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Volume 36 (2017)

December 12, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 24 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Congress Passes Two-Week Stopgap Funding Bill, Returns to Debate Spending and Taxes
• COSSA in Action
  • Linguist Evan Bradley Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • House Education and Workforce Committee Introduces Reauthorization of Higher Education Act; Democrats Introduce Competing Title VI Proposal
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Trump Nominates Mark Schneider to Direct the Institute of Education Sciences
  • NSF Seeking New Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources Directorate
  • BLS Technical Advisory Committee Accepting Nominations
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • APA Seeking Congressional and Executive Branch Fellowship Applications
  • AERA Offering Congressional Fellowship Opportunity
• Events Calendar

November 28, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 23 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Save the Date: 2018 COSSA Science Policy Conference and Social Science Advocacy Day – April 30 & May 1
• COSSA in Action
  • SRCD Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • Budget Deal to Raise Spending Caps in Negotiation; Senate Releases Remaining Appropriations Bills
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Administration Considering Controversial Pick for Census Deputy Director
  • Jeffrey H. Anderson Appointed BJS Director
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Releases 2018 Summer Programs for Teachers
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies Requests Nominations for Study on the Well-Being of Military Families
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • ASA Accepting Applications for Science Policy Fellowship
• Events Calendar

November 14, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 22 | PDF

• Featured News
  • House and Senate Release Bipartisan Evidence-Based Policymaking Bill
• COSSA in Action
  • The American Sociological Association Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • Lamar Smith, Sen. Jeff Flake Announce Retirement
  • GOP Tax Plan Could Hurt Students, NDD Programs
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NSF Seeking to Fill Two Top Social Science Posts
  • Alex Azar, Former Pharmaceutical Executive, Nominated to Lead HHS
  • Linda Capuano Nominated as Head of Energy Information Administration
  • OBSSR to Host Annual Research Festival on December 8
  • NIA Releases Request for Information on Challenge Prize for Alzheimer’s Research
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies Calls for Better Integration of Social and Behavioral Science into Weather Enterprise
  • National Academies Releases Proactive Policing Report
  • National Academies Calls for Research Ideas Related to Social Sciences for Applications to National Security
• Events Calendar

October 31, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 21 | PDF

• Featured News
  • COSSA Joins Societies in Requesting Changes to NIH Clinical Trial Policy
• Congressional News
  • Rand Paul Introduces Bill to “Reform” Federal Research Grant System
  • Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Indirect Costs of Research
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • William Beach, Former Budget Committee Economist, Nominated as BLS Commissioner
  • GAO to Study Potential Federal Interference in Science
  • NSF’s Statistical Division Seeks Director
  • GAO Report on Firearm Storage Highlights Lack of Federal Funding for Gun Research
• Publications & Community Events
  • CNSTAT Issues Report on Federal Statistics, Multiple Data Sources, and Privacy Protection
  • NDD United Highlights Impacts of Budget Cuts in Faces of Austerity 2.0 Report
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • John Holdren Wins 2018 Moynihan Prize
  • SRCD Accepting Application for Federal, State Policy Fellowships
• Events Calendar

October 17, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 20 | PDF

• Featured News
  • COSSA, SAGE Host Why Social Science? Congressional Briefing
• COSSA in Action
  • COSSA Praises Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Report
  • SAGE Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • Senate Continues Working as To-Do List and Uncertainty Grows
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • HHS May Delay Common Rule Implementation
  • NIH Provides Guidance on New Human Subjects, Clinical Trials Form
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies Releases Interactive Guide on Opioid Epidemic
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • COSSA Welcomes the University of Pittsburgh
• Events Calendar

October 3, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 19 | PDF

• Featured News
  • HOT TOPIC: New NIH “Clinical Trials” Definition to Impact Basic Social and Behavioral Science Research
• COSSA in Action
  • Tomorrow: Social Science Solutions for Health, Public Safety, Computing, and Other National Priorities
  • Research!America Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • GAO Recommends Changes to NSF Indirect Cost Guidance
  • HHS Requests Comments on Draft Strategic Plan
  • NSF Releases Video on Social Science Research’s Importance to Disaster Preparedness
  • NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letters on Research Methodologies for STEM Education and Broadening Participation in Science
  • NSF Extends Application Deadline for Director of Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Position
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies Calls for Nominations for Committee to Assess the Minerva Research Initiative
  • SBS Graduate Training Workshop Proceedings Published
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• Events Calendar

