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Volume 40 (2021)

July 20, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 15 | PDF

• Featured News
  • House Committee Approves FY 2022 Funding Bills
• New from COSSA
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: PCAST Issues STEM Education Report: Social Sciences Not Part of K-12 STEM (September 27, 2010)
• Congressional News
  • Senate Committee Considers Biden’s Census Pick
  • House Immigration Subcommittee Holds Hearing on U.S. Immigration Policy and Foreign Talent
• Executive Branch News
  • OSTP to Hold Science Integrity Listening Sessions
  • NIH and OSTP to Hold Stakeholder Listening Sessions on ARPA-H Priorities
  • SBE Seeks New Director for Social and Economic Sciences Division
  • NIAAA Requesting Input on 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Outline
  • NSF Soliciting Nominations for 2022 Waterman Award
• Science Community News
  • National Academies Holds Meetings on the Future of Education Research at IES
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

July 6, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 14 | PDF

• Featured News
  • HOT TOPIC: Competing Visions – The NSF for the Future Act and the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
• New from COSSA
  • July Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on NSF Legislation
  • “Why Social Science?” Looks at Trans Activism and Linguistics
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: Innovation Legislation Signed into Law (January 10, 2017)
• Congressional News
  • COSSA Urges Advocates to Contact Elected Officials in Support of Social Science in FY 2022
• Executive Branch News
  • White House Seeks Input on Scientific Integrity Policies
  • OMB Issues New Evidence-Based Policymaking Guidance
  • NSF Highlights Opportunities for Collaboration between Social and Computer Sciences
• Science Community News
  • National Academies Release Report on Rental Evictions and COVID-19
  • National Academies Holds DEI Summit
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
• Upcoming Events

June 22, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 13 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Senate Passes Sweeping U.S. Competitiveness Legislation, Includes Endless Frontier Act
• New from COSSA
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: Defense Secretary Proposes Closer DOD/University Connections Including More Social Science Research (April 21, 2008)
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Advances NSF Legislation
  • HELP Committee Considers Higher Ed Reopening
• Executive Branch News
  • Eric Lander Active in First Few Weeks as OSTP Director; Community Awaits PCAST Appointments
  • Department of Education Solicits Comments on New School Pulse Survey
  • NSF Announces Research and Innovation Partnership with Canadian Counterpart
• Science Community News
  • New National Academies Guidance Offers Resources for Serving Homeless Communities During Disasters and COVID-19
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • AAPSS Hosting Event on Cutting Child Poverty
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Upcoming Events

June 8, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 12 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Biden Administration Release FY 2022 Budget Request; Read COSSA’s Analysis
• New from COSSA
  • June Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on National Secure Data Service with Nancy Potok
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: On the Fast Track: NCRR Dissolved / NCATS Created by October 2011 (February 7, 2011)
• Congressional News
  • House and Senate Appropriators Hold Hearings on NIH Budget for FY 2022
• Science Community News
  • AAAS Fellows to Host Symposium on COVID-19 & Health Inequities
  • National Academies Holds Workshop on Ontologies for Behavioral Science
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

May 25, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 11 | PDF

• Featured News
  • NIH Working Group Presents Report on Opportunities in Basic Behavioral and Social Science Research
• New from COSSA
  • 2020 COSSA Annual Report Released
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: Waterman Award to Lawrence H. Summers (April 10, 1987)
  • “Why Social Science?” Focuses on Combatting Hate and Discrimination Against Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
• Congressional News
  • House Sends Slate of Science Bills to the Senate
• Executive Branch News
  • Social Scientist Nicholas Carnes Named Co-Winner of NSF’s Waterman Award
  • NIH Launches New Bridge2AI Program
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Kathleen Cagney, University of Chicago Sociologist, to Head Michigan’s ISR
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

