewable energy through a three year placement. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • The legislation would help finance state plans created by a host of stakeholders including conservationists, scientists, ranchers and industry. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • A key objective was to provide a platform to discuss shared research priorities by bringing together scientists and clinicians with multiple stakeholders including patient organisations and industry and the networks and infrastructures that provide healthcare and support research. (lu.se)
  • Enhanced recruitment of young scientists worldwide who seek to join our highly competitive clinical and research programs and train alongside our distinguished faculty. (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • The Wallenberg Centers for Molecular Medicine represents an initial ten-year and more than 800 million SEK investment from Knut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW), with a prolongation period for 2025-2028 with further funding, to support young scientists from the fields of molecular and translational medicine. (lu.se)
  • In 2022, the Perots' generosity continues with the creation of the Perot Family Scholars Program Fund endowment, providing the program with funding for many years to come. (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • As of April 2022, the Clear Center had also received more than $350,000 from other industry or corporate sources, the documents show … The documents were obtained by Unearthed, the investigative arm of Greenpeace U.K … The New York Times also independently obtained the files from officials at UC Davis. (acsh.org)
  • MANILA - The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) on Monday said it will train and fund cooperatives to further boost the coconut industry in the country. (gov.ph)
  • At the launch of the new funding initiative, Science and Innovation Minister Chris Skidmore said: "As we explore new research to boost our economy with an increase of over £7 billion invested in R&D over five years to 2021/22 - the highest increase for over 40 years - we will need skilled people to turn ideas into inventions that can have a positive impact on our daily lives. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • NIOSH activities, during the time period of 2007 through 2017, described within this document reflect research conducted by scientists, within NIOSH (intramural), research conducted at academic centers (extramural, funded by NIOSH through grants and contracts), and research and other activities conducted by CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training (extramural funded by NIOSH through a cooperative agreement to function as the National Construction Center). (cdc.gov)
  • The intramural component of the Construction Program has received an annual average of approximately $9.5 million, and the extramural component, including funding for the National Construction Center, has received an annual average of approximately $8.3 million. (cdc.gov)
  • The industry's campaign to cultivate pro-industry scientists on the secondhand smoke issue was massive, multi-faceted and international. (sourcewatch.org)
  • The article included a lengthy statement of funding sources and competing interests, listing as one of its sponsors the tobacco industry's Center for Indoor Air Research (CIAR). (bmj.com)
  • But its procedures have led scientists and industry officials to doubt whether the program, which began April 1, will really stimulate industrial support for universities. (the-scientist.com)
  • Under the rules, universities that receive funds from the private sector may apply to the appropriate. (the-scientist.com)
  • At that time, the government required all universities and research institutions to return unused state funding at the end of each year and apply for new grants each January. (scmp.com)
  • A total of 83 awardees represent 41 universities and 11 DOE National Laboratories in 32 states-including five universities that are receiving funding for the first time under this award. (bnl.gov)
  • This article presents the outcome of a survey conducted in Sweden, targeting especially the analytical chemists at universities, government institutes, and industry, as well as other non-analytical chemists. (lu.se)
  • Each center is also co-funded by the universities, municipalities, regions, industry organizations and other local funding. (lu.se)
  • Furthermore, the program aims to strengthen national collaborations between universities, bridge the research communities of life sciences and data sciences, and create partnerships with industry, healthcare and other national and international actors. (lu.se)
  • In this role NIOSH encourages partner involvement, convenes discussions of research priorities and serves as the funding conduit for taxpayer-supported research. (cdc.gov)
  • A group of NIOSH scientists and partners constitutes each of eight NORA Sector Councils . (cdc.gov)
  • The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Center for Work, Health, & Well-being, was first funded in 2006 as a NIOSH Total Worker Health(R) (TWH) Center for Excellence. (cdc.gov)
