Budget Update

On February 18th, President Biden signed a short-term continuing resolution to provide government funding through March 11. This follows an agreement announced by House and Senate Appropriators on a framework for fiscal year 2022 government funding. Now that disagreements over top-line spending levels have been resolved, Congress will work to find agreement on the details. FABBS has been actively encouraging the strongest possible funding levels for science agencies for FY 2022. 

Biden Announces New Top Science Advisors

As of February 18th, social scientist Dr. Alondra Nelson is serving as the Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Dr. Francis Collins is joining on as President Biden’s Science Advisor. These senior leadership changes come in the wake of the resignation of Dr. Eric Lander, who left the White House following reports that he treated staff poorly and fostered a toxic work environment. Dr. Lander served as Director of OSTP and Science Advisor to the President, but those roles have been split between Drs. Nelson and Collins while they serve in an interim capacity.Read more »

Senators Launch Women in STEM Caucus

Senators Jacky Rosen (D – NV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R – WV) launched the Women in STEM Caucus – the first of its kind in the Senate. The bipartisan caucus hosted its first meeting last week to discuss the challenges and opportunities for women in STEM. The Senators were joined by Dr. Aster Sigel, INBRE Lab, Nevada, and Dr. Rolanda Wilkerson, Principal Scientist and Senior Manager of Scientific Communications at Procter and Gamble. The meeting was moderated by the President for the Society of Women Engineers, Karen Horting. Read more »

Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Protecting Youth Mental Health

Energy and Commerce Hearing on ARPA-H

The Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) held a public hearing “ARPA-H: The Next Frontier of Biomedical Research,” to discuss President Biden’s proposal for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).Read more »

NASEM Committee on Advancing Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM Organizations Holds First Meeting

On January 26th, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) held its open session meeting launching the Committee on Advancing Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in STEM organizations. The goal is to provide a hallmark consensus report of clear and actionable advice to the nation in advancing anti-racism and DEI. Read more »

AAAS Annual Meeting Wraps Up

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, "Empower with Evidence," was conducted virtually on February 17-20, and featured an array of scientific topics, including public health, science communications, science policy, the behavioral sciences, linguistics, and more. TheJohn P. McGovern Award Lecture in the Behavioral Sciences, “Eyewitness Memory is Reliable, But the Criminal Justice System is Not,” was delivered by John Wixted, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at University of California, San Diego. FABBS was pleased to see many of our members and disciplines featured in the symposia.Read more »

Attend

• NIH BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (BBQS) Workshop(March 1-2)
• Can Social Scientists Influence the Public Debate? A Discussion with David Leonhardt(Apr 6)
• University-Industry Partnerships in the Social Sciences: Helping Organizations Achieve Impact Workshops - Co-sponsored by FABBS(Apr 20-21)

Apply and Comment

• NSF RFI: Future Topics for the NSF Convergence Accelerator(Feb 28)
• 2022 ABMR Early-Stage Investigator Fellowship Award(Feb 28)
• SSRC Albert O. Hirschman Prize(Feb 28)
• NIH RFI: Research Challenges and Needs in the Interaction of Sleep and Emotion Regulation to Improve Health and Well-being across Health Conditions(Feb 28)
• NIH OBSSR RFI: Research Challenges and Needs in the Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Aggression(Extended Deadline, Mar 1)
• RFI: NIH-Wide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Strategic Plan(Apr 3)
• NIMH 2022 James Jackson Memorial Award, Call for Nominations(Apr 18)
• NIH Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program(Ongoing)

Funding

• NIH:Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)(Jun 5)
• NIA:Behavioral Research Funding Opportunities and Applicant Resources
• NSF:EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research(ECR: BCSER)(Mar 29); Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) Program(Apr 1);NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I and II for the 2021 Cohort(May 25);Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
• NSF andWT Grant Foundation: Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence(May 4) andScholars Program for Researchers in Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences(Jul 6)
• IESEducation Research and Training Grant Programs:Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice (Mar 10) andImproving Pandemic Recovery Efforts in Education Agencies(Mar 10);Unsolicited Grant Opportunities(Mar 31)

Share

• OBSSR Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Accomplishments
• Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation from the Office of the Surgeon General
• NIH Clinical Trials Protocol Template for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

FABBS Resources

• FABBS 2022 Advocacy Outlook
• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol 8, Issue2
• Public Scholarship Toolkit
• Science Advocacy 101: Realizing the Benefits, Overcoming the Challenges
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS Video Series
• FABBS Teaching Resources-PIBBS Course Compendium

Upcoming Member Society Meetings

• American Psychosomatic Society (Mar 23-26)
• Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback(Mar 23-26)
• American Educational Research Association(Apr 21–26)

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, Jaclyn Sadiua, Alexis Rodriguez, and Anna Peña-Gomez

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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.