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Events Calendar
Understanding Student Debt: Moving Toward Evidence-Based Policy Solutions, April 20, 2017, Washington, DC Criminal Justice Reform in the Midwest: Justice Reinvestment in Nebraska, April 20, 2017, Washington, DC March for Science, April 22, 2017, Washington, DC 10th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors, April 25, 2017, Bethesda, MD American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April 27-May 1, 2017, San Antonio, TX Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 27-29, 2017, Chicago, IL American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, May 18-21, 2017, New Orleans, LA 2017 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture on Social Science and Public Policy,…
COSSA Presents 2017 Distinguished Service Award to Senators Gardner and Peters
On March 29, as part of the 2017 COSSA Science Policy Conference and Celebration of Social Science Capitol Hill Reception, COSSA presented the 2017 Distinguished Service Award to Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Gary Peters (D-MI). The COSSA Distinguished Service award recognizes leaders who have gone above and beyond to promote, protect, and advance the social and behavioral science research enterprise. Awardees are chosen by the COSSA Board of Directors, which represents COSSAâs governing member associations. Senators Gardner and Peters were recognized for their bipartisan work on the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (AICA), legislation that reauthorizes activities at the…
70 Social Science Advocates Take to Capitol Hill
On March 30, about 70 social and behavioral science researchers, stakeholders, and advocates met with their Members of Congress and staff to advocate in support of funding for federal agencies and programs that support social and behavioral science research. Advocates from 23 states converged on Capitol Hill, completing 80 individual meetings. Materials used to help articulate the value of social science research are available on the COSSA website, including fact sheets on COSSAâs FY 2018 funding requests. Back to this issueâs table of contents.
NIFA Releases Evaluation of Capacity Funding Mechanism
The Department of Agricultureâs National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently released a report that measures the effectiveness of NIFA research, education, and extension investments at land-grant colleges and universities (âcapacity grantsâ). The report, Quantitative and Qualitative Review of NIFA Capacity Funding, was prepared by TEConomy Partners, LLC. The report finds that the capacity funding model is able to produce a high return on investment and leverage matching state and local funding for projects. It concludes, âCapacity Funding carries substantial and significant ongoing advantages as an R&D and extension funding model.â The report is available in full on the…
COPAFS Launches Search for New Executive Director
The Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) has engaged JDG Associates to conduct a search for a new Executive Director to succeed Katherine Smith Evans, who has led COPAFS for nearly five years. COPAFS advocates for the development and dissemination of high-quality federal statistics. More details on COPAFS and on the search are available on the COPAFS website. Back to this issueâs table of contents.
HHS Secretary Appears Before House Appropriations Subcommittee, Suggests NIH Budget Cuts to Come From âEfficienciesâ in Indirect Costs
On March 29, newly appointed Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) former Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) made his first appearance before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. Welcoming the Secretary, Subcommittee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) began the hearing by pointing out that the proposed cuts in the Budget Blueprint (aka âskinny budgetâ) released by the Administration on March 16 âare extensive and span the reach of [the] agency.â Cole asked Price how the Department intends to solve âsome of the challengesâ the budget poses to HHS, including…
Funding Opportunity Announcements
AHRQ: Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality and Outcomes (R21) (PA-17-246) AHRQ: Implementation and Evaluation of New Health Information Technology (IT) Strategies for Collecting and Using Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Measures (U18) (PA-17-247) AHRQ: AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) (PA-17-232) AHRQ: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems V (CAHPS V) (U18) (RFA-HS-17-010) NIFA: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) – Food Safety Challenge Area (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006286) NIFA: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) – Water for Food Production Systems Challenge Area (USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006304) NIFA: Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification Program (USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-006287) NIH Opportunities: NIH:…
Events Calendar
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, April 5-9, 2017, Boston, MA Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 6-9, 2017, Chicago, IL Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, April 6-8, 2017, Austin, TX AERA Centennial Lecture: Russell Skiba –Â School Discipline: Issues of Equity and Effectiveness, April 12, 2017, Boston, MA Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting, April 12-15, 2017, Austin, TX WHY SOCIAL SCIENCE? Because Understanding Markets Can Save Lives: Congressional Briefing and Reception, April 18, 2017, Washington, DC March for Science, April 22, 2017, Washington, DC 10th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors, April 25,…
WHY SOCIAL SCIENCE? Because Understanding Markets Can Save Lives: Congressional Briefing
Discussion with Alvin Roth, Winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics Dr. Alvin Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics at Stanford University, and the George Gund Professor Emeritus of Economics and Business Administration at Harvard University. Dr. Rothâs fundamental research in market design has revolutionized kidney exchanges, allowing incompatible patient-donor pairs to find compatible kidneys for transplantation. Dr. Rothâs matching theories have also been applied to school matching systems used in New York City, Boston, Denver, New Orleans, and several other cities, among other applications. Learn how social science can have real, significant impacts on…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 6
