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NIH Discontinues National Children’s Study
COSSA Urges Census to Maintain Field of Degree, Marriage Questions in ACS
Congress passes FY 2015 Spending Bill, Adjourns for the Year
NSF Seeks Social Science Communications Specialist
SMRB Accepts Working Group Report On Pre-College Engagement In Biomedical Science
NSF Updates Transparency and Accountability Practices
New Releases From NCHS: Health Insurance Coverage, Contraception, Nut Consumption
Gilbert White Lecture Focuses on Reducing Losses from Natural Hazards
NIH: Cancer Institute Releases Series of Funding Announcements
NIJ: Social Science Research on Forensic Science
Events Calendar

December 5, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 22 | PDF

SAVE THE DATE: COSSA Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day
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
FY 2015 Funding Bills Approaching December 11 Deadline
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
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
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
Steven Breckler, COSSA Chair, to Leave APA
Events Calendar

November 17, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 21 | PDF

More Questions than Answers Following Midterm Elections
COSSA & Partners Urge Congress to Complete FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill
Scientific Community to Congress: Close the Innovation Deficit
Congress Returns for Lame Duck Session
Aging and Mental Health Institutes Seek Comments on Draft Strategic Plans
NSF Releases Report on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science
White House Releases Issues Report on Expanding Opportunity and Addressing Unique Challenges Facing Women and Girls of Color
Policy Roundtable Seminar Focuses on Stimulating Innovation in Government
IOM Recommends Including Social/Behavioral Determinants in Electronic Health Records
Academies Board Seeks Nominations for “How People Learn II” Study Committee
NIH: Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and Population Sciences Career Development Award
APSA Releases Report on Improving Perception of Political Science
Pedro Noguera Receives SAGE-CASBS Award
Events calendar

November 3, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 20 | PDF

Outcome of Midterm Elections May Not Offer Clarity over FY 2015 Endgame
COSSA Weighs in on National Children’s Study Framework
NSF’s SBE Directorate Seeks to Fill Numerous Leadership Posts
Census Bureau Seeks Comment on Proposed Elimination of ACS Questions
NIH Makes Awards to Enhance Diversity of the Scientific Workforce
OHRP Solicits Comments on Draft Guidance on Risk Disclosure in Research Evaluating Standards of Care
CDC Requests Nominations for Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
SACHRP Considers Consent in Low-Risk Online Studies
NIMH Creates New Unit to Support Its Research Domain Criteria Initiative
National Science Board Launches New STEM Education Resource
NIH: 2015 NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards
Events Calendar

October 20, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 19 | PDF

Social Scientist among National Medal of Science Winners
SMRB Continues Discussion of Pre-College Engagement in Biomedical Science
NCHS Brief Looks at Depression and Obesity
Public Comment Period for Healthy People 2020 Open through November 7
National Academies SBS Policy Roundtable Seminar, “Stimulating Effective Innovation in Government” — October 30
2015 MCAT Includes New Social and Behavioral Sciences Section
NSF: RAPID Proposals Sought to Address Ebola Crisis
DOD: 2015 Minerva Deadline Extended
SPSSI Seminar Explores the Psychology of Human Rights
Events Calendar

October 6, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 18 web | PDF

Congresswoman Johnson Defends NSF’s Merit Review Process
White House Hosts Conference on BRAIN Initiative
NIH Council of Councils Discusses Stable Support for Investigators
NIGMS Advisory Council Approves New Grant Mechanism; Discusses Reproducibility
NIH Center for Scientific Review to Host Peer Review Webinars for New Grant Applicants
NSF Seeks Nominations for Waterman Award
Agriculture Census Highlights Organic Farms
Roundtable on Health Literacy Seeks Nominations for New Members
Henry and Bryna David Lecturer Proposes “International Climate Club”
Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects of Bariatric Surgery
AERA to Host 11th “Brown Lecture in Education Research” — October 23
CASBS and SSRC to Host 2014 Behavioral and Social Science Summit — November 8

September 22, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 17 | PDF

AAA&S Restoring the Foundation Report Calls for Increased Federal Investment in Research
Funding Bills Punted Until After Midterm Elections
Rep. Johnson Defends Social Science and Education Research at Dyslexia Hearing
Education Research, NCES Bill Clears Senate Panel
House Appropriations Committee Democrats Introduce FY 2015 Labor, HHS, and Education Bill
House Subcommittee Discusses Suicide Prevention and Treatment
NIH Issues Final Genomic Data Sharing Policy
NCHS and Census Release Data on Health Insurance Coverage
PCORI Seeks Public Comment on Draft Peer Review and Public Release Proposal
NASS Invites Nominations to Advisory Committee
BEA Names New Director
Social Scientists Honored for "Golden Goose" Ideas
DOD: 2015 Minerva Funding Opportunity Released
COSSA Joins Community in Opposing Conference Accountability Act of 2014
Coalition for National Science Funding Endorses Senate COMPETES Bill

September 8, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 16 | PDF

Congress Returns this Week for Short, Packed Work Period
NSF Seeks Social Science Public Affairs Specialist
IES Seeks Input to Guide Future Educational Research Activities
Census, NCHS Hold Joint Technical Meeting Ahead of Release of Insurance Coverage Data
NASS Invites Suggestions for Next Census of Agriculture
NIJ Seeking Researchers to Support Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
NIH Seeks Input on Information Resources for Data-Related Standards Widely Used in Biomedical Science
AHRQ Solicits Scientific Information on Health Information Exchange
Social Scientists among 2014 Golden Goose Awardees
DBASSE Announces New Director of NRC Human-Systems Integration Board
NRC Releases Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform Report
Notable NIH Funding Opportunities
American Academy of Arts & Sciences to Release New Report on Scientific Research and the American Dream
AAPSS Invites Nominations for 2015 Moynihan Prize
LSA Promoting Native American Language Revitalization

August 11, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 15 | PDF

Analysis of FY 2015 Senate Labor-HHS Bill
Uncertain Outlook for Completion of FY 2015 Spending Bills
America COMPETES Reauthorization Bill Introduced in Senate
Senate Appropriations Proposes Small Increase for NEH
White House Issues Annual S&T Guidance for FY 2016 Budget
White House Seeks Input on Strategy for American Innovation
NIH Seeks Next Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
NIH Seeks Next Position Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
The CTSA Program at NIH: The NCATS Advisory Council Working Group Response to the IOM Report
William Sabol Named Acting NIJ Director
ERS Presents on Local Impacts of Oil and Natural Gas Production
AAAS Seeks Nominations for 2014 Abelson Prize
Berkeley Law & Microsoft Seek Proposals to Study “Open Data” Issues
NIH: Enhancing Cross-National Research within the HRS Family of Studies
NIH: IDeA Program Infrastructure for Clinical Translational Research
GeoHumanties, New AAG Journal, Seeks Editorial Team
COSSA Members Advocate for Disabilities Treaty Ratification
Science Community Expresses Concern about Secret Science Reform Act
COSSA Washington Update Returns September 8

July 28, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 14 | PDF

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Text of FY 2015 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
Senate Commerce Committee Releases Draft COMPETES/NSF Bill
Cora Marrett to Leave NSF
NIGMS Request for Information: Maximizing Investigators' Research Award
NIH Issues Challenge to Find Advances Tied to NIGMS Support
SMRB Discusses Pre-College Engagement in Biomedical Science; NIH Director Reflects on Impact of the Sequester
Rising Mortality Rates in Women in the U.S.: Role of Drug Abuse and Addiction
National Humanities Council Meets as NEH Faces Budget Uncertainty, New Chairman
NCHS Releases Data on Weight Misperception in Children, Sexual Orientation-Based Health Disparities
Interagency Statistical Forum Publishes Special Report on Young Adults
AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Reflects on Five Years
IOM Workshop Asks “Can Food Be Addictive?”
New COSSA Member: American Academy of Arts & Sciences
COSSA Endorses AAAS Statement on Disabilities Treaty Ratification
COSSA Urges Increased Funding for Transportation Statistics Agency

July 14, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 13 | PDF

FY 2015 Spending Bills May Wait for the Lame Duck
Senate Democrats and House Republicans Begin Higher Ed Act Reauthorization
Nominations Sought for 2015 Vannevar Bush and Public Service Awards
FDA Seeks Comments on its Strategic Priorities, 2014-2018
NRC Releases Furthering America’s Research Enterprise Report
NDD United Addresses Continued Threats to Discretionary Spending
AAAS Seeks Nominations for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award
Importance of Statistics Highlighted by ASA White Papers and International Year of Statistics Workshop Report
COSSA Joins Partners to Urge Senate Support for IES

June 30, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 12

Prominent Social Scientists Named to National Science Board
Appropriations Bills Stalled Indefinitely
Senate and House Release Competing Higher Education Act Reauthorizations
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Native American Languages
NSF Releases Toolkit Explaining Merit Review Process and Impact of Research Investments
USDA Research Advisory Board Seeks Social Science Representative
Public Comment Sought on Federal Statistical Policy Directive
Census Bureau Calls for Nominations for Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations
Nominations Solicited for National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
National Board for Education Sciences Discusses IES Funding Trends
NAS Releases Assessment of National Children's Study 2014; NIH Director Puts Main Study on Hold
New DBASSE Board on Science Education Director Announced
CNSTAT Panel Publishes Report on "Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion"
NIH: Research on Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
Briefing Explores the Role of Social Work in Integrated Primary Care

June 16, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 11

FY 2015 Senate Labor, HHS, Education Funding Bill Stalled
Agriculture Spending Bills Pass through Appropriations Committees in Both Chambers; Floor Consideration Begins
House Science Panel Looks at Reducing the Administrative Burden for Researchers
Eric Cantor, Social Science Critic, Defeated
Office of Justice Programs Requests Nominations for Advisory Board
2014 DOD Minerva Awards Announced
President's Bioethics Commission Meets on Ethical Implications of Neuroscience Advances
HIV/AIDS Research Portfolio Review Working Groups Submits Science Priorities Report to NIH Director
Strategies for Scientific Workforce Diversity
NIGMS Council Meets; Discusses Rebalancing the Institute's Portfolio and Database Support and Management
Board on Science Education Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Congressional Briefing on the Health Effects, Changing Patterns of Use and Societal Impact of Marijuana - June 19
National Academy of Sciences Holds Discussion on Integrated STEM Education
Yvonne Maddox Recognized for Contributions to NICHD; Shares Vision for NIMHD with Advisory Council
Department of Education Announces Two Applications for New Awards
PAA Briefing: The War on Poverty - 50 Years Later and the Battle Continues
New COSSA Member: West Virginia University

June 2, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 10

House Passes NSF, Census, NIJ Funding Bill for FY 2015
House Science Committee Passes FIRST Act; Seeks Cuts to SBE
"Operationalizing Culture" for Health Behavior and Social Sciences Research
National Advisory Mental Health Council Meets
AHRQ Releases Annual Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
NCHS Releases Preliminary Birth Data for 2013
Office of Minority Health Funding Opportunities: Health Care Coverage, Minority Youth Violence, Youth Empowerment
Congressional Briefing on the War on Poverty: 50 Years Later - June 9
APSA Briefing Discusses the Science of Election Forecasting
AAPSS Briefing Addresses How Policy Should Respond to Mass Incarceration
New COSSA Member: Institute for Social Science Research

May 19, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 9

Social and Behavioral Science in the FY 2015 CJS Appropriations Bill
House Roundtable Examines Biomedical Innovation
CDC Director and Other HHS Agency Heads Face Senate Appropriations Panel
NIH Scientific Management Review Board to Examine Optimizing the Grant-Making Process
NCHS Releases Health, United States 2013
NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors Meets
National Climate Assessment Calls for Integration of Social Science to Tackle Climate Challenges
USDA Releases 2012 Census of Agriculture
National Commission on Forensic Science Holds Public Meeting
AAPSS Holds 2014 Moynihan Lecture with Joseph Stiglitz; Inducts Fellows
NIH Center for Scientific Review Announces Two New Competitions
Northwestern Discusses Research on Helping Low-Income Students Enter, Thrive, and Succeed in College

May 5, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 8

FY 2015 Appropriations Bills Begin Moving in the House
Senate Appropriations Committee Examines Federal Investment in Innovation
Secretary of Education Testifies on FY 2015 Education Budget
NSF Seeks Recommendations for Advisory Committee Membership
NSF Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee Meets
HHS Issues 2014 Update to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease
AAAS Holds Annual Forum on Science and Technology Policy
C-FARE Holds Briefing on Public Data and Big Data
Reminder: CNSF Capitol Hill Exhibition & Reception is May 7
IHDP to Close; Future Earth Takes its Place
ERS: Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food Choice Research
NIH: Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science
NIGMS: Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training
NIH: Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
AHRQ: Disseminating and Implementing Evidence from PCOR in Clinical Practice Using Mobile Health Technology
SRCD Briefing Discusses High Quality Preschool Expansion
COSSA Participates in DBASSE Advisory Committee Meeting

April 21, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 7

Senators Urge $7.5 Billion for NSF in FY 2015
House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Agricultural Research
Kaplan to Leave OBSSR for AHRQ; Riley of NCI to Serve as Acting Director
Scientific Advisory Committee Discusses Progress in Planning 2020 Decennial Census
Social and Behavioral Scientists among Presidential Early Career Award Recipients
Cynthia Clark to Retire as NASS Administrator
New NCHS Estimates on Problems Paying Medical Bills
CNSF Capitol Hill Exhibition & Reception - May 7
DBASSE Lecture, 21st Century Inequality: Does Discrimination Still Matter? - April 29
DBASSE Seeks Director for Board on Human-Systems Integration
IES Releases FY 2015 Funding Announcements for Education Research
NIJ Releases New Solicitation for Social Science Research on Implementation, Dissemination, and Translation
NIJ Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
AAPSS Lecture: Inequality in America: A Policy Agenda for a Stronger Future - May 8
COSSA Weighs in on Ongoing FIRST Act Debate

April 7, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 6

COSSA's Analysis of the President's FY 2015 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
Obama Science Advisor, Science Committee Members Defend Social and Behavioral Science at House Hearing
NIH Officials Testify Before House Appropriations Subcommittee; Social and Behavioral Science Research Discussed
Senator Harkin Chairs Last NIH Hearing; Laments the Agency's Funding Status
More than 130 House Members Request $7.5 Billion for NSF in FY 2015
France Cordova Sworn in as NSF Director; Next SBE Assistant Director Named
AAAS Congressional Briefing: R&D Spending in the FY 2015 Budget Request
NSF Issues Dear Colleague on Youth Violence Research

March 10, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 5

President Releases Preliminary Details of FY 2015 Budget Request
House Science Committee Leaders Introduce Competing NSF Authorization Bills
NSTC's Neuroscience Working Group Releases Priorities for Accelerating Neuroscience Research
NSF Releases S&E Indicators 2014 State Data Tool
OBSSR Conference Held on Complex Systems, Health Disparities & Population Health: Building Bridges
NCHS Finds Significant Drop in Obesity Rate for Young Children
AHRQ Data Demonstrates Regional Variation in Emergency Room Use
Congressional Briefing on the Connection between Criminology, Research and Public Policy - March 24
Advocates Urge Adequate Funding for BLS

February 24, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 4

Senate Appropriations Subcommittees Set Deadlines for Submitting Testimony
National Science Board Briefs Congress on 2014 Science and Engineering Indicators
Senate Homeland Security Committee Discusses Preparing for Extreme Weather Events
Congressman Rush Holt, Leading Voice on Higher Education and Research, Announces Retirement
Mikulski Visits NIH
NCS Advisory Committee Discusses Study's Framework
NIH Council of Councils Meets: Discusses Possible New Common Fund Initiatives, Science Education Partner Awards
AHRQ Seeks Public Comment on Cost Reporting in Health
NCHS Releases Summary of 2012 National Health Interview Survey
Registration Open for May CNSF Hill Exhibition
NRC Workshop Tackles Returning Results of Genomic Research for NCHS
NIH: Research on Comparative Effectiveness and Implementation of HIV/AIDS and Alcohol Interventions
NIH: Empirical Research on Ethical Issues Related to Central IRBs and Consent for Research Using Clinical Records and Data
NIJ: Proposals Solicited for Research on Gangs, Children Exposed to Violence, Elder Exploitation and Policing
NIJ: New Solicitation for Proposals for Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
Acting NIJ Director Addresses ACJS Conference

