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Volume 35 (2016)
December 12, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 23 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Healthier Lives Through Behavioral and Social Sciences Research: NIH OBSSR Releases Strategic Plan for 2017-2021
- U.S. Surgeon General Releases Landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
- Interagency Working Group on Language and Communication Seeks Input on R&D Report
- Federal Interagency Policy Group Targets Bias to Increase Diversity in STEM
- NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Holds Inaugural Research Festival
- HHS Office of Minority Health Releases Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
November 15, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 22 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- President-Elect Trump Begins Transition; Many Questions Remain for Science
- Cancer Moonshot Task Force Report Released
- EPA Seeks Research on “Behavioral Drivers” of Significant Carbon Reduction
- IRS Statistical Agency Accepting Research Proposals
- National Library of Medicine Seeks Input into Strategic Plan
- NIGMS Analyzes RFI Response on Modernizing Biomedical Graduate Education
- NIH Seeks Input on Data Management, Sharing, and Citation
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- Events Calendar
November 1, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 21 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Inaugural NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival — December 2, 2016
- IES Seeks Comments on NCER-NPSAS Grants
- NASS Advisory Committee Accepting Nominations
- Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program Renamed All of Us Research Program
- NIH Releases Five-Year Rehabilitation Research Plan
- NIH Seeks Information on Research Supplement to Promote Workforce Diversity in Small Business
- NINDS to Hold Informational Webinars on Diversity Career Development Awards
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
October 18, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 20 | PDF
- Featured News
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- NSF Seeks Deputy Division Director for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
- NIH Recognizes Sexual and Gender Minorities as a Health Disparity Population
- National Institute of Mental Health Releases Update of Strategic Research Priorities
- NIA Alzheimer’s Disease Research: ‘A Wealth of New Opportunities’
- NIH to Develop First NIH-Wide Nutrition Strategic Plan
- NCHS Seeks Comments on Redesign of National Health Interview Survey
- OMB Seeks Comments on Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- Events Calendar
October 4, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 19 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- ABCD Study Begins Enrollment; Congressional Briefing Highlights Study’s Potential
- GAO: Agencies Involved in the Indirect Cost Rate-Setting Process Need to Improve Controls
- NIA Council Approves Continued Support of Health and Retirement Study and Other Research Programs
- NIH Launches ECHO Program
- NIGMS/NRMN Announces New Web-Based Platform for Mentoring; Highlights Special Journal Issue on Broadening Participation
- NIGMS Director Updates Council on Second Phase of MIRA Pilot
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
September 20, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 18 | PDF
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- NSF Releases Open Government Plan 4.0
- Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Seeks Input
- Department of Education Seeks Nominations for National Assessment Governing Board
- White House SBS Team Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
- NIH Department of Bioethics Fellowship Opportunities Available for Fall 2017
- Request for Information Solicits Input on International Trends in Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality
- Nursing Institute Releases New Strategic Plan
- DOD Seeks Candidates for Associate Director for Social Science Research
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
September 6, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 17 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- NSF Seeks Input into Next Strategic Plan
- NIH Center for Scientific Review Seeks Director for Division of AIDS, Behavioral, and Population Sciences
- Diana Bianchi Named director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- NIH Seeks Input on Metrics to Assess Value of Biomedical Digital Repositories
- NIOSH Requests Input on Motor Vehicle Safety Research Priorities
- Candidates Sought for CDC Health Disparities Advisory Subcommittee
- Webinar on NIJ Fellowships
- Publications & Community Events
- New Social Science-Extreme Weather Research Alliance Being Formed, Input Sought
- 2016 Golden Goose Award Ceremony
- National Acadmies Seeks Comments on Indicators for Undergrad STEM Education
- 2017 National Academies Workshop on Current and Future Training Needs in Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Academies National Security Study Committee Seeks Nominations
- National Academies Releases Report on Science Literacy
- Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) Program to Hold Technical Assistant Webinar
- International Panel on Social Progress Releases Draft Report for Comment
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- Events Calendar
August 9, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 16 | PDF
- Featured News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
July 26, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 15 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
July 12, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 14 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
June 28, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 13 | PDF
- Featured News
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
June 14, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 12 | PDF
- Featured News
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- Events Calendar
May 31, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 11 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- OBSSR 2016-2020 Strategic Plan Discussed at NIH Council of Councils
- White House Releases First-Ever Working Group Report on Language and Communication
- John Haaga Named Director of NIA’s Division of Behavioral and Social Research
- Maureen Goodenow Appointed NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research
- NSF Accepting Applications for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Position
- NIMH Seeks Perspectives on the State of Mental Illness Research
- NIGMS Solicits Input on Approaches for Supporting Team Science
- IES to Hold Webinars on FY 2017 Funding Opportunities
- NIA Webinar to Provide Overview of Grants Process
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
May 17, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 10 | PDF
- Featured News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
May 3, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 9 | PDF
- Featured News
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
April 19, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 8 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- Events Calendar
April 5, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 7 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- Events Calendar
March 22, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 6 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
March 8, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 5 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
February 23, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 4 | PDF
- Featured News
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- Publications & Community Events
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
February 9, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 3 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- White House Announces National Cancer Moonshot Task Force
- Human Subjects Advisory Committee Seeking New Members
- OBSSR Convenes Expert Panel to Provide Input into Strategic Plan
- NIDDK Publishes Annual Report of Recent Advances and Emergent Opportunities
- NSF Releases 2016 Science & Engineering Indicators
- FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellowship Accepting Applications
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar
January 26, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 2 | PDF
- Featured News
- Congressional News
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- NIH Highlights FY 2016 Legislative Mandates in Effect for the Agency
- NSF Director Thanks Community for Support in FY 2016
- NIH Office of Disease Prevention to Create an Electronic Directory of Prevention Experts
- National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council Approves Concept Clearances
- America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2015
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- Events Calendar
January 12, 2016, Volume 35 Issue 1 | PDF
- Featured News
- COSSA in Action
- Federal Agency & Administration News
- OBSSR Responds to Concerns about NIH Guidance on the Funding of Health Economics Research
- White House SBS Team Seeks Fellows
- NIA Director Expresses Appreciation for NIH and NIA FY 2016 Budgets
- NIH Discusses the Science of Self-Management
- Documenting Endangered Languages Webinar – January 19
- BTS Releases 2016 Pocket Guide to Transportation
- President Obama Proclaims January 2016 National Mentoring Month
- Funding Opportunity Announcements
- COSSA Member Spotlight
- Events Calendar