Key Federal Agency Science Leaders Hang in the Balance
Despite the scientific community urging for a speedy confirmation of Dr. Bertagnolli as NIH Director, Senator Sanders (I-VT), has asserted that he will not support any nominee until the White House has moved to slash drug prices. Senator Warren (D-MA), …
DHS Includes FABBS Nominated Disciplines
On July 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Developmental and Adolescent Psychology is one of eight new programs being added to the DHS science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) designated degree programs list. FABBS nominated this code …
NSF SBE Holds Spring Meeting
The Advisory Committee (AC) for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF) met on June 8 and 9 for their Spring meeting.
Dr. Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin-Madison, SBE AC Chair, provided opening …
Inclusion and Advancement of LGBTQ+ People in STEM Fields
The Inclusion and Advancement of LGBTQ+ People in STEM Fields symposium took place on May 30th. It was the first convening to bring together the White House Office on Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), federal funding agencies, and researchers examining …
Nobel Summit: Truth, Trust and Hope
Last month, the National Academy of Sciences, in partnership with the Nobel Foundation, held the second Nobel Prize Summit: Truth, Trust, and Hope. The three-day event featured behavioral scientists as well as a performance artist, magician, poet, and Nobel laureates …
NASEM Hosts Antiracism in STEMM Workshop
“We are in a critical moment of accelerated change,” remarked Dan Weiss, Director of the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, as he welcomed in-person and virtual attendees in a dissemination workshop for The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, …
