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Volume 33 (2014)
December 19, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 23 | PDF
- NIH Discontinues National Children’s Study
- COSSA Urges Census to Maintain Field of Degree, Marriage Questions in ACS
- Congress passes FY 2015 Spending Bill, Adjourns for the Year
- NSF Seeks Social Science Communications Specialist
- SMRB Accepts Working Group Report On Pre-College Engagement In Biomedical Science
- NSF Updates Transparency and Accountability Practices
- New Releases From NCHS: Health Insurance Coverage, Contraception, Nut Consumption
- Gilbert White Lecture Focuses on Reducing Losses from Natural Hazards
- NIH: Cancer Institute Releases Series of Funding Announcements
- NIJ: Social Science Research on Forensic Science
- Events Calendar
December 5, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 22 | PDF
- SAVE THE DATE: COSSA Annual Meeting & Advocacy Day
- Scientific Community Expresses Support for NIH and Its Peer Review Process
- COSSA and Partners Urge Support for International and Foreign Language Education for FY 2015
- FY 2015 Funding Bills Approaching December 11 Deadline
- Deadline Extended for Applications to SBE Leadership Posts
- NIH to Use Single IRB to Speed the Initiation of Clinical Research, Seeks Comments
- NIH Seeks Comments on Draft NIH Policy on Dissemination of NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Information
- OMB Finalizes New Statistical Policy Directive
- Reminder: Comments on Proposed Elimination of ACS Questions Due December 30
- Census Releases New ACS Data, Special Feature on Young Adults
- Leiden Statement: “Social Sciences and Humanities Indispensable to Understanding and Addressing Global Challenges”
- ERS Reports on Fast Food Purchasing Behavior
- AHRQ Data Shows 50,000 Lives, $12 Billion Saved
- NCHS Releases Report on Drug Overdose Deaths
- NIH: Systems Science and Health in Behavioral and Social Sciences
- NIH: Family and Interpersonal Relationships in an Aging Context
- NIJ: Bridging Research and Practice Program
- Steven Breckler, COSSA Chair, to Leave APA
- Events Calendar
November 17, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 21 | PDF
- More Questions than Answers Following Midterm Elections
- COSSA & Partners Urge Congress to Complete FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill
- Scientific Community to Congress: Close the Innovation Deficit
- Congress Returns for Lame Duck Session
- Aging and Mental Health Institutes Seek Comments on Draft Strategic Plans
- NSF Releases Report on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science
- White House Releases Issues Report on Expanding Opportunity and Addressing Unique Challenges Facing Women and Girls of Color
- Policy Roundtable Seminar Focuses on Stimulating Innovation in Government
- IOM Recommends Including Social/Behavioral Determinants in Electronic Health Records
- Academies Board Seeks Nominations for “How People Learn II” Study Committee
- NIH: Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and Population Sciences Career Development Award
- APSA Releases Report on Improving Perception of Political Science
- Pedro Noguera Receives SAGE-CASBS Award
- Events calendar
November 3, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 20 | PDF
- Outcome of Midterm Elections May Not Offer Clarity over FY 2015 Endgame
- COSSA Weighs in on National Children’s Study Framework
- NSF’s SBE Directorate Seeks to Fill Numerous Leadership Posts
- Census Bureau Seeks Comment on Proposed Elimination of ACS Questions
- NIH Makes Awards to Enhance Diversity of the Scientific Workforce
- OHRP Solicits Comments on Draft Guidance on Risk Disclosure in Research Evaluating Standards of Care
- CDC Requests Nominations for Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
- SACHRP Considers Consent in Low-Risk Online Studies
- NIMH Creates New Unit to Support Its Research Domain Criteria Initiative
- National Science Board Launches New STEM Education Resource
- NIH: 2015 NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards
- Events Calendar
October 20, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 19 | PDF
- Social Scientist among National Medal of Science Winners
- SMRB Continues Discussion of Pre-College Engagement in Biomedical Science
- NCHS Brief Looks at Depression and Obesity
- Public Comment Period for Healthy People 2020 Open through November 7
- National Academies SBS Policy Roundtable Seminar, “Stimulating Effective Innovation in Government” — October 30
- 2015 MCAT Includes New Social and Behavioral Sciences Section
- NSF: RAPID Proposals Sought to Address Ebola Crisis
- DOD: 2015 Minerva Deadline Extended
- SPSSI Seminar Explores the Psychology of Human Rights
- Events Calendar
October 6, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 18 web | PDF
- Congresswoman Johnson Defends NSF’s Merit Review Process
- White House Hosts Conference on BRAIN Initiative
- NIH Council of Councils Discusses Stable Support for Investigators
