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COSSA Washington Update, Volume 38 Issue 2
Featured News Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act Becomes Law Congressional News Committees Begin to Announce Leadership, Membership as FY 2019 Funding Remains Uncertain Chairwoman Johnson Introduces Gun Violence Research Act Federal Agency & Administration News NSF Releases Information for Proposers and Grantees During Government Shutdown NIH Requests Input on Updated Definition of âBehavioral and Social Sciences Researchâ OHRP Releases Draft Guidance for Transitioning Studies to Revised Common Rule; Comments Requested Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Open Positions Fellowships & Professional Development Community News & Reports Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Fellowships & Professional Development COSSA Member Spotlight…
December COSSA Headlines to Feature OBSSR Director
COSSA members are encouraged to sign up for the monthly Headlines webchat on December 13 a 2:00 PM Eastern, in which COSSA staff recap the most important social and behavioral science news from the past month and answer participantsâ questions. The December chat will feature a deep dive discussion with Dr. William (Bill) Riley, Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), who will give an update on new initiatives at OBSSR and discuss the next steps for NIH’s controversial clinical trials policy. Individuals employed by or affiliated with a…
White House Science Council Seeks Feedback on Opioid R&D Roadmap
The White House National Science and Technology Council is accepting comments on a report, Health Research and Development to Stem the Opioid Crisis: A National Roadmap. The report was produced by the Opioid Fast Track Action Committee (FTAC), co-chaired by Fay Lomax Cook, former Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Wilson M. Compton, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The report is intended to support the federal response to the opioid crisis by identifying areas for research and development…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 37 Issue 21
Featured News Introducing HEADLINES: A monthly look at what’s new and noteworthy in social science policy COSSA in Action COSSA Encourages Response to NIH Clinical Trials RFI COSSA Seeks Interns for 2019 Disaster Researchers Brandi Gilbert and Nnenia Campbell Answer âWhy Social Science?â Letters & Statements Federal Agency & Administration News Census Reissues Request for Input on 2020 Data Products NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Opportunities NIH Seeks Input on BRAIN Initiative Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Recent Reports Open Positions Community News & Reports Briefing Highlights Role of Vital Statistics in Protecting Maternal…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 37 Issue 19
Featured News NSF Seeks Nominations for the 2019 Alan T. Waterman Award COSSA in Action SSRCâs Alondra Nelson Answers âWhy Social Science?â Letters & Statements Congressional News Trump Signs Labor-HHS Bill/CR, Pushing Remaining FY19 Spending to Dec 7 Federal Agency & Administration News NSF Announces New Sexual Harassment Policy NIH Studying Impacts of Recent Hurricanes on Health Risks and Resilience NCHS Releases Health, United States Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Recent Reports Open Positions Community News & Reports COPAFS Launches Executive Director Search Notices & Requests for Comment Open Positions COSSA Member Spotlight Fellowships & Professional…
Trump Signs Labor-HHS Bill/CR, Pushing Remaining FY19 Spending to Dec 7
On September 28, President Trump signed into law a fiscal year (FY) 2019 funding package containing two of twelve appropriations bills, the Defense Appropriations bill and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill. The bill had been passed earlier in the week by the House of Representatives. Of particular interest to the social science community, the Labor-HHS bill contains next yearâs final appropriation for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Education (ED), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), among other federal departments…
Congress Makes Progress on Appropriations as Fiscal Year Comes to a Close
Fiscal year (FY) 2019 is coming quickly to an end on September 30, and while Congress has made more progress on appropriations than in recent years, much of the government is likely to be funded under a continuing resolution (CR) after October 1. At the time of this writing, 6 bills have been passed by the full House of Representatives and 9 bills have been passed by the Senate. The 9 Senate-passed bills are now in the process of having differences resolved in conference committees with the House. Notably, neither chamber has passed the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill,…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 37 Issue 17
Featured News USDA Announces Plans to Move NIFA and ERS out of DC, Realign ERS with Chief Economist COSSA in Action New from âWhy Social Science?â: Misinformation and âBan-the-Boxâ Policies Letters & Statements Congressional News State of Play: FY 2019 Appropriations for Social Science Research Senate Committee Considers Droegemeier Confirmation Senate HELP Committee Hears Update on NIH Cures Implementation Federal Agency & Administration News NIH Releases RFI, Delays Enforcement of New Clinical Trials Policy White House Seeks Input on New Government Effectiveness Research Center NSF Launches 2026 Idea Machine White House to Appoint J. Scott Angle to Lead NIFA NSF…
House Holds Hearing on Cures Implementation
On July 25, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held an oversight hearing on 21st Century Cures Implementation: Updates from FDA and NIH. The 21st Century Cures Act is legislation enacted in 2016 that, among other things, provides for additional funding for biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Authorized in the act, the Cures funding is provided through the annual appropriations bills to boost funding for priority research in areas, including the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative, the BRAIN initiative, and the All of Us Precision Medicine Initiative. The hearing offered an update from agency…
House Committee Approves FY 2019 Labor-HHS-Education Funding
On July 11, the full House Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill; the Labor-HHS Subcommittee advanced the bill on June 15. This bill contains annual funding proposals for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Education (ED), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), among other federal departments and agencies. The Senate Appropriations Committee reported its version of the bill on June 28 (more here). At a Glance⊠The House bill includes…