February 10, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 3

House and Senate Education Committees Hold Hearings on Early Childhood Education
President's FY 2015 Budget Request Delayed until March
National Science Board Releases 2014 Science & Engineering Indicators
Institute for Education Science's Oversight Board Meets
NIH's First Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity Announced
NIH Director Discusses Budgets, Scientific Breakthroughs and Reproducibility with Council of Councils
Renewal of Science of Behavior Change Common Fund Initiative Discussed at NIH Council of Councils Meeting
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Requests Nominations for Academic Research Council
NRC Panel Discusses Implications of New Common Rule Consensus Study
Friends of AHRQ Celebrates the Agency's 15th Anniversary
Science and Human Rights Coalition Focuses on Disability Rights
Brookings Forum Evaluates the Safety Net during the Recession
Senator Warren Named Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
COSSA Thanks Appropriators for BEA Funding

January 27, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 2

Analysis of the FY 2014 Omnibus & Implications for Social and Behavioral Science
Consolidated Appropriations Act Mandates Open Access for HHS and Education Agencies
Homeland Security Committee Examines Conference and Travel Expenses
Joint Economic Committee Holds Hearing on Income Inequality
Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on TRIO and GEAR UP Programs
NIH National Children's Study Issues Request for Information
OSTP Seeks Input on "Pull Mechanisms" for Technologies that Improve Learning Outcomes
New NCHS Reports on Asian Population Health and Use of Infertility Services
Save the Date: CNSF Capitol Hill Exhibition & Reception is May 7
NIH: Substance Use and Abuse, Risky Decision Making and HIV/AIDS
LSA Releases First State of Linguistics in Higher Education Report
C-FARE Highlights the Importance of Fruit and Vegetable Market Data
COSSA Joins COPAFS on Letter in Support of Business Data Compatibility
COSSA and APSA Weigh in on Successful Efforts to Protect Political Science Funding

January 13, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 1

From the Director
Congress Nears Final Resolution on FY 2014 Appropriations; Preview of Second Session Activities
Philip E. Bourne Named NIH Associate Director for Data Science
Departments of Justice and Commerce Announce Appointees to National Commission on Forensic Science
NIH SMRB Approves Draft Report on Approaches to Assess the Value of Biomedical Research Supported by NIH
NIH SMRB to Address Ways to Optimize STEM Programs and Initiatives
NCHS Releases Data on Youth Physical Activity from First Assessment in 20 Years
NRC Releases Report on Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
IOM Workshop Assesses State of Obesity Solutions
Cato Institute Discusses the Research on Preschool Education
AERA Grants Program Accepting Proposals
Using Social Media to Understand and Address Substance Use and Addiction
National Institute of Justice Seeks Proposals in Policing and Crime Research
NASW/CSEW Briefing on Understanding the Intersection of Poverty, Child Abuse and Neglect*

Volume 32 (2013)

December 23, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 22

Wendy Naus Named New COSSA Executive Director
Farewell and Thanks
Budget Agreement Reached, Congress Moves Next to Complete Spending Bills
Congressman Frank Wolf, Head of Important Appropriations Panel, Announces Retirement
NIH Advisory Committee to the Director Hears About Diversity and Peer Review
Charles Rothwell Named Permanent Director for NCHS
New from NCHS: Health Insurance Coverage Estimates, First Results of Long-Term Care Survey, and Two Data Briefs
The National Institute on Drug Abuse Presents the 2013 Monitoring the Future Survey
APSA Task Force Report Discusses Negotiating Agreement in Politics
NASW Briefing on Understanding the Intersection of Poverty, Child Abuse and Neglect
AAAS DoSER Lecture Questions the Science/Religion Divide
Anthropology Association Rejoins COSSA
Editor's Note

December 9, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 21

NSF Adopts Portfolio Framework to Ensure Transparency and Accountability
Sen. Alexander and Rep. Holt Honored at Launch of Phi Beta Kappa's Arts and Sciences Initiative
Two New NCHS Data Briefs: Pregnancy Rates and Use of Psychotropic Medication
AAAS Celebrates On-Call Scientist Program in Honor of Human Rights Day
Academies Report Considers Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change
Hamilton Project Focuses on Supporting America's Lower-Middle-Class Families
National Academies Roundtable on Crime Trends Seeks Reasons for Crime Decrease
NSF Seeks Proposals for New Methodologies of Evaluation

November 25, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 20

NSF Reauthorization: A Discussion Draft and a Set of Hearings
Senate HELP Panel Examines Ensuring Access to Higher Education by Simplifying Federal Student Aid
Dying Young: Why Your Social and Economic Status May Be a Death Sentence in America
AHRQ Director Proposes New Agency Priorities
NIAMS Seeks Comments on its Long-Range Plan for FY 2015- 2019
NDD Report Focuses on Harmful Effects of Budget Cuts
BECS Meeting Focuses on Implementing the Climate Action Plan
Briefing Shares the Work of CDC's REACH Grants
Modeling Social Behavior - Funding Opportunity

November 12, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 19

COSSA Holds Colloquium: Warren Pledges Support, Marrett Announces Political Science Changes, Silver Reflects on 30 Years at COSSA
Colloquium: Senator Elizabeth Warren: "Social and Behavioral Research is a Key Part of Finding the Answers" to Many Questions Facing America
Colloquium: Marrett Explains Challenges for NSF and a Resumption of the Political Science Program's Proposal Review
Colloquium: Silver Reviews Thirty Year Career at COSSA
Colloquium: Lawrence Tabak: Challenges for NIH
Colloquium: Changes at Census
Colloquium: America's Political Institutions in Trouble
Colloquium: How We Live Now: Societal Changes
Colloquium: Changes Regarding Race in America
Colloquium: The Press and Social Science
NSF Announces Policy Regarding Political Science Program
George F. Koob Named Director of NIAAA
Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on "Attaining a Quality Degree: Innovations to Improve Student Success"
The Nation's Report Card: 2013 Mathematics and Reading, Grades 4 and 8
NCHS Releases Interactive Health, U.S. 2012 Website

October 21, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 18

Still Time to Register for the COSSA Colloquium
Government Reopens: Congress Continues to Seek Budget Solutions
NSF Back in Business: Marrett Decries Funding Lapse
NIH Works to Deal with Backlog Due to Shutdown
NCHS Is Back: New Data on Obesity Prevalence
DBASSE Convenes Policy Roundtable of the Behavioral and Social Sciences
DBASSE Committee on Population Meets; Discusses Current Studies
Too Much Evidence to Ignore: New Findings on the Impact of Quality Preschool at Scale
APHA Holds Briefing on Disabilities Treaty
PCORI Launches Community-building "Pipeline to Proposal" Awards
Call for Proposals on the Effectiveness of Torture Prevention
COSSA's New Staff Member

October 7, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 17

Register Now for the 2013 COSSA Colloquium: November 4 and 5
Congressional Briefing: What's Ailing America? Shorter Lives, Poorer Health
National Academies Workshop Explores Earth at 10 Billion People
AAPOR Report Examines Polling and Democracy
Vera Institute Releases Report on Effect of Stop and Frisk Police Tactics on Young People in New York City
Research on the Health Determinants and Consequences of Violence and its Prevention, Particularly Firearm Violence: Applications Wanted
Center for Evaluation and Coordination of Training and Research in Tobacco Regulatory Science
Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being Invite Applications
IHDP Urbanization Project Seeks Conference Proposals

September 23, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 16

Marrett, Tabak, and Thompson to Speak at COSSA Colloquium
Senate Panel Questions Nominees to OSTP and NOAA
Scientific Solutions to Meth Addiction Discussed at House Hearing; Smith and Lipinski Note Role of Social and Behavioral Sciences
House Oversight Holds Hearing on 2020 Census
NSF and NEH Continue Support for Documenting Endangered Languages
Enhancing Reproducibility and Transparency of Research Findings
Jon R. Lorsch Presides Over 153rd Meeting of National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council
NICHD Begins to Implement Vision
Alvin Roth Receives Golden Goose Award
AAU Issues Statement of Support for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
IOM and NAS Release Workshop Summary on Incarceration and Health
NSF Seeking Nominations for Waterman Award
Applications Wanted for NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship

September 9, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 15

Registration Now Open for COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Science and Public Policy: November 4 and 5, 2013
Congress Returns: Debate over Syria Postpones FY 2014 Spending Decisions
Joanne Tornow Now Acting AD for SBE
Richard Kronick, Political Scientist, Appointed New AHRQ Director
COSSA Executive Director Receives APSA's Frank Goodnow Award
Steven Rathgeb Smith new APSA Executive Director
Proceedings of NAS Workshop on the National Children's Study Released
Gallup, PDK Poll the Public's Attitudes toward the Public Schools
NCHS Roundup: Linked Mortality Files, Prescription Sleep Aids, Alcohol-Related Emergency Room Visits, Birth Data, and Family Planning
NSF and NOAA Provide Opportunity for Social and Behavioral Scientists
NSF Seeks Proposals for Innovation Corps Program

August 5, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 14

In This Issue
COSSA Seeks New Executive Director
France Cordova Nominated as Next NSF Director
NSF Political Science Program Cancels Proposal Target Dates for Rest of 2013
NIH 101: Former NIH OER Director Wendy Baldwin Provides Briefing to Congressional Staff
Congress Leaves for August Recess: Appropriations System in "Total Chaos"
Senate Confirms Thompson as New Census Director
OMB Suggests Agencies Learn How to "Harness" Research Findings from the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Senate Commerce Committee Wants Study of Video Games and Programming
Members of Congress Tell NIH Director to Continue Funding of Social, Behavioral and Economics Research
Representatives Request GAO Study of Gender Bias in STEM Fields
CDC Reports on Firearm Homicides and Suicides in Metropolitan Areas
IOM Presents Webinar on UN Post-2015 Development Report
Child Marriage Subject of UNFPA Briefing
Clinical Trial of a Multifactorial Fall Injury Prevention Strategy in Older Persons
Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Editor's Note

July 22, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 13

Save the Date
FY 2014 Funding Recommendations Emerge from Appropriations Committees for NSF, Census, NIH, and Other Agencies
FY 2014 Appropriations: National Science Foundation Receives Increase from Both Committees
FY 2014 Appropriations: NIJ and BJS
FY 2014 Appropriations: BEA and Census
FY 2014 Appropriations: Senate Bill Provides $31 Billion to NIH
FY 2014 Appropriations: International Education Up; Special Education Research Boosted
FY 2014 Appropriations: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Census Nominee Faces Friendly Committee
NSF Updates Impact of Sequestration
NIH Releases Annual Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children and Youth
The CTSA Program at NIH: Opportunities for Advancing Clinical and Translational Research - IOM Report Makes Recommendations
USDA to Establish Regional Climate Hubs
New NCHS Data on Racial Disparities in Life Expectancy
Briefing Looks at Prescription Drug Abuse
Science and Human Rights Coalition Meets on Right to Benefit from Scientific Progress
Daniel Kahneman Adds Inaugural SAGE-CASBS Award to his Prize Collection
Applications Wanted for Secondary Analyses of Alcohol and Chronic Disease
Implications of New Digital Media Use for Underage Drinking-Related Behaviors and Prevention Research
High Priority Behavioral and Social Research Networks

July 8, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 12

FY 2014 Appropriations Process Moves Forward
Agriculture Bills Reflect House-Senate Differences
NSF Publishes FY 2013 Current Plan Numbers
SMRB Assesses the Value of Biomedical Research; Gets New Charge
Sound Science Integral to Obama's Climate Plan
President Nominates Katherine O'Regan to lead HUD's Policy and Research Office
Howard Shelanski New Head of OIRA
Results of "The Nation's Report Card" Released for 2012
NAS Committee on Law and Justice Holds Roundtable on Crime Trends
Webinar Focuses on Native American Male Health Disparities
Hamilton Project Hosts Forum on Economic Mobility and Expanding College Opportunity
American Evaluation Association Joins COSSA

June 24, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 11

NIH: Exploring New Approaches to Optimizing Peer Review
Labor Markets after the Great Recession
COSSA Congressional Briefing Discusses Aging in Rural America
National Academies Committee on Law and Justice Forum on Reforming Juvenile Justice
NAS Committee on Law and Justice Holds Seminar on Cannabis: Legal and Policy Questions and Research Opportunities
Congressional Neuroscience Caucus Briefing on Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies for Brain Research
Arts and Sciences Academy Produces Report on Humanities and Social Sciences
NSF Wants Proposals Assessing Impacts of Changes in Federal Science Policy
Strategies for Building a Diverse Scientific Workforce: A Congressional Briefing

June 10, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 10

Save the Date: COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Science and Public Policy, November 4-5, 2013, Washington, DC
Silver to Leave COSSA at End of 2013
NSF Issues Statement on Implementing the Coburn Amendment
NCHS Releases Annual Health, United States Report
IOM/NRC Committee Reports on Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence
NRC Workshop Evaluates the Risks of Natural Gas Fracking
Congressional Briefing Discusses Research to Improve Math and Science Scores

May 28, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 9

Attacking and Defending Science: It's Been a Busy Month
FY 2014 Appropriations Process Begins: House and Senate on Different Paths
NIH Appears Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services to Discuss FY 2014 Budget
SBE Advisory Committee Meets; Youth Violence, Future of Surveys, and Science of Learning Discussed
NORC President John Thompson Nominated to Lead Census Bureau
Administration Issues Open Data Policy
NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors Meets
New NCHS Reports: Health Behavior of Adults and Teen Birth Rates
AHRQ Releases 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Congressional Briefing on Social Science Research on Disasters
IOM and NRC Panel Meets to Help Set an Agenda for Public Health Research on Firearm-Related Violence
William Julius Wilson, Harvard Scholar and Former COSSA President, Awarded Moynihan Prize
Commerce Secretary Blank Helps IWPR Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Coalition for National Science Funding Holds Annual Exhibition: Social/Behavioral Sciences Well Represented

May 13, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 8

Proposed FY 2014 Budgets for Social and Behavioral Science

April 15, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 7

President Obama Releases FY 2014 Budget
Coburn Fallout and the Troubles Ahead
Capitol Hill Briefing Discusses the Contributions of Economics Research to Health
Assessing the Value of Research in Advancing National Goals
BBCSS Workshop Explores Next Generation of Individual and Group Assessment
Two New NCHS Data Reports: Premarital Cohabitation and Prescription Drug Costs
COSSA Joins the April 8th Rally for Medical Research: "More Progress, More Hope, More Life"
Research on Comparative Effectiveness and Implementation of HIV/AIDS and Alcohol Interventions
Applications Wanted for Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment, Services, and Recovery Research
Innovation Research Methods: Prevention and Management of Symptoms in Chronic Illness
NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientists Development Program Award in Drug Abuse and Addiction
Addressing Health Disparities in NIDDK Diseases: Applications Wanted
Drug Abuse Dissertation Research Awards Available
Editor's Note

March 25, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 6

Coburn Amendment Restricts NSF Political Science Funding
Congress Completes FY 2013 Appropriations Process
NSF Director's Farewell Appearance with Congress
Causes and Correlates of Youth Violence Discussed at CJS Hearing
COSSA Testifies to House CJS Appropriations Panel
COSSA-Led Collaborative Releases Enhancing Diversity Report
Changes to the Common Rule: The Implications for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
NSF Seeks Proposals on Use and Functioning of the Civil Justice System
COSSA Joins More Than 150 Organizations to "Rally for Medical Research" on April 8th in Washington
NIH Office of Disease Prevention Seeks Input on Strategic Plan
OppNet Seeks Revision Applications for Basic Social and Behavioral Research on Social, Cultural, Biological, and Psychological Mechanisms of Stigma
Home and Family Based Approaches for the Prevention and Management of Overweight or Obesity in Early Childhood

