Public Understanding of Science

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61Disaster preparedness / Risk / Humanitarian aid / Actuarial science / Disaster risk reduction / International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction / Social vulnerability / Disaster / Landslide / Management / Public safety / Emergency management

Voluntary commitment to the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Sendai, Japan, 2015 ISDR-ICL SENDAI PARTNERSHIPS[removed]FOR GLOBAL PROMOTION OF UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING LANDSLIDE DISASTER RISK

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Source URL: iugs.org

Language: English - Date: 2015-03-31 13:18:00
62Disaster preparedness / Humanitarian aid / Risk / Actuarial science / Disaster risk reduction / Disaster / Social vulnerability / Federal Emergency Management Agency / Seismic risk / Public safety / Management / Emergency management

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS PROVIDED BY ON-LINE DEBATE, 15 APRIL – 9 MAY[removed]Background paper for WSSD An official Background paper No 5, Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development: understanding the links

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Source URL: www.gdrc.org

Language: English - Date: 2008-10-04 02:31:20
63National Speakers Association / Loudspeaker / Sociology / Humanities / Public speaking / Political science / Politics

The NSAA Eight Professional Competencies Professional Awareness This is the "explanation" Competency. It provides an overview of the speaking industry. Mastering this Competency provides an in-depth understanding of the

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Source URL: www.nationalspeakers.com.au.php53-8.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com

Language: English - Date: 2014-03-21 01:11:29
64Bethesda /  Maryland / Cancer research / National Institutes of Health / Nursing research / Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology / Science policy / Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science / Natural scientific research in Canada / Government / Medicine / Politics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2015 CONTACT: Barry Toiv[removed], [removed]

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Source URL: rock.geosociety.org

Language: English - Date: 2015-03-20 16:04:06
65COPUS / Science / Committee on the Public Understanding of Science

COPUS is a movement – fueled by the people who want to make sure that the public ”gets” science – how it works, why it matters, and what scientists do. Project Goal: COPUS is a grassroots movement to achieve a na

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Source URL: www.copusproject.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-09-29 15:27:53
66Science / Development / Community-based participatory research / Urban studies and planning / Sociology / Community building / Participatory action research / Community development / Action research / Research / Learning / Community organizing

Forum on Public Policy Measuring and Understanding Poverty: Contributions of Community-Based Participatory Research Richard H. Morgan, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University

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Source URL: forumonpublicpolicy.com

Language: English - Date: 2013-02-27 14:27:59
67Occupational safety and health / Wildfire / Systems ecology / Public safety / Meteorology / Wildfire modeling / Numerical weather prediction / Science / Ecological succession / Fire

Using CFD to Studying Coupled Atmospheric Phenomena such as Wildfire Behavior Understanding and attempting to predict wildfire behavior is particularly difficult scientific problem, since the length scales of the physic

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Source URL: sceccore.usc.edu

Language: English - Date: 2011-04-18 08:56:45
68Public administration / Social philosophy / Volunteering / Sociology / Political science / Civil society / Giving / Philanthropy

The last word goes to the participants: “Diabetes New Zealand now has a greater understanding of the worth of its volunteers and the significant economic contribution these people make to the success of our organisati

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Source URL: www.socialdevelopment.org.nz

Language: English - Date: 2012-11-13 20:08:09
69University at Albany /  SUNY / Social science / Soil Science Society of America / National Science Foundation / Knowledge / Science / Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science / Russell H. Fazio / Academia / Alan I. Leshner / Association for Psychological Science

June 13, 2012 The Honorable «first_name» «last_name» United States Senate «address» Washington, DC[removed]Dear Senator «last_name»:

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Source URL: spie.org

Language: English - Date: 2015-04-13 04:32:51
70Peer review / United States National Academy of Sciences / Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science / BioScience / Genetics Society of America / Actionbioscience / Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation / H. Bentley Glass / Science policy / Biology / Science / American Institute of Biological Sciences

Bringing Biology to Life AIBS Annual Report 2013 Science has changed. Society has changed. How should our professional

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Source URL: www.aibs.org

Language: English - Date: 2015-03-10 09:20:21
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