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Volume 31 (2012)

December 10, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 22

• COSSA Holds Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy
• Colloquium: Ornstein Assesses the Election Results
• Colloquium: The Use and Non-Use of Social/Behavioral Science Research: An NRC Report and a Panel of Examples
• Colloquium: Advancing Behavioral and Social Sciences to Meet the Challenges of Obesity and Diabetes
• Colloquium: Federal Funding for the Social/Behavioral Sciences: The Dangers Ahead
• Colloquium: Interdisciplinary Research and the Role of the Disciplines
• Colloquium: Broadening Participation in Science in a Diverse America
• Colloquium: The Future of Work
• Colloquium: Maximizing Data Opportunities in Child Development and Education
• New Congress Starts Organizing: Lamar Smith to Chair SST; Lowey Wins Ranking on Appropriations
• NICHD Releases “Scientific Vision: The Next Decade”
• NIH Announces Implementation Plans of the Workforce/Diversity ACD Working Groups Recommendations
• Richard Nakamura Named Director of the Center for Scientific Review
• PCORI Adopts Revised Methodology Standards
• NCHS Launches Interactive Website for Health, United States
• Sen. Murray Emphasizes the Importance of Non-Defense Programs amidst Budget Negotiations
• Brookings Panel Discusses Poverty Policy in the Next Four Years
• COSSA Elects James Jackson as its Next President; Five to Join Board of Directors
• NSF Celebrates Graduate Research Fellow Program’s 60th Anniversary; Announces New International Component
• SBE, EHR to Sponsor Research on the Science of Broadening Participation
• Editor’s Note

November 19, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 21

• Last Chance to Register for COSSA Colloquium
• Election 2012: Key Leaders Remain, but Changes Will Affect Administration and Congressional Panels
• NIH Announces Functional, Not Structural, Integration of NIDA and NIAAA
• SBE Advisory Committee Meets: Hears from Suresh and Marrett; Discusses Initiatives
• NSF Announces Search for New Leader for SBE
• NCHS Releases Brief on Calories from Alcohol
• NAS Releases Juvenile Justice Reform Report
• Environmental Change Board at NAS Reports on the Security Implications of Climate Change
• NAS Report Explores Macroeconomic Impact of Aging
• UNFPA Report Advocates Family Planning as a Human Right
• NSF Solicits Proposals for National Robotics Initiative: Includes SBE Research
• NIMHD Seeks Applications for Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers
• NSF Summer Research Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific

November 5, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 20

• COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy, November 29 and 30
• NRC Releases Report on Science Evidence and Public Policy
• Former Representative Baird Addresses DBASSE Advisory Committee
• Census Bureau Appoints New Advisory Committee
• IOM Workshop Summary: Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality
• SBE and NIJ Formalize Collaboration
• NSF’s SBE Directorate to Participate in International Social Science Funding Collaboration
• Siddle Walker Delivers AERA Brown Lecture
• Conference Discusses Evaluating Educator Effectiveness
• NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Post- Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity
• Education Department Offers Summer Seminar in China
• NLM Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine and Health

October 22, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 19

• COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy, November 29 and 30
• APSA Political Scientists Forecast Election Results
• CNSTAT Public Seminar Discusses Election Polling and Forecasting
• Future Tense Explores Parties’ Science and Technology Policies
• NCATS Seeks Information on Enhancing Community-Engaged Research through the CTSA Program
• AAAS Science and Human Right Coalition Discusses Internet Freedom
• Behavior and Personal Health: NIH Releases Videos Highlighting Social/Behavioral Science Research Findings
• “Kinship Care: Challenges and Opportunities”

October 9, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 18

• COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy, November 29 and 30
• National Academies Sponsor Symposium on Social and Behavioral Sciences in Action
• NSF’s SBE Issues Dear Colleague on Interdisciplinary Research
• NSF Makes Awards for Sustainability Research Networks
• Communication Association Sponsors Public Programs on Presidential Debates
• AERA Hosts Briefing on Affirmative Action Amicus Brief
• NSF Seeks Proposals to Examine Broadening Participation Issues
• COSSA’s Newest Member