March 11, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 5

House Passes FY 2013 Appropriations Bill to Keep Government Open Past March 27; Senate Action This Week
Duplication, Sequestration Main Themes of Appropriations Hearing with Public Health Research Agencies
House Panels Hold Hearing on Cybersecurity; Hear About Importance of Human Behavior Research
Ed Sondik to Leave NCHS
AHRQ Report Identifies 22 Ways to Make Health Care Safer
NSF Seeks Proposals to Transform Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Board on Environmental Change Discusses Climate Change Adaptation
Social Workers' Group Has New Leader
DBASSE Has Two New Committee Directors
Hamilton Project Suggests Rethinking the Federal Budget
OPPNet -- Short-Term Mentored Career Enhancement Award: Cross-Training at the Intersection of Animal Models and Human Investigation
2013 NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course: August 5 - 16, 2013
Planning Grants for the New NIH BUILD and NRMN Initiatives
NIH Director's Biomedical Research Workforce Innovation Award: Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST)

February 25, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 4

And So It Comes to This Once More: Sequester on the Immediate Horizon
SBE Prepares Report for Rep. Wolf on Youth Violence
Administration Issues Open Access Policy Statement
More Newcomers for the Second Term
IES Oversight Board Meets
EPA Solicits Nomination for its Board of Scientific Counselors
HUD Requests Input on American Housing Survey Redesign
New NCHS Data on Pharmaceutical Overdoses, Contraception, Nutrition
American Community Survey Data Users Group Organized
National Humanities Alliance to Hear Senators Durbin and Warren at Annual Meeting
Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Native American Populations
RFI: Implementation Plans for NIH ACD Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group's Recommendations
NIA Seeks Applications to Explain Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages
NIAAA Seeks Research on Alcohol and HIV/AIDS

February 11, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 3

House Majority Leader Questions Federal Funding of Social Science Research
NSF Director Suresh Steps Down; Will Become President of Carnegie Mellon
Carolyn Clancy Leaving AHRQ
National Climate Assessment Draft Open for Public Comment
Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Calls for More Language and Cultural Training
Healthy People 2020 Reviews Cancer and Genomics Progress
AHRQ Report Shares Lessons on Advancing Patient-Centered Care through Health IT
PCORI Governing Board Discusses Priority Setting for Patient Oriented Research
NIJ Seeks Proposals for Research on Firearms and Violence
William Julius Wilson Announced as Recipient of Moynihan Prize
Sheldon Danziger Named New President of Russell Sage Foundation
Sequester Looms Larger; NDD Coalition Assesses Current Fiscal Deal
PAA Holds Congressional Briefing on Immigration
AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Discusses Children's Rights
NSF, NEH, IMLS Join International Partners to Fund Another Round of Digging Into Data Challenge
NSF Solicits Applications for Building Community and Capacity for Data-Intensive Research in the SBE Sciences
Proposals Designed to Examine School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors, and Weight Outcomes Wanted
Policy Fellowship Opportunity at Human Research Protections' Office
AERA Solicits Applications for Institute on Statistical Analysis
SAGE Makes Open Access Publications More Available to Social Science and Humanities Scholars

January 28, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 2

Fiscal Trifecta Very Much in Play
Collins Discusses Impact of FY 2013 Budget Process on NIH
NIH SMRB Begin Discussion of the Value of Biomedical Research
NICHD Holds 149th Advisory Committee Meeting
BBCSS Considers Revisions to the Common Rule for Social and Behavioral Science Research
EDM Forum & AHRQ Launch New Journal, eGEMs
Brookings Foreign Policy Scholars Advise on "Big Bets and Black Swans

January 14, 2013, Volume 32 Issue 1

Welcome to 2013
The New Congress Continues to Organize
Positions Filled in the Executive Branch
NIH Data and Information Implementation Plan
Overall Success Rate for NIH Research Grant Remains Static
Justice Office Scientific Advisory Board Meets
NSF to Alter Research Reporting Requirements
DBASSE Holds Planning Meeting on Science of Team Science
NAS Holds Workshop on the Design of the National Children's Study
Shorter Lives, Poorer Health: U.S. Losing Ground in the Control of Diseases, Injuries, and Other Sources of Morbidity
PCAST Releases Agricultural Preparedness Report
NIH Seeks Applications for Exploratory/Developmental Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health
FDA Offers Fellowships to Work on Tobacco Regulation

Volume 31 (2012)

December 10, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 22

COSSA Holds Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy
Colloquium: Ornstein Assesses the Election Results
Colloquium: The Use and Non-Use of Social/Behavioral Science Research: An NRC Report and a Panel of Examples
Colloquium: Advancing Behavioral and Social Sciences to Meet the Challenges of Obesity and Diabetes
Colloquium: Federal Funding for the Social/Behavioral Sciences: The Dangers Ahead
Colloquium: Interdisciplinary Research and the Role of the Disciplines
Colloquium: Broadening Participation in Science in a Diverse America
Colloquium: The Future of Work
Colloquium: Maximizing Data Opportunities in Child Development and Education
New Congress Starts Organizing: Lamar Smith to Chair SST; Lowey Wins Ranking on Appropriations
NICHD Releases "Scientific Vision: The Next Decade"
NIH Announces Implementation Plans of the Workforce/Diversity ACD Working Groups Recommendations
Richard Nakamura Named Director of the Center for Scientific Review
PCORI Adopts Revised Methodology Standards
NCHS Launches Interactive Website for Health, United States
Sen. Murray Emphasizes the Importance of Non-Defense Programs amidst Budget Negotiations
Brookings Panel Discusses Poverty Policy in the Next Four Years
COSSA Elects James Jackson as its Next President; Five to Join Board of Directors
NSF Celebrates Graduate Research Fellow Program's 60th Anniversary; Announces New International Component
SBE, EHR to Sponsor Research on the Science of Broadening Participation
Editor's Note

November 19, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 21

Last Chance to Register for COSSA Colloquium
Election 2012: Key Leaders Remain, but Changes Will Affect Administration and Congressional Panels
NIH Announces Functional, Not Structural, Integration of NIDA and NIAAA
SBE Advisory Committee Meets: Hears from Suresh and Marrett; Discusses Initiatives
NSF Announces Search for New Leader for SBE
NCHS Releases Brief on Calories from Alcohol
NAS Releases Juvenile Justice Reform Report
Environmental Change Board at NAS Reports on the Security Implications of Climate Change
NAS Report Explores Macroeconomic Impact of Aging
UNFPA Report Advocates Family Planning as a Human Right
NSF Solicits Proposals for National Robotics Initiative: Includes SBE Research
NIMHD Seeks Applications for Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers
NSF Summer Research Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific

November 5, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 20

COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy, November 29 and 30
NRC Releases Report on Science Evidence and Public Policy
Former Representative Baird Addresses DBASSE Advisory Committee
Census Bureau Appoints New Advisory Committee
IOM Workshop Summary: Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality
SBE and NIJ Formalize Collaboration
NSF's SBE Directorate to Participate in International Social Science Funding Collaboration
Siddle Walker Delivers AERA Brown Lecture
Conference Discusses Evaluating Educator Effectiveness
NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Post- Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity
Education Department Offers Summer Seminar in China
NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health

October 22, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 19

COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy, November 29 and 30
APSA Political Scientists Forecast Election Results
CNSTAT Public Seminar Discusses Election Polling and Forecasting
Future Tense Explores Parties' Science and Technology Policies
NCATS Seeks Information on Enhancing Community-Engaged Research through the CTSA Program
AAAS Science and Human Right Coalition Discusses Internet Freedom
Behavior and Personal Health: NIH Releases Videos Highlighting Social/Behavioral Science Research Findings
"Kinship Care: Challenges and Opportunities"

October 9, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 18

COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy, November 29 and 30
National Academies Sponsor Symposium on Social and Behavioral Sciences in Action
NSF's SBE Issues Dear Colleague on Interdisciplinary Research
NSF Makes Awards for Sustainability Research Networks
Communication Association Sponsors Public Programs on Presidential Debates
AERA Hosts Briefing on Affirmative Action Amicus Brief
NSF Seeks Proposals to Examine Broadening Participation Issues
COSSA's Newest Member

September 24, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 17

Register Now For the COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Science and Public Policy: November 29-30
Congress Passes CR Recesses for Election; Administration Releases Sequestration Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2011 ACS One-Year Estimates
NCES Releases Results of New NAEP 2011 Writing Assessment
White House Announces Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Science of Science and Innovation Policy Focus of NAS Conference
CNSTAT Holds Workshop on Aging and the Arts
Brookings Session Examines Census Bureau Poverty Report
Policy Fellowship Opportunities from SRCD and PAA
Secondary Analyses and Archiving of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging
RFI: Identifying Organizations with Appropriate Expertise to Participate in Mobile Health Collaborative Public-Private Partnership
Research Answers to NCI's Provocative Questions - Group A
PCORI Issues Four Funding Opportunity Announcements

September 10, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 16

COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Science and Public Policy, November 29-30
Congress Returns: CR and Sequestration Key Items
NSF Moves Programs Out of the Office of the Director
New Leadership at Census Bureau
Janine Clayton Appointed ORWH Director
Defense Department to Continue Minerva Initiative
Center for Health Statistics Releases Two Briefs: One on U.S. Mortality, Another on Veterans Health
National Academies to Hold Symposium on Social and Behavioral Sciences
Perspectives on the Future of the Sociology of Aging - Papers from NAS Workshop Released
Amicus Brief Cites Social Science Research Applicability in Affirmative Action Case
COPAFS Appoints Katherine Smith as New Executive Director
IHDP Releases Annual Report
NSF Seeks Proposals on Coastal Sustainability
Research Infrastructure for Demographic and Behavioral Population Science
NIH Director's New Innovator Award
Estimating the Economic Costs of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
AHRQ Individual Awards for Postdoctoral Fellows NRSA
COSSA Has New Staff Member

August 6, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 15

Save the Date: COSSA...Colloquium on Social & Behavioral Science and Public Policy - November 29 - 30, 2012
Congressional Leaders Announce Agreement on Six Month CR: Political Science at NSF and Economics and Economics at NIH Safe for Now
Legislation to Reduce Senate-Confirmable Positions and Create a Fixed Term for Census Director Goes to President
Senate Panel Holds Hearing on the Impact of Pending Sequestration on Educaton
House Panel Examines Alternative Teacher Certification Programs
NIH Creates Office of Emergency Care Research
The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Releases Video
Peace Institute Names Former Congressman Next President
New Coalition on Agriculture Research Holds Webinar
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Seeks Input on Draft Methodology Report
COSSA Joins Efforts to Oppose Elimination of AHRQ
AERA Accepting Proposals for Dissertation and Research Grants
NSF SBE Directorate Solicits Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships
NSF Offers International Research Experiences for Students
NEA Seeks Applications for Research on Measures of Arts Participation
New COSSA Member
Editor's Note: UPDATE on Summer Hiatus

July 23, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 14

House Panel Flat Funds NIH, Eliminates NIH Economics Research, Zeros out AHRQ, Attaches Policy Riders Designed to Repeal the ACA
Multi-layered Cohort Chosen for NCS Main Study Design; Congress Intervenes
Senate Hearings on ACS and Census Plans for 2020
House Panel Marks Up 2012 Farm Bill: Administration Unhappy
Congress Seeks Sequestration Impact from Administration; 'Profound Consequences' Predicted for HHS, NIH
PRB Releases 2012 World Population Data Sheet
50th Anniversary Celebration for NICHD Held on Capitol Hill: COSSA/AEA Exhibits
Science and Human Rights Coalition Meets at AAAS
Stephen Kidd New Executive Director of Humanities Alliance
NAS Committee on Population Seeks New Director
NIA Seeks Secondary Analyses of Comparative Effectiveness, Health Outcomes and Costs in Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Research to Understand and Inform Interventions that Promote the Research Careers of Students in Biomedical/Behavioral Sciences - Applications Wanted

July 9, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 13

SAVE THE DATE: COSSA COLLOQUIUM ON SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY: NOVEMBER 29 AND 30.
Congress Returns from Independence Day Break; One Month to go Before August and Convention Recess
ERS Celebrates Morrill Act Anniversary and New Headquarters
Briefing on Usefulness of NLS Held
NSF Geography Program Changes Procedu res for Submitting and Reviewing Proposals
Research on Children in Military Families: NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings

June 26, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 12

Labor, HHS, Education FY 2013 Spending Bill Emerges from Senate Appropriations Panel
NIH ACD Meets: Focuses on the Biomedical Workforce and Workforce Diversity
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Holds NIH Oversight Hearing to Discuss Reauthorization and Sequestration
House Science Panel Hears from President's Science Adviser
Philip Rubin Moves Up at OSTP
JEC Holds Hearing on Impact of Ending the ACS
House Appropriations Committee Marks Up Agriculture and Rural Development Spending Bill
Senate Passes Reauthorization of the Farm Bill
Making Prison Reform Work Subject of Keynote Address at NIJ Conference
NCES Releases NAEP Assessment Results
NCHS Releases Reports on Health Indicators and Health Insurance Coverage
NAS Committee on Law and Justice Seeks New Director
COSSA's Newest Member

June 12, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 11

SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 29-30
CEDS Holds Workshop to Develop Metrics for Enhancing Diversity in Science
House Subcommittee Marks Up FY 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development Spending Bill
NSF Releases Data on Proposal Reviews
OMB and OSTP Offer Guidelines for FY 2014 S&T Budgets
NAS Report: Higher Education Productivity Faces Definition and Quantification Difficulties
New Report on Investing in Early Childhood Education Released
Relationship Between Tobacco Use and Mental Illness Examined
SSRC Names Ira Katznelson New President

May 29, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 10

SBE Advisory Committee Holds Meeting
Census Bureau Releases 2010 Count Accuracy Data; GAO Offers Advice for 2020
Spending Panels Approve FY 2013 DHS Spending Bills: Increases for Research, Development and Innovation
National Geospatial Policy Focus of Legislation
NSF Hosts Global Summit on Merit Review: International Scientific Collaboration Necessitates Common Principles
Department of Education Releases Annual "Condition of Education" Report
Education Policy Center Report Examines Student Motivation
No Credible Findings Regarding Research on Deterrence and the Death Penalty According to NAS Panel

May 14, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 9

House Passes CJS Spending Bill: Amendments Eliminate NSF Political Science Program and American Community Survey
Paul Volcker Receives Moynihan Prize from AAPSS
CDC Conference Examines "The Weight of the Nation:" IOM Issues Obesity Report
Ramaswamy Takes Over at NIFA
Lead Poisoning and Health Disparities Focus of Briefing
Fogarty Seeks Input on its Strategic Plan

April 30, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 8

CJS Spending Bill Emerges from House and Senate Committees; NSF Increased
Senate Committee Approves FY 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development Spending Bill
Senate Agriculture Panel Backs Five -Year Reauthorization of Farm Bill
House Agriculture Panel Holds Hearing on Rural Development as Part of Farm Bill Reauthorization
NCS Advisory Committee Supports Geographic Based Probability Sample for Study?
AHRQ's National Advisory Council Meets
PCORI Amends Draft Research Agenda
2011 National Health Quality and Disparities Reports Released
BEA and Census Release County Level Data on Income and Other Variables
Education Department Awards Grants for Undergraduate STEM Education: Social/Behavioral Sciences Included
NSF Seeks Proposals for Science Education Research
NSF Solicitation Called DIBBS Part of Cyberinfrastructure Initiative
Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes

April 16, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 7

Groves to Leave Census Bureau for Georgetown
CRS Examines STEM Funding at NSF
NIH's OBSSR Launches Online Resource on Behavioral and Social Science Research Methods
Gary H. Gibbons Named Director of NHLBI NIH
Research Finds Social/Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Good Return on Investment
NCHS Release: Teen Birth Rates Hit Historic Lows
IOM -- For the Public's Health: Investing in a Healthier Future
Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health
OSTP Issues Progress Report on Public Access to Scholarly Publications
Farm Foundation Session Examines Farm Land Values
USDA's NIFA Seeks Proposals on Preventing Childhood Obesity

