FY 2020 Budget Signed Before Holiday, FY 2021 Budget May Face Hurdles

On December 20th, shortly before the continuing resolution that kept the government open expired, the President signed two FY 2020 spending packages. As in past years, despite significant cuts to science budgets in the President’s budget proposal, the final budget included increases for science. Read more »

FABBS Submits Comments on NIMH and NEI Strategic Plans and NIH Data Sharing Proposal

In response to requests for comment, FABBS provided feedback to draft strategic plans for the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Eye Institute (NEI). Also in January, FABBS responded to a request for comment on the Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing. Read more »

Open Access and “Zero Embargo” Rumors

In early December, the science community started hearing rumors about an Executive Order (EO) that would require all federally-funded research to be available to the public at the time of publishing in place of the 12-month post-publication embargo period outlined by the 2013 “Holdren memo.” Rumors suggested that the EO would be effective immediately and was coming from somewhere other than the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). It has since been confirmed that discussions about open access are happening at OSTP, however, no language has been shared with the scientific community. Read more »

Using Computers Not Only to Write, but to Learn How

Today’s teenagers may be Snapchat savvy, but many of these same students are unskilled in using computers to write well, according to new research in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Teachers, likewise, are not getting the training they need to teach students to use digital technologies to write—a key skill for success in college and in an increasing number of career fields, according to “Technology as a Lever for Adolescent Writing,” by Penelope Collins, Tamara Powell Tate and Mark Warschauer. Read more »

2020 Early Career Impact Awardees

FABBS is pleased to announce the 2020 Early Career Impact Award winners. This award is presented to early career scientists of FABBS member societies during the first 10 years post-PhD and recognizes scientists who have made major contributions to the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior. We will feature profiles on each of these awardees throughout the year.

Congratulations to:

Cognitive Science Society
Neil Cohn, Tilburg University, Netherlands

International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
Bridget L. Callaghan, University of California, Los Angeles

National Academy of Neuropsychology
Adam Gerstenecker, University of Alabama – Birmingham

Psychonomic Society
Lisa K. Fazio, Vanderbilt University

Society for Judgment and Decision Making Award
David G. Rand, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Q&A with Roxane Cohen Silver, FABBS President

FABBS welcomes  Roxane Cohen Silver, University of California, Irvine, as she steps into the role of FABBS President for a two-year term. Read more  »

Apply and Submit

• Behavioral Scientist (Program Director), Social Psychology - NSF (Jan 20)
• Behavioral Scientist (Program Director), Perception, Action, and Cognition- NSF (Jan 20)
• Request for Information on the Development of the FY 2021-2025 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Sexual & Gender Minority Health Research (Jan 24)
• Program Officer: Health Systems - NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) (Jan 30)
• Program Officer: Psychological Development and Integrative Science - NIA BSR (Jan 30)
• Chief, Individual Behavioral Processes Branch - NIA BSR (Jan 30)
• The James Marshall Public Policy Fellowship - SPSSI (Feb 1)
• Butler-Williams Scholars Program 2020 (Feb 14)
• 2020 Annual Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials (Feb 15)
• Senior Science Policy Officer - APA

Attend

• American Brain Coalition Educational Webinar: All of Us Research Program (Jan 29, Webinar)
• NSF EDGE New Solicitation (Jan 30, Webinar)
• NSF Merit Review System and Grant Writing (March 11, Portland, OR)
• 6th Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting (June 1-3, Arlington, VA)

Funding
(Please visit our website for a full listing)

• NIH:Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements to NIH-funded T32 and TL1 Training Grants to Better Integrate Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) with other Health-Related Sciences (NOT-OD-19-147) (Jan 25)
• NSF:EHR Core Research (ECR): Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) 20-521 (Feb 28)

Read

• "Biased Algorithms are Easier to Fix than Biased People" - New York Times
• "Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work" - New York Times
• "MRI scanners built for two push limits of neuroimaging" - Science
• "Trump’s NSF pick reflects close links between agency and White House" - Science
• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 6, Issue 2

Share

• Psychology in the Real World FABBS video series
• SAGE Social Science Terminology Thesaurus
• FABBS Diversity Resources Database
  
  

• Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (April 1-4, La Jolla, CA)
• American Educational Research Association (April 17-21, San Francisco, CA)
• Vision Sciences Society (May 15-20, St. Pete Beach, FL)
  

FABBS News Highlights is a semi-monthly electronic newsletter published by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences with the goals of keeping scientists updated on federal budget and policy issues affecting the sciences of mind, brain and behavior; recognizing the research contributions of leading scientists; and sharing research findings to inform policies and programs.

Editor: Juliane Baron

Contributors: Juliane Baron, Diana Liao, Jennifer Anderson

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FABBS promotes human potential and well-being by advancing the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior; promoting scientific research and training in these fields; educating the public about the contributions of research to the health and well-being of individuals and society; fostering communication among scientists; and recognizing scientists who have made significant contributions to building knowledge.