COSSA Washington Update, Volume 33 Issue 14
July 28, 2014
In this issue…
Congressional Activities & News
- Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Text of FY 2015 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
- Senate Commerce Committee Releases Draft COMPETES/NSF Bill
Federal Agency & Administration Activities & News
- Cora Marrett to Leave NSF
- NIGMS Request for Information: Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
- NIH Issues Challenge to Find Advances Tied to NIGMS Support
- SMRB Discusses Pre-College Engagement in Biomedical Science; NIH Director Reflects on Impact of the Sequester
- Rising Mortality Rates in Women in the U.S.: Role of Drug Abuse and Addiction
- National Humanities Council Meets as NEH Faces Budget Uncertainty, New Chairman
- NCHS Releases Data on Weight Misperception in Children, Sexual Orientation-Based Health Disparities
- Interagency Statistical Forum Publishes Special Report on Young Adults
Notable Publications & Community Events
- AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Reflects on Five Years
- IOM Workshop Asks “Can Food Be Addictive?”
COSSA Member Activities
COSSA Action & Outreach
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