November 4, 2021

NASEM Council on Science Integrity

On October 25, the new Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) held its first meeting. The discussion touched on a number of questions, including how to collect fair and equitable data and the role of the federal government versus that of the academy. Read more»

Modernizing Federal Support Agencies to Meet the Research and Information Needs of Congress

The House of RepresentativesSelect Committee on the Modernization of Congressheld a hearing on “Modernizing the Congressional Support Agencies to Meet the Needs of an Evolving Congress”on October 21. Witnesses representing the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) spoke about role of these agencies to support the science and technology information needs of Congress.Read more »

Mixed Signs for Federal Research Funding

A bipartisan group of House and Senate Appropriators left a November 2 meeting pessimistic about the chance of agreement on federal spending levels for fiscal year (FY) 2022. Earlier this year, Congress passed a stopgap continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open through December 3, at which point a shutdown will go into effect if lawmakers are unable to find bipartisan agreement.Read more »

New Coalition on Gun Violence Prevention Research

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently launched a new coalition advocating for the future of gun violence prevention (GVP) research funding – the GVP Research Roundtable. FABBS joined the discussion to collaborate on efforts to support top-line research funding requests that would include firearms research.Read more »

Researcher Documents Benefits of Targeted Conversation in Helping Parents and Children Impacted by Discrimination

Congratulations to Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson on receiving the 2021 FABBS Early Career Impact Award, as nominated by the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). Dr. Anderson is an emerging leader in the understanding of how racial discrimination affects the development of children and youth, and what approaches can be taken to buffer the negative effects of discrimination.Read more »

Attend

• NIH Common Fund’s Transformative Health Disparities Research Initiative Community Listening Sessions - The NIH Common Fund Wants to Hear from You!(Oct 26-Nov 18)
• APA Technology, Mind, & Society 2021 Conference(Nov 3-5)
• Psychonomic Society62nd Annual Conference(Nov 4-7) 
• WT Grant Measuring Race and Racism in Studies of Research Use Webinar(Nov 15)
• NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival(Nov 18-19)

Apply and Comment

• The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Seeks Public Comment on its Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 - 2026(through Nov 7)
• NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) for FY 2022 Extramural New & Renewal Awards(Nov 18)
• NIH Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function(Nov 23)
• APA seeks 2 Senior Directors of Congressional and Federal Relations

Funding

• Network for Emotional Well-Being: Science, Practice, and Measurement Project-RFP: Utilization of Large Scale Cohort Studies to Examine Health and Aging Trajectories(Nov 5)
• NIH SOBC- Columbia Roybal Center Pilot Award Program: Pilot Grants for Health Behavior Interventions(Dec 1)
• NIH:Effectiveness and Implementation Research for Post-Acute Interventions to Optimize Long-Term Mental Health Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries(LOI Nov 9);Brain Initiative(Nov 10);Clinical Research Education and Career Development (CRECD) Program(Dec 15)
• NSF:Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES)(Nov 15);Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences;Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) - situated in the Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Division(Jan 18);Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program
• WT Grant Foundation: Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence(Jan 12)

Read / Listen

• The Pandemic’s Slowing of Research Productivity May Last Years—Especially for Women and Parents
• NIH Director's Blog: Most Vaccine-Hesitant People Remain Willing to Change Their Minds
• Nature: How the World’s Biggest Brain Maps Could Transform Neuroscience
• Neuroscientists Make Strides Towards Deciphering the Human Brain
• What Social Sciences Tell Us About COVID-19’s True Toll—and How They Can Help Plan for the Future
• Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? (What Next Podcast feat. Ed Yong)

FABBS Resources

• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 8, Issue2
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS video series
• FABBS Teaching Sources

Upcoming Member Society Meetings

• Society for Computation in Psychology(Nov 4)
• Psychonomic Society(Nov 4-7) 
• International Society for Developmental Psychobiology(Nov 10-12)
• Society for Judgment and Decision Making(Nov 19-21)

FABBS News Highlights is a bi-weekly 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 and Jaclyn Sadiua

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