September 24, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 17

• Register Now For the COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Science and Public Policy: November 29-30
• Congress Passes CR Recesses for Election; Administration Releases Sequestration Estimates
• U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2011 ACS One-Year Estimates
• NCES Releases Results of New NAEP 2011 Writing Assessment
• White House Announces Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
• Science of Science and Innovation Policy Focus of NAS Conference
• CNSTAT Holds Workshop on Aging and the Arts
• Brookings Session Examines Census Bureau Poverty Report
• Policy Fellowship Opportunities from SRCD and PAA
• Secondary Analyses and Archiving of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging
• RFI: Identifying Organizations with Appropriate Expertise to Participate in Mobile Health Collaborative Public-Private Partnership
• Research Answers to NCI’s Provocative Questions – Group A
• PCORI Issues Four Funding Opportunity Announcements

September 10, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 16

• COSSA Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Science and Public Policy, November 29-30
• Congress Returns: CR and Sequestration Key Items
• NSF Moves Programs Out of the Office of the Director
• New Leadership at Census Bureau
• Janine Clayton Appointed ORWH Director
• Defense Department to Continue Minerva Initiative
• Center for Health Statistics Releases Two Briefs: One on U.S. Mortality, Another on Veterans Health
• National Academies to Hold Symposium on Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Perspectives on the Future of the Sociology of Aging – Papers from NAS Workshop Released
• Amicus Brief Cites Social Science Research Applicability in Affirmative Action Case
• COPAFS Appoints Katherine Smith as New Executive Director
• IHDP Releases Annual Report
• NSF Seeks Proposals on Coastal Sustainability
• Research Infrastructure for Demographic and Behavioral Population Science
• NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
• Estimating the Economic Costs of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
• AHRQ Individual Awards for Postdoctoral Fellows NRSA
• COSSA Has New Staff Member

August 6, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 15

• Save the Date: COSSA…Colloquium on Social & Behavioral Science and Public Policy – November 29 – 30, 2012
• Congressional Leaders Announce Agreement on Six Month CR: Political Science at NSF and Economics and Economics at NIH Safe for Now
• Legislation to Reduce Senate-Confirmable Positions and Create a Fixed Term for Census Director Goes to President
• Senate Panel Holds Hearing on the Impact of Pending Sequestration on Educaton
• House Panel Examines Alternative Teacher Certification Programs
• NIH Creates Office of Emergency Care Research
• The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Releases Video
• Peace Institute Names Former Congressman Next President
• New Coalition on Agriculture Research Holds Webinar
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Seeks Input on Draft Methodology Report
• COSSA Joins Efforts to Oppose Elimination of AHRQ
• AERA Accepting Proposals for Dissertation and Research Grants
• NSF SBE Directorate Solicits Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships
• NSF Offers International Research Experiences for Students
• NEA Seeks Applications for Research on Measures of Arts Participation
• New COSSA Member
• Editor’s Note: UPDATE on Summer Hiatus

July 23, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 14

• House Panel Flat Funds NIH, Eliminates NIH Economics Research, Zeros out AHRQ, Attaches Policy Riders Designed to Repeal the ACA
• Multi-layered Cohort Chosen for NCS Main Study Design; Congress Intervenes
• Senate Hearings on ACS and Census Plans for 2020
• House Panel Marks Up 2012 Farm Bill: Administration Unhappy
• Congress Seeks Sequestration Impact from Administration; ‘Profound Consequences’ Predicted for HHS, NIH
• PRB Releases 2012 World Population Data Sheet
• 50th Anniversary Celebration for NICHD Held on Capitol Hill: COSSA/AEA Exhibits
• Science and Human Rights Coalition Meets at AAAS
• Stephen Kidd New Executive Director of Humanities Alliance
• NAS Committee on Population Seeks New Director
• NIA Seeks Secondary Analyses of Comparative Effectiveness, Health Outcomes and Costs in Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions
• Research to Understand and Inform Interventions that Promote the Research Careers of Students in Biomedical/Behavioral Sciences – Applications Wanted

