March 25, 2021

NIH Extends Registration Flexibility for Clinical Trials

NIH has extended flexibilities for registration and results reporting for studies submitted to basic experimental studies with humans (BESH) funding opportunities through September 24, 2023. Read More»

New Legislation Would Double Basic Research Funding Over 10 years

Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK), reintroduced theSecuring American Leadership in Science and Technology (SALSTA) Act. The bill would double basic research funding over 10 years at the National Science Foundation and other agencies. Read more»

House Committee Holds Hearing on COVID-19 and Mental Health

The House Appropriations Committee met recently to examine how the pandemic has affected mental health and substance abuse. They heard from expert witnesses, including Arthur Evans Jr., CEO of the American Psychological Association (a member of FABBS). Read more»

House Committee Examines Barriers to Entry into the Federal STEM Workforce

The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a hearing to discuss the state of the federal STEM workforce and current challenges to recruitment and retention, including broader concerns about the STEM talent pipeline. Read more»

Federal R&D Investment as a Tool for Global Competition

Federal policy discussions about global competition increasingly include the importance of basic research. China’s growth as a world power has generated bipartisan interest in revitalizing the United States’ federal R&D investments as a tool to ensure American global competitiveness. Two recent meetings brought experts together to discuss opportunities for such a policy response. Read more»

New Edition of PIBBS Now Available

The most recent Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS) is now available, with contributions from social psychology. Table of Contents »

New Faces at FABBS

Apply and Register

• Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grants(Mar 25)
• Student Experience Research Network Midcareer Fellows Program(Apr 9)

Attend

• Changing the Culture of Data Management and Sharing, NASEM(Apr 29)
• NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors(May 5)
• 2021 BRAIN Initiative® Investigators Meeting(Jun 15-17)

Comment and Submit

• Dear Colleague Letter: Interdisciplinary Frontiers of Understanding the Brain(Mar 31)
• SPSSI's 2021 Virtual Conference: Call For Submissions(April 16)
• Use of Common Data Elements(CDEs) (May 10)

Read

• Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence- NASEM
• Voices from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Career Scholars and Doctoral Students- AERA and Spencer Foundation
• NSF 101: 5 tips on how to work with an NSF program officer- NSF
• Using Evidence For More Effective Policies- Science Works
• Anti-Racist Social Science Books and Articles- Social Science Space
• Survey: What social scientists do you consider to be the most antiracist?- Twitter
• OES supports agencies on a variety of pressing implementation challenges- OES
• Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Students' Experiences during COVID-19- NASEM

Share 

• FABBS Teaching Resources
• Data Standards for Behavioral and Brain Sciences webinar series
• Access to Scientific Publications webinar series
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS video series
• Connecting Research to Policy at the Nexus of Health and Education

Upcoming Member Society Meetings

• Society for Research in Child Development(Apr 7-9)
• American Educational Research Association(April 8-12)

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, Jaclyn Sadiua, Andrew Deshler, Eli Flores, Christian Angelucci

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 Congress of Infant Studies •  International Society for Developmental Psychobiology • Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society •  National Academy of Neuropsychology • The Psychonomic Society • Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology •  Society for Computation 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 Mission

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.