  • it also fosters collaboration among scientists, academics, investors, and the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. (crainsnewyork.com)
  • What we'll do here is compare the Times' hit piece on Mitloehner to an equally disingenuous article it published in 2015 attacking Dr. Kevin Folta, a plant geneticist at the University of Florida, as a lobbyist for the biotech industry. (acsh.org)
  • The industry buys credibility through alliances with academia, professional societies, and trusted local organizations or messengers. (ucsusa.org)
  • The groups, they say, include Americans Against Food Taxes and the Center for Consumer Freedom, organizations that are largely funded by the food and beverage industries. (go.com)
  • ARO funds research to initiate scientific and far-reaching technological discoveries in extramural organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations and private industry that may make future American Soldiers stronger and safer. (army.mil)
  • Furthermore, the tobacco companies' funding, disguised as philanthropic contributions (for example, the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World) leaves scientists, local officials, enforcement officials, nongovernment organizations, think tanks and advocates in various sectors (such as academia, agriculture, customs and labour) vulnerable to manipulation. (who.int)
  • tobacco industry or related third-party funding among research institutions, target government agencies, and pertinent international intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations. (who.int)
  • The tobacco industry does not just include tobacco companies and tobacco-funded organizations. (who.int)
  • The move eliminated about $9 million in annual revenue that helps fund Oregon State University's forestry research and the Department of Forestry's enforcement of state logging laws. (propublica.org)
  • The SRAs together engaged 20% of the university's scientists and contributed to 30% of the university's publications (numbers from 2021). (lu.se)
  • They say 'the food and beverage industry has created or funded front groups reminiscent of the tobacco institute that give the appearance of grassroots support. (go.com)
  • Lunar scientists urge appropriators to pony up in fiscal year 2020. (politico.com)
  • ALPINE, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America's wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires - a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize. (courthousenews.com)
  • The moves by Monsanto … are detailed in thousands of pages of emails that were at first requested by the nonprofit group U.S. Right to Know [USRTK] … The New York Times separately requested some of these documents, then made additional requests in several states for email records of academics with ties to the organics industry. (acsh.org)
  • Thousands of scientists and engineers throughout the nation, from both academia and industry, are expected to play an important role in this effort, aimed at raising the skills of students in kindergarten through grade 12. (the-scientist.com)
  • The new project, called the canSERV consortium, will enable academia and industry to access cutting-edge services and support - from basic science to clinical translation - to foster personalized medicine for patients with cancer. (who.int)
  • To assess the effectiveness of conflict of interest disclosure policies by comparing a competing interests disclosure statement that met the requirements established by the journal in a 2003 article on health effects of secondhand smoke based on the American Cancer Society CPS-I dataset with internal tobacco industry documents describing financial ties between the tobacco industry and authors of the study. (bmj.com)
  • 9 Earlier tobacco industry funded studies of the health effects of secondhand smoke have failed to fully disclose the sponsor's role in the research. (bmj.com)
  • The most frequently cited potential impact of a loss in future funding were probable limits to the capacity of science and management to address local, emerging, or regulatory priorities. (bioone.org)
  • The priorities set by the Sector Councils provide guidance to the entire occupational safety and health community for moving research into practice in that particular industry sector. (cdc.gov)
  • The documents also reveal that the industry funds research to enhance its credibility and endeavours to work with respected scientists to advance its goals. (bmj.com)
  • OTTAWA-The Canadian government has promised to match contributions from industry in a new program to increase funding for research. (the-scientist.com)
  • Kalmus blasts the fossil fuel industry for manipulating politics through campaign contributions, and GOP presidential candidates for misleading the public about climate science. (truthout.org)
  • Transnational tobacco companies mobilize the hospitality industry, downplay the dangers of tobacco smoke and provide donations, political contributions and funds for so-called corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities that can influence policy-makers and enforcers. (who.int)