May 11, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 10 | PDF

• Featured News
  • House Science Committee Discusses NSF’s Future
• New from COSSA
  • COSSA Joins Science Organizations Highlighting Diversity in STEM on “WMPD Day”
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: Doubling NSF Budget Gains Support of House Science Panel (May 13, 2002)
  • May Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on NCSES Diversity in STEM Report
• Congressional News
  • Senate Committee Considers Lander Nomination to OSTP
• Executive Branch News
  • Minerva Research Initiative Announces FY 2021 Funding Opportunities
  • Department of Education Seeking Comments on Education Research, COVID-19, and Equity
  • NSB Seeks Nominations for 2022 Vacancies
• Science Community News
  • Nominations Sought for CNSTAT Committee on Evaluating 2020 Census
  • National Academies Convenes Activities Exploring the Future of Education Research and Statistics
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • NYU Professor Anna Harvey Named Next SSRC President
  • AAPSS to Host Virtual Moynihan Prize Event with William Nordhaus
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

April 27, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 9 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Today is Social Science Advocacy Day; Advocates Highlighting Social Science for Recovery and Beyond
• New from COSSA
  • “Why Social Science?” Can Help Us Communicate Numbers
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: NIH Launches ECHO Program (October 4, 2016)
• Congressional News
  • Competing NSF Bills Introduced in House and Senate
  • Appropriators Hold Hearings on NSF Budget for FY 2022 & Potential New Research Funding
  • House Science Committee Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Sexual Harassment in Science
  • Senate Focuses on Research Security, Introduces New Anti-China Provisions
  • Congress Holds Hearings on Behavioral Health
• Executive Branch News
  • SBE Calls for Proposals for International Collaborative Research to Aid Pandemic Recovery
  • ECHO Program Seeks Comments on Collecting Pre-Conception Data
  • First 2020 Census Data Released; 7 Congressional Seats Change Hands
  • NSB Seeks Nominations for 2022 Vacancies
• Science Community News
  • New SEAN Guidance Offers Strategies for Communicating About Vaccine Efficacy
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

April 13, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 8 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Biden Preliminary FY 2022 R&D Proposals Rely on “DARPA” Model
• New from COSSA
  • Time Running Out to Sign Up for Advocacy Day
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: Innovation and Competitiveness (January 30, 2006)
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Releases Federal Scientific Workforce Report
• Executive Branch News
  • Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal Includes $250 Billion in Research Funding
  • White House Nominates Rob Santos, Current ASA President, to Lead Census Bureau
  • Trump-Era Visa Restriction for Skilled Foreign Workers Expires
  • NIH Releases Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic Plan for 2021-2025
  • NSF Webinar Will Highlight Cross-Agency Funding Opportunities for Social Scientists
• Science Community News
  • National Academies Launches “Hauser Policy Impact Fund” with Webinar Series
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Marta Tienda Named Next AAPSS President
• Resources & Opportunities
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

March 30, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 7 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Science Committee Releases NSF Reauthorization Proposal
• New from COSSA
  • Register for April’s Headlines Webchat
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: Science Board Approves New NSF Merit Review Process (April 7, 1997)
  • John Anderson, NAE President, Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • Census Bureau Faces Questions on Release of 2020 Data
  • Senate Health Committee Holds Hearing on COVID-19 Response and Addressing Health Disparities
  • House Science Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Rebuilding the Federal Scientific Workforce
• Executive Branch News
  • NSF Issues New Framework for Identifying Broader Impacts; NSB Seeks Additional Guidance
  • NIH Further Extends Registration, Reporting Enforcement Delay for Some Clinical Trials
  • NSF Releases Annual Call for Advisory Committee Nominations
• Science Community News
  • CNSTAT Releases Seventh Edition of Principles & Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
  • Applications Closing Soon for National Academies’ Mirzayan Fellowship

• COSSA Member Spotlight

  • PAA to Host Briefing on Demographic Insights into COVID-19
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

March 16, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 6 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Biden Signs American Rescue Plan, with Funding for NSF, IES, Universities
• New from COSSA
  • Registration Opens for COSSA’s Virtual Social Science Advocacy Day
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: Congress Passes Competitiveness Legislation (August 6, 2007)
• Congressional News
  • Earmarks Return to House Under New Name
• Executive Branch News
  • Biden Issues Executive Orders Establishing Gender Policy Council & Protections on Sex and Gender Identity in Schools
• Science Community News
  • NASEM Releases Report Documenting COVID-19’s Impact on Women in STEM, Compiles New COVID Resource
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Saima Hedrick Named New SRCD Director
• Resources & Opportunities
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