- NIGMS Advisory Council Approves New Grant Mechanism; Discusses Reproducibility
- NIH Center for Scientific Review to Host Peer Review Webinars for New Grant Applicants
- NSF Seeks Nominations for Waterman Award
- Agriculture Census Highlights Organic Farms
- Roundtable on Health Literacy Seeks Nominations for New Members
- Henry and Bryna David Lecturer Proposes “International Climate Club”
- Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects of Bariatric Surgery
- AERA to Host 11th “Brown Lecture in Education Research” — October 23
- CASBS and SSRC to Host 2014 Behavioral and Social Science Summit — November 8
September 22, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 17 | PDF
- AAA&S Restoring the Foundation Report Calls for Increased Federal Investment in Research
- Funding Bills Punted Until After Midterm Elections
- Rep. Johnson Defends Social Science and Education Research at Dyslexia Hearing
- Education Research, NCES Bill Clears Senate Panel
- House Appropriations Committee Democrats Introduce FY 2015 Labor, HHS, and Education Bill
- House Subcommittee Discusses Suicide Prevention and Treatment
- NIH Issues Final Genomic Data Sharing Policy
- NCHS and Census Release Data on Health Insurance Coverage
- PCORI Seeks Public Comment on Draft Peer Review and Public Release Proposal
- NASS Invites Nominations to Advisory Committee
- BEA Names New Director
- Social Scientists Honored for “Golden Goose” Ideas
- DOD: 2015 Minerva Funding Opportunity Released
- COSSA Joins Community in Opposing Conference Accountability Act of 2014
- Coalition for National Science Funding Endorses Senate COMPETES Bill
September 8, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 16 | PDF
- Congress Returns this Week for Short, Packed Work Period
- NSF Seeks Social Science Public Affairs Specialist
- IES Seeks Input to Guide Future Educational Research Activities
- Census, NCHS Hold Joint Technical Meeting Ahead of Release of Insurance Coverage Data
- NASS Invites Suggestions for Next Census of Agriculture
- NIJ Seeking Researchers to Support Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
- NIH Seeks Input on Information Resources for Data-Related Standards Widely Used in Biomedical Science
- AHRQ Solicits Scientific Information on Health Information Exchange
- Social Scientists among 2014 Golden Goose Awardees
- DBASSE Announces New Director of NRC Human-Systems Integration Board
- NRC Releases Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform Report
- Notable NIH Funding Opportunities
- American Academy of Arts & Sciences to Release New Report on Scientific Research and the American Dream
- AAPSS Invites Nominations for 2015 Moynihan Prize
- LSA Promoting Native American Language Revitalization
August 11, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 15 | PDF
- Analysis of FY 2015 Senate Labor-HHS Bill
- Uncertain Outlook for Completion of FY 2015 Spending Bills
- America COMPETES Reauthorization Bill Introduced in Senate
- Senate Appropriations Proposes Small Increase for NEH
- White House Issues Annual S&T Guidance for FY 2016 Budget
- White House Seeks Input on Strategy for American Innovation
- NIH Seeks Next Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
- NIH Seeks Next Position Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- The CTSA Program at NIH: The NCATS Advisory Council Working Group Response to the IOM Report
- William Sabol Named Acting NIJ Director
- ERS Presents on Local Impacts of Oil and Natural Gas Production
- AAAS Seeks Nominations for 2014 Abelson Prize
- Berkeley Law & Microsoft Seek Proposals to Study “Open Data” Issues
- NIH: Enhancing Cross-National Research within the HRS Family of Studies
- NIH: IDeA Program Infrastructure for Clinical Translational Research
- GeoHumanties, New AAG Journal, Seeks Editorial Team
- COSSA Members Advocate for Disabilities Treaty Ratification
- Science Community Expresses Concern about Secret Science Reform Act
- COSSA Washington Update Returns September 8
July 28, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 14 | PDF
- Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Text of FY 2015 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
- Senate Commerce Committee Releases Draft COMPETES/NSF Bill
- Cora Marrett to Leave NSF
- NIGMS Request for Information: Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
- NIH Issues Challenge to Find Advances Tied to NIGMS Support
- SMRB Discusses Pre-College Engagement in Biomedical Science; NIH Director Reflects on Impact of the Sequester
- Rising Mortality Rates in Women in the U.S.: Role of Drug Abuse and Addiction
- National Humanities Council Meets as NEH Faces Budget Uncertainty, New Chairman
- NCHS Releases Data on Weight Misperception in Children, Sexual Orientation-Based Health Disparities
- Interagency Statistical Forum Publishes Special Report on Young Adults
- AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Reflects on Five Years
- IOM Workshop Asks “Can Food Be Addictive?”