  • It might also suc es ful policy evaluations and The information resources include more general information sup orting the dis emination and caled for here should make on politcal contributions, funding utilsation of evaluation results. (who.int)
  • And of that waste, a staggering 6.3 billion tons never made it to a recycling bin-a figure that stunned the scientists who crunched the numbers in 2017. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • So why does Bill Ackman-a billionaire hedge-fund manager now in the headlines for his bid to buy Botox maker Allergan-think the city's scientists can be better and bolder? (crainsnewyork.com)
  • Bacon told clients in a letter yesterday he's giving back about 25 percent of the money in his main hedge fund after returning just 1.6 percent this year through July. (blogspot.com)
  • They poured $4.2 billion into the funds in the first half of this year, according to Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research Inc., or about a fifth of all deposits into the industry, figuring there was money to be made in markets dominated by macroeconomic themes. (blogspot.com)
  • To this end, there are currently two funding programs supporting this policy ' Funding of first-time appointments of excellent women scientists (W2/W3)' and 'Funding to recruit top-level international women scientists (W3)' . (nature.com)
  • Development grants are intended to recruit a generation of talented physicians and research scientists to help launch research into muscle and nerve disorders. (newswise.com)
  • It has in parallel become increasingly difficult for industry to recruit competent analytical chemists [1, 2]. (lu.se)
  • The purpose of the program is to train and recruit the next generation of life scientists, to create a strong computational and data science base, and to strengthen the competencies in today's research society, thereby enabling every scientist to better analyze data patterns and integrate their data with the global data flows in life sciences. (lu.se)
  • Homer Hickam , a former NASA rocket scientist who trained the first Japanese astronauts, also called it "an awful idea. (politico.com)
  • It was continued by Gavin Schmidt , current head of NASA GISS, anointed by Hansen, and leading climate change warrior scientist/spokesperson. (joannenova.com.au)
  • We go now to Raleigh, North Carolina, where we're joined by Peter Kalmus, climate activist, climate scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, joining us today speaking on his own behalf, not as a spokesperson for NASA. (truthout.org)
  • Characteristics of doctoral scientists and engineers in the United States. (upenn.edu)
  • Characteristics of the national sample of scientists and engineers, 1974. (upenn.edu)
  • Professor Lars Johanning, IDCORE Co-Director and from the University of Exeter's Renewable Energy department, based at the Penryn Campus in Cornwall, said: "IDCORE will enable to train the next generation of highly skilled scientists and engineers to deliver UK's ambitious renewable energy targets through development of new techniques and technologies for the offshore renewable energy industry. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • The Perot family has a long history of supporting UT Southwestern's basic and translational research endeavors, particularly the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • The Perot family endowment builds on Mr. Perot's legacy by offering a steady stream of funding to attract exceptionally talented students to UT Southwestern and train them as physician-scientists who will bring their intellectual curiosity to bear on the key translational questions of the future. (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • Within its talent management strategy, the Helmholtz Association pays special attention to the increased recruitment of talented female scientists both from Germany and abroad. (nature.com)
  • Everyone assumes climate scientists are noble. (joannenova.com.au)
  • Stop paying climate scientists. (joannenova.com.au)
  • And then there are the not qualified who become climate scientists. (joannenova.com.au)
  • Unlike most scientists counted in the scientific consensus on global warming we are real climate scientists. (joannenova.com.au)
  • And I feel like climate scientists, including myself, have been being ignored for decades by world leaders. (truthout.org)
  • The industry manufactures uncertainty about science (including economics) and facts where little or no uncertainty exists. (ucsusa.org)
  • 1 Thousands of scientists may participate in the $75 million effort toward lasting improvements in the way kids are taught WASHINGTON--This month the National Science Foundation kicks off a $75 million program to improve the way that science and mathematics are taught in United States public schools. (the-scientist.com)
  • The initiative, conceived 15 months ago in conjunction with the National Governors Association, is one of several attempts now under way to provide U.S. industry with a better-educated science work force for the 21st century and to reduce the millions of dollars now being spent on educational remediation. (the-scientist.com)