April 2, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 6

Administration Announces Big Data Initiative
House Passes FY 2013 Budget Resolution: Spending Cap Reduced
NIH Makes Annual Appearance before House and Senate Appropriations Committees
House Agriculture Appropriations Panel Questions Redundant Data Collection
Health and Retirement Study Now Provides Genetic Data for Analysis
NSF Announces New I-Corps Grants
Smart Disclosure Focus of White House and NARA Summit
NCSES Seeks Proposals for Research on Collection Methods and Data Uses
NSF Seeks Proposals on Nanoscale Science, Including Social and Ethical Implications, for Undergraduate Engineering Education

March 20, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 5

Proposed FY 2013 Budgets for Social and Behavioral Science

February 20, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 4

President Releases FY 2013 Budget Proposal
Science Adviser Testifies to House SST Committee
PCAST Releases STEM Undergraduate Report
President Obama Nominates Erica Groshen as new BLS Commissioner
Senate HELP Committee Looks at Costs and Challenges of Treating Chronic Pain
Living Well with Chronic Illness: A Call for Public Health Action -- Research Needed
Woteki Releases Action Plan for Research, Education, and Economics at USDA
Senate Begins Hearing Process to Draft New Farm Bill
Secretary Duncan Announces RESPECT Program
NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors Meets
NIEHS Seeks Comments on 2012 - 2017 Draft Strategic Plan
NIH Seeks Comments on Scientific Strategic Plan for Proposed New Addiction Institute
AHRQ: Independent Scientist Award and Mentored Clinical Scientists Research Career Development Award
Corrections

February 6, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 3

NICHD Council Discusses Institute's Proposed Reorganization Plans
GAO Investigates STEM Education Programs: Finds Significant Overlapping
Hearing Examines Social Security Death Records and Identity Theft
Statistics and Public Policy Examined at Conference
New Federal Interagency Task Force to Promote Research on the Arts and Human Development
COSSA President Named Chairman of DBASSE
International Food Security Focus of Forum
Building the Science of Public Reporting: AHRQ Seeks Grant Applications
PCORI Seeks Input on National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda
Modeling Social Behavior: Applications Wanted
New COSSA Member

January 23, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 2

NSB Releases Science and Engineering Indicators 2012
NSB Examines NSF's Merit Review Criteria
Grant Reform and Transparency Act Raises Concerns in Science and University Community
NIMH Holds 230th Meeting of National Advisory Mental Health Council
OJP Scientific Advisory Board Meets; Lauds Robinson
Reorganization of the Commerce Department May Involve Census, BEA, BLS and NOAA
APA Releases Report on Stress in America
Politics and Economics of Energy and Water Focus of Briefing
Census Bureau Seeks Scientific Advisory Board Nominations
Request for Information: NIH Director Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce
Request for Information: NIH Director Working Group on Data and Informatics
Biodemography of Aging: Applications Wanted
New COSSA Member

January 9, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 1

Welcome to 2012
FY 2012 Appropriations Process Completed
NIGMS Reorganizes: Creates Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity
Annual MTF Report Examines Teens' Drug and Alcohol Use
CAP Report Addresses Climate Change, Mitigation, and Conflict
Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control
Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and Population Sciences Career Development Award
NSF, USDA, and DOE Seek Proposals for Climate Prediction Using Earth System Models
University of Colorado Rejoins COSSA

Volume 30 (2011)

December 14, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 22

End-of-Session Tactics on Payroll Tax Cut Extension Stalls Omnibus Appropriations Bill
NIH Director's Advisory Committee Examines Workforce and Diversity Issues
Mary Bohman New Head of Economic Research Service
Committee on Law and Justice Meeting Hears Laub, Focuses on Possible New Projects
EU Proposes Horizon 2020 to Fund Research and Innovation: Includes Significant Emphasis on Societal Challenges
GAO Examines Higher Ed Outcomes Across Different Types of Institutions
Putting Disadvantaged Men Back to Work
Briefing on Premature Births Includes Focus on Behavior Change in Pregnant Women and Doctors
NSF's Law and Social Sciences Program Seeks Proposals from Law School Social Scientists
New Opportunity to Enhance NSF-Census Research Coordination Network
IIASA Seeks Young Scientists for 2012 Summer Program

November 21, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 21

Minibus Clears Congress, Signed by President: Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, HUD, Transportation, and NSF Have FY 2012 Budgets
NSF Announces CREATIV Initiative: Merit Review by Program Officers
Lipinski Ensures Social Sciences' Inclusion in Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011
DBASSE Holds Meeting on Teaching SBE Sciences in K-12 Education
AAMC: Behavioral and Social Science Foundations for Future Physicians
IPCC Report on Managing Climate Change Adaptation Includes Human and Behavioral Factors
Conservation Options for Farm Policy Explored at Forum
Implications of the Economic Downturn for Health, Wealth, and Work at Older Ages - Applications Wanted
NIH Director's Early Independence Awards
NIDDK Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care
Practical Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Primary Care

November 10, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 20-B

Summary - A Colloquium Celebrating COSSA's 30 Years of Advocacy

November 7, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 20-A

Two Issues of Update
Senate Clears First Minibus Appropriations Bill: Expiration of CR and Report of Deficit Reduction Committee Looming
SBE Releases "Rebuilding the Mosaic" Report
NIH Director: 'Agency is at a Paradoxical Point'
COSSA Responds to Office of Human Research Protection Proposal to Revise the Common Rule
Ladson-Billings Delivers AERA's 2011 Brown Lecture
Karen Cook Named to AAHRPP Board

October 24, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 19

Senate Takes Up 'Minibus' FY 2012 Appropriations Bill
Senate Confirms John Bryson as Secretary of Commerce
NIH Seeks 'Feedback' on Managing in 'Science in Fiscally Challenging Times'
COSSA Executive Director Speaks at University of Texas
NIH CTSA/NCATS Integration Working Group Release Recommendations
APSA Releases Task Force Report on Changing Demographics and Political Science
CNSTAT Seminar Examines Impact of 'Great Recession'
NAS Committee Reviewing 2010 Census Examines Internet Use by Other Countries
ERS Funds Research on Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs
Federal Role in Agricultural Risk Management Examined
PCORI Seeks Scientific and Stakeholder Reviewers for Pilot Project Grants Program

October 10, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 18

COSSA 30th Anniversary Annual Meeting Adds NSF and NIJ Directors as Speakers
FY 2012 Begins: CR Funds Government Until November 18
House Chairman Announces His Recommendations for Labor, HHS, ED Spending Bill
NSF Introduces 'Science Across Virtual Institutes' (SAVI)
NSF Makes First I-CORPS Awards: Decision Scientist Among the Grantees
DOT Calls for Abstracts for Transportation Workforce Summit
Briefing on Economic Census Held on Capitol Hill
Justice Policy Coalition Presents Session on Cutting Corrections' Costs and Populations
Improving Student Performance: Brookings' Hamilton Project Has New Proposals
Work and Family Research Latest Focus of Brookings' Future of Children
Cyber Attacks and National Security Explored at AAAS Forum
SRCD, PAA Seek Public Policy Fellows
PCORI Announces $26 Million Pilot Projects Grant Program
NIH/PEPFAR Collaboration for Advancing Implementation Science in Prevention of Maternal-Child HIV Transmission

September 26, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 17

COSSA Annual Meeting: Last Chance for Reduced Registration
Senate Appropriations Committee Marches On: CR in Trouble
CJS Panel Reduces NSF Funding Below FY 2011; Census Bureau Gets More, but Report Language Presents Major Challenges
NIH Cut Slightly: Lots of Report Language on Health and Behavior
NIH Deputy Director Addresses Joint NIDA/NIAAA Advisory Council Meeting: Merging of Institutes Discussed
NICHD Council Discusses the Institute's Draft Vision Statement
Census Director Appoints New Members and Chair to Scientific Advisory Committee
Advancing Discovery: The Role of National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research in Fighting Diabetes
AERA, NAE Session: Evaluating Teachers Still Difficult Task
Brookings Panel Examines Latest Poverty Numbers
Farm Foundation Briefing Focuses on Agricultural Data
Senators Seek New Way to Fund Agricultural Research
ERS Holds Annual Conference on Research Issues Related to Food and Nutrition
NSF Seeks Proposals to Transform Education through Cyberlearning

September 12, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 16

COSSA to Celebrate 30th Anniversary at Annual Meeting on November 2 and 3:
Congress Returns: Focus on FY 2012 Spending Bills, Jobs, and Waiting for the Super Committee
Senate Appropriators Get to Work; House Appropriators Try to Finish
Cutter Discusses Human Response during NSF Hazards Event
NIH-Commissioned Study Identifies Gaps in NIH Funding Success Rates for Black Researchers
NIH Establishes ACD Diversity in Biomedical Research Working Group
DHS' START Center Event Examines Terrorism Ten Years after 9/11
George Alter Appointed Director of ICPSR
National Science Board Solicits for Nominees for its 2012 Awards
SBE Seeks Projects to Create Metadata for its Major Surveys
NSF Seeks Proposals at Interface of Computer and Social Sciences
Advisory Committee to the NIH Director Working Group on the Future Biomedical Research Workforce Seeks Input
Systems Science and Health in the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Applications Wanted
COSSA's Newest Member

August 8, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 15

COSSA to Celebrate 30th Anniversary at Annual Meeting on November 2 and 3
COSSA President Pens SCIENCE Editorial
Congress Leaves Town; Faces Major Budgetary Decisions in Fall
Merit Review Process Scrutinized by House Panel
Democrats on SST Committee Release Response to Coburn Report on NSF
House Agriculture Panel Examines USDA Research Programs
Defense Department to Run Another Minerva Competition
NSF Funds Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
PRB Releases 2011 World Population Data Sheet
Susan Olson Named New Head of Law and Society Association
PCORI Seeks Comments on Research Topic Areas for Potential RFA
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Psychosocial/Behavioral Interventions and Services Research
Translational Research: Research Leading to New Health Practices
NEA Solicits Proposals to Research Value and Impact of the Arts
Editor's Note

July 25, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 14

CJS Spending Bill Emerges from Appropriations Panel; Timing of House Floor Action Uncertain
Public Comment Sought on Proposed Changes to Common Rule Governing Research with Human Subjects
Juvenile Justice Council Hears About Study of School Disciplinary Actions
Jobs in Rural America Focus of Senate Hearing
A Little Bit of Good News in the NAEP Geography Assessment
Well-Being of Children Focus of Interagency Statistics Report
Briefing Highlights Role of Demographic Research in Disaster Recovery
Science and Human Rights Coalition Holds Meeting
National Academies Release Framework for K-12 Science Education: SBE Sciences Still Missing
PCORI Seeks Input on Definition of 'Patient-Centered Outcomes Research'
NIH OppNet -- Sleep and Social Environment: Basic Biopsychosocial Processes
Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Of Genomic Research
Proposals for Research on Research Integrity Sought
Social and Behavioral Research on the Elderly in Disasters: Applications Wanted
European Union Offers Grants for US-EU Research
AAPSS Seeks Executive Director

July 11, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 13

COSSA to Celebrate 30th Anniversary at Annual Meeting on November 2 and 3
CJS Spending Bill Emerges from House Panel: NSF, BEA Escape Cuts; Census, NIJ and BJS Do Not
Science and Higher Education Community Rally to Support NSF and SBE
House Passed DHS FY 2012 Funding Bill Slashes S&T Budget
Senate Appropriations Committee Moves Its First FY 2012 Spending Bill
'Bringing the Vision Together' - NICHD Continues to Accept Comments on White Papers
HHS Seeks to Improve Data Collection in Public Health Surveys
Advancing HIV Prevention through Transformative Behavioral and Social Sciences
IOM Report: Relieving Pain Examines Prevention, Care, Education and Research
Request for Information: Feasibility, Scope, and Design of a State Health Policy Database

June 27, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 12

NIJ Conference Hears from Holder, Sampson, Bobo
OJP Announces CrimeSolutions.Gov Database
OJP Scientific Advisory Board Holds Second Meeting
Appropriations Subcommittee Chair 'Troubled' by Process to Stand up of NCATS
National Prevention Strategy Released
GAO Releases Report on HHS CER Awards
Greenberg Named Acting Director of NIGMS
Census Bureau Requests OMB to Continue ACS
House Passes FY 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development Appropriations Bill: Major Cuts to ERS and NASS Thwarted
VA Research Appropriations Matches President's Request for Reductions
NCHS Publishes Health Interview Survey Early Estimates
ETS and CDF Examine Educational Prospects for Black Boys
Farm Foundation Event Examines Rural Development in Tough Economic Times
AAAS Explores Budget Situation for Research and Development
National Academies' Report on Successful K-12 STEM Education Released
Evidence Based Policy Symposium To Occur at George Mason

June 13, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 11

House Panel Scrutinizes Funding of SBE Sciences by NSF
Rehberg Targets "Soft Sciences" in House Agriculture Appropriation Bill
NIH ACD Holds 102nd Meeting
Updates on New SUAA Institute at NIAAA Meeting
Senate HELP Examines Early Childhood Programs
New White House Rural Council Announced
BEA Seminar Details NIPA Revision and Health Care Expenditures' Discrepancies
Law and Justice Panel Examines Research on White Collar Crime
Diane Ravitch Receives Moynihan Prize from AAPSS

May 31, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 10

Coburn Attacks NSF: Calls for Elimination of SBE Directorate
SBE Advisory Committee Meets: Looks to the Future
House Begins Appropriations Process: Cut! Cut! Cut!
Senate Finally Confirms Cora Marrett as NSF's Deputy Director
NCES Releases Condition of Education 2011
START Session Features Authors of Radicalization Volume
NIMH to Seek Proposals on Mechanisms Underlying Patterns of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders across Diverse Populations
NIH/PEPFAR Collaboration for Implementation Science and Impact Evaluation
History of Science Society Rejoins COSSA

May 16, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 9

NIH Director Makes Annual Appearance before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Education Department Eliminates and Reduces Many Programs as a Result of FY 2011 Appropriations
HELP Committee Hearing on Improving Health Quality and Patient Safety: First, Do No Harm
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality Meets
New Director of National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Named
National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Meets
Two NAS Panels Seek Better Ways to Measure Deterrence and Innovation
NAS Workshop Examines STEM Education Schools and Programs
CNSF Holds Seventeenth Annual Exhibition
Meeting of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition

May 2, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 8

On to the FY 2012 Appropriations Process!
NIH Releases FY 2011 Fiscal Policy
Legislation Would Remove Many Positions from Senate Confirmation
Science Subcommittee Examines Behavioral Science Uses for Airport Security
DOD and USDA Collaboration for Military Families
NIGMS Releases Strategic Plan for Biomedical/Behavioral Research Training
NIH Establishes Working Group on the Future Biomedical Research Workforce
Roger Beachy Leaves NIFA
NIFA, in Keeping with the Administration's Priorities, Announces Grants to Fight Childhood Obesity
USDA Seeks Nominations for Vacancies on the NAREE Advisory Board
Genes, Cognition and Behavior Report Released
Institute on Medicine Releases Research on Families Report
IOM Report - Child and Adolescent Health and Health Care Quality: Measuring What Matters
Report and Briefing Implore State Action on STEM Education
NSF Seeks Proposals to Transform STEM Undergraduate Education
Wendy Baldwin New PRB President
Society for Anthropological Sciences Joins COSSA