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes FY 2019 Labor, Health Human Services, Education Bill
On June 28, the full Senate Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill; the Labor-HHS Subcommittee advanced the bill on June 26. This bill contains annual funding proposals for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Education (ED), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), among other federal departments and agencies. The House Labor-HHS Subcommittee marked up its version of the bill on June 15 and released the bill text and accompanying report…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 37 Issue 12
Featured News NIH Releases Data Science Strategic Plan COSSA in Action Letters & Statements Congressional News Congress Moves Forward on FY 2019 Spending Federal Agency & Administration News Census Issues Request for Comment on Decennial Data Collection Minerva Initiative Releases 2018 Funding Opportunity Announcement, Topics of Interest BLS Releases New Data on the âGig Economyâ Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Recent Reports Open Positions Fellowships & Professional Development Community News & Reports NASEM Report Outlines Future of Graduate STEM Education New NASEM Report Identifies âIndicators for Monitoring Undergraduate STEM Educationâ Notices & Requests for Comment Recent…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 37 Issue 11
Featured News House Panel Passes FY 2019 Funding for NSF, Census, NIJ COSSA in Action COSSA Presents Rep. Dan Lipinski with Distinguished Service Award Letters & Statements Congressional News House and Senate Committees Approve FY 2019 Agriculture Funding Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on 2019 NIH Budget Federal Agency & Administration News Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Open Positions Community News & Reports CNSF Hosts 24th Annual Capitol Hill Exhibition Funding Opportunities Open Positions Fellowships & Professional Development Events Calendar
COSSA Submits Testimony in Support of Science Funding
On April 26, COSSA submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The testimony calls for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Institute for Education Sciences (IES), and International Education and Foreign Language Programs (Title VI and Fulbright-Hays). The following day COSSA submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for FY 2019. The testimony calls…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 37 Issue 8
Featured News Psychologist Kristina R. Olson Receives Alan T. Waterman Award COSSA in Action Less Than Two Weeks Until COSSAâs Science Policy Conference and Advocacy Day Letters & Statements Congressional News Jerry Moran Tapped to Lead Senate CJS Subcommittee House Subcommittee Discusses 2019 NIH Budget Federal Agency & Administration News NIH Launches HEAL Initiative to Address the Opioid Epidemic NIH Takes Next Steps in Agency Reorganization Plans Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities Notices & Requests for Comment Community News & Reports Funding Opportunities Recent Reports COSSA Member Spotlight PAA Congressional Briefing Explores Factors Affecting Life Expectancy Nomination Opportunities Events Calendar
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 37 Issue 7
 Featured News 2020 Census to Ask About Citizenship; COSSA Releases Statement and Action Alert COSSA in Action Science Policy Conference Program Taking Shape; Hotel Block Extended to April 6 COSSA to Present 2018 Distinguished Service Award to Rep. Dan Lipinski, NIHâs Bill Riley COSSA Seeking Undergraduate Summer Interns The American Statistical Association Answers âWhy Social Science?â Letters & Statements Congressional News Congress Approves Fiscal Year 2018 Funding; Cochran Retires House Members Join Together to Support NIH, Title VI International Education in Dear Colleague Letters Federal Agency & Administration News Office of Management and Budget Releases Presidentâs Management Agenda Nomination Opportunities…
OBSSR Soliciting Papers for 11th Annual Matilda White Riley Honors
The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking paper submissions for its Early Stage Investigator Paper Competition as part of the 11th Annual Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Science Honors. Early stage investigators are encouraged to submit one published article from 2017 that reflects social and behavioral science advancements helping to enhance life, lengthen life, reduce illness, and reduce disability. Honorees will present their findings on May 31, 2018 in a public event on the NIH campus. Submissions are due by February 18 and more information can be found…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 37 Issue 1
Featured News Early Bird Registration Open for 2018 COSSA Science Policy Conference COSSA in Action COSSA Releases 2018 Rankings of College and University Social Science Investment COSSA Board Chair Felice J. Levine Answers âWhy Social Science?â Congressional News Congress Returns from Recess Focused on Funding Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize International Education Programs Federal Agency & Administration News Delay to Common Rule Implementation Likely NIH Continues to Tweak Policy for Investing in Young Researchers NIH âClinical Trialsâ Definition Moving Forward: Researchers Take Notice Trump Appoints James Woodworth to as Commissioner of Education Statistics Recent Reports Open Positions Fellowships &…
Events Calendar
American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, November 29-December 3, 2017, Washington, DC The Lunch @ DC:Â Race, Class, and Politics in the Cappuccino City, December 7, 2017, Washington, DC Annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival, December 8, 2017, Bethesda, MD The Lunch @ DC:Â Trust, Engagement, and Governance: Democracy from the Bottom-Up, December 14, 2017, Washington, DC Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, January 3-6, 2018, San Diego, CA Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, January 4-7, 2018, New Orleans, LA Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting, January 4-7, 2018, Salt Lake City, UT American Historical Association Annual Meeting, January…
Alex Azar, Former Pharmaceutical Executive, Nominated to Lead HHS
President Trump has nominated Alex Azar to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which would include oversight of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), among other federal agencies. Azar served as general counsel and deputy secretary to the Department under the George W. Bush administration and served as the president of Lilly Co., part of the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co., until earlier this year. Azarâs nomination comes following former HHS Secretary Tom Priceâs resignation after news surfaced of improper use of private jets for government…