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Volume 39 (2020)

December 22, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 25 | PDF

• Featured News
  • NIH Releases Report on COVID-19 Vaccine Communication
• Congressional News
  • Congress Passes Final FY 2021 Funding, COVID Relief, Closing the Books on an Extraordinary Year
• Executive Branch News
  • Evidence Building Advisory Committee Seeks Input
  • NSF Seeking Interdisciplinary Project Ideas on Understanding the Brain
• Science Community News
  • National Academies Release Resource on Communicating Newsworthy Social and Behavioral Science
• Editor’s Note: Update Returns January 5
• 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

December 8, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 24 | PDF

• Featured News
  • NSF Invites Proposals for New SBE-Led Initiatives on Strengthening Infrastructure, Broadening Participation in Entrepreneurship, and Enhancing Social Science Capacity at Minority-Serving Institutions
• New from COSSA
  • December Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on 2021 Policy Landscape
• Congressional News
  • Congress Works to Close Out Term as Leaders Named for 117th Congress
• Executive Branch News
  • White House Announces Final Appointments for National Science Board
  • NIMH Seeking Guidance for Research on Preventing Black Youth Suicide
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • AERA and National Academies to Host Forum on Educational Equity Research Needs
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • 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

November 24, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 23 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Senate Releases Appropriations Bills Ahead of Omnibus Negotiations
• New from COSSA
  • “Why Social Science” Can Help Us Combat Pandemic Fatigue
• Executive Branch News
  • NIH to Hold Webinar on Basic Experimental Studies with Humans
  • NSF Accepting Career-Life Balance Supplemental Funding Requests
• Science Community News
  • Day One Project Seeks Input on Top 100 Science Roles in Government
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Edward Liebow, COSSA Board Chair, Named 2020 AAAS Fellow
• 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

November 10, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 22 | PDF

• Featured News
  • President-Elect Biden and a Divided Congress: 2021 Policy Outlook
• New from COSSA
  • COSSA Executive Director Featured on “Momentum HSS” Podcast
  • November Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on 2020 Election
• Congressional News
  • Senate Kicks Off Lame Duck Session by Releasing FY 2021 Spending Bills
• Executive Branch News
  • NIH Seeking Comments on Agency-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research
  • NIH Releases Final Policy for Data Management and Sharing
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • AAPSS Seminar Highlights Pandemic’s Impact on Working Families
• Resources & Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

October 27 2020, Volume 39 Issue 21 | PDF

• Featured News
  • ASA Webinar Corrects the Record on “Race and Sex Stereotyping” Executive Actions
• New from COSSA
  • CJRA, COSSA Host “Ask a Criminologist” Briefing Addressing Policing and Community Relations
  • “Why Social Science?” Looks at Women and Political Ambition
• Congressional News
  • Supreme Court Ends Census Count Early; Congress Could Still Act to Protect Accuracy
• Executive Branch News
  • White House to Weaken Protections for Civil Servants through “Schedule F” Classification
  • NSF Seeks Input on Future Convergence Accelerator Topics, Midscale STEM Education Infrastructure
• Science Community News
  • AAAS Forum Focuses on COVID Impacts, Systemic Racism in Science
  • Research!America Requesting Proposals for 2020-2021 Microgrants
  • CNSF Hosts Congressional Briefing on Undergraduate Learning During COVID-19
• Resources & Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Requests for Comment & Calls for Papers
  • Notices, Resources, & Reports
  • Open Positions, Fellowships, & Professional Development Opportunities
  • Upcoming Events

