November 16, 2022

Election Results Impact on Key Science Committees

While we are still awaiting the results of a handful of House seats too close to call, House Republicans are already negotiating leadership positions. The victories of incumbent Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) assure that the Democrats will maintain control of the Senate. The December 6 runoff election in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will determine whether Democrats will govern with 51 seats or 50 - with the Vice President having the tie breaking voteRead more »

The National Board for Education Sciences Is Back

Nearly six years after its last meeting, a national board that helps guide federally funded education research will become active again.President Biden appointed 14 new members to the National Board for Education Sciences, which advises the Department of Education’s research agency, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). FABBS members will be excited to learn that appointees include individuals from the behavioral and brain sciences. Read more »

OSTP Briefs Science Community on Public Access Guidance

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted a community forum about the memo Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research. The memo had been received with mixed reactions by some in the science publishing community and raised numerous questions. On the call, OSTP leadership offered the context for the memo, reviewed key provisions, and were joined by three agencies who shared their progress meeting the goals of public access.Read more »

FABBS Responds to RFI on OBSSR Strategic Plan 2023-2028

In response to a request for information (RFI) from the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), FABBS submitted comments on the cross-cutting themes and scientific priorities.FABBS commended OBSSR on the recent reports Trans-NIH Opportunities in the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences and Integration of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at NIH, encouraging OBSSR to rely on these reports to help inform future activities and initiatives.Read more »

Meet Our FABBS Fall Intern

We invited our fall semester intern, Shrey Dave, to share what he has been working on during his internship at FABBS. Shrey is an undergraduate student studying Neuroscience and Public Health Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Here is Shrey with NSF director Dr. Panchanathan. Read more»

FABBS offers internship positions for the spring, summer, and fall semesters. Applications are now being accepted for Spring 2023. Learn more about current openings here »

PIBBS Journal Open Access

Read PIBBS' new issue: Policy Insights from Behavioral, Clinical, and Health Sciences. Enjoy free access for a limited time.

Attend

• 📢 Informational Webinar - ARPA and You: Research Process and Funding Opportunities at IARPA, FABBS a Co-Host (Nov 16, 2-3 pm ET)
• BRAIN Initiative: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization RFA (Nov 22, Nov 28)
• 2022 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival (Dec 8-9)
• NSF Fall 2022 Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate Advisory Committee Meeting (Dec 15-16)

Apply/Nominate

• NSF SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF) (Jan 10)
• Golden Goose Award Nominations (Dec 16)

Funding

• NIH Brain Initiative: Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (Nov 12); Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship(Dec 10); Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (Jan 2023)
• NSF: Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (Ongoing)
• The Network for Emotional Well-being (Funded by NIH): Request for Proposals: Connecting Emotional Well-being Interventions to Health Outcomes (Dec 16)

Read/Watch

• FABBS Engaging with Government Agencies Webinar
• APA Science Showcase: Health Psychology and COVID 19
• Women researchers are cited less than men. Here’s why—and what can be done about it
• Insufficient NSF funding could doom the Chips and Science Act
• Science Update: Pre-existing distress may increase risk for long COVID, NIH-funded study suggests
• Infusing Human Behavior into Epidemiological Models is the Focus of New NSF-supported Research Projects

FABBS Resources

• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol9, Issue 2
• 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

• Society for Computation in Psychology (Boston, Nov 17)
• The Psychonomic Society (Hybrid, Boston, Nov 17–20)

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: Katie DeGeorge, Jaclyn Sadiua, and Shrey Dave

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