NSF Symposium Celebrates 70th Anniversary
February 27, 2020
Earlier this month, the National Science Foundation (NSF) hosted a 70th Anniversary Symposium to reflect on the past, celebrate accomplishments, consider the current scientific landscape, and look towards the future. Please see a webcast of the day …
Teaching Kids that Pop Music is Make Believe
February 26, 2020
If your kids are listening to popular music—and they probably are—they most likely are learning about things they shouldn’t.
According to new research in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, more than half of all …
Congress Shifts Budget Discussions into High Gear
February 27, 2020
This week, Congress continues to hold hearings on the President’s budget request. The House Appropriations subcommittees set deadlines for Members to submit their budget requests and scheduled budget mark-ups.
A budget deal made in July 2019 imposed …
Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Changes to Open-Access Policies
February 26, 2020
As previously reported by FABBS, the scientific community had been hearing rumors about an executive order (EO) that would require journals featuring federally funded research to be immediately open access. Many scientific societies are committed to open …
COGDOP 2020 Annual Meeting
February 26, 2020
The Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP) met for their annual meeting February 20 -23 in St. Petersburg, Florida, bringing together about 100 chairs of psychology departments from around the country. The theme of the meeting …
Q&A with Bill Riley, NIH OBSSR
February 26, 2020
William T. Riley, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)What is the role of OBSSR at NIH?
Congress established the NIH Office of Behavioral …