October 13, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 20 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Get Out the Vote with “Vote Science Strong”
• New from COSSA
  • CJRA and COSSA to Host “Ask a Criminologist” Virtual Briefing on Police and Community Relations
  • COSSA and NIH Minority Health Institute Discuss COVID-19 Response
• Congressional News
  • FY 2021 Begins Under a CR; COVID Relief Negotiations Up in the Air
  • House Science Committee Holds Hearing on Research Needs for Coping with Compound Crises
  • House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Combatting Misinformation in the 2020 Election
• Executive Branch News
  • Fight for Accurate Census Continues Even as Counting Wraps Up
  • NIH Encourages Participation in Surveys on Impacts of COVID-19 on Extramural Research
  • NIH Announces Modernization of Search and Analysis Tools
  • Office of Evaluation Sciences Seeks Fellows for 2021
• Science Community News
  • Symposium Highlights New Social Science Research on COVID-19
  • Sunshine Hillygus Delivers 2020 Henry and Bryna David Lecture on Young Voter Behavior
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Jennifer Richeson Receives 2020 SAGE-CASBS Award
  • AERA to Host Virtual Brown Lecture on the “Segregation Pandemic”
• 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

September 29, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 19 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Administration Expands Ban on “Promotion” of Structural Racism/Sexism to Contractors, Grantees
• New from COSSA
  • COSSA to Co-Host Symposium on “Responding to COVID-19: Emerging Insights from SBE Sciences”
  • October COSSA Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on Presidential Election Polling
  • “Why Social Science?” Focuses on Misinformation and Online Extremism
• Congressional News
  • Congress Likely Averts Government Shutdown, CR through December 11
• Executive Branch News
  • ICE Proposes Major New Restrictions to International Student Visas
  • With Days Left, Census Deadline Still in Flux
  • NSF Seeking Comments on STEM Education Strategic Plan
  • CIA Establishes First-Ever Federal Laboratory
• Science Community News
  • National Academies’ Leaders Raise Concern about Politicization of Science
  • NASEM Holds Webinar on Earning Trust in the Age of Pandemic
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • COSSA Welcomes the Society for Personality Assessment
• Resources & Opportunities
  • COSSA Letters & Statements
  • 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

September 15, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 18 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Remembering James Jackson (1944-2020)
• New from COSSA
  • COSSA Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Extend Census Deadline
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Holds Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on University Research
• Executive Branch News
  • White House Directs Federal Agencies to Defund Race-Related Trainings for Federal Employees
  • USDA Names New ERS Administrator
• Science Community News
  • Nominations Due Sept 17 for National Academies Committee on Accelerating Behavioral Science Through Ontology Development and Use
  • National Academies Releases Consensus Study on Assessing Morbidity and Mortality After Disasters
  • Research!America Health Research Forum Features Pandemic Response Leaders
• 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

September 1, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 17 | PDF

• Featured News
  • National Academies Study on COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Releases Discussion Draft, Seeks Feedback (Short Turnaround)
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • September Headlines to Feature Deep Dive Discussion with Dr. Annette Anderson of the Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy Schools
  • Psychology of COVID-19 Authors Answer “Why Social Science?”
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • Fate of FY 2021 Funding and Coronavirus Relief in Limbo as Congress Returns
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • White House Outlines FY 2022 R&D Budget Priorities
  • Stakeholders Rally to Salvage 2020 Census
  • NIMH Requesting Comments on Improving Mental Health Disparities
  • Applications Open for FY 2020 Title VI International Research and Studies Program
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Open Positions
• Community News & Reports
  • SEAN Releases Guidance on Contact Tracing
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Recent Reports
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Nominations Open for 2021 Moynihan Prize
  • APSA Launches Campaign to Increase Student Voting, Civic Engagement
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Recent Reports
• Events Calendar

August 4, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 16 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Congress Struggling to Reach Agreement on COVID-19 Relief, Potentially Delaying August Recess
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • COSSA Board Seeks Nominations for At-Large Seat
  • August Headlines Webinar to Feature Deep Dive Discussion on the “Psychology of COVID-19” with Dr. Stephen Reicher
  • Kenneth Prewitt Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • Controversial Research Security Legislation Could Move Forward in COVID-19 Relief Package
  • Defense Authorization Bill Goes to Conference with Minerva Funding Intact
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Census Announces Early End to 2020 Operations, Jeopardizing Accuracy of the Count
  • NIDA Seeking Comments on 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
  • Research Applications Increase in Wake of COVID-19 Shutdowns, NIH Finds
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Open Positions
• Community News & Reports
  • SEAN Releases New Guidance on Protective Behaviors to Stem COVID-19
  • National Academies Launch Study on COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation
  • AAAS Issues Draft Plan to Address Systemic Racism in the Sciences
  • Recent Reports
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Nomination Opportunities
• Events Calendar
• Editor’s Note: Update Returns September 1

