January 13, 2023

Outlook for Science in the 118th Congress

After a historic number of attempts (15!) and considerable drama, House Republicans elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to be Speaker of the House. In the process, Speaker McCarthy needed to make a long list of concessions in order to get the required votes. Accordingly, advocates are already bracing themselves for a full year continuing resolution. Read more »

Fiscal Year 23 Budget Includes Increases for Science

FABBS commends the House and Senate for coming together and passing the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The overdue omnibus provides 10.3 percent increase in R&D funding over FY 2022 including for federal agencies supporting behavioral and brain sciences: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).Read more »

White House Announces Alliance to Advance STEMM Equity

On December 12, the White House launched the STEMM Opportunity Alliance, a consortium of almost 100 institutions that will work to address barriers and promote equitable participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). The initiative will coordinate over $1 billion of promised public and private spending, focusing on five “equity and excellence” action areas. Read more »

NASEM Kicks Off Study on Scientific Misinformation

In mid-December, the National Academies held the first meeting of a committee formed to assess the causes and extent of misinformation about science. Motivated by growing concern about the potential negative consequences of inaccuracies, the report will recommend ways to minimize the spread of science misinformation and limit its harms.Read more »

SBE AC Welcomes New Leadership at Fall Meeting

The Advisory Committee (AC) for the Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF) met on December 15 and 16. The SBE AC meets twice yearly to provide advice, recommendations, and oversight to the Directorate concerning support for research, education, and human resources. Members represent a cross section of social, behavioral, and economic sciences and many different sub-disciplines within these fields, including industry. Read more »

Call for Nominations: FABBS Student Research Excellence Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the FABBS Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards and the Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Awards, honoring student scientists who have conducted research of superior scientific quality and broader societal impact.For more information, email info@fabbs.org.

Attend

• NSF Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) Webinar (Jan 18)
• NIH National Advisory Council on Aging (Jan 19)
• National Advisory Mental Health Council 269th Meeting (Feb 7)
• ABMR Virtual Symposium: "What behavioral medicine researchers need to know to impact policy: Perspectives from public health officials on the frontlines of policy debates" (Feb 22)

Apply/Nominate

• AAAS 2023 CASE Workshop Sponsoring Institution (register by Jan 20)
• APA - Congressional and Executive Branch Fellowships (including the Springfield LGBTQIA+ Policy Congressional Fellowship and the Jacquelin Goldman Congressional Fellowship) (Jan 30)
• NIH-sponsored ORBIT Institute: Developing Behavioral Treatments to Improve Health - First Cohort Call for Applications (Jan 31)
• NSF BCS - Hiring Behavioral Scientists formultiple programs: Cognitive Neurosciences Program; Linguistics; Human Environment and Geographical Sciences (Feb 6)
• APA Division 45 Research Conference- Call for Proposals (March 17); Volunteer to Review

Funding

• NIH Brain Initiative: Data Science and Standardization, and Technology Dissemination and Commercialization (throughout 2023)
• NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship (Feb 17)
• NSF: Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) (Mar 2); Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) Initiative - Conferences and Workshops funding (Mar 15); Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (Ongoing)

Read/Watch

• IES Celebrates their 20th Anniversary
• NIMH Creates Publicly Accessible Resource with Data from Healthy Volunteers
• Women researchers are cited less than men. Here’s why—and what can be done about it
• Science Update: Pre-existing distress may increase risk for long COVID, NIH-funded study suggests

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

• American Psychosomatic Society (Mar 8-11, Puerto Rico)
• Society for Research in Child Development (Mar 23-25, Salt Lake City, UT)
• Cognitive Neuroscience Society (Mar 25-28, San Francisco, CA)

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 and Jaclyn Sadiua

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