Impact of COVID-19 on Scientific Societies, Research Questions

Concerns for the health of society members, residents of host cities, and the general public, have led many scientific societies to either cancel, postpone, or transition their annual meetings to virtual events. NSF has released a Dear Colleague letter inviting proposals related to COVID-19, and NIH has posted guidance on administrative issues related to the pandemic. Read more »

FABBS Advocates for Federal Funding for Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Appropriations subcommittees are busy collecting information and hearing from federal agency leadership, constituents, and the advocacy community, as they work to draft language for thefiscal year 2021 budgets under their jurisdictions. FABBS advocates for numerous federal budgets and programs investing the behavioral and brain sciences. To that end, FABBS belongs to over a dozen coalitions that come together in support of these agencies and programs. Read more»

NAS Symposium Speakers Highlight Value of Basic and Behavioral and Social Sciences

Last month, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) held a symposium to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the historic report ‘The Endless Frontier’ and mark the beginning of a year-long initiative to consider the next 75 years in science. In her welcoming remarks, Marcia McNutt, President of NAS, praised the report and identified opportunities for future growth including building a solid understanding of behavioral and social sciences as well as the humanities, a theme that would be heard throughout the day. Read more »

FABBS Honors Paul Rozin

Paul Rozin has made a career of asking important questions that spark whole research literatures following from his work. As Rozin himself put it, “I open up fields rather than mine them.” His approach to research is informed by his orientation to understanding human psychology. As he notes, “I’m more interested in the process of knowing the nature of science and scholarship, rather than the facts: How do we advance? What does it mean to find something out? How do we get evidence? How do we make that evidence into a theory?”. Read more »

New Education Issue Available Now

The latest issue of Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 1) is now available, co-edited by members of the American Educational Research Association. This issue focuses on education research, including themes of matter beyond cognitive skills, measurement and metrics, and training.

See the Table of Contents here »

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Apply

• Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program (March 16)
• Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grants (March 18)
• NSB Communications Specialist (March 27)
• NEA Research Grant Awards (March 30)
  
  

Attend

• Developing the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 (March 16, Webinar)
• Virtual Office Hour with The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) (March 19)
• National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers (March 24-25, Webinar)
• Underage Drinking: Research-Based Strategies to Prevent Alcohol Use Among Youth  (March 25, Washington, DC)
• Make Your Science Make Sense: Know Your Goal Workshop (March 30, Webinar, Waitlist only)
• Behavioral Science and Policy Association Annual Conference (May 29, Washington, DC)
• 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: Dear Colleague Letter on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• DOD: Anticipated Funding Opportunities for FY20
  
  

Nominate and Submit

• Request for Information: Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications, Data and Code Resulting From Federally Funded Research (March 16)
• HHS Notice of Committee Establishment, Notice of Intent To Convene, and Call for Nominations for the NIH Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2020 (March 20)
• ISDP 2020 Symposium Proposal Submission– ISDP 2020 (April 1)
• Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (May 31)
  
  

Read

• Open Mike blog:Seeking Thoughts on the Framework for the Next NIH-Wide Strategic Plan - Mike Lauer, NIH
• Dear Colleague Letter: Build and Broaden: Enabling New Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Collaborations with Minority-Serving Institutions - NSF
• Scaling is the New Black - Mark Schneider, IES Director
• Research Partnerships Are Key to Improving Practice - Data Quality Campaign
• Translational Issues in Psychological Science Vol 6, Issue 1 - APA
• Op-Ed:Eric Schmidt: I Used to Run Google. Silicon Valley Could Lose to China - NYTimes
  
  

Share

• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol7, Issue 1
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS video series
• SAGE Social Science Terminology Thesaurus
• FABBS Diversity Resources Database

UPCOMING FABBS MEMBER SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETINGS

• Cognitive Neuroscience Society (TBA, Virtual)
• Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (April 1-4, La Jolla, CA)
• American Educational Research Association (April 17, Virtual)
• 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

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 Neuroscience Society•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 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.