July 21, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 15 | PDF

• Featured News
  • House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2021 Funding Bills
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • House Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Federal R&D Spending
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • HHS Bypasses CDC in COVID-19 Data Collection, Sparking Concerns
  • NIH Releases Agency-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research
  • NIMHD Funding Research on Digital Interventions to COVID-19
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
• Community News & Reports
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Recent Reports
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • APA Seeks Nominations for Climate Change Task Force
  • Nomination Opportunities
• Events Calendar

July 7, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 14 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Federal Research Agencies Release Guidance on OMB’s Administrative Flexibility Changes
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • July’s Headlines Webinar to Feature Deep Dive Discussion on NSF/NASEM Network to Answer COVID Policy Questions
  • “Why Social Science?” Features Experts on Policing
• Congressional News
  • Funding for DOD Social Science Research Restored in House and Senate Defense Authorization Bills
  • RISE Act Would Provide Relief Funding for Federally Funded Scientists
  • House Committee Releases Climate Policy Report, Recommends Strengthening of Research Enterprise
  • Recent Reports
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Census Releases Updated Demonstration Data Products
  • PCAST Holds Virtual Meeting, Swears in New Members from Academia
  • NIMHD Seeking Research Applications Addressing COVID-19 Consequences on Vulnerable Populations
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
• Community News & Reports
  • Nomination Opportunities
• Events Calendar

June 23, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 13 | PDF

• Featured News
  • White House Issues Ban on Entry of Skilled Foreign Workers
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • Policing Research Bill Introduced as Congress Continues Focus on Police Reform
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Sethuraman Panchanathan Confirmed as Next NSF Director
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Recent Reports
  • Open Positions
• Community News & Reports
  • SEAN Releases Rapid Consultation on Evaluating Types of COVID-19 Data
  • Scientific Community Responds to Racism and Police Violence through #ShutDownSTEM Campaign
  • Nomination Opportunities
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • SPSP Names New Executive Director
• Events Calendar

June 9, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 12 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Message from COSSA on Police Violence and Racial Injustice
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • June’s Headlines Webchat to Feature Deep Dive Discussion on Police Violence with Dr. Kristin Dukes
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • Congress Looking to Move FY 2021 Funding Bills in Coming Weeks
  • Bipartisan Bill Would Mandate DOD Fund Social Science Research
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • White House Launches Search for Chief Statistician
  • IES Announces Changes, Requests Applications for Several of its Largest Grant Programs
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Recent Reports
  • Open Positions
• Community News & Reports
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Recent Reports
• Events Calendar

May 26, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 11 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Recordings of COVID-19-Related COSSA Headlines Webinars Now Available
  • Census Releases First COVID-19 Household Data
  • National Academies Holds Webinar on COVID-19 and Extreme Environmental Events
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • COSSA Submits Testimony in Support of FY 2021 Funding for Health, Education Agencies
  • John Haaga Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • Lawmakers Break for Memorial Day Recess with Packed June Agenda in the Wings
  • New Proposal Would Rename NSF, Create New Technology Directorate
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NIMH Announces New Strategic Plan, Approves Concept Clearances
  • NIH to Host Matilda White Riley Honors Virtually on June 8
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Recent Reports
• Community News & Reports
  • Recent Reports
• Events Calendar

May 12, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 10 | PDF

• Featured News
  • COSSA Advocates Tell Congress to Use Social Science to Fight COVID-19
  • Congress Remains Focused on COVID-19
  • NSF, National Academies Launch Network to Connect Social Scientists to COVID-19 Policymakers
  • Golden Goose Award Seeks Nominations Related to COVID-19 Research
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • May’s Headlines Webchat to Feature a Deep Dive Conversation with Epidemiologist Natalie Dean
  • COSSA Submits Senate Testimony in Support of Social Science at NSF, Census, NIJ and BJS
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
• Community News & Reports
  • COPAFS Names New Executive Director
  • Nomination Opportunities
• Events Calendar

