COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 22

Featured News

• House and Senate Release Bipartisan Evidence-Based Policymaking Bill

COSSA in Action

• The American Sociological Association Answers “Why Social Science?”

Congressional News

• Lamar Smith, Sen. Jeff Flake Announce Retirement
• GOP Tax Plan Could Hurt Students, NDD Programs

Federal Agency & Administration News

• NSF Seeking to Fill Two Top Social Science Posts
• Alex Azar, Former Pharmaceutical Executive, Nominated to Lead HHS
• Linda Capuano Nominated as Head of Energy Information Administration
• OBSSR to Host Annual Research Festival on December 8
• NIA Releases Request for Information on Challenge Prize for Alzheimer’s Research

Publications & Community Events

• National Academies Calls for Better Integration of Social and Behavioral Science into Weather Enterprise
• National Academies Releases Proactive Policing Report
• National Academies Calls for Research Ideas Related to Social Sciences for Applications to National Security

Events Calendar