Many of the strongest data collection – and fundamental research design – skills reside in government, market and independent social research institutes, while advanced analytic skills are often more likely to be held by those working in universities.
Under Collins, the institute also advanced the sequencing of the genomes of many model organisms, from yeast to the platypus, that have spurred the study of evolution at a molecular level.
Also in June the American Association of University Professors accused Chinese-funded "Confucius Institutes" that teach Chinese language and history inside many American and Canadian colleges of advancing "a state agenda" and restricting debate.
UCLA, for example, has many resources for veterans, including the Brain Injury Resource Center -- honored by the U.S. Army -- where breakthrough research led to improvements in the ability to diagnose traumatic brain injury on the battlefield and recover from it, as well as the creation of a national institute dedicated to advancing understanding of the invisible wounds veterans suffer.
Despite an immense expansion of risk-related knowledge systems including special research programs and institutes, specialized journals, advanced technology and increased financial resources, converting research findings into concrete applications for DRR and management remains a challenge (Weichselgartner and Kasperson 2010).
The high-profile breaches of civil rights and personal safety cannot be separated from the leadership under which those policies were instituted and advanced.
It is the largest and oldest of Syria's universities, and there are several institutes of technical training and advanced research.
The institute works to advance the growth of green chemistry and green engineering, a movement to develop and implement manufacturing processes that are both economically sound and environmentally sustainable.
The institute focuses on advancing a deeper understanding of China through programs in education, culture, business and art.
Therefore, the invitation to build a public institute focused on advancing health and directly expanding national prosperity--and one that could be tightly integrated with the fabric of a country?s academia, industry, and government--was too compelling to refuse.
Judith Bell Oakland, Calif., Aug. 13, 2010 The writer is president of PolicyLink, a national research and advocacy institute advancing economic and social equity.
