COSSA Washington Update
To keep its constituency informed, the Consortium produces a biweekly newsletter, the COSSA Washington Update, that covers:
- Federal policies and debates relevant to social and behavioral scientists
- Sources of federal support for research
- The administration’s funding request for each fiscal year in a special budget issue
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Volume 33 Index
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
- 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*