NICHD to Update Strategic Plan: Opportunities for Input
September 20, 2018
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) recently announced its plans to update its strategic plan . NICHD plays a significant role in supporting behavioral and brain science research and research …
NSF Launches 2026 Idea Machine Prize Competition
September 20, 2018
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the launch of the NSF 2026 Idea Machine, a competition to seek the public’s input in setting the U.S. research agenda in fundamental research. The 2026 Idea Machine builds on the …
AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition on July 12th
June 29, 2018
The AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition will host a Symposium on Higher Education and Human Rights on July 12th in Washington, DC. The Coalition was formed in 2009, and the American Association for the Advancement of …
NIH Outlines Plan to Address Basic Scientists’ Concerns
June 29, 2018
In response to Congressional report language (see pages 34-35), and in follow up to a recent meeting among NIH and a group of stakeholders, NIH has developed a plan to “address the shared interests of involved stakeholders” …
NICHD Commits to Five-Year Strategic Plan
May 23, 2018
Details are emerging about the process the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is pursuing to craft a new strategic plan. In 2011, former NICHD Director Alan Guttmacher led a scientific …
FABBS and Colleagues Meet with NIH to Chart Course on Clinical Trials
May 23, 2018
Since mid-2017, FABBS has interacted with NIH —and later, appropriators— about our scientific community’s concerns with NIH’s inclusion of basic science involving humans in its clinical trial policies. Given the continuing concerns earlier this year, House and …