September 19, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 18 | PDF

• Featured News
  • House Passes Omnibus Spending Bill Along with Problematic NSF Amendment
• COSSA in Action
  • The Computing Research Association Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • Senate Labor-HHS-Education Bill Approved by Committee
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Releases Final Report
  • NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Proposals Related to Hurricane Harvey
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Annual AERA Brown Lecture to Feature Alfredo J. Artiles
  • AAPSS Accepting Nominations for 2019 Moynihan Prize
• Events Calendar

September 5, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 17 | PDF

• Featured News
  • White House Outlines FY 2019 R&D Budget Priorities, Emphasizes Role of Industry
• COSSA in Action
  • The American Educational Research Association Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • Pressure’s on as Congress Returns to Packed Agenda
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NIH Announces New Next Generation Researchers Policy
  • NIH Requests Information on ECHO-wide Cohort Data Collection Protocol
  • NIJ Releases New Policing Research Strategic Plan
  • HHS Seeks Nominations for New Pain Management Task Force
  • NSF Seeking Candidates for Director of Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
  • AHRQ Releases 2016 Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies Launches Climate Communication Initiative, Seeks Nominations for Advisory Committee
  • National Academies Requests Input on Two Higher Education and Workforce Studies
  • Decadal Survey of Social Science Applications to National Security Releases Workshop Dates and Topics
  • Academies to Host Third Science of Science Communication Colloquium
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• Events Calendar

August 8, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 16 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Senate CJS Bill Approved by Committee; Congress Leaves for Recess
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • National Science Board Accepting Nominations
  • Human Subjects Advisory Committee Seeking New Members
  • NIJ Publishes Two Reports on School Safety
  • Interagency Forum Releases 2017 America’s Children Report
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • COSSA Welcomes the African Studies Association
  • CASBS Accepting Applications for 2018 Fellowship
• Events Calendar

July 25, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 15 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Congress Moves FY 2018 Spending Bills Ahead of August Recess
• COSSA in Action
  • The American Political Science Association Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • House Budget Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • OMB’s FY 2019 Budget Guidance Calls for Major Funding Reforms
  • President Appoints David Muhlhausen to Lead National Institute of Justice
  • Census Science Advisory Committee Seeking Nominations
• Publications & Community Events
  • Former Census Director to Lead Statistics Group
  • National Academies Releases Sixth Edition of Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
  • National Academies Event Highlights Recent SBE Report; Rep. Lipinski Adds His Support
• Events Calendar

July 11, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 14 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Why Social Science? Highlights the National Academies’ SBE Report
• Congressional News
  • House Releases Draft Ag, CJS Appropriations Bills; Some Details Still Unclear
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Thompson Leaves Census Bureau; Acting Director Named
  • NCHS Releases 40^th Health, United States Report
  • AHRQ Advisory Committee Seeking Nominations
  • Department of Education Issues Request for International Research and Studies Program Applications
  • Health and Human Services Solicits Comments on Healthy People 2030
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies to Host Public Discussion on SBE Report
  • Nominations Open for AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • COSSA Welcomes National Council on Family Relations and University of Georgia
• Events Calendar

June 27, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 13 | PDF

• Featured News
  • FY 2018 Funding Bills Off to a Slow Start
• COSSA in Action
  • The Crime and Justice Research Alliance Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • Senate Subcommittee Discusses FY 2018 NIH Budget, Pledges Support
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Agriculture Research Board Seeking Representatives from Social Science Associations
  • National Endowment for the Arts Releases Program Solicitation for Research Labs
• Publications & Community Events
  • Podcasts Highlight the Impact of Congressional Wastebooks on Researchers
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Society for Research in Child Development Announces Next Executive Director
• Events Calendar

June 13, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 12 | PDF

• Featured News
  • National Academies Highlights the Value of Social Science
• COSSA in Action
  • The National Communication Association Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • COSSA Senate Testimony Calls for Funding for NIH, AHRQ, CDC, Education Programs
• Congressional News
  • House Subcommittee Discusses FY 2018 NSF Budget
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NIH Suspends Recently-Announced Grant Support Index Policy, Launches “Next Generation Researchers Initiative”
  • Collins to Stay on at NIH; Two Other Leadership Positions Announced
  • Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research Care, and Services Seeks Members
  • NIH-Supported Dissemination and Implementation Research Training Institute Seeks Applications
• Publications & Community Events
  • Coalition to Promote Research Launches Petition Drive: “Advancing Principles of Scientific Stewardship”
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • AAPOR Report Assesses 2016 Election Polling Performance
  • CJRA and COSSA to Host “Ask a Criminologist” Panel on Technology and Policing
• Events Calendar

