COSSA Washington Update, Volume 33 Issue 22

Featured News

• SAVE THE DATE: COSSA Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day

COSSA in Action

• Scientific Community Expresses Support for NIH and Its Peer Review Process
• COSSA and Partners Urge Support for International and Foreign Language Education for FY 2015

Congressional News

• FY 2015 Funding Bills Approaching December 11 Deadline

Federal Agency & Administration News

• Deadline Extended for Applications to SBE Leadership Posts
• NIH to Use Single IRB to Speed the Initiation of Clinical Research, Seeks Comments
• NIH Seeks Comments on Draft NIH Policy on Dissemination of NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Information
• OMB Finalizes New Statistical Policy Directive
• Reminder: Comments on Proposed Elimination of ACS Questions Due December 30
• Census Releases New ACS Data, Special Feature on Young Adults

Publications & Community Events

• Leiden Statement: “Social Sciences and Humanities Indispensable to Understanding and Addressing Global Challenges”
• ERS Reports on Fast Food Purchasing Behavior
• AHRQ Data Shows 50,000 Lives, $12 Billion Saved
• NCHS Releases Report on Drug Overdose Deaths

Funding Opportunities

• NIH: Systems Science and Health in Behavioral and Social Sciences
• NIH: Family and Interpersonal Relationships in an Aging Context
• NIJ: Bridging Research and Practice Program

COSSA Member Spotlight

• Steven Breckler, COSSA Chair, to Leave APA

Events Calendar

Next COSSA Washington Update—December 19

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