Volume 35 (2016)
NSF Accepting Applications for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Position
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting applications for the position of Deputy Division Director in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) within the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE). The Deputy Division Director will serve as a member of the BCS leadership team and as the āprincipal spokesperson in the area of behavioral, cognitive, anthropological and geographic sciences.ā More information can be found at USAJOBS. The deadline for applications is June 3, 2016, though applications may be accepted afterwards to ensure a pool of qualified applicants is identified. Back to this issueās table of contents.
NIMH Seeks Perspectives on the State of Mental Illness Research
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is inviting āperspectives on the state of mental illness researchā and the instituteās role in development of the research. The institute is seeking the input of the extramural community to ādevelop briefing materials that represent the full diversity of perspectives on mental illness research in preparation for the next NIMH director.ā Comments are solicited on such topics as: basic neuroscience, translational, intervention, clinical, and services research; Research Domain criteria initiative (RDoc), global mental health, diversity and training of the workforce; advocacy and outreach efforts; and translational…
NIGMS Solicits Input on Approaches for Supporting Team Science
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking input āon team-based scientific research and the manner in which this activity could be supported by the Institute.ā Accordingly, NIGMS has issued a request for information (RFI), Approaches for Supporting Team Science in the Biomedical Research Community (NOT-GM-16-107), to assist it in āconsidering needs and opportunities in team science at the multi-investigator, institutional, regional, and national level.ā The Institute plans to examine the ābenefits and challenges of team science and is considering how to best support this mode of scientific research.ā The RFI…
IES to Hold Webinars on FY 2017 Funding Opportunities
The Department of Educationās Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has scheduled a series of webinars for individuals interested in fiscal year (FY) 2017 funding opportunities. IESā National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER) are hosting the free webinars, which will cover a variety of topics, including teachers and instructional personnel, basic overview of research grants, researcher-practitioner partnerships in education, funding opportunities for minority serving institutions, special education research training for early career development and mentoring, the IES application process, research networks focused on critical problems of policy and practice, and grant writing,…
NIA Webinar to Provide Overview of Grants Process
The National Institute of Aging (NIA) recently announced that the institute will host an āNIH 101ā webinar explaining the NIHās grants process to interested researchers. Chyren Hunter, deputy director of NIAās Division of Extramural Activities and NIA training officer will present the June 14 webinar. Hunter is expected to explain each step of the application and review process. The webinar is part of a series sponsored by the NIAās Office of Special Populations. The registration form is available here. Back to this issueās table of contents.
National Science Board Elects New Leadership
On May 24, the National Science Board (NSB) announced that Maria Zuber and Diane Souvaine will serve as the Boardās new Chair and Vice Chair, respectively. Zuber has been a member of the NSB, the governing body for the National Science Foundation (NSF), for four years and is the vice president for research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Zuberās research includes planetary geophysics and space-based laser and radio systems. Souvaine has been a member of the NSB for two years, is the vice provost for research at Tufts University, and conducts research in computational geometry. Zuber and Souvaine will…
COSSA Welcomes North Carolina State University
COSSA is pleased to welcome North Carolina State University as its newest university member. NC State is a former COSSA affiliate member dating back to the early 1990s. The university receives roughly $6 million annually in federal social science funding.Ā Welcome back NC State! COSSAās full membership list can be viewed here. Information on how to join can be found on the COSSA website. Back to this issueās table of contents.
Funding Opportunity Announcements
AHRQ: Developing New Clinical Decision Support to Disseminate and Implement Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings (R18) (PA-16-282) AHRQ: Scaling Established Clinical Decision Support to Facilitate the Dissemination and Implementation of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings (R18) (PA-16-283)
Events Calendar
Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 2-5, 2016 9th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Day: Real Life, Labs, Research, Washington, DC, June 20, 2016 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, June 24-26, 2016 Joint Statistical Meetings, Chicago, IL, July 30-August 4, 2016 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO, August 4-7, 2016 Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, August 16-19, 2016 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 20-23, 2016 A list of COSSA membersā annual meetings and other events can be found on the COSSAĀ website….
