Q&A with Tara Gruenewald on SBSM Name Change
An interview with Pete Gianaros, PhD, immediate Past President, and Tara Gruenewald, PhD, MPH, President, of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (SBSM), formerly the American Psychosomatic Society (APS), was founded in …
FABBS Encourages Inclusion of SOGI Data in NSCG
FABBS submitted comments in response to a National Science Foundation (NSF) request for information on the Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2025 National Survey of College Graduates (FR Doc. 2024-19850).
In the comments, FABBS encouraged the National Center for …
FABBS Responds to NIH RFI on U.S. Postdoctoral Research Training and Career Progression
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently issued a request for information (RFI) soliciting feedback on three recommendations developed by the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group on Re-envisioning NIH-Supported Postdoctoral Training. FABBS responded to this request, which …
FABBS to sit on NASEM International Committee
FABBS Executive Director, Juliane Baron, has accepted an invitation to serve as an ex-officio member of the U.S. National Committee for Psychological Science (USNC/IUPsyS), part of Policy and Global Affairs (PGA) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine …
FABBS Members Honored at Library of Congress
On September 24, a remarkable team of psychologists, among several other distinguished recipients, received the prestigious Golden Goose Award (GGA) at the Library of Congress. The event celebrates scientists whose federally funded work may have been considered silly, odd or …
FABBS Responds to RFI on NIA’s Strategic Directions for Research
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is revising its current Strategic Directions for Research (2020-2025) document for 2026-2030. This document serves as a statement of NIA’s scientific priority areas and provides a framework for analysis of the institute’s scientific portfolio. …