- New COSSA Member: American Academy of Arts & Sciences
- COSSA Endorses AAAS Statement on Disabilities Treaty Ratification
- COSSA Urges Increased Funding for Transportation Statistics Agency
July 14, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 13 | PDF
- FY 2015 Spending Bills May Wait for the Lame Duck
- Senate Democrats and House Republicans Begin Higher Ed Act Reauthorization
- Nominations Sought for 2015 Vannevar Bush and Public Service Awards
- FDA Seeks Comments on its Strategic Priorities, 2014-2018
- NRC Releases Furthering America’s Research Enterprise Report
- NDD United Addresses Continued Threats to Discretionary Spending
- AAAS Seeks Nominations for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award
- Importance of Statistics Highlighted by ASA White Papers and International Year of Statistics Workshop Report
- COSSA Joins Partners to Urge Senate Support for IES
June 30, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 12
- Prominent Social Scientists Named to National Science Board
- Appropriations Bills Stalled Indefinitely
- Senate and House Release Competing Higher Education Act Reauthorizations
- Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Native American Languages
- NSF Releases Toolkit Explaining Merit Review Process and Impact of Research Investments
- USDA Research Advisory Board Seeks Social Science Representative
- Public Comment Sought on Federal Statistical Policy Directive
- Census Bureau Calls for Nominations for Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations
- Nominations Solicited for National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Board for Education Sciences Discusses IES Funding Trends
- NAS Releases Assessment of National Children’s Study 2014; NIH Director Puts Main Study on Hold
- New DBASSE Board on Science Education Director Announced
- CNSTAT Panel Publishes Report on “Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion”
- NIH: Research on Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
- Briefing Explores the Role of Social Work in Integrated Primary Care
June 16, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 11
- FY 2015 Senate Labor, HHS, Education Funding Bill Stalled
- Agriculture Spending Bills Pass through Appropriations Committees in Both Chambers; Floor Consideration Begins
- House Science Panel Looks at Reducing the Administrative Burden for Researchers
- Eric Cantor, Social Science Critic, Defeated
- Office of Justice Programs Requests Nominations for Advisory Board
- 2014 DOD Minerva Awards Announced
- President’s Bioethics Commission Meets on Ethical Implications of Neuroscience Advances
- HIV/AIDS Research Portfolio Review Working Groups Submits Science Priorities Report to NIH Director
- Strategies for Scientific Workforce Diversity
- NIGMS Council Meets; Discusses Rebalancing the Institute’s Portfolio and Database Support and Management
- Board on Science Education Celebrates 10th Anniversary
- Congressional Briefing on the Health Effects, Changing Patterns of Use and Societal Impact of Marijuana – June 19
- National Academy of Sciences Holds Discussion on Integrated STEM Education
- Yvonne Maddox Recognized for Contributions to NICHD; Shares Vision for NIMHD with Advisory Council
- Department of Education Announces Two Applications for New Awards
- PAA Briefing: The War on Poverty – 50 Years Later and the Battle Continues
- New COSSA Member: West Virginia University
June 2, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 10
- House Passes NSF, Census, NIJ Funding Bill for FY 2015
- House Science Committee Passes FIRST Act; Seeks Cuts to SBE
- “Operationalizing Culture” for Health Behavior and Social Sciences Research
- National Advisory Mental Health Council Meets
- AHRQ Releases Annual Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
- NCHS Releases Preliminary Birth Data for 2013
- Office of Minority Health Funding Opportunities: Health Care Coverage, Minority Youth Violence, Youth Empowerment
- Congressional Briefing on the War on Poverty: 50 Years Later – June 9
- APSA Briefing Discusses the Science of Election Forecasting
- AAPSS Briefing Addresses How Policy Should Respond to Mass Incarceration
- New COSSA Member: Institute for Social Science Research
May 19, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 9
- Social and Behavioral Science in the FY 2015 CJS Appropriations Bill
- House Roundtable Examines Biomedical Innovation
- CDC Director and Other HHS Agency Heads Face Senate Appropriations Panel