April 18, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 7

Congress Finally Completes FY 2011 Appropriations After Government Shutdown Averted
Committees Examine FY 2012 Spending Proposals
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hears from HHS Secretary Sebelius
Census Director Outlines Lessons Learned From 2010 Count
House SST Committee Questions NSF's Large Budget Increase
HHS Releases Action Plan and Stakeholder Strategy to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
OBSSR Workshop Summary Available
NIH Releases Updated Strategic Plan for Obesity Research
National Academies Report: LGBT Health Research Gaps and Needs
NIH Launches Training Institute on Dissemination and Implementation Research
NIH/PEPFAR Collaboration for Implementation Science and Impact Evaluation
NICHD's Visioning Process Continues: Comments Wanted
HHS Seeks to Make Health Data More Accessible
Social Work Caucus Launched on Capitol Hill
Conference on Obama in Office
New COSSA Staff Member

April 4, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 6

Proposed FY 2012 Budgets for Social and Behavioral Science

March 7, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 5

FY 2011 Budget Battle Continues
Bob Hauser to Lead DBASSE
Joan Ferrini-Mundy Named AD for NSF's Education and Human Resources Directorate
Census Bureau Seeks Nominations for Science Advisory Board
NIH Examines the Science of Research on Discrimination and Health
AHRQ -- Health Care Quality Progresses at Slow Rate; Disparities and Gaps in Access to Care Persist
GAO Report Identifies Duplicative Government Programs Adding Fodder for Spending Reductions
Community Disaster Resilience Subject of NAS Report
Women and Girls Subject of White House Council Report
NIH Seeks Comments on its Director's Early Independence Award
NSF Seeks Proposals for Research Coordination Networks in SEES
NIA: Family and Interpersonal Relationships in an Aging Context
OBSSR at NIH Launches Summer Institute on Mobile Health
RWJF 2011 Call for Proposals on Public Health Law Research

February 22, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 4

President Obama Releases Proposed FY 2012 Budget
Huse of Representatives Goes on Budget Cutting Spree
Congress Asks for Report on Humanities and Social Sciences
More Funds for Cops, Not Prisons, Message of COSSA, ASC Congressional Briefing
AERA Briefing Explores Payoffs of Long-Term Investment in Education Research
NICHD Seeks Input on Defining an Agenda to Address Research Capacity Building
AHRQ Announces Interest in Career Development Grants Focused on Health Care System Redesign
NIA and AoA to Support Joint Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence
American Finance Association Newest COSSA Member

February 7, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 3

Budget Debate About to Begin
OJP Science Advisory Board Holds Initial Meeting
'Energy and Commerce Leaders Probe HHS:' Waxman Questions Approach
President Obama Annouces Appointment ot Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health
On the Fast Track" NCRR Dissolved/NCATS Create by October 2011
Harkin Reintroduces the 'HeLP America Act'
2010 Census Advisory Committee Holds Last Meeting
SBE Makes 2020 White Papers Available
NSB Seeks Feedback on NSF's Merit Review Criteria
Head Start Advisory Committee Holds Initial Meeting
NCHS' Board of Scientific Counselors Meet
NIAID Pre-testing of its Biomedical HIV Prevention Research Communication Messages - Seeks Comments
Investing in the Future: NIGMS Seeks Comments on its Strategic Plan for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Training
CDC Releases Health Disparties and Inequalities Report: 'Compelling Arguement for Action' - Need for Better Data
NINR Interdisciplinary Approaches for HIV/AIDS Risk-Avoidance Decison Making in Developing Adolescents
NCI's "Provocative Questions Project" - Identifying Perplexing Problems to Drive Progress against Cancer
National Medal of Science Nominees Sought

January 24, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 2

New Congress Continues to Organize: Awaits State of Union Address
Examination and Potential Reorganization of HHS by House Energy and Commerce Committee
NIMH Advisory Council Member Resigns Citing 'Short Shrift' to Psychosocial Research
National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council Meets: Hears Valedictory Advice from Departing Social Scientist
Nursing Institute Seeks Public Comments on Draft Strategic Plan
NIFA Director Pumps Up "Science for Food and Agriculture"
Patricia Hu New BTS Director
NAS Report on Research Training in Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences Released
National Research Center Conference Examines Teacher Issues
NSF Solicits Proposals for Large Multidisciplinary, Multi-Institutional Science and Technology Centers
NSF Seeks to Stimulate Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation
DBASSE Executive Director Sought
Search for New Director of Committee on Human Dimensions of Global Change
COSSA Welcomes New Member

January 10, 2011, Volume 30 Issue 1

Welcome to 2011: A New Politics?
NSF Director Suresh Speaks at PCAST Meeting
NSF Explains Sustainability Initiative
President Names Former BLS Commissioner Katharine Abraham to CEA
Measuring American Well-Being: SSRC's Human Development Project Issues Report
NSTC Sponsors Workshop on the Science of Science Measurement
IOM Report Examines the Role of Measurement of Health Outcomes
New NHGRI ELSI Funding Opportunities
Research on Alcohol-Related Public Policies
ASPE Seeking Comments on Comparative Effectiveness Research Inventory

Volume 29 (2010)

December 13, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 22

111th Congress Seeks Closure
PCAST Report on Energy Includes Calls for More Social Science Research at DOE
'Disruptive Innovation on an Institutional Scale:' SMRB Recommends Creation of a Center for Advancing Translational Science at NIH
Advisory Panel to NIH Director Meets; Agrees to Examine Biomedical Workforce
Goals for Healthy People 2020 'Unveiled:' Social Determinants of Health Emphasized
Research Universities' Panel Hears About Challenges for Future
PISA Results Highlight International Education Comparisons
USDA and NSF Seeks Proposals to Study Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities
Translating Basic Behavioral and Social Science Discoveries into Interventions: Funding Opportunity
Funding Opportunity: Methodology and Measurement for Multiple Chronic Health Conditions
Research into the Impact of Economic Fluctuation on Alcohol Consumption, Drinking Patterns, and Prevention and Treatment of Problem Drinking and Related Problems
RTI International Newest COSSA Member
Editor's Note

November 22, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 21

Republicans Push for Spending Cuts: One Possible Scenario is Significant Reductions in NSF SBE Research
NIH Director: 'A New Institute Focusing On Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction Research Makes Scientific Sense'
Laurie Robinson Announces OJP Scientific Advisory Board
John Laub and Robert Sampson to Receive 2011 Stockholm Prize in Criminology
The Future of Education Policy Following the Midterm Elections Focus of AEI Briefings: Duncan Seeks Bipartisan ESEA
Rep. Baird's Valedictory at APA Science Leadership Conference
Institute of Medicine Celebrates 10th Anniversary of "Neurons to Neighborhoods."
Administration Issues Executive Order on Controlled Unclassified Information
NIH Awards Recovery Act Grants to Foster Scientific Workforce Diversity
2010 PECASE Awards
NIH Health Economics for Health Care Reform Funding Opportunities
AHRQ: Advances in Patient Safety through Simulation Research: Applications Wanted
AHRQ: Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform Planning Projects
Science of Research on Discrimination and Health: A Call for Papers

November 11, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 20

Election 2010: Republicans Sweep to Power in House; Narrow Democrats Margin in Senate
COSSA Holds Annual Meeting
New NSF Director Meets with EHR Advisory Committee
OppNet: Expanding Opportunities in Basic Behaviorial and Social Science Research
IES Board Approves Research Priorities
NAS Board Gets Update from NIH and NSF on Basic Research
Health Disparities in Boys and Men: Innovative Research to Reduce Addiction, Trauma and Related Co-Morbidities
Fragile Families Explored in Brookings Seminar Journal
Kenneth Prewitt Elected Next COSSA President; Board Members Reappointed

October 25, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 19

Advisory Committee Told of Job Well Done on 2010 Census: Time to Look Ahead
Commerce to Re-Establish Economic Statistics Advisory Committee
World Statistics Day Celebrated with Session on Capitol Hill
NIH, AHRQ Holds Conference on Comparative Effectiveness and Personalized Medicine: An Essential Interface
"Big History" Advocate Speaks at NSF
Decision Making Under Uncertainty on Environment Focus of New NSF Center Awards
NSF Awards 14 New Grants in Multi-Directorate Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems Program
Committee on Measures of Student Success Holds First Meeting
Early Childhood Education Research Looks at Effectiveness of Head Start
Medical Sociologists' Contributions to Health Highlighted in "What Do We Know? Key Findings from 50 Years of Medical Sociology"
Special Journal Issue on a Decade of Research on Health Maintenance Behavior
NSF and Census Bureau Seek Proposals on Methodological Questions
NIH Director's Early Independence Award Program
Economic History Association Joins COSSA

October 11, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 18

Congress Leaves for Election; CR Funding Government
Suresh Confirmed as NSF Director
Collins Addresses Dental and Craniofacial Advisory Council: Discusses NIH's Budget
Easton Outlines IES Priorities to Board
NIH's ORWH Releases 'A Vision for 2020 for Women's Health Research; ' Holds Scientific Symposium
NAS Report on Women's Health Research: Inadequate Attention to Social and Environmental Factors
GAO Tells Science Agencies to Figure Out How to Determine High-Risk, High-Reward Research
NSF Awards Grants to Study Water Supply and Quality
NRC Releases Research Doctorate Program Assessments
Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: 'Moving Beyond the Crossroads'
NSF Seeks Graduate Student Applicants for Study in East Asia and the Pacific

September 27, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 17

New Fiscal Year to Begin; CR to Keep Government Going
NIH Scientific Management Review Board Recommends Creation of 'Institute for Addictive Disorders'
House Panel Examines SciSIP
Senate Budget Committee Hears Economists' Assessments of Federal Response to Financial Crisis
NBER Tax Policy Seminar Hears Summers and Feldstein
Gathering Storm Redux: Things Are Worse
PCAST Issues STEM Education Report: Social Sciences Not Part of K-12 STEM
National Science Board Expresses Concern about Gifted and Talented
NAS Research Universities Panel Holds First Meeting
GAO Releases Report on NIH Grant Process for Recovery Act Funding
NIH Seeks Comments on Its Draft Strategic Plan for Obesity Research
OppNet Short-term Interdisciplinary Research Education Program for New Investigators
Board of Governors Appointed to New Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Public Input Wanted for National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan
Head of Transportation Statistics Bureau Sought
Boston University Newest Member of COSSA

September 13, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 16

Politics of Taxing and Spending to Dominate Pre-Election Congressional Session
NIH Announces New Appointments
Rachel Croson Joins NSF as SES Division Director
SBE Asks Community for Help in Defining Future Research
Data Problems in Doctoral Survey Reported by NSF
Bob Hauser Appointed Interim Director of DBASSE
APSA Meeting: Nobel Winner Ostrom Gives Plenary Address, Brady Speaks of the Art of Political Science
APA Releases Report on Psychology in STEM
Retirement Planning and Social Security Examined at Forum
NSF Will Support Educational Research Projects on STEM Education for Minority Groups
NSF Seeks Nominations for Waterman Award for Young Researchers
NIH Establishes Health Economics Program; Seeks Applications
OppNet Releases Additional Funding Opportunity Announcement
NIGMS Seeks Research Proposals Addressing the Scientific Workforce
Communicating Research Intent and Value in Applications: NIH Emphasizes Plain Language Communication
National Academies' Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program Seeks Applicants

August 9, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 15

Cora Marrett Nominated as NSF's Deputy Director
Robert Kaplan Appointed NIH Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Congress Recesses for Summer: Spending Bills Continue to Emerge from Committees
Obama Administration Outlines S&T Priorities for FY 2012 Budget
House Passes Bill to Establish a National Criminal Justice Commission
Children's Study Gets Continued Scrutiny
OBSSR Establishes Network on Inequality, Complexity and Health to Address Health Disparities
Making Teachers More Accountable Subject of Report and Briefing
OppNet Seeks Applications for Research on Sleep and Social Environment and Basic Biopsychosocial Processes
Editor's Note: Update on Hiatus

July 26, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 14

Senate Moves Swiftly on Appropriations: Marks Up Six Bills
Science Subcommittee Explores 'Economics for the Real World'
Financial Reform Bill Establishes Office of Financial Research
National Academies' Board on Science Education Issues "A Framework for Science Education:" Science Does Not Include the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Guttmacher Appointed to Lead NICHD
Jack Buckley to Return to NCES as Commissioner
HHS Seeks Input on Development of an Inventory of Comparative Effectiveness Research Database
2010 Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics Report Available
Impact of Recession on American Families Discussed at Congressional Briefing
Can We Fight Poverty with Cash Incentives?
More Research on Eliminating Child Abuse Necessary
NSF Solicits Proposals for Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering
Applications Wanted for 2011 NIH Director's Pioneer Award and 2011 NIH Director's New Innovator Award Programs
Advancing Novel Science in Women's Health Research
Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity

July 12, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 13

Appropriations Season Off to a Late Start; How it Will Finish is a Big Question Mark
National Academies Release Report on NIJ; Calls for More Independence and Enhanced Focus on Research
NSF Holds Workshop on Genes, Cognition and Behavior
CNSTAT Workshop Discusses Innovation in the Federal Statistical System
UNESCO Issues New World Social Science Report
Long-Term Care for an Aging Population: The PRB's 4th Annual Symposium on Policy and Health
American Academy Study: Scientists Need to Understand the Public More
NSF Seeks Proposals at the Interface Between Computer Science and the Social and Economic Sciences
NSF Seeks Advice on How to Broaden Participation in the STEM Workforce
University of Missouri, St. Louis Joins COSSA

June 28, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 12

Senate Finally Confirms Laub for NIJ and Lynch for BJS
NIJ Holds Annual Conference: AAG Announces OJP Scientific Advisory Board; Celebrates VAWA; Hears From Tribe
SBE Asks for Research Proposals Related to the Gulf Oil Spill
NIFA Provides Synopsis of 2009 Competitive Research Grants
Agricultural Statistics Agency Seeks Nominees to Advisory Committee
NSF Seeks to Reward Junior Scientist Faculty
Sebelius Announces New $250 Million Investment to Lay Foundation for Prevention and Public Health
AHRQ Health Services Research Projects Grant

June 14, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 11

President Nominates Suresh to Lead NSF; Marrett Now Acting Director
The Five Percent Solution to the Deficit Problem
Senate Panel Approves Wieman Nomination to Become OSTP's Associate Director for Science
Child Health Institute Leader and Council Discuss Vision Setting Process
DOD Affirms Commitment to Dissemination of Unclassified Research Results
Senate Panel Examines the Impact of the Recession on the State of the Nation's Children
NCRR Science Education Partnership Award - Applications Wanted
Seeding National Mentoring Networks to Enhance Diversity of the Mental Health Research Workforce

May 31, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 10

On Third Attempt House Passes COMPETES Legislation
NSF's SBE Advisors Meet; Brainstorm Proactive Ideas Agenda
PCAST Meets; Discusses Underattention to Social Science
Education Committee Examines 'Research and Best Practices on Successful School Turnaround'
Former NIH Director Harold Varmus to Lead National Cancer Institute
IES Releases Annual Report on 'The Condition of Education'
Greenstein Wins AAPSS' Third Moynihan Prize; Other Social Scientists Honored
Child Hunger by the Numbers
Opportunities in the AFRI Competitive Grants Program
NICHD Seeks Input in Defining Agenda to Address Research Capacity Building

May 17, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 9

COMPETES Bill Pulled From House Floor After GOP Maneuver
NIH Director Defends FY 2011 Budget to Senate Funding Panel
NIH Analyzes OppNet Topics of Interest
House Appropriations Chairman David Obey Announces Retirement
National Science Foundation Celebrates 60th Birthday
White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity
NIH Awards 10 Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities
BEA Advisory Committee Examines Measuring Human Capital
Congressional Briefing on Healthy Development - A Summit on Young Children's Mental Health
Demographic Changes Altering Metro America According to Brookings Report
NLM Information Resource Grants to Reduce Health Disparitie