  • Curricular innovations that will develop leaders in biomedical science in both academic medicine and industry. (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Israel's Chief Scientist Avi Hasson, the U.S. Israel Science and Technology Foundation (USISTF), and three Massachusetts economic development agencies are now accepting applications for projects under the "Massachusetts-Israel Innovation Partnership" (MIIP). (blogspot.com)
  • This investment will support talented scientists and build understanding and expertise in this key area of environmental science. (ukri.org)
  • UPTON, NY - Three scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have been selected by DOE's Office of Science to receive significant funding through its Early Career Research Program. (bnl.gov)
  • The Early Career Research Program is funded by DOE's Office of Science, which has awarded millions in funding over the past month to grow a skilled, diverse STEM workforce-including $11.7 million for undergraduate and community college STEM internships and faculty research opportunities , and $2.4 million for graduate student research opportunities . (bnl.gov)
  • The Helmholtz Association performs cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society and industry. (nature.com)
  • Washington, D.C. - Earlier today the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced new guidance directing all federal agencies to update their public access policies no later than 2025 to make publications and research funded by taxpayers freely available. (asm.org)
  • The American Society for Microbiology is one of the largest single life science societies, composed of more than 30,000 scientists and health professionals. (asm.org)
  • Science funding is a mess. (vox.com)
  • In the US, most of those grants come from the federal government: Biomedical research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other research is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). (vox.com)
  • Overall, our funding system is turning scientists into entrepreneurs and managers, and forcing them into roles they have not trained for, never wanted as a career, and which requires a very different mindset than doing science," an article in the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease argued . (vox.com)
  • SRAs are expected to be coherent knowledge environments that include basic and applied science at the international forefront, that engage in education and in strong interactions with society and industry. (lu.se)
  • SciLifeLab provides access to frontline life science technologies for the Swedish research ecosystem and coordinates an interdisciplinary research community as well as a unique infrastructure of facilities and interacts broadly with health-care, authorities and industry. (lu.se)
  • The program, co-funded by KAW, aims to form a network for young group leaders in experimental, clinical, or computational life science and for them to engage in multi-disciplinary collaborations. (lu.se)
  • The Perot family endowment and Mr. Perot's enduring vision for the Program secures and advances our goal to train the very best and brightest physician-scientists to lead advances in biomedical research and clinical care as exemplars of UT Southwestern's mission to educate, discover, and heal. (utsouthwestern.edu)
  • Colorado legislators and regulators must hold the oil and gas industry accountable for its deception and political interference that put communities at risk. (ucsusa.org)
  • Tobacco industry interference is a key obstacle to 100% smoke-free policies in the Region. (who.int)
  • The main barrier is tobacco industry interference, and the key solution is protecting tobacco control policies from the commercial and vested interests of the tobacco industry (Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC). (who.int)
  • The three Massachusetts economic development agencies participating, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center are committing nearly $1 million in collective funding for companies in Massachusetts engaged in cooperative industrial research and development projects with an identified Israeli partner company. (blogspot.com)
  • The Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist will provide up to $1 million in matching dollars for corresponding Israeli partner companies. (blogspot.com)
  • For Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon, the DA-PhilMech has allocated an initial fund of PHP8.63 million. (gov.ph)
  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was criticized for taking $10 million for obesity research from the soda industry, and after the American Association of Family Physicians took money from Coca-Cola, some members ripped up their membership cards. (go.com)
  • arrested in 2014 for embezzling more than 34 million yuan (US$4.3 million) of research funds has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. (scmp.com)
  • The Minister for Digitalisation, Dirk Schrödter, has now presented two funding decisions totalling around 1.3 million euros at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel. (idw-online.de)