May 30, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 11 | PDF

• Featured News
• COSSA Releases Analysis of the Trump Administration’s FY 2018 Budget Request
• COSSA in Action
  • The American Academy of Arts & Sciences Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • COSSA Joins Scientific Societies in Raising Concerns with Visa Changes
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Holds Hearing on Overhead Costs of Research
  • House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on Advances in Biomedical Research
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • EPA Advisory Board Accepting Nominations
  • Library of Congress Releases Digital Records to Public and Researchers
• Publications & Community Events
  • Letters Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Research Agencies
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• Events Calendar

May 16, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 10 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Census Bureau Director Resigns, Complicating Outlook for 2020 Decennial
• COSSA in Action
  • Why Social Science? Highlights Paul Milgrom’s Auction Research
  • COSSA Joins Community in Urging Increased Allocation for Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NIH Announces Major Policy Shift: Agency to Impose Cap on R01s Held by Grantees
  • President’s Complete Budget Request Expected May 23
  • Gopal Khanna Named AHRQ Director
  • HHS Seeks Nominations for Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Security Decadal Survey Issues Second Call for White Papers
  • National Academies Publishes K-12 Behavioral and Social Sciences Education Workshop Proceedings
  • Friends of NIMHD Ask for Increased Funding for Institute
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Alan Krueger to Deliver 2017 Moynihan Lecture
• Events Calendar

May 2, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 9 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Congress Reaches Agreement on FY 2017 Funding
• COSSA in Action
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • Video from COSSA Briefing with Nobel Laureate Al Roth Now Available
  • COSSA Testimony Calls for Increased Funding for NSF, NIJ, Census, and Other Agencies
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • OBSSR Holds 10th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors; Mark Hayward Delivers 2017 Lecture
  • NSB Releases Policy Brief on Career Path of Science, Engineering, and Health PhDs
  • Preventive Services Task Force Accepting Nominations
• Publications & Community Events
  • Thousands Participate in March for Science
  • National Academies to Host Workshop on Graduate Training in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Progress Report Released for Innovation: An American Imperative
  • 23^rd Annual CNSF Exhibition Scheduled for May 16
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • COSSA Welcomes Florida State University
• Events Calendar

April 18, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 8 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Why Social Science Is Marching for Science
• COSSA in Action
  • 286 Societies Sign Letter in Support of R&D Enterprise
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NSF Seeks Nominations for Advisory Committee
  • NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Convergence Research
  • NIH Office of AIDS Research Issues RFI on FY 2019 Trans-NIH Research Plan
• Publications & Community Events
  • Criminologists Call for Keeping Science at DOJ
  • Academies Calls for Science Communication Partnership Proposals
  • Academies Report Examines Impact of Social Competencies on College Success
  • National Academies Releases New Research Integrity Report
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Society for Prevention Research Joins COSSA
• Events Calendar

April 4, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 7 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Recap of the 2017 COSSA Science Policy Conference
• COSSA in Action
  • Representative Dan Lipinski Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • COSSA Presents 2017 Distinguished Service Award to Senators Gardner and Peters
  • 70 Social Science Advocates Take to Capitol Hill
  • COSSA to Host Why Social Science? Briefing Featuring Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Holds Second Hearing on Future of NSF; Legislation Likely this Year
  • HHS Secretary Appears Before House Appropriations Subcommittee, Suggests NIH Budget Cuts to Come From “Efficiencies” in Indirect Costs
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NIFA Releases Evaluation of Capacity Funding Mechanism
• Publications & Community Events
  • COPAFS Launches Search for New Executive Director
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• Events Calendar

March 21, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 6 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Trump Administration Releases Preliminary Details on FY 2018 Budget
• COSSA in Action
  • NAS President Marcia McNutt Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • Last Chance to Attend the 2017 COSSA Science Policy Conference
  • COSSA Testimony Calls for Funding for NIH, AHRQ, CDC, Education Programs
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Begins Conversation on NSF’s Future
  • Senate Committee Holds Hearing: “Saving Lives Through Medical Research”
  • House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Lawmakers’ Priorities
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • OBSSR Director Comments on 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
  • National Medal of Science, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nominations Open
• Publications & Community Events
  • Ad Hoc Group Issues Statement Responding to the President’s FY 2018 Budget for NIH
  • IES Coalition Sends Letter to Appropriations Subcommittee Leadership in Support of Agency
  • Friends of NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Submit Statement in Support of OBSSR
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • COSSA Members Join March for Science
• Events Calendar