- NIH Scientific Management Review Board to Examine Optimizing the Grant-Making Process
- NCHS Releases Health, United States 2013
- NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors Meets
- National Climate Assessment Calls for Integration of Social Science to Tackle Climate Challenges
- USDA Releases 2012 Census of Agriculture
- National Commission on Forensic Science Holds Public Meeting
- AAPSS Holds 2014 Moynihan Lecture with Joseph Stiglitz; Inducts Fellows
- NIH Center for Scientific Review Announces Two New Competitions
- Northwestern Discusses Research on Helping Low-Income Students Enter, Thrive, and Succeed in College
May 5, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 8
- FY 2015 Appropriations Bills Begin Moving in the House
- Senate Appropriations Committee Examines Federal Investment in Innovation
- Secretary of Education Testifies on FY 2015 Education Budget
- NSF Seeks Recommendations for Advisory Committee Membership
- NSF Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee Meets
- HHS Issues 2014 Update to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease
- AAAS Holds Annual Forum on Science and Technology Policy
- C-FARE Holds Briefing on Public Data and Big Data
- Reminder: CNSF Capitol Hill Exhibition & Reception is May 7
- IHDP to Close; Future Earth Takes its Place
- ERS: Center for Behavioral Economics and Healthy Food Choice Research
- NIH: Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science
- NIGMS: Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training
- NIH: Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
- AHRQ: Disseminating and Implementing Evidence from PCOR in Clinical Practice Using Mobile Health Technology
- SRCD Briefing Discusses High Quality Preschool Expansion
- COSSA Participates in DBASSE Advisory Committee Meeting
April 21, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 7
- Senators Urge $7.5 Billion for NSF in FY 2015
- House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Agricultural Research
- Kaplan to Leave OBSSR for AHRQ; Riley of NCI to Serve as Acting Director
- Scientific Advisory Committee Discusses Progress in Planning 2020 Decennial Census
- Social and Behavioral Scientists among Presidential Early Career Award Recipients
- Cynthia Clark to Retire as NASS Administrator
- New NCHS Estimates on Problems Paying Medical Bills
- CNSF Capitol Hill Exhibition & Reception – May 7
- DBASSE Lecture, 21st Century Inequality: Does Discrimination Still Matter? – April 29
- DBASSE Seeks Director for Board on Human-Systems Integration
- IES Releases FY 2015 Funding Announcements for Education Research
- NIJ Releases New Solicitation for Social Science Research on Implementation, Dissemination, and Translation
- NIJ Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
- AAPSS Lecture: Inequality in America: A Policy Agenda for a Stronger Future – May 8
- COSSA Weighs in on Ongoing FIRST Act Debate
April 7, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 6
- COSSA’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2015 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
- Obama Science Advisor, Science Committee Members Defend Social and Behavioral Science at House Hearing
- NIH Officials Testify Before House Appropriations Subcommittee; Social and Behavioral Science Research Discussed
- Senator Harkin Chairs Last NIH Hearing; Laments the Agency’s Funding Status
- More than 130 House Members Request $7.5 Billion for NSF in FY 2015
- France Cordova Sworn in as NSF Director; Next SBE Assistant Director Named
- AAAS Congressional Briefing: R&D Spending in the FY 2015 Budget Request
- NSF Issues Dear Colleague on Youth Violence Research
March 10, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 5
- President Releases Preliminary Details of FY 2015 Budget Request
- House Science Committee Leaders Introduce Competing NSF Authorization Bills
- NSTC’s Neuroscience Working Group Releases Priorities for Accelerating Neuroscience Research
- NSF Releases S&E Indicators 2014 State Data Tool
- OBSSR Conference Held on Complex Systems, Health Disparities & Population Health: Building Bridges
- NCHS Finds Significant Drop in Obesity Rate for Young Children
- AHRQ Data Demonstrates Regional Variation in Emergency Room Use
- Congressional Briefing on the Connection between Criminology, Research and Public Policy – March 24
- Advocates Urge Adequate Funding for BLS
February 24, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 4
