This one-day methodology seminar sponsored by the NIH OBSSR will present a basic introductory overview of principles and techniques of text mining for behavioral and social research and showcase some innovative health research examples. Attendees of this seminar will gain a broad understanding and appreciation for some of the different tools available to collect and analyze large volumes of text data, and they will learn about some notable example applications in behavioral and social sciences health research. Click here for…

Released in March 2019, this Consensus Study Report from the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences recommends that the intelligence community (IC) make sustained collaboration with researchers in the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) a key priority as it develops research objectives for the coming decade. The first decadal survey conducted in this context, the report highlights ways to promote interdisciplinary collaboration so that the insights and ideas of SBS researchers are fuller integrated with the needs and objectives…

The Academy is pleased to announce that former Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize.  She will deliver the annual Moynihan Lecture on October 3, 2019, at 4:00pm at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC. Register here: