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
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The administration’s funding request for each fiscal year in a special budget issue
Welcome Back
Congress 'wraps Up FY 2006 Spending; Leaves Other Issues to New Year
President Bush Announces Language Initiative
Final FY 2006 Appropriations Chart
Gaps in Social/Behavioral Research in Pandemic Flu Plan
January 30, 2006 (printer friendly version)
Balancing Science and Security in the Post 9/11 Era
Innovation and Competitiveness
Correction to the Appropriations Chart
Former COSSA President to Lead NAS Panel On International Education Programs
Schneider Brings New Leadership to NCES
Summer Institute on the Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models
NIH Seeks Pre-applications for Interdisciplinary Research Program
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Arrow to Receive Nation’s Highest Science Prize
Bush Names New Head of Justice Data Agency
Veteran Educator Named USDA REE Undersecretary
Two Key Higher Education Groups Get New Leadership
Election Reform Focus of New Brookings-AEI Project
Academy Panel Focuses on Data Access
NIH Program to Help New Researchers
Non-Medical Issues Research Re: Pharmacogenetics Gain NIGMS Support
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Senate Adopts FY 2007 Budget Resolution: Funding Added For NIH
NIH's Health Disparities Plan: Inadequate Emphasis on
Social/Behavioral Sciences
House Science Committee Chairman Announces Retirement
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Budget Hearing:
Obesity Among Urgent Realities
The National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on Hispanics in
the U.S.
OBSSR Celebrates a Decade of Progress and Promise
Victor Rosenblum, Former COSSA President and Long Time Board
Member, Dies at 80
Opportunities in Spatial Social Science
Summer Training Workshop on African American Aging Research
COSSA Welcomes New Associate Director of Public Affairs
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NSF Director: Economics Research Important to ACI
House Budget Panel Passes Resolution
HEA Renewal Passes
House Science Committee Hearing Focuses On Stem Education
Agricultural Spending Panel Questions Formula Funding
Briefing: Social Science Benefits Policy Makers
New FIC Director Named
Research Programs Accredited
NIH Seeks Research Applications
OBSSR Celebrates
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Zerhouni Appears Before House Subcommittee
Cyberinfrastructure In The SBE Sciences
Countdown to The 2010 Census
SBE Head Explains Birth and Death Of Languages
The Economic Burden of Cancer
Grant Opportunities Available: Drug and Alcohol Prevention
COSSA Welcomes New Staff
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World Is Flat" Author Addresses SBE Advisory Committee
Attacks on Peer Review Discussed At AAAS S&T Policy Forum
Social/ Ethical Concerns Focus of Nanotechnology Conference
Results in Voter Mobilization Research Presented
Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Building Translation Research in Integrative Behavioral Science
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Senate Chair Suggests SBE Sciences Might Need Removal from NSF
House Appropriations Panel Begins to Move FY 2007 Spending Bills
NSF Announces New SBE Division Directors
Crime Prevention Symposium Examines Systematic Reviews
MEPS: A Key Resource for Health Policy Research and Data
NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors Convene
NIH Seeks Proposals on Disparities in Health Care Delivery
Senators Hutchison and Lautenberg Work Out Compromise Language on NSF Priorities
Senate Appropriators: 'Something Has To Be Done' About NIH Funding
Committee On National Statistics Celebrates 100th Meeting
Consensus Process Report on Sexual Health and Responsible Sexual Behavior Released
Spending Bills Move Forward in House; Senate About to Begin
Labor, HHS, Educaion Numbers From House Spending Subcommittee
NIH: An Agency at a 'Crossroads'
Senate Subcommittee Calls for 'Transparency' for the 2010 Census
NSF Coalition Holds Annual Exhibition
SACHGS Seeks Public Input
COSSA Welcomes New Membership
House Committee Provides 8.5 Percent Increase for NSF
Minimum Wage Increase Stalls Labor HHS Bill
Senate Joins Appropriation Game: Agriculture Bill Allocations Made
Women and Girls in the Criminal Justice System
NIH and The University of Michigan Continue Partnership
Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation, and Control
House Passes Science, State, Justice, Commerce Bill; Census Bureau Loses $58.3 million on House Floor
NIH, Congress Celebrate OBSSR’S 10TH Anniversary
Senate Committee Finishes Spending Bills: Final Action Not Likely Until After The Election
Senate Panel Completes Action On Labor, HHS, Education Funding
Senate Panel Marks Up Spending Bill: NSF Fine; Census and Justice Agencies Face Cuts
Behavioral Scientists Among NSB Nominees; OSTP Assoc. Director For Sciences Named
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Senate L-HHS Committee: NIH ‘Contributes to Economic Vitality of This Nation’
House Appropriators Hold Special Census Hearing/New Data To Be Released
NIGMS Creates Predoctoral Training At The Interface of The Behavioral And Biomedical Sciences Award
National Symposium on Homelessness Research Request for Proposals
Congress Recesses, Update Takes A Hiatus
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