June 10, 2021

Biden's Budget Release - Funding Increases Across Science Agencies

On May 28th, President Biden released his long-awaited fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget request to Congress, adding details to an outline released in early April. The budget reflects the administration’s commitment to increase federal investment in research and development across federal scientific agencies.Read more »

NSF Directorate for EHR Advisory Committee Met for 2021 Spring Meeting

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) Advisory Committee met in May for its 2021 Spring Meeting towelcome new membersand discuss a new name and new leadership.Read more »

FABBS Submitted Comments to NEI Draft Strategic Plan

In response for a Request for Input, FABBS submitted comments for the NEI Draft Strategic Plan. FABBS encouraged NEI to increase the investment in visual behavior. The NEI Advisory Council Meeting will meet on Friday, June 11; the agenda includes a discussion about the NEI mission statement, results of the RFI, and the updated strategic plan.See FABBS comments»

NASEM Committee Holds First Workshop on Behavioral Science Ontologies

The ad hoc committee considering Accelerating Behavioral Science through Ontology Development and Use held the first workshop on May 24,“What Are Ontologies and How Are They Used in Science?" Panels of researchers and NIMH affiliatespresented on the evolution and use of ontologies.Read more »

Q&A with Paula Skedsvold, Former FABBS Executive Director

As we celebrate FABBS' 40th anniversary, we asked former executive directors about how the organization has changed over time and how FABBS has had an impact on the behavioral and cognitive sciences. In this interview with Dr. Paula Skedsvold, she reflected on her time leading FABBS and her advice for our scientific disciplines in the future.Read more »

Raising the Profile of Behavioral Science

FABBS, in collaboration with the Scholars Strategy Network, kicked off our public scholarship series on June 2nd. Panelists discussed how to make and keep behavioral science in academia publicly-relevant, as well as how to think about public scholarship in academic tenure and promotion.Read more»

Apply

• NSF National Medal of Science(Submit hereby Jul 30)
• AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships(Nov 1)

Attend

• NASEM Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Spring 2021 Open Session(Register here, Jun 14)
• NIH 2021 BRAIN Initiative® Investigators Meeting (Jun 15-17)
• NASEM COVID-19: Disaster Preparedness and Vulnerable Populations: Webinar Series(Multiple dates, starting Jun 17)
• AAAS What's It Like to Be a Fellow? Part I: A Year of Service(Jun 17)
• The Engaged Scholar: The risks, rewards and responsibilities of bringing your research to the public(Jun 22)
• NASEM Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism in 21st Century STEMM(Jun 29-30)
• APA Technology, Mind, & Society 2021 Conference(Nov 3-5)

Funding

• NSF:Convergence Accelerator: 'Trust and Authenticity’ and the ‘Networked Blue Economy’,Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure, andSocial Psychology Program
• NIH:Brain InitiativeandCOVID-19 Related School Disruptions Impact on Mental Health, Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Development of Children

Read

• NIH OBSSR Research Spotlights: May 2021
• 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
• New Guidance for Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans

Share 

• Data Sharing Seminar Series for Societies
• NASEM Decoding Science: How Does Science Know What it Knows?
• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 1
• SAGE Structural Racism and Police Violence Collection
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS video series
• FABBS Teaching Sources

Upcoming Member Society Meetings

• Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology(Jun 28-Jul 1)
• Behavior Genetics Association(Jun 29)
• Society for Mathematical Psychology(Jul 1-12)
• Society for the Scientific Study of Reading(Jul 13-16)

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

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 • Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology • 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

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.