May 3, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 8

COMPETES Reauthorization Emerges from House Science and Technology Committee
Collins Discusses NIH Budget with House Appropriations Panel
AAG Robinson Defends OJP Budget to House Appropriations Panel
Census 2010 Equals Census 2000 Mailback Participation Rate
Senate Committee Produces FY 2011 Budget Resolution
Senate Committee Hears About Standards and Assessments in ESEA Reauthorization Hearing
President Nominates Woteki as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics
NSF Division of Science Resource Statistics Seeks Deputy Director
NSF Dear Colleague Letter for Assessing and Enhancing the Impact of Science R&D in the United States
Interagency Working Group Releases White Paper: A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change
NSF Seeks Proposals to Help Predict Climate Change Using Earth System Models
NIH Seeks Information on Priorities for the NIH Adherence Research Network

April 19, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 7

COSSA Testifies to House CJS Appropriations Panel
House Science Panel Reports NSF Reauthorization
2010 Census Advisory Committee Meets: Looks Ahead to 2020
President Obama Announces Selections for Presidential Bioethics Commission
"G" Party Comes to Washington: Honors Goodall, Volkow; Hears Krugman
School Safety, Youth Violence and Bullying Focus of Journal and Briefing
Hot Times in the City: The Impact of Climate Change in an Increasingly Urban World
Coalition Holds Annual Exhibition: Social and Behavioral Sciences Well Represented
National Cancer Institute Funding Opportunity in Cancer Education and Career Development

April 5, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 6

NSF Appropriations Hearing Focuses on Improving Education
White House Names OSTP Associate Director for Science
Research and Evaluation in Health Care Reform Law
New Bills Introduced to Foster Independence of Census Bureau
NSF Expands Activity on Climate, Energy, and Sustainability
NIGMS Director Berg Briefs Congress On The Impact of Basic Research
Members of House Express Support for Large NIH Increase
NSF Seeks Proposals From Teams to Intergrate Cyberinfrastructure Research and Education
NSF'S Program Funding Graduate Students To Help K-12 Learning Seeks Applicants
NSF Solicitation For Ethics Resource Center
Fulbright Scholar Competition Seeks Applicants

March 22, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 5

Census 2010 is Here!...Please Remember to Fill Out and Return Your Census Form!
Bement Defends NSF's FY 2011 Budget in Swan Song before Research and Science Education Panel
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on 'Broadening Participation in STEM'
NIFA to Release Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Solicitations
NIH's Scientific Management Review Board Holds Third Meeting
NIH Establishes Director's Pathfinder Award to Promote Diversity in the Scientific Workforce to Fill Knowledge Gaps
COSSA Sponsors Congressional Briefing on "Better Living Through Economics"
Secretary Duncan 'Keeps on Pushing' for Education Reform
James Grossman Announced as New Historical Association Executive Director
Call for Ideas: Scholarly Knowledge on LGBTQ Issues in Education
Participants Sought for Summer Training Workshop on African American Aging Research
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities - Funding Opportunity
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy: Applications Wanted
NCMHD Seeks to Fund Health Disparities Research on Social Determinants of Health
New Call for Proposals Issued by Public Health Law Research Program

March 8, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 4

The Budget Issue

February 8, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 3

Administration Releases FY 2011 Budget Proposal
Bement to Leave NSF; Heads to Purdue to Direct Global Policy Institute
New Structure, New Priorities for Agriculture Research
NICHD to Examine its Scientific Opportunities; Will Seek Input of the Extramural Community
NIAAA Advisory Council Convenes for 123rd Meeting
Measuring Higher Education Outcomes Focus of National Academies' Panel
Education Reform:The New York City Experience
State of the Science:IOM Committee to Examine LGBT Health Issues, Research Gaps and Opportunities
Science of Behavior Change: Finding Mechanisms of Change in the Laboratory and the Field - Applications Wanted
NIH Funding for Scientific Meetings Designed to Develop Interdisciplinary Research Teams Available
NIH Seeks to Fund Research Designed to Enhance Global Health Research Involving Human Subjects
Applicants Sought for the 2010 Institute on Systems Science and Health

January 25, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 2

Lots of Advice on the Nation's Budget Problems
House Science Panel Outlines 2010 Agenda; Reauthorizing 'America COMPETES' Tops The List
BJS Nominee James Lynch Appears Before Senate Judiciary Committee
National Science Board Releases Science and Engineering Indicators 2010
Government Organized Committee on Scholarly Publishing Issues Report
NIGMS Announces Intention to Undertake Strategic Plan on Research Training
Wrong Place, Wrong Time:...Understanding The Violence In The Lives Of Young Black Men
Peace Institute Holds Session on Youth Violence and Extremism
How Schools Cope With Budget Reductions Focus of AEI/Fordham Institute Event
HUD's OPD&R Offers Sabbatical-In-Residence
Application Deadline Extended To 1/27/10 for NIH/OBSSR Summer Training Institute
University of Connecticut Newest COSSA Member

January 11, 2010, Volume 29 Issue 1

Welcome to 2010: Moving Beyond Health Care Reform
PCAST Meets; Holdren Reviews Administration's S&T Accomplishments
NIH Launches OPPNET and Announces First Funding Opportunity
Final FY 2010 Appropriations
NIH Collins Chairs First ACD Meeting
President's Call to Action: 'Educate to Innovate'
NIH Awards Recovery Act Funds to Support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Education
Breast Cancer and Social Interactions Discussed at NIH December OBSSR Lecture Series
NIH Director's Opportunity for Research Program Established
NIAMS Seeks Comments on its Long-Range Research Plan
Population Association Becomes COSSA's 18th Governing Member

Volume 28 (2009)

December 14, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 22

Congress Moves to Complete FY 2010 Appropriations Process
House Science and Technology Committee Leaders to Retire at the End of the 111th Congress
Political Scientist Amy Gutmann, President of Penn, to Lead Obama’s Bioethics Commission
Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson Receive Nobel Prizes and Participate in Session at Swedish Embassy
OSTP Seeks Advice on Public Access to Federally Funded Research
NIH Launches Program to Develop Innovative Approaches To Combat Obesity
Report Released on Low Performing Schools and Their Restructuring Efforts
Moving Beyond High School to College Proficiency
Mamas’ Report on Lack of Fathers in Their Children’s Lives
GSS Calls for Proposals to Add Questions to the 2012 Survey
Dell Hymes, COSSA’s First President, Dies at 82.
IIASA Summer Fellowships Available
Applications Wanted for Research on School Policies Related to Obesity
NIH Institutes Seek Proposals to Address HIV in the Criminal Justice System
Proposals Sought for Research on Integrity in Collaborative Research
Editor’s Note: Happy Holidays!

November 23, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 21

SBE Advisory Committee Meets and Hears Many Reports
Laub Gets Hearing at Senate Judiciary Committee
Shah Leaves Agriculture; Nominated to Head USAID
Collins Addresses SMRB; Urges Scientific Community to Tell Story
NIH SMRB: Working Groups Provide Status Reports
NIH Director's Council of Public Representatives Meet
COPR Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary: Welcomes Six New Members
Healthy People 2020: OBSSR/ODP Working to Put Social and Behavioral Science Into -Action to Improve Health
NIH Launches Second Phase of Patient Reported Outcomes Initiative
Conference Examines Measurement of Innovation
NIH and CDC Seek Applications for Obesity Policy Research
Social Work Research Group Joins COSSA

November 9, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 20

Senate Passes CJS Spending Bill; Defeats Coburn Amendment to Eliminate Political Science at NSF; Vitter Amendment Falls
COSSA Holds Annual Meeting
Robinson Confirmed to Run Office of Justice Programs; Lynch Named to Head Justice Statistics’ Bureau
2010 Census Advisory Committee Convenes for Decennial Update
White House Announces Increased Emphasis on Program Evaluations
A Decade Later --Diabetes Prevention Program Reports Persistence of Benefits of Lifestyle Changes
NSF’s EHR Advisory Committee Examines Technology in Education
NIA Uses ARRA Funds to Extend Research on Health, Economics of Older Americans
NIH: Science of Behavior Change An Agency-Wide Research Priority

October 26, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 19

Mikulski Defends Political Science; CJS Bill Stalls: Coburn and Vitter Amendments Unfinished
Congressmen Barton and Walden Continue to Question NIH’s Peer Review
Congress Sends FY 2010 Homeland Security Spending Bill to President
Master Address Files Focus of House Subcommittee Census Hearing
PCAST Hears from Secretary Duncan and Others on Improving Stem Education
NIH Funds Research Examining the Factors that Influence Women's Careers in Science
NSF’s Graduate Education Division Solicits Proposals for Research and Evaluation of Stem Education
NSF Interdisciplinary Program on Human and Natural Systems Makes Awards, Seeks Proposals
NSF Encourages Interdisciplinary Work on Environment, Science and Society
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality Seeks Nominations for new Public Members
Applications Wanted for Community Network Programs to Reduce Cancer Disparities
NIDA, NIAAA, and NINR Seek Applications for Behavioral & Integrative Treatment Development Program
NIMH to Seek Applications to Develop National Mentoring Networks to Enhance Workforce Diversity
NIH Seeks Transformative Research Projects
University of Texas at Brownsville Joins COSSA

October 12, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 18

Senator Coburn Threatens to Eliminate NSF’s Political Science Program
Groves Updates Senate Panel on 2010 Preparations; Amendment Proposes New Census Question on Citizenship
President Obama Visits NIH; Announces $5 Billion in Recovery Act Research Grants
USDA Launches New Research Agency and New Science Vision; House Panel Looks at Farm Bill Implementation; FY 2010 Spending Bill to President
John Laub Selected to Head NIJ; Laurie Robinson Gets Senate Hearing
NSF Announces DOD Supported Awards
IES Issues Guide to Help Students Prepare for College
APSA Report Examines U.S. Standing in the World
Nancy Weinberg Kidd New Communication Association Head
Martha Zaslow to Head SCRD Policy and Communications Office• Preventing Child Maltreatment
AAHRPP Issues Final Revised Accreditation Standards
AASRO Joins COSSA

September 28, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 17

House Passes CR to Fund Government; Census Protected
Census Director Groves Appears before House Subcommittee to Discuss 2010 Preparations
At the Request of Senator Grassley, GAO Report Examines NIH Oversight of Institutes and Centers
Representatives Barton and Walden Request Details on NIH Peer Review and the Funding of ‘Questionable Studies’
NICHD’s Alexander Steps Down as Advisory Council Holds Meeting
The NIAAA Advisory Council Gathers for Its 122nd Meeting
ISR Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Capitol Hill Briefing
Briefing Takes Another Look at Terrorism and Global Conflict
Education Officials Address AERA Policy Meeting
The Question of College: Should Everybody Go and How to Retain Those Who Do
Carnegie Report Calls for Expansion of Literacy Training Into Higher Grades
NSF Seeks Applicants for SBE Minority Post Doctoral Research Fellowships
National Academies S&T Graduate Fellowships Available
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Joins COSSA

September 15, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 16

Congress Returns: Health Care Reform Dominates; CR Likely for FY 2010 Spending
Collins Confirmed as NIH Director: Outlines Five Areas of Opportunity in Constituent Meeting
Recovery Act Increases Scrutiny of Spending by Agencies
NIH: Recovery Act Funds Making an Impact
Sunstein Confirmed to Head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Financial Modeling and Economists: Are They to Blame for the Economic Crisis?
BJS Leader Outlines NCVS Restoration and Renovation
BEA Director Discusses GDP and Beyond
NIH Unveils New ‘User Friendly’ RePORTER Website
PRB 2009 Data Sheet Shows World Population Growth Despite Low Birth Rates
Nominations Sought for Nation’s Highest Science and Technology Honors
SRCD Policy Fellowship Opportunity
NIGMS Seeks Proposals on How to Increase Interest in Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers
Applications Sought for NIH Director’s Pioneer Award and New Innovator Award

August 10, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 15

FY 2010 Appropriations: House 12; Senate 4
Labor, HHS, Education Spending Bill for FY 2010 Emerges from Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate and House Panels Provide Set-Aside for HUD Research and Evaluation
Bill for Social/behavioral Research Program at DOE Advances Through S&T Panel; Opponents Charge ‘Mind Control’
Chicago Focus of Hearing on K-12 stem Education at House Science Subcommittee
CNSTAT Panel Recommends Changes in SIPP
Report and Briefing Focus on ‘Working Learners’
Iris F. Litt New Head of Center for Advanced Study at Stanford
Editor’s Note: Update’s Recess

July 27, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 14

Myron Gutmann, Former COSSA President, New Head of NSF’s SBE Directorate
Hill Briefing Highlights NSTC Report: Representatives Baird And Lipinski Speak
House Passes Labor, HHS, Education Spending Bill; Accepts Defunding of Three NIH Grants
Science Panel Approves Establishment of Social And Behavioral Research Program at Energy Department
Congress Take a Closer Look at Women in STEM Fields
A Big Week for Census: Groves Sworn In; Former Directors Return; Maloney Pushes Independence; Advisory Committee Meets.
Insel Discusses NIMH’s Use of ARRA Funding: ‘Untapped Potential’ Revealed
Another Psychologist Comes to the House
Child Welfare Focus of New Book and Panel
NCES Releases Report on Student Achievement Gap at State Level
NSF Seeks Proposals on Stem Research and Evaluation
Editor’s Note

July 13, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 13

Senate Confirms Groves to Lead Census Bureau
Francis S. Collins Nominated to Lead the NIH
Congress Keeps Spending Bills Moving
House Panel Hears About Census Data Use in Federal Formula Funding
Academy Report Calls for Structural Independence for BJS
IOM Provides Priorities and Recommendations for Comparative Effectiveness Research Effort
Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Releases Report
Mobility, Child Development, and School Achievement Focus of Academies’ Board
COSSA Board Member David Weisburd Announced as 2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology Winner
NSF Seeks Proposals in Creative Information Technology
NIDCR to Support Small Research Grants for Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology

June 29, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 12

FY 2010 Appropriations Moving Through Congress
Senate Spending Committee Examines Rebirth of NIH Funding
NIJ Research Conference Hears Holder, Kerlikowske
Congress Asks for Research Universities Study
More Obama Administration Appointments
START Releases Updated Terrorism Data Base
APS Joins COSSA

June 15, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 11

Budget Issue: Proposed FY 2010 Budgets for Social and Behavioral Science

May 18, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 10

Obama Administration Issues Details of FY 2010 Budget Proposal
Census Nominee Groves Faces Smooth Confirmation Hearing
Holdren Tells Science Committee SBE Sciences ‘Critical’ To Solving Society’s Problems
Praise and Prescriptions for The Federal Statistical System
More Administration Appointments: Robinson to Lead OJP Again; O’Toole New Head Of S&T At DHS
Congress Addresses America’s Failing High Schools
NSF’s EHR Advisory Committee Seeks Ways to Further Stem Education and Research
Secretary Duncan and Senator Bennet Address Education Reform Meetings
David Ellwood Winner of Second Moynihan Prize
NIH Resumes Search for OBSSR Director
Modeling the Scientific Workforce: Applications Wanted
NSF Announces Major Research Instrumentation Competition under ARRA

May 4, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 9

President Obama Addresses Science Policy In Speech To National Academy of Sciences
Science Adviser Lays Out Obama Agenda In S&T; House Panel Chair Notes Latest Legislation
Congressman Baird Discusses Importance of The Social And Behavioral Sciences To The Science Policy Agenda
Concerns About The 2010 Census Raised At Commerce Secretary’s Appearances Before Spending Panels
The President’s Council of Advisers on Science And Technology (PCAST)
More Obama Appointments: Blank To Commerce, Shah To USDA; Spriggs To Labor
COSSA Coalition Organizes NIH Behavioral And Social Science Poster Session on Capitol Hill
Congress Clears Budget Resolution; Obama FY 2010 Details Soon
NIH Scientific Management Review Board Holds Inaugural Meeting; Merger of NIDA And NIAAA Discussed
The Call For Common Education Standards Gaining Traction
Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Threat To America’s Health
Tenth Anniversary of Women’s Health Office Celebrated
NIDA Launches Drug Use Screening Tools For Physicians
Institute For Policy Research At Northwestern Celebrates 40^th Anniversary
NSF Solicits Proposals on Social-Computational Systems

