FABBS reports on items of interest to many communities – scientists, policymakers, and the public. In our news, you will see updates on science funding and policy, articles that translate research for policy, and descriptions of the research contributions of scientists at all stages of their research careers.
Learning through and from Language
November 20, 2019
(photo by Megan Bean / © Mississippi State University)
News comes at us all the time, from Twitter, CNN, websites, newspapers, YouTube videos, TV, etc. How do we determine which sources are credible, and how do we channel only those sources to form opinions?
Laura Allen, assistant professor of psychology at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, wants to understand how people take in, filter, and comprehend blasts of news from multiple sources–on
read moreNIH – FABBS Advocacy and Recent Awards
November 6, 2019
FABBS responded to NINDS Request for Comment on their strategic plan. Colleagues from National Academy for Neuropsychology (NAN), helped to inform FABBS’ comments. The submission encouraged NINDS to increase the integration of basic neuroscience/neurological research with neuropsychological research, including specific examples, as they move forward with their strategic plan. Another FABBS member society, Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society, also submitted comments.
read moreMembers Announced for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
November 6, 2019
Late last month, President Trump issued an executive order that brought new life to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), an advisory committee to advise the president on topics concerning science, technology, and innovation. Variations of this board date back to 1933 with former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Science Advisory Board, but it officially became PCAST during President George H. W. Bush’s administration in 1990. The
read moreFABBS Member Society Events in DC
November 6, 2019
On October 24, Prudence L. Carter (University of California, Berkeley), presented the AERA Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research. Her lecture, “A Shade Less Offensive”: School Integration as Radical Inclusion in the Pursuit of Educational Equity, was followed by a discussion forum moderated by Lauren Camera (U.S. News & World Report) and featuring speaker commentators Ary Amerikaner (The Education Trust) and Wade J. Henderson (Leadership Conference on
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