  • The ANF finances research projects through its $3 million endowment from the AANEM, generous individual donations, and grants from industry supporters. (newswise.com)
  • In addition, this has resulted in nearly £400 million being leveraged from industry partners. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • The ATSDR Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE) cooperative agreement program will award $13.95 million to fund 30 state health departments to evaluate past and present exposure to environmental hazards and to prevent future exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • Sector definitions follow the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. (cdc.gov)
  • Construction is a high hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 23. (cdc.gov)
  • It provides a network for scientists in academia, industry and clinical settings. (asm.org)
  • The industry creates, supports, or promotes questionable scientific and economic analyses and tries to pass them off as facts or legitimate research. (ucsusa.org)
  • The tobacco industry promotes designated smoking areas, which are shown to be ineffective, to ensure that smokers are able to use their products conveniently in as many places as possible (2) . (who.int)
  • Public relations - the industry promotes misinformation, either directly or through front groups, to exaggerate the economic importance of the industry and its positive role in society. (who.int)
  • According to internal University of California documents reviewed by The New York Times, Dr. Mitloehner's academic group, the Clear Center at UC Davis, receives almost all its funding from industry donations and coordinates with a major livestock lobby group on messaging campaigns. (acsh.org)
  • Law - the industry uses lawyers and front groups to aggressively lobby for pro-industry measures, influence the political and legislative process, and intimidate governments with the threat of litigation. (who.int)
  • The coal industry is facing a continued battle against opponents, with the latest move a petition from farmers who want the Federal Government's Future Fund to divest the billions it has in major mining companies such as BHP, Santos and Rio Tinto. (abc.net.au)
  • Farmers are petitioning the Australian Government's $117 billion Future Fund to divest some of its key mining stock. (abc.net.au)
  • While the judges in Songyuan said they had taken the changes to the government's fund management policy into account - citing it as one of the reasons for the delay in the case going to trial - the sums Li and Zhang had transferred to the private companies exceeded the amount they needed to maintain the lab's normal operation. (scmp.com)
  • Climate activist and scientist Peter Kalmus calls for Biden to declare a climate emergency in order to unleash the government's ability to transition away from fossil fuels. (truthout.org)
  • Colorado's Fossil Fuel Industry Wants to Buy Your Friendship. (ucsusa.org)
  • It's an uphill climb with the fossil fuel industry using its deep pockets to buy friends and favorable treatment. (ucsusa.org)
  • Elsevier, one of the world's largest academic publishing companies, is closely linked with the fossil fuel industry. (ucsusa.org)
  • Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin also received funding for state HABs activities as a result of NCEZID participation in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative . (cdc.gov)
  • ECORISC students will also gain real-world experience in applied chemical research and management through the provision of work placements hosted by the partner organisations from the industry, consultancy and policy spheres. (ukri.org)
  • The program, now in its 12th year, supports exceptional scientists during the crucial years when many do their most formative work in the agency's priority research areas. (bnl.gov)
  • Other scientists have pointed out that none of the Clear Center's work deviates from the scientific consensus on climate change. (acsh.org)
  • Her work will be funded for an entire year, hopefully providing actionable insight for other research scientists. (newswise.com)
  • The work of the Center during this project period focused on two high-priority, high-risk industries, health care and construction, as well as on small- and medium-sized businesses, which employ over half of U.S. workers. (cdc.gov)
  • As a result, FDA issued guidance to industry to reduce Salmonella contamination in these products. (cdc.gov)
  • There is also a longstanding and strong industry in pharmaceutical and fine chemical research and development, where competence in analytical chemistry is essential. (lu.se)
  • The purpose is to make neutron macromolecular crystallography at ESS world leading and available to the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industry in Sweden. (lu.se)
  • It will soon have its own periodic newsletter, in which ETS and other [indoor air quality] issues will be discussed in a balanced fashion to an audience of regulators, scientists, building operators, etc. (sourcewatch.org)