March 2, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 5 | PDF

• Featured News
  • House Passes Funding for NSF, Higher Ed, and IES in $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
• New from COSSA
  • Advocacy Day Sponsorship Opportunities Available
  • March Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on Pandemic Relief for Researchers
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: Economic Recovery Legislation Enacted; Science Fares Very Well (February 23, 2009)
  • Why Social Science? Celebrates Anthropology Day
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Organizes
  • House Science Committee Holds Hearing on COVID-19 Impacts and the Recovery of the U.S. Research Enterprise
  • House Science Committee Holds Hearing On COVID-19 Vaccines and Encouraging Uptake
• Executive Branch News
  • NIH Presents Report on Racism in Science, Launches UNITE Initiative to End Structural Racism in Biomedical Research
• Science Community News
  • National Academies Seeking Applications for 2021 Cohort of New Voices Initiative
  • Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Ed Launches Partner Network
  • New Guidance Advises Communities on Planning for Natural Disasters During COVID-19
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

February 16, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 4 | PDF

• Featured News
  • SEAN Releases New Expert Consultation on COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence
• New from COSSA
  • COSSA Releases 2021 Rankings of Federal Support for Social Science Research at U.S. Colleges and Universities
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: 106th Congress Opens for Business: Impeachment Dominates Early Agenda (January 11, 1999)
• Congressional News
  • Congress Confronts Packed Post-Impeachment To-Do List
  • Lawmakers Reintroduce RISE Act
• Executive Branch News
  • NSF Releases New “Understanding the Rules of Life” Solicitation
• Science Community News
  • CNSTAT Seeks Nominations for Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation Study
• Resources & Opportunities
  • New COVID-19 Resources
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

February 2, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 3 | PDF

• Transition 2021
  • Early Days of Biden Administration Marked by Slew of Executive Actions
    • Biden Administration Executive Actions: Equity and Inclusion
    • Biden Administration Executive Actions: COVID-19
    • Biden Administration Executive Actions: Climate Change
    • Biden Administration Executive Actions: Scientific Integrity
    • Biden Administration Executive Actions: Federal Workforce
    • Biden Administration Executive Actions: Immigration and Research Security
    • Biden Administration Executive Actions: Census
• New from COSSA
  • “Why Social Science?” Focuses on COVID-19 Vaccination
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: 100th Congress Convenes: Democrats Take Charge; Deficit Still Looms (January 23, 1987)
• Congressional News
  • House Appropriations Leadership Finalized
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • AERA and Spencer Foundation Release Report on COVID-19 Impacts on Doctoral Students and Early Career Scholars
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

January 19, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 2 | PDF

• Transition 2021
  • Biden Administration Science Team Announced; Alondra Nelson Tapped for New “Science and Society” Role
  • Dillingham Leaves Census Bureau After Whistleblower Complaints About Noncitizen Data Release
• New from COSSA
  • Save the Date for Social Science Advocacy Day 2021
  • Vaccination Communication Report Authors Highlight Strategies to Reduce Hesitancy
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES Decision on Census Adjustment Looms (January 29, 2001)
• Executive Branch News
  • NSF Solicitation on “Future of Work” Encourages Social Science Proposals
  • NIH Launches New COVID-19 Research Website
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • APA Announces Mitchell Prinstein as Next Chief Science Officer
  • American Statistical Association Launches New Monthly Podcast
• Resources & Opportunities
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

January 5, 2021, Volume 40 Issue 1 | PDF

• Featured News
  • A Message from the Executive Director
• New from COSSA
  • COSSA Issues Recommendations for the Incoming Biden Administration
  • January Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on COSSA’s 2021 Policy Priorities
  • NSF’s Kellina Craig-Henderson Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: 107th Congress Opens, Awaits New Administration (January 15, 2001)
• Congressional News
  • COSSA Releases Analysis of FY 2021 Appropriations for Science Agencies
  • Supporting Early-Career Research Act Reintroduced in 117th Congress
• Executive Branch News
  • GAO Releases Review of Federal Agency Policies on Foreign Interference in Research
  • NIMHD Funding Research on Vaccine Hesitancy and Health Disparities
  • Nominations Open for 2021 Matilda White Riley Honors
  • Trump Names New NIFA Director
  • HHS Seeking Nominations for Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • AAPSS to Hold Webinar on the Impact of Inequality on Democracy
• Resources & Opportunities
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events