April 28, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 9 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Advocates Working to Promote Social Science Amid COVID-19 Crisis
  • Senate Returns Next Week with Uncertain Agenda; House Staying Home
  • Census Launches COVID-19 Household Survey
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • Demographer Allison Plyer Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • Letters & Statements
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • White House Announces Appointments for PCAST and NSB
  • Data Strategy Releases Update on Implementation
  • NSF Announces Fairness in Artificial Intelligence Collaboration with Amazon
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
• Community News & Reports
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Recent Reports
• Events Calendar

April 14, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 8 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Congress Split on Content, Timing of Next Supplemental
  • Census Bureau to Add COVID-19 Questions to Business Surveys, Request Additional Time for Decennial
  • OHRP Issues Guidance on Human Subjects Protections for Coronavirus Actions
  • NIMHD Seeking Research Proposals on the Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • National Academies Begins Series of Virtual Discussions on the Research Community’s Responses to COVID-19
  • New COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • Letters & Statements
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • OSTP Director Kelvin Droegemeier Named Acting NSF Director
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Fellowships & Professional Development
• Community News & Reports
  • AAAS Accepting Nominations for 2021 Awards & Prizes
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Open Positions
• Events Calendar

March 31, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 7 | PDF

• Featured News
  • COSSA Compiles Social Science Resources Related to COVID-19
  • COSSA’s Analysis of Enacted COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Legislation, FY 2020
  • April’s Headlines Webchat to Feature Deep Dive on Social Science During the Coronavirus Crisis
  • Census Bureau Temporarily Suspends 2020 Field Operations, In-Person Survey Interviews
  • NSF Creates Resource Webpage for Information on COVID-19
  • Notable COVID-19 Resources
• COSSA in Action
  • Anthropologist Bill Maurer Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • Read COSSA’s 2019 Annual Report
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Leaders Introduce Artificial Intelligence Legislation
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NIH Seeks Revision Applications to Support Firearms Injury Research
  • France Córdova Finishes Term as NSF Director; Timeline for Confirming New Director Unclear
  • NSF Releases Report on Social Science Doctoral Recipients
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Recent Reports
  • Fellowships & Professional Development
• Community News & Reports
  • Funding Opportunities
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • COSSA Welcomes Case Western Reserve University
• Events Calendar

March 17, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 6 | PDF

• Featured News
  • A word from COSSA…
• COSSA in Action
  • COSSA Submits Testimony in Support of Social Science at NSF, Census, NIJ and BJS
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • Work on FY 2021 Appropriations Slows as Congress Works to Address Coronavirus Outbreak
  • House Holds Hearing on NIH Budget for FY 2021
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • 2020 Census Begins Accepting Responses as COIVD-19 Poses Potential Follow-Up Hurdles
  • NCHS Taps BEA Director Brian Moyer to Lead Agency
  • Census Bureau Releases Update on 2020 Census Disclosure Avoidance Strategy
  • OMB Evidence Act-Mandated Guidance on Program Evaluation Standards and Practices
  • NSF Seeks Nominations for Advisory Committees
  • NIMHD Holds 10th Anniversary Symposium
  • NOAA Accepting Nominations for Science Advisory Board
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Fellowships & Professional Development
• Community News & Reports
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Recent Reports
• Events Calendar

March 3, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 5 | PDF

• Featured News
  • OSTP Requests Information on Open Access in Peer-Reviewed Publications
• COSSA in Action
  • March’s Headlines Webchat to Feature OSTP Assistant Director for Academic Engagement
  • Advocacy Day Hotel Block Closing March 9
  • Economist Amanda Gregg Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • House Science Committee Holds Hearing on FY 2021 Research and Development Budget Request
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NSF Releases Responses to JASON Research Security Report
  • NSF Announces New Collaboration between SBE and Minority-Serving Institutions
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Fellowships & Professional Development
• Community News & Reports
  • National Academies Commemorates “Endless Frontier” Anniversary
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Recent Reports
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Nomination Opportunities
• Events Calendar