  • Because of these important disadvantages, for the past three decades it has looked as if nuclear power were a dying industry. (organicconsumers.org)
  • But now the nuclear industry has seized on global warming to promote atomic power plants once again as necessary and safe. (organicconsumers.org)
  • Earlier this year the British magazine, the Economist, characterized the U.S. nuclear industry as "a byword for mendacity, secrecy and profligacy with taxpayers' money. (organicconsumers.org)
  • Government-funded research found that nuclear weapons workers and those exposed to fallout from atomic bomb tests in Nevada suffered from cancer in large numbers. (organicconsumers.org)
  • The U.S. nuclear power industry stopped growing in the mid-1970s. (organicconsumers.org)
  • 1] But fears of global warming and an ardently pro-nuclear Administration in Washington have laid the groundwork for an industry revival. (organicconsumers.org)
  • Money for the programs will temporarily come from the state's general fund, forcing the costs onto taxpayers. (propublica.org)
  • Receive full access to digital editions of The Scientist , as well as TS Digest , feature stories , more than 35 years of archives , and much more! (the-scientist.com)
  • While the funding for OFRI and for fighting wildfires is permanent, the portions of the harvest tax that fund Oregon State and the forestry department must receive three-fifths approval from lawmakers every two years to remain in place. (propublica.org)
  • The new centre, named Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment Towards Sustainable Chemical Use (ECORISC) CDT, will fund 39 new PhD studentships over six years. (ukri.org)
  • All industry funded and independent case-controlled studies looking at brain tumor risk from cell phone use show an increased risk (commonly a doubled risk) of brain tumors after 10 years of heavy cell phone use. (electromagnetichealth.org)
  • Chinese scientist Li Ning was sentenced to 12 years in prison for embezzling state funds. (scmp.com)
  • Five years is about as long as a scientist can maintain his peak performance," he said. (scmp.com)
  • The prize is aimed at young New York City area scientists, and the six chosen from 64 applicants will each receive $200,000 annually for three years. (crainsnewyork.com)
  • The Analytical Chemistry Division of the Swedish Chemical Society has initiated a think tank focused on "what analytical chemistry is", and whether this has changed over the years, or at least if scientists outside the field have a different opinion on this matter than the analytical chemists themselves. (lu.se)
  • It will be used to finance a PhD student and a postdoctoral scientist for four years each. (lu.se)
  • The New York Times has again attacked an upstanding scientist based on claims made by duplicitous activist groups. (acsh.org)
  • Over the past decade the oil and gas industry has used deceptive tactics to exert outsized political control in Colorado, a corporate strategy that deeply threatens communities' health and safety in the state. (ucsusa.org)
  • Whether selling its new products or traditional cigarettes, the tobacco industry uses the same tactics to create barriers to life- saving tobacco control measures. (who.int)
  • Monitoring of, and raising awareness about, tobacco industry tactics - along with adopting policies that are aligned with the Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC - will safeguard the progress made in tobacco control. (who.int)
  • A series of eight public meetings were held in the summer of 2008 to determine from fishermen, scientists, and others how this collaboration has affected them, their communities, and the management of important marine resources. (bioone.org)
  • Some scientists were positioned as public voices in defense of tobacco. (sourcewatch.org)
  • This strategy would be executed by using third party scientists to advance the company's interests, and utilizing public relations and media to "normalize" the use of its products - essentially undermining both Article 5.3 and Article 8 of the WHO FCTC. (who.int)
  • The ECORISC project will produce a new generation of scientists who are able to better assess and manage the environmental risks of chemicals meaning that we can enjoy the many societal and health benefits of chemicals while not negatively affecting the environment. (ukri.org)
  • Dié Wang, an assistant atmospheric scientist in Brookhaven Lab's Environmental and Climate Sciences Department , will receive funding through the DOE's Office of Science's Biological and Environmental Research program. (bnl.gov)
  • According to Aurora's site, the DARPA-funded (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) project has successfully demonstrated key technical features which the full-scale model will perform, including outbound and inbound transition flight. (i-hls.com)
  • The federal agency funds incremental research projects, not risky ones. (crainsnewyork.com)
  • The money will fund projects that are "innovative and a little risky," the type that the NIH avoids, added Ms. Flatto. (crainsnewyork.com)