Featured News Trump Administration Releases Preliminary Details on FY 2018 Budget COSSA in Action NAS President Marcia McNutt Answers âWhy Social Science?â Last Chance to Attend the 2017 COSSA Science Policy Conference COSSA Testimony Calls for Funding for NIH, AHRQ, CDC, Education Programs Congressional News House Science Committee Begins Conversation on NSFâs Future Senate Committee Holds Hearing: âSaving Lives Through Medical Researchâ House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Lawmakersâ Priorities Federal Agency & Administration News OBSSR Director Comments on 2017-2021 Strategic Plan National Medal of Science, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nominations Open Publications & Community Events Ad…
Friends of NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Submit Statement in Support of OBSSR
On March 9, COSSA, as co-chair of the Friends of NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (Friends of NIH BSSR) with the American Psychological Association (a COSSA founding member), submitted a statement for the record in support of the National Institutes of Health and its Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR). The statement emphasizes that the behavioral and social sciences are integral to the NIH mission and highlights the fact NIH supports behavioral and social science research throughout its 27 institutes and centers. The Friends of NIH BSSR is a coalition of professional organizations, scientific societies, and research…
COSSA Members Join March for Science
Several COSSA member organizations, including the American Anthropological Association, American Association of Geographers, American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, American Sociological Association, Linguistic Society of America, Society for Social Work and Research, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues have partnered with the March for Science. COSSA had previously announced its partnership with the March in February (a complete list of partner organizations is available here). The March will take place on April 22 in Washington, DC and at more than 300 satellite locations around the world. Like science more generally, the March for Science is nonpartisan. It…
House Science Committee Begins Conversation on NSFâs Future
On March 9, the Research and Technology Subcommittee of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee held an oversight hearing to discuss the National Science Foundation (NSF). Witnesses included NSF Director France CĂłrdova and Allison Lerner, NSFâs Inspector General. Subcommittee Chair Barbara Comstock (R-VA) presided over the hearing, stating that its purpose is to hear an overview of NSFâs activities and priorities in light of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (P.L. 114-329), which was signed into law earlier this year and reauthorized a number of NSF functions, including STEM education programs (additional background on the AICA is available by…
Senate Committee Holds Hearing: “Saving Lives Through Medical Research”
While Congress has not yet completed its work on fiscal year (FY) 2017 appropriations, Congressional committees have begun holding hearing on agenciesâ FY 2018 budgets. On March 8, the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) held a hearing, âSaving Lives Through Medical Research,â to discuss the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Hearing witnesses included Thomas J. Grabowski, Jr., University of Washington School of Medicine; Timothy J. Eberlein, Washington University, St. Louis; Jennifer M. Sasser, University of Mississippi Medical Center; and Stacey Schultz-Cherry, St. Jude Childrenâs Research Hospital.
House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Lawmakersâ Priorities
Reviving the Appropriations Committeeâs tradition of holding hearings to allow members of Congress to testify on their priorities within a subcommitteeâs jurisdiction, on March 1, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) heard testimony from Members of Congress on their priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Throughout the course of the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) continually urged members to âcontinue to advocate for their priorities.â Otherwise, Cole cautioned, the Subcommittee would have to âlive within the allocationâ it is given by the budget committee….
Funding Opportunity Announcements
FDA: Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) (U18) (RFA-FD-17-007) NIH opportunities:Â NCI: Revision Applications to NCI-supported R01 Awards to Include Research on the NCI’s Provocative Questions (R01) (RFA-CA-17-019), (U01) (RFA-CA-17-020), (P01) (RFA-CA-17-021), (P50) (RFA-CA-17-022) NHLBI: Sleep Health and Circadian Biology in HIV-Related Comorbidities (R01) (RFA-HL-18-005) NIBIB: Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25)Â (PAR-17-221) NIH/FDA: Center for Coordination of Analytics, Science, Enhancement , and Logistics (CASEL) in Tobacco Regulatory Science (U54) (RFA-OD-17-002) [FDA Center for Tobacco Products, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse and Office of Disease Prevention] NIH/FDA:…
Events Calendar
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, March 21-25, 2017, Kansas City, MO AERA Centennial Lecture: Charles Payne –Â The Limits of Schooling, the Power of Poverty, March 23, 2017, Detroit, MI COSSA 2017 Science Policy Conference & Social Science Advocacy Day, March 29-30, 2017, Washington, DC Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, March 29-April 1, 2017, San Diego, CA Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, March 29-April 1, 2017, Greenville, SC Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, March 30-April 2, 2017, Milwaukee, WI American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, April 5-9, 2017, Boston, MA Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, April 6-9,…
COSSA Washington Update, Volume 36 Issue 5
Featured News COSSA Endorses March for Science COSSA in Action The Society for Personality and Social Psychology Answers âWhy Social Science?â RSVP for COSSAâs Celebration of Social Science Congressional Reception: March 29 COSSA Calls for Congress to Complete FY 2017 Appropriations Process Archived Webinar Now Available: âSocial Science in the Age of Trump: What Weâd Like to Seeâ Congressional News Bracing for a Tough Budget Cycle Federal Agency & Administration News NIA Issues RFIs for Alzheimerâs Disease Bypass Budget and on Enhancing Timely Sharing of Data NIFA Introduces New Behavioral Science Grants Program NIA Seeks Applicants for its 2017 Butler-Williams…