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OBSSR to Host Annual Research Festival on December 8
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) is hosting the âNIH Behavioral and Social Science Research Festival: Connecting People to Advance Healthâ on Friday, December 8. The festival will bring together behavioral and social scientists from inside and outside NIH to network, collaborate, and share ideas. The agenda will include a keynote address from Dr. Eliseo Perez-Stable of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities as well as plenary sessions on international research, behavioral neuroscience, and social factors and health. This event will not be webcast. More details and registration information…
NIA Releases Request for Information on Challenge Prize for Alzheimerâs Research
On November 2, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback and ideas for a Challenge Prize on Alzheimerâs and related dementias research. This Challenge Prize is being conducted as part of the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act and is the first Challenge Prize from the NIA. The institute is requesting suggestions for what prize goals should be established and other specific ideas for what should be considered in the Challenge Prize. Responses must be submitted by December 31. Back to this issueâs table…
Events Calendar
A Forum and Reception for the National Center for Education Statistics, November 15, 2017, Washington, DC American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 15-18, 2017, Philadelphia, PA National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, November 15-18, 2017, Oralndo, FL National Communication Association Annual Convention, November 16-19, 2017, Dallas, TX Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, November 16-19, 2017, San Diego, CA African Studies Association Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2017, Chicago, IL American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, November 29-December 3, 2017, Washington, DC Annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival, December 8, 2017, Bethesda, MD Association of American…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 21
Featured News COSSA Joins Societies in Requesting Changes to NIH Clinical Trial Policy Congressional News Rand Paul Introduces Bill to âReformâ Federal Research Grant System Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Indirect Costs of Research Federal Agency & Administration News William Beach, Former Budget Committee Economist, Nominated as BLS Commissioner GAO to Study Potential Federal Interference in Science NSFâs Statistical Division Seeks Director GAO Report on Firearm Storage Highlights Lack of Federal Funding for Gun Research Publications & Community Events CNSTAT Issues Report on Federal Statistics, Multiple Data Sources, and Privacy Protection NDD United Highlights Impacts of…
Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Indirect Costs of Research
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a hearing on October 24 on the role of facilities and administrative costs (also known as indirect costs) in supporting NIH-funded research. The hearing included testimony from Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Vice President of Research at the University of Oklahoma; Dr. Gary Gilliland, President of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Dr. Bruce Liang, Dean of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine; and Dr. Keith Yamamoto, Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Droegemeierâs written testimony included a history…
GAO Report on Firearm Storage Highlights Lack of Federal Funding for Gun Research
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report entitled Personal Firearms: Programs that Promote Safe Storage and Research on Their Effectiveness that compiles information on public and non-profit programs promoting safe storage of personal firearms and the results of research on the effectiveness of such programs. The report was produced at the request of 19 Democratic senators, including Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). The report finds that âthere is relatively little research on safe firearm storage,â and that âlack of funding and dataâ is often cited as…
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Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting, November 1-4, 2017, Denver, CO Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference, November 2-4, 2017, Chicago, IL Social Science History Association Annual Meeting, November 2-5, Montreal, Canada Evaluation 2017 (American Evaluation Association), November 6-11, 2017, Washington, DC North American Regional Science Council Annual Meeting, November 8-12, 2017, Vancouver, Canada History of Science Society Annual Meeting, November 9-12, Toronto, Canada American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 15-18, 2017, Philadelphia, PA National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, November 15-18, 2017, Oralndo, FL National Communication Association Annual Convention, November…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 20
Featured News COSSA, SAGE Host Why Social Science? Congressional Briefing COSSA in Action COSSA Praises Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Report SAGE Answers âWhy Social Science?â Congressional News Senate Continues Working as To-Do List and Uncertainty Grows Federal Agency & Administration News HHS May Delay Common Rule Implementation NIH Provides Guidance on New Human Subjects, Clinical Trials Form Publications & Community Events National Academies Releases Interactive Guide on Opioid Epidemic COSSA Member Spotlight COSSA Welcomes the University of Pittsburgh Events Calendar
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14th Annual AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research With Alfredo J. Artiles, October 19, 2017, Washington, DC The Lunch @ DC:Â How Evidence Can Transform the Fight Against Poverty, October 19, 2017, Washington, DC Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, October 19-22, 2017, Dallas, TX American Psychosomatic Society Mid-Year Meeting: Emotions in Social Relationships: Implications for Health and Disease, October 20-21, 2017, Berkeley, CA Fall 2017 Henry and Bryna David Lecture â Child Support in the Age of Complex Families: Itâs Critical, but itâs Broken, October 26, 2017, Washington, DC Making Sure Kids Count in the Big Count: Census…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 19
Featured News HOT TOPIC: New NIH âClinical Trialsâ Definition to Impact Basic Social and Behavioral Science Research COSSA in Action Tomorrow: Social Science Solutions for Health, Public Safety, Computing, and Other National Priorities Research!America Answers âWhy Social Science?â Federal Agency & Administration News GAO Recommends Changes to NSF Indirect Cost Guidance HHS Requests Comments on Draft Strategic Plan NSF Releases Video on Social Science Researchâs Importance to Disaster Preparedness NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letters on Research Methodologies for STEM Education and Broadening Participation in Science NSF Extends Application Deadline for Director of Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Position Publications…
