COSSA Washington UPDATE 2000

Lame Duck, Post Election Wrangling Continue
COSSA Holds Annual Meeting
NBAC Report to Call for Over-hauling Research Protections Oversight
Porter Honored by Health and Education Community
Janet Norwood to Be COSSA'S Next President
Upcoming Events . . .

November 20, 2000

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Election 2000: Implications For Science and Technology
With Election on Hold, Some FY 2001 Budgets Remain Undone
wo Social Scientists Win the National Medal of Science
Human Genome Research Yields Opportunities for Study
Sources of Research Support

November 6, 2000

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Cease-fire on Appropriations; Congress to Return for Lame-duck Sessio
Congress Creates New NIH Center on Health Disparities
Congress Approves Funding for CJS; Bill Awaits Possible Veto
Researchers Discuss the Decline in Crime, Look to Future
OBSSR's Health Disparities Strategic Plan On the Web
NIH Public Reps Discuss Human Subjects Protections

October 23, 2000

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Appropriations Sputter Toward Completion
NIH and NSF Grants Supported the 2000 Nobel Prizewinners in Economics
NIH-Wide Health Disparities Plan Released for Comment
Prisoner Reentry Gains Attention of Researchers, Government
COSSA Seminar Examines Neighborhood Effects

October 9, 2000

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Bush and Gore Views on Science and Technology Debated
Congressional Health and Behavior Caucus Established
Census 2000 Update: Towards Results
Mixed Results for Clinton's COPS Program
Privacy and Confidentiality Discussed at NBAC Meeting
NBAC Seeks Comments on "Ethical Issues in International Research"
COSSA Staff Changes
New COSSA Contributor

September 25, 2000

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Appropriations Process in Cahos as New Fiscal Year Looms Appointments . . .
New Head of Human Subjects Protection Office Criticizes System?
America Getting Older: Report Cites Need for Betterm Data
IOM Report Calls for More Interdisciplinary Research
Report Finds ‘Snail's Pace' Improvement in Math and Reading
Sources of Research Support

September 11, 2000

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Congress Returns: Spending Bills Top Priority
Kington Named New OBSSR Director
White House Forum Addresses Crime and Technology
NRC Report Assesses Nation's Need for Scientists
"Promoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Research"
Congress Returns: Spending Bills Top Priority
NSF Seeks Assistant Director for EHR Directorate

August 7, 2000

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Congress Recesses: Spending Bills Unfinished; Frenzied Fall Awaits
Modified OERI Bill Passes Subcommittee
Continued Focus on Health Disparities
Census Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ACS; Rural Issues Key Concern
McAdam Chosen to Lead Advanced Center
Enhancing Outcomes in Women's Health: Call for Papers
Sources of Research Support

July 24, 2000

Senators Issue Call for Doubling NSF Budget
Bill Would Abolish Education Research Office and Create New Independent Agency
Senate Committee Passes CJS Funding Bill
NAS Division Updates Website
Sources of Research Support
NIH Social and Behavioral Science Research Conference: Part Two

July 10, 2000

Frist Amendment Increases OERI Funding; Fully Funds Research Initiative
President Nominates Ex-Congressman as New Commerce Head
NIH Conference Highlights Importance of Social and Behavioral Influences of Health
Report Describes Federal R&D Investment By State
Sources of Research Support
Fiscal Year 2001 Funding Chart

June 26, 2000

VA, HUD Passes House; NSF Loses $18 Million to HUD AIDS Program Proposed
Census Rule Gives Bureau Director Final Authority Over Data Release; Public Comments Welcomed
NIMH Director: It's Been a Good Year
Better Data Needed on Children
Controlling Violence in America
Rural Poor Face Rough Road Moving from Welfare to Work
Sources of Research Support

June 12, 2000

NSF Director: 21st Century for the SBE Sciences
Attempt to Increase NSF Funding Fails in Appropriations Panel
No Increase for Education Research and Statistics
House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Funding Measure; Slashes NIJ Funds
Senate Appropriations Approves Multi-Billion Dollar Youth Violence Initiative
House Appropriations Committee Calls for More Social and Behavioral Science Research
NCI's Response to IOM Report: Funding is Inadequate
Sources of Research Support

May 29, 2000

House Panel Clips Science Foundation's Proposed Increase
"Much Remains to be Done" at the NIH
CDC Urged to "Provide Leadership" in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Senate Provides Funds for AHRQ; Urges Agency to Focus on Reducing Medical Errors
COSSA Briefing Examines Language and Its Impact of Learning

May 15, 2000

Congress Moves Appropriations Bills
OMB Director Gives Administration's Appropriations Message
NSF at Senate Appropriations: Time to Double the Budget
Subcommittee Discusses Independent Education Research Agency
Bills Would Create Health Disparities Center
NIH Strategic Plans Available For Comments
SBE Announces New Infrastructure Competition
Sources of Research Support

May 1, 2000

Health Disparities: A Call for Social Science Research
NSF Launches 50TH Anniversary Celebration
Changes Called for in Agriculture's NRI Program
Gun Control: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising
Brookings and Heritage Join to Study Appointments Process
Appointments, Resignations, and a No Go for the NIH
Sources of Research Support

April 17, 2000

Congress Clears Budget Resolution: On to Appropriations
Social Science at NSF Hearing
COSSA President Blumstein Testifies on NSF Funding
Prewitt Relates Importance of Data and Long Form Replacement
National Reading Panel Releases Report
Health Disparities Discussed at NIH Council of Public Representatives Meeting
OBSSR Seeks More Minority Scientists
COSSA Executive Director Address Columbia Conference on Data Needs

April 3, 2000

Budget Resolution Passes House; Emerges from Senate Committee
To Answer or Not to Answer? That is the Controversy
Chairman to Seek Another 15 Percent Increase for the NIH
Alternative and Mind-Body Medicine Subject of Hearing
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Appropriations Hearing
OBSSR to Sponsor Upcoming Sociocultural Conference
NSF Announces New Emphasis on IT Workforce
SBE's New Infrastructure Competition
Sources of Research Support

March 20, 2000

House Budget Resolution Creates Problems for White House
Bradburn Addresses Science Board on SBE Projects
Leary Appears Before CJS Appropriators; Chairman "Puzzled"
NIH Officials Appear Before House Appropriators
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Budget Defended
OERI Head Testifies on Budget
Kaufmann Appointed Acting OBSSR Director

March 6, 2000

The March 6, 2000 issue of COSSA Washington Update contains a summary and analysis of the proposed Fiscal Year 2000 budgets for over 40 agencies that support social and behavioral science research.