  • The two funded projects - mapping the seabed and identifying harmful gases in the air - are therefore of great importance to society. (idw-online.de)
  • AANEM is the nonprofit membership association that funds the ANF's operations, allowing all ANF donations going toward funding research and education projects like the one proposed by Dr. Gable. (newswise.com)
  • We might be better off funding scientific research by choosing projects at random. (vox.com)
  • In addition, the Center funded 12 pilot projects that identified and supported innovative research, education, and translation activities conducted junior and senior scientists paired together on each study. (cdc.gov)
  • The SRA funding is also essential for our ability to collaborate with clinics, industry and institutes. (lu.se)
  • The multidisciplinary programme also draws on the first-hand experiences of 28 external partners from research, industry, government and third sectors. (ukri.org)
  • In his defence, Li said that he transferred the money - provided by the government to help finance research at his laboratory at China Agricultural University in Beijing - as a way to prevent a funding gap. (scmp.com)
  • In court, the two defendants admitted to setting up companies to receive the unused funds and creating fake receipts to fool the government into thinking the money had been spent legitimately. (scmp.com)
  • When Li was arrested in 2014 - soon after which the government suspended its funding return policy - China's research community began appealing for clemency on his behalf. (scmp.com)
  • The U.S. government is funding their research with millions of dollars. (courthousenews.com)
  • Louis Bacon's decision to return $2 billion to investors highlights the difficulties the biggest macro hedge funds are having this year as government intervention and declining trading volumes limit managers' ability to make large bets. (blogspot.com)
  • NanoLund is a Strategic Research Area in nanoscience and nanotechnology with direct funding from the Swedish Government. (lu.se)
  • Some scientists take money from firms, results don't match general consensus. (go.com)
  • Mr Flynn said the criticism was uninformed and the mining industry needed to make the case better. (abc.net.au)
  • Physicists and mathematicians who couldn't make it in their own fields, like James Hansen and Gavin Schmidt (who actually told me one reason he became a climate scientist was because he couldn't make it in his degree field of mathematics). (joannenova.com.au)
  • We are looking forward to great things from this group of scientists as we help position them to make their big, bold ideas reality," said Evan Sohn, the group's vice president. (crainsnewyork.com)
  • What's at stake is the ability to continue to make wine in areas where smoke exposures might be more common," said Tom Collins, a wine scientist at Washington State University. (courthousenews.com)
  • lation, as wel as to detect industry responses to policies and other should be employed to make relevant information useful to The WG recommends that unanticipated consequences. (who.int)
  • Scientists are still learning about the health effects of exposure to PFAS. (cdc.gov)
  • To date, more than 1,000 individuals have participated in research initiatives dedicated to promoting collaboration between scientists and fishermen. (bioone.org)
  • But then again, unlike Dr. Herrera, I don't receive grant support from Coca-Cola, nor am I am a member of the currently embattled, Coca-Cola funded, Global Energy Balance Network, and I genuinely can't guarantee that if I were, my fire-exit answer to a question that might lead me to be critical of my funders' (and potentially friends') products, wouldn't have resembled hers. (weightymatters.ca)
  • Legislators cut taxes for the owners of Oregon's private forests, money that helped fund university forest scientists. (propublica.org)
  • David Allison is a renowned scientist who runs an obesity research center at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. (go.com)
  • Wildfires pose an additional and more immediate risk being tackled by scientists from Oregon State University, Washington State University and the University of California, Davis. (courthousenews.com)
  • The Hartley Family Foundation and Rice University funded the research. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Descriptive analysis of internal tobacco industry documents retrieved from the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library, University of California, San Francisco. (bmj.com)
  • The impact of collaborative fisheries research most frequently cited was an increase in the regional capacity to conduct research, utilizing the knowledge and expertise of fishermen and industry vessels as research platforms. (bioone.org)
  • As a Young Investigator Group leader, junior scientists can independently set up their own group to conduct research in their specialist field. (nature.com)
  • It's wrong of us to allow noisy people propelling ideological positions without a fact base into the atmosphere, and allowing lay people outside the industry to digest that as fact when it's not,' he said. (abc.net.au)