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Why Social Science? Congressional Briefing on Social Science Solutions for Health, Public Safety, Computing, and Other National Priorities, October 4, 2017, Washington, DC The Lunch @ DC: The Promise of Evidence-Based Policymaking: Recommendations of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, October 5, 2017, Washington, DC American Statistical Association Symposium on Statistical Inference, October 11-13, 2017, Bethesda, MD National Research Summit on Care, Services and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers, October 16-17, 2017, Bethesda, MD 14th Annual AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research With Alfredo J. Artiles, October 19, 2017, Washington, DC The Lunch @ DC: How Evidence Can Transform the Fight Against…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 18
Featured News House Passes Omnibus Spending Bill Along with Problematic NSF Amendment COSSA in Action The Computing Research Association Answers âWhy Social Science?â Congressional News Senate Labor-HHS-Education Bill Approved by Committee Federal Agency & Administration News Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Releases Final Report NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Proposals Related to Hurricane Harvey COSSA Member Spotlight Annual AERA Brown Lecture to Feature Alfredo J. Artiles AAPSS Accepting Nominations for 2019 Moynihan Prize Events Calendar
Senate Labor-HHS-Education Bill Approved by Committee
On September 7, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year (FY) 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill; the Labor-HHS Subcommittee advanced the bill on September 5. This bill contains annual funding 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 Appropriations Committee passed its version of the bill on July 19; the bill recently passed the House as part of a 12-bill…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 17
Featured News White House Outlines FY 2019 R&D Budget Priorities, Emphasizes Role of Industry COSSA in Action The American Educational Research Association Answers âWhy Social Science?â Congressional News Pressureâs on as Congress Returns to Packed Agenda Federal Agency & Administration News NIH Announces New Next Generation Researchers Policy NIH Requests Information on ECHO-wide Cohort Data Collection Protocol NIJ Releases New Policing Research Strategic Plan HHS Seeks Nominations for New Pain Management Task Force NSF Seeking Candidates for Director of Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences AHRQ Releases 2016 Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Publications & Community Events National Academies Launches…
White House Outlines FY 2019 R&D Budget Priorities, Emphasizes Role of Industry
On August 17, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Mick Mulvaney, with Michael Kratsios, Deputy Assistant Secretary to the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), issued a joint memorandum to federal agency and department heads on âFY 2019 Administration Research and Development Budget Priorities.â The R&D memo, along with an earlier memo released in July that outlines more general budget reforms, keeps with the practices of past administrations to lay out key White House priorities as agencies begin working on their budget submissions for the next fiscal year. Of course, the priorities within…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 13
Featured News FY 2018 Funding Bills Off to a Slow Start COSSA in Action The Crime and Justice Research Alliance Answers âWhy Social Science?â Congressional News Senate Subcommittee Discusses FY 2018 NIH Budget, Pledges Support Federal Agency & Administration News Agriculture Research Board Seeking Representatives from Social Science Associations National Endowment for the Arts Releases Program Solicitation for Research Labs Publications & Community Events Podcasts Highlight the Impact of Congressional Wastebooks on Researchers COSSA Member Spotlight Society for Research in Child Development Announces Next Executive Director Events Calendar
FY 2018 Funding Bills Off to a Slow Start
The House and Senate are heading down different paths as they attempt to kick-start the fiscal year (FY) 2018 appropriations process before the new fiscal year begins on October 1. As previously reported, the annual appropriations process is significantly delayed this year with the Presidentâs budget request having been transmitted to Congress just last month (it is usually due in early February). Appropriations subcommittees in both chambers have begun holding their annual hearings to discuss the budget requests for agencies under their purview (see related article on the NIH budget hearing). Some subcommittees have begun writing their appropriations bills, even…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 12
Featured News National Academies Highlights the Value of Social Science COSSA in Action The National Communication Association Answers âWhy Social Science?â COSSA Senate Testimony Calls for Funding for NIH, AHRQ, CDC, Education Programs Congressional News House Subcommittee Discusses FY 2018 NSF Budget Federal Agency & Administration News NIH Suspends Recently-Announced Grant Support Index Policy, Launches âNext Generation Researchers Initiativeâ Collins to Stay on at NIH; Two Other Leadership Positions Announced Advisory Council on Alzheimerâs Research Care, and Services Seeks Members NIH-Supported Dissemination and Implementation Research Training Institute Seeks Applications Publications & Community Events Coalition to Promote Research Launches Petition Drive:…
Coalition to Promote Research Launches Petition Drive: âAdvancing Principles of Scientific Stewardshipâ
On June 12, the Coalition to Promote Research (CPR), which is co-led by COSSA and the American Psychological Association (a COSSA member), launched a petition drive, Advancing Principles of Scientific Stewardship. The effort is designed to make evident the support of the general public as well as the scientific community for Americaâs premier federal research enterprise, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The organizers hope to showcase the enormous unseen support for the peer/merit review process. The CPR petition highlights the general publicâs and scientific communityâs recognition that âEffective policy planning and appropriate, stable…
House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on Advances in Biomedical Research
On May 17, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) held an oversight hearing to discuss the advances in biomedical research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH Director Francis Collins was accompanied by Institute directors Anthony Fauci (Allergy and Infectious Diseases), Gary Gibbons (Heart, Lung, and Blood), Joshua Gordon (Mental Health), Doug Lowy (Cancer), and Nora Volkow (Drug Abuse). Welcoming the agency before the Subcommittee, Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) noted that âinvestment in NIH has been the key driver in making the United States the world leader of biomedical research…