April 20, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 8

HHS Secretary Designate Kathleen Sebelius Responds to Senators’ Questions Following Confirmation Hearings
Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Seeks Comments
Webb Introduces Criminal Justice Commission Bill
NAS Behavioral Sciences’ Board Tackles Human Subjects’ Protections Issue at Meeting
Difficulties in Behavioral Science Support for U.S. Intelligence Efforts
CNSF Holds 15^thAnnual Exhibition; Speaker Pelosi Thanks Science Community
Women’s Policy Research Group Holds Conference to Present Policy Alternatives to the New Administration
NSF Seeks Proposals for Urban Long-Term Research Area Exploratory Awards

April 6, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 7

Administration Continues to Fill Up: Groves to Lead Census Bureau; Easton to Head Institute of Education Sciences
NIH Acting Director Discusses Many Issues with House Funding Subcommittee
House and Senate Pass FY 2010 Budget Resolutions
Subcommittee Examines Factors Around Health Disparities and Access To Health Care
House Subcommittee Approves Bills to Improve Science Education and International Science
Implementing Effective Substance Abuse Treatment in the Criminal Justice System Focus of Briefing
Agriculture Subcommittee Hears from CDC on the State of Obesity in the United States
Rural Sociological Society Names Ralph Brown Executive Director
Early College High Schools Discussed at Briefing
NIH Releases Grand Opportunities Funding Opportunity
Training Opportunity for Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically Underserved
NIA Seeks to Promote Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research

March 23, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 6

Senate Confirms Holdren and Lubchenco
Commerce Nominee Promises Census Will Get Done
House Panel Examines Prisoner Reentry Research
NSF Issues Statement on Recovery Act Funding
SBE Interested in Proposals to Investigate Recovery Act Implementation
NIH Announces Availability of Administrative Supplements
HHS Announces Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research
‘Building a Diverse Scientific Workforce’ Subject of Congressional Briefing
International Education Programs Celebrated
New Solicitation for Decision Making Under Uncertainty Research
NSF and Foundations Offer Opportunities for Cyber-Enabled Data on Innovations in Organizations
Wanted: Proposals for Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control
CNSTAT Issues New Edition of Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency

March 9, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 5

Obama Administration Releases FY 2010 Budget Overview; Congress Tries to Finish Up FY 2009; Agencies Announce Stimulus Spending Plans
Congress Receives Progress Report On Decennial Census Operations: Cost, Accuracy and Privacy Matters Among Top Concerns
NIH Releases Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research; Deadline to Apply April 27, 2009
NIGMS Advisory Council Approves Concept to Model Workforce Diversity; Challenge Grant for Research on Novel Interventions Released
Proceedings of NIH “Women in Biomedical Research” Workshops Available
NIH, CDC, RWJF Launch Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research
Institute of Medicine Requests Input into Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities
NAS Report Calls for More Social Science Research on Climate Change; We’ve Heard This Before
Teacher Quality and Alternative Certification Programs Focus of Report
With Unemployment Climbing, Brookings Session Focuses on Jobs for Those with Middle Level Skills
NSF Seeks Proposals on Environment, Society and the Economy
NSF Asks for Public Comment Relating to Research Conduct for Students And Postdocs

February 23, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 4

Economic Recovery Legislation Enacted: Science Fares Very Well
Kington Briefs Scientific Community on NIH’s Plans for Stimulus
Senate Committee Hears From OSTP and NOAA Nominees
House Passes New Nanotechnology Initiative Bill; Much Emphasis on Health, Safety and Social Implications
Youth Violence Problem and Solutions Examined by House Judiciary Panel
Comparative Effectiveness Research: The View from NHLBI; Funding Included in Stimulus Bill
State Department History Office Dispute Threatens Foreign Relations Document Series

February 9, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 3

Senate Set to Pass Economic Recovery Legislation
NSF Reports Downward Trend in Federal R&D Funding in FY 2008
Institute on Aging Council Approves Report on Behavioral and Social Research Division
John Hagan and Argentine Judge Winners of Criminology Prize
Briefing Reviews Research on Crime
Hunger in America Redux
NIH Projects, Funding Details Available for Public Viewing on Website
NIH Holds Conference on Science of Dissemination and Implementation
NCI Career Development Award

January 26, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 2

OSTP Releases Report on SBE Sciences
Stimulus Packages Begin Legislative Journey; Science Funding Included
President Obama Rescinds Executive Order on Presidential Records; Restores Presumption of Openness on FOIA Requests
Cora Marrett Named NSF’s Acting Deputy Director
Political Scientist To Lead House Research And Science Education Panel
Brookings Scholar New Head Of Congressional Budget Office
NICHD’s Child Development and Behavior Branch Presents Annual Report To Council: Seeks Public Comments
Congressional Briefing Underscores Urgency Concerning Census 2010
National Academies’ Report Makes Recommendations Designed To Improve HHS’ Performance
OM Committee Issues A Call To Action To The Obama Administration On Global Health
Science And Human Rights Coalition Launched
Agencies Announce ‘Digging Into Data’ Competition

January 12, 2009, Volume 28 Issue 1

Welcome to 2009
A New Congress Convenes
A New Administration Staffs Up
NIH Summit Explores Science of Health Disparities
House Rescinds Bush Executive Order On Presidential Records
DOD Announces Minerva Initiative Awards
NSF Seeks Proposals In Three Areas Associated With HSD
OBSSR Revamps Website
Education Report Focuses on English Language Learners
International Student Comparisons In Math And Science Reveal Improvement for U.S. Students
Preparing For Terrorism Disasters Subject of Briefing
Historians Discuss ‘Historic’ Nature of 2008 Election
Study Finds Electronic Prescribing System Produces Cost Savings
The AHRQ Releases Funding Opportunity Announcements
Applications Wanted for NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities

Volume 27 (2008)

December 8, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 22

Enhancing Diversity in Science Report Available
NSF’s HSD Program Makes Final Awards
NIMH Council Workgroup Makes Recommendations for Strengthening Research Training; Professional Associations Discouraged
OHRP Seeks Comments on Draft Guidance Document
Linda S. Birnbaum Named New Director of NIEHS
Former Census Official John H. Thompson Named President of NORC
Brookings’ Report Reiterates Need for More Resources for Prisoner Reentry Programs
Center on Reinventing Public Education Claims School Finance Systems Still Deficient
SRCD Celebrates Thirty Years of Fellows
Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health Available
CDC Funding Opportunities
Editor’s Note: Farewell to 2008

November 24, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 21

COSSA Annual Meeting Examines Changing Political, Economic, and National Security Landscapes; Also Hears About Disaster Research and Social Science Evidence
Aletha Huston Named New COSSA President; Five Join Board as At-Large Members
SBE Advisory Committee Hears from Bement and Olsen
NSF Announces Search Committee for New SBE Leader
House Examines the Role of Biomedical Research in Stimulating the Economy
Senate Proposes $1 Billion for NIH in Economic Package

November 10, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 20

Historic Election Sends Obama To White House; More Democrats To Congress
Committee on National Statistics Examines Immigration Data
Kington Appointed Acting Director Of The National Institutes of Health
Jerry A. Menikoff Appointed OHRP Director
NIGMS, OBSSR Hold Informational Conference on Modeling Social Behavior
2009 NIH Director’s Pioneer/New Innovator Awards: Pre-Applications Wanted

October 20, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 19

COSSA Has Moved to a New Address
110th Congress Leaves for Election: Lame Duck Growing More Likely
Election Forum Looks at Health and Science Research Funding
Presidential Candidates’ Responses on Support for Basic Research
DeGette Introduces New Legislation on Human Subjects’ Protection
Peer Review: New NIH Policy to Fund Meritorious Science Earlier
IOM Meeting Focuses on Behavioral/Social Determinants of Health
Alcohol Use Disorder Focus of Congressional Briefing
Brookings Session and Journal Re-Examine the Juvenile Justice System

October 6, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 18

COSSA Relocates
Zerhouni to End Tenure as Director of the National Institutes of Health
Continuing Resolutions Keeps Government Agencies Funded
NSF Announces Search for New SBE Leader
Academy Report Recommends Upgrading HUD’s Policy and Research Office
Make the Census Bureau an Independent Agency: Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Former Census Directors Say Yes!
Brookings Session Examines New Anti-Poverty Strategies
Rural Researchers Look at the Future of Agriculture at the Rural-Urban Interface
NSF Seeks Proposals for CDI Competition
SRCD Fellowships in Public Policy Available
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships Available

September 22, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 17

House Science Panel Examines the Role of SBE Sciences In Public Health
House Panel Examines Implementation of the NIH Reform Act Of 2006; NIH Announces SMRB Members
With the HIV Epidemic “Far From Over,” A House Committee Discusses Latest Prevention Strategies
Senate Judiciary Panel Looks At Crime: Witnesses Call for Increased Federal Research and Data Activities
House Judiciary Panel Examines NIH Open Access Policy
IES Study Looks at After School Programs
Political Scientist Recipient of 2008 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award; Neuropsychologist Receives New Innovator Award
Asset Building, Particularly For Women, Focus of Congressional Briefing
Applications Wanted for NIH Roadmap Transformative Program

September 8, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 16

Congress Returns for Brief Session Before Election
NSF Report: Continued Decline in R&D Funding in FY 2007
Harold Clarke New NSF Division Director
Academy Report Recommends Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making
PRB 2008 Data Sheet Released: The Demographic Divide Widens
Ready or Not Here They Come: Improving Higher Education Retention and Graduation
More Calls for an Improved Poverty Measure
Applications Wanted: HIV Prevention Programs
Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics II

August 11, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 15

Census Director Expresses Concern About Impact of Immigrants’ Fears on 2010 Count
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Enacted
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing On The FY 2009 Budget For NIH
FY 2009 Senate Appropriations For Agriculture And Rural Development: Corrected
Congress Hears About the State of Social Work in America
CDC: New HIV Infections Higher Than Previously Estimated
Political Science Group Issues Report and Holds Briefing on Global Inequalities
NSF Solicits Proposals As Part of Project Minerva
NIH Seeks Proposals Using Systems Science Methodologies To Protect and Improve Population Health
Fogarty International Research Collaboration – Behavioral and Social Sciences
NIDDK Seeks Planning Grants
Editor’s Note: Update Takes a Vacation

July 28, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 14

FY 2009 Appropriations Process To Resume; Domestic Spending Bills Still Unlikely Until Next Year
Senate Panel’s Agriculture Funding Bill Includes Big NRI Increase
Revising National Poverty Measure Examined Again
House Panel Looks At Defense Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation
NIJ Conference Highlights Research On Race And Crime, Corrections, and Mapping
Climate Change Report Suggests Negative Impact on Human Health and Welfare
CDC Official Discusses Climate Change and Global Health
NSF Issues New Solicitation For Science Of Science And Innovation Policy Initiative
Research Supplements To Promote Diversity In Health-Related Research Available
Research Sought on Careers of Women in Biomedical and Behavioral Science and Engineering
Applications Wanted To Study Interventions That Promote Research Careers

July 14, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 13

NSF and DOD Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Census 2010 Communication Campaign: Solution to Reducing the Undercount
CNSF Holds Fourteenth Annual Hill Exhibition
NSF Announces New Science and Technology Centers Competition
House Passes Bill to Preserve Electronic Messages
Fogarty Releases New Strategic Plan
OHRP Seeks Comments on Mandatory Training on Human Subjects Protection
Alyson Reed New Head of Linguistic Society
Skedsvold to Lead Psychology Federation
Millennium Promise Awards: Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Research Training Program
Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors
Aging Institute Seeks Proposals on Social Neuroscience of Aging
Integrating Biobehavioral and Sociocultural Research to Prevent HIV Transmission and Infections: Applications Wanted

June 30, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 12

FY 2009 Spending Bills Move Through Committees: Face Uncertain Future After Blow-up in House
NSF Receives Administration's Proposed Increase: House Moves Funds from Research to Education: Supports SBE
NIH Gets Increase: Appropriators Respond to 'Crisis'
Census Gets Extra Funding from Senate Committee, But Not from House
House Panel Bumps Up NCVS, Senate Panel Cuts Social Science from NIJ
House and Senate Committees Differ on International Education, Graduate Education, Research and Statistics
American Time Use Survey Survives
Homeland Security: House Panel More Generous than Senate for Human Factors and University Programs
Head of OJJDP Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over Grant Making Decisions
National Children's Study Responds to the NAS Panel Review
Has NCLB Made a Difference? Are Advanced Students Left Behind: Some Research Results
AHRQ Intends to Fund Health Information Technology Research
UNESCO Seeks Papers for Seminar on Sharing Research Agendas
Library of Congress Seeks Nominations for Kluge Prize for Study of Humanity

June 16, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 11

Congress Begins to Tackle FY 2009 Spending Bills
Army Research Office Seeks Research Proposals as Project Minerva Gets Off the Ground
NIH Begins Implementation of New Procedures to Enhance Peer Review
Congress Enacts Farm Bill Over Bush’s Veto: Changes Made to Research Structure
Congress Continues Scrutiny of Census Bureau: Outreach Programs Launched
House Panel Examines Nation’s Gang Problem
House Homeland Panel Reports Legislation to Codify ‘Controlled Unclassified Information’
Poterba Replaces Feldstein as Head of National Bureau of Economic Research
Research Libraries’ Association Appoints Lowrey as New Executive Director
NIH Searches for new Head of OBBSR

June 2, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 10

Congress Ready to Move Federal Spending Legislation
45 Years of NICHD Research Progress on Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities Celebrated on Capitol Hill
Genome’s Francis Collins To Step Down; Guttmacher To Be Acting Director
NSF’s SRS Division Re-Examines Confidentiality And Privacy
2ND Conference on Interventions to Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers
The Condition of Education 2008 Report Released
National Advisory Panel Calls for More Research on Math Teaching and Learning
Congressional Briefing Examines Lack of Geriatric Care for an Increasing Elderly Population
NIH Expands CTSA Consortium
Web Discussion of NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization Planned for June 11
NIH, AHRQ to Hold 2008 Diabetes and Obesity Disparities In Healthcare Systems Conference
Editors Note: Correction

May 19, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 9

FY 2008 War Supplemental: Census in Both Bills; Science in Senate Committee Bill; Administration Threatens Veto
Nanotechnology Act Renewal Emerges from House Panel
Marburger Reflects on Science Policy At AAAS Forum
House Science Panel Looks to Legislation to Overcome Gender Bias in Higher Education
Administration Issues Memo on Controlled Unclassified Information
A Change Is Gonna Come
Still Seeking Research and Dissemination Tactics to Improve Education
American Academy Awards First Moynihan Prize To Alice Rivlin
Howard University Celebrates E. Franklin Frazier
NIDA Announces Conference on Blending Science and Treatment
Future RFA To Support Women In Biomedical And Behavioral Research

May 5, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 8

Social Sciences And The Military: Understanding The Human Terrain, Focus of Joint Committee Hearing
NAS Workshop Examines Strengthening the Nation’s Vital Statistics’ System
Education Secretary Announces Proposed Regulatory Changes to NCLB
Broadening Participation in The Social, Behavioral And Economic Sciences: Third Annual SBE Alliance Conference Held
The Impact on Children of Electronic Media Use Focus of Journal and Briefing
NOAA Seeks Comments On Incorporating Scientific Uncertainty In Climate Change Decision making
NIH Seeks Ideas for Common Fund/Roadmap Trans-NIH Strategic Initiatives
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings Available

April 21, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 7

Defense Secretary Proposes Closer DOD/University Connections Including More Social Science Research
Federal Spending: No News is No News
Census 2010 in Crisis Redux; Gutierrez to Senate Again; Supplemental Emergency Funds Sought
CDC Discusses Difficulties With Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
Interdisciplinary Research Discussed at Geographers’ Meeting
Social Science Research Institutes Organize A New Consortium
AHRQ Grant Opportunity To Investigate Implementation of Quality Improvement Strategies
Behavioral Medicine Group Joins COSSA

April 7, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 6

Commerce Secretary Explains to House Spending Panel the Need for More Dollars for Census 2010
Science of Behavior Change Included in Third Cohort of the NIH Common Fund/Roadmap
IES Director Looks Back Over His Tenure and the Lessons He Learned
COSSA and NCOVR Present Briefing on Violent Crime
More From the Enhancing Diversity Retreat
Law Schools’ Group Names Susan Prager New Executive Director
NIH Issues Request for Comment on its Open Access Policy
NHLBI Seeks Input on Translating Discoveries in the Basic Behavioral Sciences

March 24, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 5

Silver Delivers Plenary Speech At SSSA Meeting
COSSA Organizes Enhancing Diversity in Science Retreat
FY 2009 Budget Season Starts In Earnest
House and Senate Adopt FY 2009 Budget Resolutions
NSF Faces Friendly Spending Subcommittee
Health Research Agency Leaders Testify to House Funding Panel
OJP Request for Consolidation of Programs Draws Skepticism
Spending Panel Hears About Social Science Field Research for National Security
Census Bureau Faces Criticism on 2010 Plans from Oversight and Spending Panels
Demographic Shifts to Challenge Higher Education System
Abrams to Leave OBSSR, Bachrach Designated Acting Director
New COSSA Members

March 10, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 4

President Releases FY 2009 Budget: Will Congress Pay Any Attention?

