June 24, 2021

NSF For The Future Act Advances

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology took the next step in advancing the bipartisan National Science Foundation for the Future Act, which FABBS has endorsed. The committee voted unanimously to advance the bill.Read more »

NASEM Meeting on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences

Members of the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences (BBCSS) at the National Academics of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, met in an open session to hear results from a longitudinal study in mental health, findings by the U.S. Army Research Institute Basic Research Program on human behavior in military contexts, and the strategy of the Veteran's Affairs' Suicide Prevention Program.Read more »

NIH Advisory Committee to the Director 

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) convened for two days filled with presentations and updates to the NIH Director regarding a range of matters pertinent to the agency, its mission, and its workforce.Read more»

FABBS Public Scholarship Series Continues

FABBS, in conjunction with the Scholars Strategy Network, is continuing our June Series on Public Scholarship with conversations regarding strategies and opportunities to elevate public scholarship efforts in academic departments.Read more»

Addressing Stigmatizing Environments to Reduce Sexual Minorities' Health Disparities

The LGBTQ communitycontinues to experience a high amount of sexual stigma which is related to a number of psychological and physical health problems, as explained by the authors in thePolicy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciencesjournal.Read more »

Apply

• NSF National Medal of Science(Submit hereby Jul 30)
• AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships(Nov 1)
• NIH Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function(Nov 23)

Nominate

• APA Advocacy Coordinating Committee(Aug 23)
• AAAS John P. McGovern Award Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences(Jun 30)

Submit

• Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President (OMB) -Methods and Leading Practices for Advancing Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Government

Attend

• NIMH Statistical Methods and Dynamic Data Visualizations Workshop(Jun 28 and 30)
• NASEM Understanding Ontologies in Context: Workshop 2(Jun 29)
• NASEM Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism in 21st Century STEMM(Jun 29-30)
• AERA Virtual Research Learning Series: Designing Adequately Powered Cluster and Multisite Randomized Trials to Detect Main Effects, Moderation, and Mediation(Jul 7)
• NSF Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention: Development Grant (PIPP Phase I)(Jul 13)
• APA Technology, Mind, & Society 2021 Conference(Nov 3-5)

Funding

• NSF:Dear Colleague Letter: Opportunities for Collaboration between CISE and SBE ResearchersandSocial Psychology Program(Jul 15)
• NIH:Brain Initiative,COVID-19 Related School Disruptions Impact on Mental Health, Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Development of Children;Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research
• IES:Research to Accelerate Pandemic Recovery in Special Education
• Alliance for Advancing Health Online:The Vaccine Confidence Fund

Read

• NIH OBSSR Research Spotlights: June 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, Claire Lancaster, and Heloisa Nessralla

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