August 13, 2021

House of Representatives Passes Research Funding Bills for FY 22

On July 29, the House of Representatives passed a seven-bill appropriations package which includes key agencies supporting behavioral science: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill, which includes funding for the National Science Foundation, was held up due to intra-party disagreements largely relating to police expenditures. Read more»

New NIH-Wide Strategic Plan: Increased Emphasis for the Brain and Behavioral Sciences

Every 5 years, the NIH updates their NIH-Wide Strategic Plan to establish a framework of key objectives. The NIH released their most recent report in July after soliciting public input. FABBS submitted comments last April to commend the inclusion of the behavioral sciences within NIH priorities and provided recommendations to support advancements in the sciences of the mind, brain, and behavior. Read more»

FABBS Invited to Provide Feedback on ARPA-H

The NIH and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) have organized a series of open and invite-only listening sessions to get feedback on the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). FABBS has been invited to participate in a STEM Community listening session on August 12 and also to present on behalf of the Friends of NIMH, a coalition which FABBS co-chairs, at the August 16 session with the National Institute of Mental Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Read more »

NSB Discusses Diversity in STEM at August Meeting

The National Science Board (NSB) convened virtually on August 3-4 for its quarterly meeting overseeing the National Science Foundation (NSF). The open sessions of the meeting featured updates from NSF staff and discussions about the Vision 2030 initiative and tools for broadening participation in science and engineering. Read more »

Want the Truth? Play the Game

Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Trevors on receiving the2021 FABBS Early Career Impact Award, as nominated byThe Society for Text and Discourse. His research focuses on ways to correct misconceptions about socio-scientific issues, including vaccines, genetically modified food, and climate change, among others. This work paves the way for educational interventions to dispel misinformation. Read more »

Apply & Nominate

• NIDA Health Science Policy Analysts for Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC) (Aug 16)
• APA Advocacy Coordinating Committee (Aug 23)
• AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (through Nov 1)
• NIH Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function (Nov 23)

Comment

• NIH & OSTP: Proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Listening Sessions (through Aug)
• NIH Request for Information (RFI): Climate Change and Health (Aug 30)
• Congressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus – RFI (Sep 21)

Attend

• AAAS STPF Career Exploration & Professional Opportunities for Fellows (Aug 18)
• NICHD STrategies to enRich Inclusion and achieVe Equity (STRIVE) Initiative: Societal Influences on Health and Health Disparities During Childhood (Aug 25)
• NASEM Taking Stock of Science Standards Implementation: A Summit (Oct 14-15)
• APA Technology, Mind, & Society 2021 Conference (Nov 3-5)
• NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival (Nov 18)

Funding

• NSF:Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Science of Organizations (Sep 3);Research Traineeship (NRT) Program (Sep 6); A Science of Science Policy Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SCISIPBIO) (Sep 9)
• NIH:Brain Initiative (Nov 10), 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

• The Neuroscience Behind Why Your Brain May Need Time to Adjust to ‘Un-social Distancing’
• NIH OBSSR Research Spotlights: August 2021
• Human Behavior During the Pandemic Is More Important Than Any Covid Variant
• 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 

• Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor's to the Professoriate
• 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

• American Psychological Association (Aug 12-14)
• Society of Experimental Social Psychology (Oct 7-9)
• Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (Oct 8-11)

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, and Jennifer Anderson

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