March 7, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 5 | PDF

• Featured News
  • COSSA Endorses March for Science
• COSSA in Action
  • The Society for Personality and Social Psychology Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • RSVP for COSSA’s Celebration of Social Science Congressional Reception: March 29
  • COSSA Calls for Congress to Complete FY 2017 Appropriations Process
  • Archived Webinar Now Available: “Social Science in the Age of Trump: What We’d Like to See”
• Congressional News
  • Bracing for a Tough Budget Cycle
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NIA Issues RFIs for Alzheimer’s Disease Bypass Budget and on Enhancing Timely Sharing of Data
  • NIFA Introduces New Behavioral Science Grants Program
  • NIA Seeks Applicants for its 2017 Butler-Williams Scholars Program
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies to Launch Study on the Future of Food and Agriculture Research; Nominations Sought for Executive Committee
  • DBASSE Seeks Deputy Executive Director
  • National Academies Releases Report on Dual Language and English Learners
  • Academies Board on Environmental Change and Society Seeking New Members
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • AAA&S Report Makes Recommendations for Improved U.S. Language Education
  • LSA Releases Annual Report on Linguistics in Higher Education
• Events Calendar

February 21, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 4 | PDF

• Featured News
  • COSSA Conference Agenda Released; Hotel Block Rate Expires Feb. 28
• COSSA in Action
  • The American Anthropological Association Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • COSSA 2016 Annual Report Now Available
  • COSSA Joins Scientific Community in Urging Approval of NIH FY 2017 Budget
• Congressional News
  • Congressional Committees Organize, Begin Hearings
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Tom Price Confirmed as Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services
  • NSF Director’s Monthly Message Outlines Big Ideas, Highlights Antarctic Program
  • Date Change: 10th Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies’ Global Change Research Advisory Committee Accepting Nominations
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• Events Calendar

February 7, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 3 | PDF

• Featured News
  • 2017 COSSA Science Policy Conference Keynote Announced
• COSSA in Action
  • NIH’s Bill Riley Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • COSSA Joins Scientific Community in Call for End to Travel Ban
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NSF to Host The Arc of Science: Research to Results on February 15
  • NIH’s All of Us Research Program Issues Funding Opportunity
  • NSF Releases 2017 Report on Underrepresented Groups in Science and Engineering
  • National Institute on Aging Seeks Input on Timely Data Sharing
• Publications & Community Events
  • National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Sponsoring Summer Training Course on Scientific Synthesis
  • Alliance for Integrative Approaches to Extreme Environmental Events Accepting Nominations for Steering Committee
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • SBM Hosts NIH Good Clinical Practice for Social and Behavioral Research Training Course
• Events Calendar

January 24, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 2 | PDF

• Featured News
  • HOT TOPIC: HHS Announces Final Changes to Human Subjects Research Regulations
• COSSA in Action
  • Introducing Why Social Science?
  • Early Bird Registration Extended for COSSA Science Policy Conference
• Congressional News
  • Confirmation Hearings Continue for Trump Cabinet Nominees
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NIH Director to Stay with Trump Administration—For Now
  • OBSSR Director Discusses Implications of the New NIH Clinical Trials Policies for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
  • Nancy Rodriguez Leaves National Institute of Justice
  • 2017 Matilda White Riley Early Stage Investigator Paper Awards: Call for Papers
• Publications & Community Events
  • Community Launches the Alliance for Integrative Approaches to Extreme Environmental Events
  • NAM Releases Report: Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity
  • Deadline Extended: Call for White Papers: Social and Behavioral Science for National Security
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• Events Calendar

January 10, 2017, Volume 36 Issue 1 | PDF

• Featured News
  • From the Executive Director
• COSSA in Action
  • Early Bird Registration Open for 2017 COSSA Science Policy Conference & Social Science Advocacy Day
  • COSSA Issues Recommendations to the Incoming Trump Administration
  • COSSA Releases State Funding Fact Sheets for 2017
• Congressional News
  • A Profile of the 115th Congress
  • House and Senate Committees Take Shape
  • Innovation Legislation Signed into Law
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Congressman Mick Mulvaney Nominated for OMB Director
  • Census Bureau Establishes 2020 Advisory Committee, Calls for Nominations
  • National Library of Medicine Seeks Input into Strategic Planning Process
  • Federal Agencies Clarify Programmatic Goals and Specific Interests for Multiscale Modeling Initiative
• Publications & Community Events
  • COSSA Remembers Stephen Fienberg
• Funding Opportunity Announcements
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • National Communication Association Announces Next Executive Director
  • AERA Extends Deadline for Congressional Fellowships
• Events Calendar