July 9, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 13

• SAVE THE DATE: COSSA COLLOQUIUM ON SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY: NOVEMBER 29 AND 30.
• Congress Returns from Independence Day Break; One Month to go Before August and Convention Recess
• ERS Celebrates Morrill Act Anniversary and New Headquarters
• Briefing on Usefulness of NLS Held
• NSF Geography Program Changes Procedu res for Submitting and Reviewing Proposals
• Research on Children in Military Families: NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings

June 26, 2012, Volume 31 Issue 12

• Labor, HHS, Education FY 2013 Spending Bill Emerges from Senate Appropriations Panel
• NIH ACD Meets: Focuses on the Biomedical Workforce and Workforce Diversity
• House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Holds NIH Oversight Hearing to Discuss Reauthorization and Sequestration
• House Science Panel Hears from President’s Science Adviser
• Philip Rubin Moves Up at OSTP
• JEC Holds Hearing on Impact of Ending the ACS
• House Appropriations Committee Marks Up Agriculture and Rural Development Spending Bill
• Senate Passes Reauthorization of the Farm Bill
• Making Prison Reform Work Subject of Keynote Address at NIJ Conference
• NCES Releases NAEP Assessment Results
• NCHS Releases Reports on Health Indicators and Health Insurance Coverage
• NAS Committee on Law and Justice Seeks New Director
• COSSA’s Newest Member

June 12, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 11

• SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 29-30
• CEDS Holds Workshop to Develop Metrics for Enhancing Diversity in Science
• House Subcommittee Marks Up FY 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development Spending Bill
• NSF Releases Data on Proposal Reviews
• OMB and OSTP Offer Guidelines for FY 2014 S&T Budgets
• NAS Report: Higher Education Productivity Faces Definition and Quantification Difficulties
• New Report on Investing in Early Childhood Education Released
• Relationship Between Tobacco Use and Mental Illness Examined
• SSRC Names Ira Katznelson New President

May 29, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 10

• SBE Advisory Committee Holds Meeting
• Census Bureau Releases 2010 Count Accuracy Data; GAO Offers Advice for 2020
• Spending Panels Approve FY 2013 DHS Spending Bills: Increases for Research, Development and Innovation
• National Geospatial Policy Focus of Legislation
• NSF Hosts Global Summit on Merit Review: International Scientific Collaboration Necessitates Common Principles
• Department of Education Releases Annual “Condition of Education” Report
• Education Policy Center Report Examines Student Motivation
• No Credible Findings Regarding Research on Deterrence and the Death Penalty According to NAS Panel

May 14, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 9

• House Passes CJS Spending Bill: Amendments Eliminate NSF Political Science Program and American Community Survey
• Paul Volcker Receives Moynihan Prize from AAPSS
• CDC Conference Examines “The Weight of the Nation:” IOM Issues Obesity Report
• Ramaswamy Takes Over at NIFA
• Lead Poisoning and Health Disparities Focus of Briefing
• Fogarty Seeks Input on its Strategic Plan

April 30, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 8

• CJS Spending Bill Emerges from House and Senate Committees; NSF Increased
• Senate Committee Approves FY 2013 Agriculture and Rural Development Spending Bill
• Senate Agriculture Panel Backs Five -Year Reauthorization of Farm Bill
• House Agriculture Panel Holds Hearing on Rural Development as Part of Farm Bill Reauthorization
• NCS Advisory Committee Supports Geographic Based Probability Sample for Study?
• AHRQ’s National Advisory Council Meets
• PCORI Amends Draft Research Agenda
• 2011 National Health Quality and Disparities Reports Released
• BEA and Census Release County Level Data on Income and Other Variables
• Education Department Awards Grants for Undergraduate STEM Education: Social/Behavioral Sciences Included
• NSF Seeks Proposals for Science Education Research
• NSF Solicitation Called DIBBS Part of Cyberinfrastructure Initiative
• Translational Research to Improve Obesity and Diabetes Outcomes