February 18, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 4 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Administration Plans to Eliminate DOD Social Science Research Program
• COSSA in Action
  • Administration Releases FY 2021 Budget Request; Read COSSA’s Analysis
  • COSSA Urges Advocates to Oppose FY 2021 Budget Cuts to Social Science
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • OBSSR Seeks Input on 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
  • NSF Celebrates 70 Years
  • NIH Requesting Comments on Strategic Plan
  • NSF Invites Proposal Submissions on 2026 Idea Machine Finalist Themes
  • NIMHD to Celebrate 10^th Anniversary with Scientific Symposium
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Fellowships & Professional Development
• Community News & Reports
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Recent Reports
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • COSSA Welcomes Wiley
  • Nominations Open for 2020 SAGE-CASBS Award
  • Nomination Opportunities
• Events Calendar

February 4, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 3 | PDF

• Featured News
  • COSSA Releases 2020 Rankings of College and University Social Science Investment
• COSSA in Action
  • COSSA Responds to JCORE RFI
  • Early Bird Pricing for Social Science Advocacy Day Extended through Feb. 14
  • Still Time to Register for February’s Headlines Webchat on the President’s Budget Request
  • Cassandra R. Davis, UNC Public Policy Professor, Answers “Why Social Science?”
  • Letters & Statements
• Congressional News
  • House Republicans Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Science Agencies
  • House Passes Bill on Suicide Prevention Research
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • NSF Hosting Symposium to Celebrate 70th Anniversary
  • NCHS Releases First Estimate of Maternal Mortality in 13 Years
  • NIMHD Names Psychologist Monica Webb Hooper Deputy Director
  • Defense Health Program Releases Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Open Positions
  • Fellowships & Professional Development
• Community News & Reports
  • Analysis Finds that STEM Supports Two Thirds of U.S. Jobs
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Recent Reports
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Nomination Opportunities
• Events Calendar

January 21, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 2 | PDF

• Featured News
  • HOT TOPIC: Foreign Interference in the U.S. Research Enterprise & Policy Responses
• COSSA in Action
  • COSSA Sends Letter in Support of Panchanathan Nomination to Lead NSF
• Congressional News
  • Impeachment, Natural Disasters, and Elections Signal Difficult Road Ahead for FY 2021 Appropriations
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • OSTP Requests Feedback on Data Repositories and Data Sharing
  • 2020 Census to Begin Counting in Rural Alaska
  • Nomination Opportunities
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Open Positions
• Community News & Reports
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Recent Reports
  • Open Positions
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • SAGE Awards Inaugural Impact Writing Prize to Social and Behavioral Scientists
• Events Calendar

January 7, 2020, Volume 39 Issue 1 | PDF

• Featured News
  • Sethuraman Panchanathan Nominated to Lead National Science Foundation
• COSSA in Action
  • Early Bird Registration Open for 2020 Social Science Advocacy Day
  • Still Time to Register for January’s Headlines Webchat
  • APA’s Office of International Affairs Answers “Why Social Science?”
• Congressional News
  • Congress Completes FY 2020 Appropriations Process; Read COSSA’s Analysis
  • Native American Language Reauthorization Bill Signed into Law
  • Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Supporting 2020 Census
• Federal Agency & Administration News
  • White House Finalizes 2020 Data Strategy Action Plan
  • National Institute of Mental Health Requests Information on Draft 2020 Strategic Plan
  • NSF Releases Dear Colleague Letter on Social Science Perspectives on Graduate Education
  • NIH Seeking Comments on Inclusion Across the Lifespan II Workshop
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Open Positions
  • Fellowships & Professional Development
• Community News & Reports
  • ICPSR Launches Pilot Tool to Streamline Access to Restricted Federal Data
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Notices & Requests for Comment
  • Recent Reports
• COSSA Member Spotlight
  • Nomination Opportunities
• Events Calendars