- Senate Appropriations Subcommittees Set Deadlines for Submitting Testimony
- National Science Board Briefs Congress on 2014 Science and Engineering Indicators
- Senate Homeland Security Committee Discusses Preparing for Extreme Weather Events
- Congressman Rush Holt, Leading Voice on Higher Education and Research, Announces Retirement
- Mikulski Visits NIH
- NCS Advisory Committee Discusses Study’s Framework
- NIH Council of Councils Meets: Discusses Possible New Common Fund Initiatives, Science Education Partner Awards
- AHRQ Seeks Public Comment on Cost Reporting in Health
- NCHS Releases Summary of 2012 National Health Interview Survey
- Registration Open for May CNSF Hill Exhibition
- NRC Workshop Tackles Returning Results of Genomic Research for NCHS
- NIH: Research on Comparative Effectiveness and Implementation of HIV/AIDS and Alcohol Interventions
- NIH: Empirical Research on Ethical Issues Related to Central IRBs and Consent for Research Using Clinical Records and Data
- NIJ: Proposals Solicited for Research on Gangs, Children Exposed to Violence, Elder Exploitation and Policing
- NIJ: New Solicitation for Proposals for Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
- Acting NIJ Director Addresses ACJS Conference
February 10, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 3
- House and Senate Education Committees Hold Hearings on Early Childhood Education
- President’s FY 2015 Budget Request Delayed until March
- National Science Board Releases 2014 Science & Engineering Indicators
- Institute for Education Science’s Oversight Board Meets
- NIH’s First Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity Announced
- NIH Director Discusses Budgets, Scientific Breakthroughs and Reproducibility with Council of Councils
- Renewal of Science of Behavior Change Common Fund Initiative Discussed at NIH Council of Councils Meeting
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Requests Nominations for Academic Research Council
- NRC Panel Discusses Implications of New Common Rule Consensus Study
- Friends of AHRQ Celebrates the Agency’s 15th Anniversary
- Science and Human Rights Coalition Focuses on Disability Rights
- Brookings Forum Evaluates the Safety Net during the Recession
- Senator Warren Named Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
- COSSA Thanks Appropriators for BEA Funding
January 27, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 2
- Analysis of the FY 2014 Omnibus & Implications for Social and Behavioral Science
- Consolidated Appropriations Act Mandates Open Access for HHS and Education Agencies
- Homeland Security Committee Examines Conference and Travel Expenses
- Joint Economic Committee Holds Hearing on Income Inequality
- Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on TRIO and GEAR UP Programs
- NIH National Children’s Study Issues Request for Information
- OSTP Seeks Input on “Pull Mechanisms” for Technologies that Improve Learning Outcomes
- New NCHS Reports on Asian Population Health and Use of Infertility Services
- Save the Date: CNSF Capitol Hill Exhibition & Reception is May 7
- NIH: Substance Use and Abuse, Risky Decision Making and HIV/AIDS
- LSA Releases First State of Linguistics in Higher Education Report
- C-FARE Highlights the Importance of Fruit and Vegetable Market Data
- COSSA Joins COPAFS on Letter in Support of Business Data Compatibility
- COSSA and APSA Weigh in on Successful Efforts to Protect Political Science Funding
January 13, 2014, Volume 33 Issue 1
- From the Director
- Congress Nears Final Resolution on FY 2014 Appropriations; Preview of Second Session Activities
- Philip E. Bourne Named NIH Associate Director for Data Science
- Departments of Justice and Commerce Announce Appointees to National Commission on Forensic Science
- NIH SMRB Approves Draft Report on Approaches to Assess the Value of Biomedical Research Supported by NIH
- NIH SMRB to Address Ways to Optimize STEM Programs and Initiatives
- NCHS Releases Data on Youth Physical Activity from First Assessment in 20 Years
- NRC Releases Report on Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
- IOM Workshop Assesses State of Obesity Solutions
- Cato Institute Discusses the Research on Preschool Education
- AERA Grants Program Accepting Proposals
- Using Social Media to Understand and Address Substance Use and Addiction
- National Institute of Justice Seeks Proposals in Policing and Crime Research
- NASW/CSEW Briefing on Understanding the Intersection of Poverty, Child Abuse and Neglect*