Congress Passes Another Continuing Resolution until December 20
November 21, 2019
This afternoon, the Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open past today, November 21, the deadline of the previous CR. This second CR, passed by the House on Wednesday, will keep the government …
National Science Board and Board on Behavioral, Cognitive and Sensory Sciences Hold Fall Meetings
November 21, 2019
The National Science Board (NSB) met on November 19th and 20th. NSF Director, France Córdova, reviewed recent NSF activities and accomplishments including Nobel Prize and MacArthur winners supported by NSF. Córdova announced Convergence Accelerator awards for two …
FABBS Members on the Hill
November 20, 2019
The American Psychological Association and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosted a congressional briefing on November 12 on “Advancing Basic Research to Inform the Science of Suicide“. The briefing was co-hosted by Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT) and …
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 …
OSTP Hosts Meeting on the ‘Research Environment’
November 20, 2019
On Tuesday, November 5, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted a summit to inform the work of the Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE), an effort announced in May of this …
Social and Emotional Learning Vital to Student Success
November 20, 2019
It used to be that society deemed a well-educated student as having not only strong academics but also solid grounding in personal and social responsibility, creativity and critical thinking. Now, according to research in Policy Insights from …
