FABBS News Highlights: January 30, 2020

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FABBS News Highlights: January 30, 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

January 30, 2020

CAPITOL HILL HIGHLIGHTS

Legislation to Double NSF Budget in 10 Years Introduced in the House

On Tuesday, January 28, members of the House Science Committee introduced H.R. 5685, the Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act. SALTA would authorize doubling science budgets over 10 years, including the National Science Foundation. Read more »

AGENCY ACTIVITIES

NSB Releases Report on the State of U.S. Science

On January 15, the National Science Board released a new and improved report on The State of U.S. Science and Engineering. A briefing on Capitol Hill included information from chapters on science and math education, higher education, the technical workforce, and scientific publications.The report revealed troubling trends, including the decline of the relative global position of the U.S. in science and engineering. Read more »

NSF Holds Panel and Showcase on Natural Disaster Resiliency

On Tuesday, January 28th, the National Science Foundation held an interactive showcase in the Rayburn House Office Building with five speakers introducing their Natural Disaster Resiliency projects. Read more »

THE ADMINISTRATION

FABBS Responds to OSTP RFI on Research Environments

FABBS submitted comments in response to a request from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) onthe American research environment.FABBS articulated the importance of and encouraged reliable federal funding for science agencies, filling key leadership positions, and recommended reinstating a key committee on human subjects.

FABBS President-elect Philip Rubin, who previously served as both Principal Assistant Director for Science and the Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at the OSTP said, "Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier should be commended for this collaborative and ambitious effort. FABBS appreciates the opportunity to comment and looks forward to next steps for the Joint Committee on the Research Environment."

RESEARCH TO POLICY

Attention to Oral Language Skills Key to Literacy

Oral language enables children to read, yet most children struggling with speaking and listening are never diagnosed and therefore do not get the help they need. Research shows that between 7 and 9 percent of young children have developmental language disorder, or DLD–“a significant impairment” in the ability to speak and understand language, authors Suzanne M. Adlof and Tiffany P. Hogan explain in Policy Insights for the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Read more »

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Apply

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

NSF EDGE New Solicitation (Jan 30, Webinar)
Open Policy Session of the National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC) (Feb 4, Bethesda, MD or Webcast)
How Drug Dependence Impacts Decision Making (Feb 11, 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: Emotional Well-Being: High-Priority Research Networks (U24, Clinical Trial Optional) (April 22)
NSF: EHR Core Research (ECR): Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) 20-521(Feb 28)
DOD: Anticipated Funding Opportunities for FY20

Nominate and Submit

FABBS Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Awards 2019-20 (March 6)
FABBS Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards 2019-20 (March 6)
Request for Public Comment on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting From Federally Funded Research (March 6)
ISDP 2020 Symposium Proposal Submission– ISDP 2020 (April 1)
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (May 31)

Read

Cerebrum: Emerging Ideas in Brain Science- Dana Foundation
A New Look for IES- Mark Schneider, IES Director
"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
"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

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UPCOMING FABBS MEMBER SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETINGS

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, Bridget Dodge, Diana Liao, Jennifer Anderson

FABBS Member Societies

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research •American Educational Research Association •American Psychological Association•American Psychosomatic Society•Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback •Association for Behavior Analysis International •Behavior Genetics Association •Cognitive Science Society •International Society for Developmental Psychobiology •Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society •National Academy of Neuropsychology •The Psychonomic Society •Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology •Society for Computers in Psychology •Society for Judgment and Decision Making •Society for Mathematical Psychology •Society for Psychophysiological Research •Society for Research in Child Development •Society for Research in Psychopathology •Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues•Society for the Scientific Study of Reading •Society for Text & Discourse•Society of Experimental Social Psychology •Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology •Vision Sciences Society

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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 aboutthe 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.

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