For example, a group led by New York University, which was an also-ran in the Roosevelt Island competition, plans to create an applied-sciences institute, called the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress, in Brooklyn.
His main thesis is that the buzz of urban life, and the opportunities it offers for co-operation and collaboration, is what attracts people to the city, which in turn makes cities into the engines of art, commerce, science and progress.
The global rankings are the result of two studies - the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).
Without leaving his scientific footing, Simon developed a bias for optimism about man, knowledge, science, technological progress and the future.
How intrinsically different is that from education in the West where girls are often funneled into the liberal arts and boys are encouraged to progress in math and science?
Though we sound a bit incredulous, the science is pretty simple here, and the progress on the project is very real.
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We brought on board a green adviser, who has a degree in environmental science, and he spearheaded the program and monitored the progress.
The IEA is probably best known for its Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), an international large-scale assessment of learning outcomes (ILSA) for primary school learners in science and mathematics, as well as for PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study).
And I'm a science journalist, I love technological progress.
You guys deserve a lot of congratulations. (Applause.) We appreciate you. (Applause.) Progress has also been possible thanks to math and science coaches, and extra learning time in after-school, and Saturday school, and summer school.
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David Albright and Andrea Stricker, of the Institute for Science and International Security, said the latest test could be a measure of progress.
Continuing our collaborative, balanced, and science-based approach, the new Strategy provides a review of the progress we have made over the past three years.
First Florida started grading its schools from A to F, based on the proficiency and progress of pupils in annual reading, writing, maths and science tests.
Even the Department of Defense is getting in the game with a mobile application that helps young children gain a stronger appreciation for science by guiding them to resources and answers, and debunking common misconceptions that stymie interest and progress in STEM.
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Sports science advances, training regiments improve, coaching schemes gain sophistication, conditioning capabilities increase and practice procedures progress.
Throughout the IYB steady progress was made towards the establishment of an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) on the model of the IPCC, pivotal in assessing the science and raising global awareness of climate change.
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