April 16, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 7

• Groves to Leave Census Bureau for Georgetown
• CRS Examines STEM Funding at NSF
• NIH’s OBSSR Launches Online Resource on Behavioral and Social Science Research Methods
• Gary H. Gibbons Named Director of NHLBI NIH
• Research Finds Social/Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Good Return on Investment
• NCHS Release: Teen Birth Rates Hit Historic Lows
• IOM — For the Public’s Health: Investing in a Healthier Future
• Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health
• OSTP Issues Progress Report on Public Access to Scholarly Publications
• Farm Foundation Session Examines Farm Land Values
• USDA’s NIFA Seeks Proposals on Preventing Childhood Obesity

April 2, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 6

• Administration Announces Big Data Initiative
• House Passes FY 2013 Budget Resolution: Spending Cap Reduced
• NIH Makes Annual Appearance before House and Senate Appropriations Committees
• House Agriculture Appropriations Panel Questions Redundant Data Collection
• Health and Retirement Study Now Provides Genetic Data for Analysis
• NSF Announces New I-Corps Grants
• Smart Disclosure Focus of White House and NARA Summit
• NCSES Seeks Proposals for Research on Collection Methods and Data Uses
• NSF Seeks Proposals on Nanoscale Science, Including Social and Ethical Implications, for Undergraduate Engineering Education

March 20, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 5

• Proposed FY 2013 Budgets for Social and Behavioral Science

February 20, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 4

• President Releases FY 2013 Budget Proposal
• Science Adviser Testifies to House SST Committee
• PCAST Releases STEM Undergraduate Report
• President Obama Nominates Erica Groshen as new BLS Commissioner
• Senate HELP Committee Looks at Costs and Challenges of Treating Chronic Pain
• Living Well with Chronic Illness: A Call for Public Health Action — Research Needed
• Woteki Releases Action Plan for Research, Education, and Economics at USDA
• Senate Begins Hearing Process to Draft New Farm Bill
• Secretary Duncan Announces RESPECT Program
• NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors Meets
• NIEHS Seeks Comments on 2012 – 2017 Draft Strategic Plan
• NIH Seeks Comments on Scientific Strategic Plan for Proposed New Addiction Institute
• AHRQ: Independent Scientist Award and Mentored Clinical Scientists Research Career Development Award
• Corrections

February 6, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 3

• NICHD Council Discusses Institute’s Proposed Reorganization Plans
• GAO Investigates STEM Education Programs: Finds Significant Overlapping
• Hearing Examines Social Security Death Records and Identity Theft
• Statistics and Public Policy Examined at Conference
• New Federal Interagency Task Force to Promote Research on the Arts and Human Development
• COSSA President Named Chairman of DBASSE
• International Food Security Focus of Forum
• Building the Science of Public Reporting: AHRQ Seeks Grant Applications
• PCORI Seeks Input on National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda
• Modeling Social Behavior: Applications Wanted
• New COSSA Member

January 23, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 2

• NSB Releases Science and Engineering Indicators 2012
• NSB Examines NSF’s Merit Review Criteria
• Grant Reform and Transparency Act Raises Concerns in Science and University Community
• NIMH Holds 230th Meeting of National Advisory Mental Health Council
• OJP Scientific Advisory Board Meets; Lauds Robinson
• Reorganization of the Commerce Department May Involve Census, BEA, BLS and NOAA
• APA Releases Report on Stress in America
• Politics and Economics of Energy and Water Focus of Briefing
• Census Bureau Seeks Scientific Advisory Board Nominations
• Request for Information: NIH Director Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce
• Request for Information: NIH Director Working Group on Data and Informatics
• Biodemography of Aging: Applications Wanted
• New COSSA Member

January 9, 2012, Volume 31, Issue 1

• Welcome to 2012
• FY 2012 Appropriations Process Completed
• NIGMS Reorganizes: Creates Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity
• Annual MTF Report Examines Teens’ Drug and Alcohol Use
• CAP Report Addresses Climate Change, Mitigation, and Conflict
• Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control
• Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and Population Sciences Career Development Award
• NSF, USDA, and DOE Seek Proposals for Climate Prediction Using Earth System Models
• University of Colorado Rejoins COSSA