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 35 Issue 10
Featured News Senate Committee Discusses U.S. Science Investments; COMPETES Bill Expected Soon Federal Agency & Administration News NIH Appoints Director of National Library of Medicine NIJ Seeking Chief Research Advisor Office of AIDS Research Issues RFI on Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research NIMHD Accepting Applications for Health Disparities Research Institute Publications & Community Events Mary Waters Delivers 2016 David Lecture Funding Opportunity Announcements COSSA Member Spotlight SSRC Seeks Nominations for Hirschman Prize Events Calendar
NIH Appoints Director of National Library of Medicine
On May 11, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins announced the appointment of Patricia Flatly Brennan as the new director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The Lillian L. Moehlman Bascom Professor at the School of Nursing and College of Engineering, Brennan comes to the NIH from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she leads the Living Environments Laboratory at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. A pioneer in the development of information systems for patients, she developed ComputerLink, āan electronic network designed to reduce isolation and improve self-care among home care patients.ā Brennan is expected to join the…
NIJ Seeking Chief Research Advisor
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is looking to hire a Chief Research Advisor tasked with leading the development and implementation of a new initiative that will ābuild in-house research capacity in law enforcement agencies.ā According to the listing, āNIJ is looking for a social science researcher with a commitment to partnering with law enforcement to produce applicable, impactful research and analysis that addresses the fieldās highest priority needs and advances policy and practice. The selected applicant will manage NIJās newest effort to partner with interested law enforcement agencies to identify their in-house capacity for research and analysis, review data…
Office of AIDS Research Issues RFI on Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research (OAR) in the Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) recently issued a request-for-information (RFI) (NOT-OD-16-089) seeking input on the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research. The 2018 Plan is ādesigned to identify and articulate possible future directions to maximize benefits of investments in HIV/AIDS research.ā In August 2015, NIH issued ānew overarching prioritiesā for the next three to five years for HIV/AIDS research in a Notice, NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities and Guidelines for Determining AIDS Funding (NOT-OD-15-137). The Notice also outlined guidelines the agency…
NIMHD Accepting Applications for Health Disparities Research Institute
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applicants to its Summer Institute on Health Disparities Science. The Institute which will be held on the NIH campus from August 15-19, 2016, is designed to āsupport the development of individual research projects by promising scientists early in their careers and ā¦ stimulate research in the disciplines supported by science on minority health and health disparities.ā The course includes lectures, seminars, and small group discussions on research relevant to minority health and health disparities along with sessions by NIH scientific staff…
Mary Waters Delivers 2016 David Lecture
On May 3, 2016, Mary C. Waters, M.E. Zukerman Professor and former chair of Sociology at Harvard University, delivered the Spring 2016 Henry and Bryna David Lecture at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The David Lecture highlights innovative social and behavioral science research by inviting leading scholars to contribute an article to Issues in Science and Technology and present at the National Academies. Watersā talk, titled āThe War on Crime and The War on Immigrants: New Forms of Legal Exclusion and Discrimination in the U.S.ā drew from two major recent Academies reports, The Growth of Incarceration in…
SSRC Seeks Nominations for Hirschman Prize
The Social Science Research Council, a COSSA member, is inviting nominations for its highest honor ā the Albert O. Hirschman Prize. The Hirschman Prize recognizes excellence in social science research, theory, and public communication. Nominations are requested by June 15 and should be submitted to hirschmanprize@ssrc.org along with information on the nominator, a brief statement of commendation, and the nomineeās curriculum vitae or links to the nomineeās website. Back to this issueās table of contents.
Funding Opportunity Announcements
NIFA: Effective Mitigation Strategies for Antimicrobial Resistance/5-Year Assessment of AFRI Food Safety Challenge Area (AFRI Food Safety Challenge Area) (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-005802) NIFA: Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities (AFRI Foundational Program) (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-005843) ED: Investing in Innovation Fund: Validation Grants ED: Investing in Innovation Fund: Scale-up Grants NIH opportunities: NIA: Aging Research to Address Health Disparities (Admin Supplement) (PA-16-225) NIH: Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01) (PAR-16-221), (R21) (PAR-16-222) [NIMHD, NIAAA, NIDA] NIDA: NIDA Research Education Program for Clinical Researchers and Clinicians (R25) (PAR-16-224) NCI: Innovative Approaches to Studying Cancer Communication in the New Media Environment (R21) (PAR-16-248), (R01)…
Events Calendar
Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 2-5, 2016 Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, June 24-26, 2016 Joint Statistical Meetings, Chicago, IL, July 30-August 4, 2016 American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO, August 4-7, 2016 Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, August 16-19, 2016 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 20-23, 2016 A list of COSSA membersā annual meetings and other events can be found on the COSSAĀ website. COSSA members who have an upcomingĀ eventĀ they would like to see listed in theĀ EventsĀ Calendar and on our website should…
Senate Committee Discusses U.S. Science Investments; COMPETES Bill Expected Soon
On May 11, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing entitled, āLeveraging the U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise.āĀ The Committee heard from a panel of experts in science and engineering representing the university and private sectors. The hearing was designed to inform the Committeeās efforts as it works to reauthorize the America COMPETES Act, which is legislation originally enacted in 2007 to bolster U.S. investment in basic scientific research. The Committee has oversight jurisdiction for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other basic science agencies. Read on for full details and check out COSSAās complete coverage…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 35 Issue 9
Featured News Senate Bill Seeks Flat Funding for NSF, NIJ for FY 2017 Congressional News Senate Health Committee Advance Biomedical Innovation Bills NIH Appears Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Federal Agency & Administration News AHRQ Names New Director NIH Director Fills Vacancies for PMI Cohort and ECHO Programs NCHS Releases Health, United States 2015 NIJ Identifies Additional Topics for School Safety Research Initiative BTS Issues Quarterly National Transportation Statistics Update Funding Opportunity Announcements COSSA Member Spotlight COSSA Welcomes the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Events Calendar