February 11, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 3

House Passes Extension of Higher Education Act
NSF Seeks New Leader for Social And Economic Sciences Division
The Future of Education Research
Commission on NCLB Pushes Reauthorization
NIAAA Advisory Council Hears Update on College Drinking Research
Strategies For Promoting Innovative Research Discussed at NIDA Advisory Council Meeting
NIH Seeks Research Proposals on Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias Effects on Health Care Delivery
Applications Sought for Research Education Grants For Statistical Training In The Genetics of Addiction
Proposals Wanted for Alcohol Research Education Project
NIDA Seeks to Support Comprehensive Research “Center Of Excellence” Grant Program

January 28, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 2

110 Congress Returns for Second Session
House Panel Hears Calls for More Federal Support for Early Childhood Education
General Medical Sciences’ Strategic Plan Includes Behavioral/Social Sciences
COSSA Members Comment on NIMH’s Strategic Plan
National Children’s Study to Add Locations and Centers
Molly Broad New President of American Council on Education
NIH Seeks Economists for Research Diet, Activity, and Obesity
NIMH Seeks Applications for Research Education Grants
OBSSR Issues Three Solicitations for Community Participation Research
Workshop Participants Sought for Human Dimensions of Global Change Meeting

January 14, 2008, Volume 27 Issue 1

Welcome to 2008
FY 2008 Appropriations Process Ends with Omnibus Bill; Bush Gets His Way
Murdock Confirmed As Census Bureau Director
Sedgwick Named OJP Acting Head; Hagy Gets Hearing
NAS Panel Assessing NIJ Holds First Meeting
OBSSR Releases Strategic Prospectus
NIH Issues Revised Public Access Policy
New NSF Solicitation: Science of Science and Innovation Policy
NIDA Invites Comments on Its Draft Strategic Plan
2007 Human Research Protection Award Recipients Announced
NCI Transition Career Development Award To Promote Diversity
Applications Wanted to Develop Complex Models of Oral Health Behavior
NIH Supplements Grants

Volume 26 (2007)

December 10, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 22

COSSA Holds Annual Meeting
NIH Advisory Committee to The Director Also Hears About Peer Review
Results of International Student Assessments Released
NIMH Seeks Input on Strategic Plan
National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Announces New Strategic Plan
Mississippi State Joins COSSA
Editor’s Note

November 19, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 21

Appropriations Process Struggles Onward: Labor, HHS, Education Funding Bill Vetoed; Second CR Includes Census Exemption
Higher Education Act Renewal Emerges From House Committee
First Awards Made, NSF’s Science of Science And Innovation Policy Moves Forward
NSF’s Education Directorate Advisory Committee Meets
NIH ‘Council of Councils’ Holds Planning Meeting
2008 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award/Pioneer Awards: Applicants Wanted
AAAS Briefing Examines Women And Minorities In Higher Education
Reducing Highway Accidents Through Human Factors Research
Academies’ Report Calls For Meeting The Psychosocial Health Needs of Cancer Patients
Government Seeks Comments on Standardized Research Performance Progress Reports
International Science Agency Offers Graduate Student Support

November 5, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 20

Spending Confrontation At Hand; Labor, HHS, Education Bill On Its Way to President
Farm Bill Renewal Emerges From Senate Committee
Science Panel Scrutinizes NASA Data Suppression
Keith Hall Nominated To Lead BLS
Abrams Awarded The 2008 Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award
Economist Gary Becker Wins Presidential Medal of Freedom
NIH Seeks Input on Emerging Priorities In Basic Behavioral And Social Sciences Research
OHRP Proposes Changes To Expedited Review Criteria
New Report Suggests Digital Divide Closing; Access To Technology Spreading
NSF Continues To Seek Research Proposals On Data Confidentiality
NIH Solicits More Research Proposals Examining ELSI Issues Surrounding Genomic Research

October 22, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 19

Senate Passes CJS Appropriations Bill; Conference With House Next
Critical Budget Issues Put Census 2010 At Risk
House Panel Examines Barriers To Recruitment and Retention of Women Faculty In Science and Engineering Fields
House Committee Looks At Hate Crimes and Race-Related Violence
Another NAS Panel Calls For More Social Science Research; This Time on Science And Security Issues
MacArthur Foundation Launches Law and Neuroscience Project
NHGRI Funds New Centers of Excellence In ELSI
Academies’ Publication On Encouraging Minorities To Pursue Research Careers Available
NIH Seeks Proposals for Programs in Behavioral Treatment

October 8, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 18

Congressman Baird Discusses Social Sciences And Congress At HSD Meeting
New Fiscal Year Begins: Appropriations Remain Stalled
House Science Panel Hears Social/Behavioral Sciences’ Contribution To Energy Challenge
The Costs of Mass Incarceration Examined By Congressional Panel
National Children’s Study Announces The Selection of 22 New Centers
BEA And NSF Estimate R&D Contribution To Gross Domestic Product
Department of Health And Human Services Releases Report on Personalized Health Care
President’s Cancer Panel Makes Recommendations For Promoting Adoption of Healthy Behaviors
NSF Seeks Applications For Multidisciplinary Computational Thinking Initiative
Research On Research Integrity: Applications Wanted
NIH Institutes Seek Applications For Genomics Research Including Population And ELSI Issues
NINDS Seeks Diversity Research Education Grants In Neuroscience

September 24, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 17

Report Says U.S. Climate Change Program Needs More Research on Impacts on Humans
Psychologist, Sociologist And Statistician Among The Recipients of NIH Pioneer Awards
Dissemination And Implementation Research: A ‘Critical, But Still Emerging Area of Science
Culture Change: NIH Launches Interdisciplinary Research Consortia
NIH Funds Second Round Of CTSAs
Human Behavior Important In Military Contexts: More Research Necessary Says NAS Report
Brookings Examines New Antipoverty Policies To Help Black Males
OHRP Seeks Information And Comments On Research That Involves Adult Individuals With Impaired Decision-Making Capacity

September 10, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 16

Congress Returns: Spending Vetoes Loom
NSF Examines Proposal and Award Management Situation
National Science Board Issues Science Education Plan
Weiss New Head of NSF’s Behavioral And Cognitive Science Division
NIH Makes First Awards In Genes, Environment and Health Initiative; Data Sharing Policy Announced
Mayor Bloomberg Sheds Light on New Poverty Data
PRB Releases 2007 World Population Data Sheet: Focus on Malnutrition
Lonnie Sherrod to Head Child Development Researchers
NICHD Seeks Participants For Interagency School Readiness Consortium
Basic And Translational Research Opportunities In The Social Neuroscience of Mental Health

August 6, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 15

Congress Passes Competitiveness Legislation: Baird Adds Social Science To NSF Priorities List
House Passes CJS Appropriations Bill: Census And NSF Funding Raided
Homeland Security Appropriations Passes Senate
Agriculture And Rural Development Spending Bill Through House
House Passes Farm Bill: New Office to Coordinate Research
Blumstein Highlights NIJ Conference; Crime Increase Examined
Report Examines Muslims In America: Trying to Fit In
Schwetz To Retire from Human Research Protection Office
Health Promotion Among Racial And Ethnic Minority Males
Editor’s Note

July 23, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 14

Congress Pushes FY 2008 Spending Bills; President Threatens Vetoes
House Appropriations Committee Forwards CIS Spending Bill To Floor; Census Loses $30 Million
House Approves FY 2008 Labor, HHS, Education Funding Bill; NIH Receives Largest Increase In Four Years
FY 2008 Agriculture Funding Bills Emerge From House And Senate Panels
HUD Policy Research Gets Boost Over FY 2007; House Tells OPDR To Make MTO Info Available To Researchers
Senate Examines Cost Of 2010 Count; Coburn Wants Internet Census
Girls Missing In Science And Engineering
Key National Indicators of Children’s Well-Being 2007 Report Released; Additional Indicators Needed
Research Proposals Wanted Regarding Outcomes In Children With Mild To Severe Hearing Loss

July 9, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 13

Senate Panel Boosts NSF, Census, Cuts BJS
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Its Sixth And Final Appropriations Hearing For the NIH
Science Board Tells NSF To Support More ‘Transformative’ Research
Progress Report in for Census Bureau’s LUCA Program
Hagy Nominated To Head National Institute of Justice
Media Violence And Children: Research vs. the First Amendment
Reception Honors Return of Cora Marrett
Coalition Holds Exhibition Highlighting NSF-Supported Research
Sources of Research Support: Department Of Defense
Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority And Underserved Children
NIH Seeks Comments on System to Support Biomedical and Behavioral Research
and Peer Review

June 25, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 12

Steven Murdock Nominated To Lead Census Bureau
Senate Labor-HHS Committee Reports Spending Bill: Lots of Language About Social/Behavioral Science at NIH
Senate Panel Allocates Homeland Security Funds: Human Factors Cut, University Programs Stagnant
Senate Committee Reports Higher Education Reauthorization
Joint Economic Panel Looks at Work-Family Policies
House Panel Examines “Disconnected Youth”
Implementation of NIH Reform Act of 2006 Progressing
‘Beyond Bias And Barriers:’ NIH ACD Gets Interim Report From The Working Group on Women In Biomedical Careers
Advancing Novel Science In Women’s Health Research: Funding Opportunity

June 11, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 11

House Panel Boosts NSF By Ten Percent for FY 2008
Homeland Security Spending Bill To House Floor
House Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee Approves FY 2008 Spending Bill
The Administration Abandons Plans to Replace SIPP
House Subcommittee Looks At Immigration Statistics
NIH Establishes Working Groups To Examine Peer Review
Behavioral And Social Science Research On Understanding And Reducing Health Disparities: Applications Wanted
Research On Interventions That Promote Research Careers: Social And Behavioral Scientists Wanted

May 28, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 10

Congress Passes FY 2008 Budget Resolution; Appropriations Process Commences
Labor HHS Subcommittee Continues Examination of NIH
National Institute of General Medical Sciences Holds 134th Council Meeting
Why Population Aging Matters: A Congressional Briefing
The Role of the Federal Government Examined in Rising Crime Rates
Replacement Smokers: Are Women Already Under the Influence?
The Few, The Proud, The Closeted
NAS Workshop: Understanding Interventions That Encourage Minorities To Pursue Research Careers
Research Supplements To Promote Diversity In Health-Related Research Available
Addressing the Role of Pregnancy in HIV Prevention: Applications Wanted

May 14, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 9

NSF Grants Attacked on House Floor; Defunding Amendments Defeated
Chronic Disease Research: Focus of Senate Labor, HHS Appropriations Hearing
Science Education Programs Need Better Evaluation
Nordhaus Discusses Economics of Climate Change; Calls For Improved Data On
Environment
COSSA Members Announce New Executive Directors: Wasserstein To Statistics;
Oliver to Linguistics

April 30, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 8

COSSA Testifies to House Commerce, Justice, Science Panel
NSF Reauthorization Emerges from House Panel; Included in Senate Competitiveness Bill
NIH Center for Scientific Review Holds Open House
SACHRP Continues Its Examination of the ‘Common Rule’
2010 Census Reengineered: Preparation Underway and on Schedule
Findings of In-Depth Survey of Muslim Countries Released
NCLB Drops Middle and High Schools Students
DBASSE Begins Study of Evidence in Social Science
Solutions to Health Disparities Sought
Award For Excellence In Human Research Protect: Applications Wanted

April 16, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 7

New NSF Education Head Addresses Research Needs
Advisory Group On Genetics, Health and Society Issues Report; Expands Its Consideration
New Large Study Of Genes, Environment And Disease Needs Attention To Scientific, Social, Economic, And Ethical Perspectives
SACGHS Seeks Public Comments On Pharmacogenomics Report
SACGHS Discusses Personalized Health Care And Confidentiality, Privacy, And Security Of Health Information Technology
National Institutes Of Health’s Behavioral And Social Science Research Funding For FY 2006 -2008
Two New NIH Directors Appointed
Census Bureau Submits Planned Subjects For 2010 Census and ACS
Understanding And Promoting Health Literacy: Research Proposals Wanted

April 2, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 6

Zerhouni Appears Before Senate Appropriators; NIH’s Success Rate Is ‘Discouraging
New Generations’ Of Scientists
Economic Research Service Critical To Public Policy
Panel Examines Homeland Security Science And Technology Budget
Spending Panel Scrutinizes Justice Offices’ Budgets
A Closer Look At NIH Funding Translates Promise Into Progress
Surgeon General Wants to End Underage Drinking
Academy Report Assesses International Education and Foreign Language Programs
Protecting Privacy and Confidentiality For Linked Social and Spatial Data
Health Information Technology: The Cure for Health Disparities?

March 19, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 5

NSF Faces Supportive Appropriations’ Panels
Zerhouni Defends NIH’s Budget; Obey Says Children’s Study Funding Will Continue
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health And Human Services Discusses
Substance Abuse
Census Explains Big Increase to House Appropriators
CDC Budget Scrutinized by House Appropriations Panel
House Clears Bill To Overturn Bush Presidential Records Order
Strategies for Retaining “Seasoned Workers” Discussed
NSF Seeks Proposals on Science of Science And Innovation Policy
National Children’s Study Seeks Proposals For New Study Centers
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program
NIH Announces Creation of the NIH Director’s Bridge Award

March 5, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 4

Proposed Fiscal Year 2008 Budgets for Social and Behavioral Science

February 12, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 3

President Releases FY 2008 Budget Proposal; FY 2007 Appropriations
Completion Near
NSF Budget Increased In FY 2007 And FY 2008
NIH Receives $620 Million Increase For FY 2007; Cut In Proposed FY
2008 Budget
Agriculture Research Spending In Flux
Census 2010 Ramp Up Continues
Jay Waite Named Deputy Director Of The Census Bureau
Are We Ringing The Bell Too Early?
Public Schools And Social Conflict
Drug Abuse, Risky Decision Making And HIV/Aids: Research
Proposals Wanted
Luxembourg Income Study Summer 2007 Workshop

January 29, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 2

New Congress Continues Organizing; FY 2007 Funding Completion on the Horizon
Statement of Elias A. Zerhouni, NIH Director on the NIH Reform Act of 2006 and Next Steps
NIH OPASI Director Selected
Brookings Scholar ORSZAG New CBO Director
Former COSSA President Wins International Criminology Prize
NIH Seeks Research Proposals on Clinical Decision Making in Life-Threatening Illness
International Research and Studies Program Solicitation

January 15, 2007, Volume 26 Issue 1

Welcome to 2007: 110th Congress Underway
NIH: No Inflationary Increase in FY 2007 for Existing Non-Competing
Grants
NIH Experiencing ‘A Bit of Pain’
NIDA Sponsored Survey Finds Teen Drug Use Down
Research on Social Work Practice and Concepts in Health
Editor’s Note

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