May 13, 2021

Senate Holds Nomination Hearing for Top White House Science Advisor

The U.S Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation met on April 29 to discuss and question Dr. Eric Lander, who is President Biden’s nominee for Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)—an agency recently elevated to a cabinet-level post. Read more »

NASEM - Changing Culture for Data Sharing

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) hosted a workshop on April 28–29 for researchers, institutions, and funders to examine strategies for effective data management and sharing.The workshop also sought to assess stakeholder preparedness for implementation of the final policy for data management and sharing for all National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research starting January 25, 2023. Read more »

SBE Directorate at NSF holds Spring Advisory Council Meeting

On May 6–7, the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science (SBE) Advisory Committee (AC), convened for a packed agenda covering a wide range of topics of importance to FABBS members, including a budget update, funding opportunities, and cross agency activities, to name a few. Read more »

Announcing FABBS Affiliate Award Winners

The FABBS Research Excellence Awards program honors undergraduate and graduate students within our affiliate member departments and divisions who have conducted research of superior scientific quality with broad societal impact. We are pleased to announce our Research Excellence Awardees for 2020-2021 and congratulate them on their achievements. Read more»

Apply

• APA Technology, Mind, & Society 2021 Conference: Call for Submissions(May 21)
• Call for Nominations: National Science Board(May 31)
• Foundation for Child Development: 2022 Young Scholars Program (LOI, Jun 8)
• NSF National Medal of Science(Submit here, Jul 30)

Attend

• NIH National Advisory Mental Health Council (Videocast here, May 18)
• NSF National Science Board Meeting (May 18-19)
• NSF CAREER Proposal Submission Logistics Webinar(May 19)
• NASEM Accelerating Behavioral Science Through Ontology Development and Use - Workshop (May 24) and Meeting (May 25)
• SOBC Grand Rounds Webinar(Jun 1)
• NSF ARIS - Broader Impacts 101 (Jun 2)
• Funder Data Sharing Policies: NIH(Jun 4)
• 2021 BRAIN Initiative® Investigators Meeting (Jun 15-17)

Comment and Submit

• NIH RFI:Use of Common Data Elements (CDEs)(May 28)

Funding

• NSF:Convergence Accelerator: 'Trust and Authenticity’ and the ‘Networked Blue Economy’andMid-Scale Research Infrastructure
• NIH:Brain Initiative|COVID-19 Related School Disruptions Impact on Mental Health, Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Development of Children|Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research on COVID-19 Consortium Coordinating Center

Read

• New Guidance for Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans
• COVID-19 ‘Brain Fog’ Inspires Search for Causes and Treatments
• Media Advisory: Graduates of Comprehensive Preschool Program Less Likely to be Obese in Adulthood, NIH-funded Study Finds

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• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 1
• SAGE Structural Racism and Police Violence Collection

Upcoming Member Society Meetings

• Vision Sciences Society(May 21-26)
• Association for Behavior Analysis International(May 28-31)
• Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology(Jun 28-Jul 1)
• Society for Mathematical Psychology(Jul 1-12)

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:Andrew Deshler, Jaclyn Sadiua, 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.