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Update on the NIH Definition of Clinical Trials and New Resource Unveiled

April 12, 2019

FABBS members will recall a consequential decision that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) made in 2016, resulting in a new clinical trial definition capturing basic research that had not been previously considered clinical. If you need …

Q&A with Dr. Susan Fiske

Founding Editor of Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS)

The PIBBS journal publishes invited articles, from FABBS member societies, that present brief reviews of behavioral and brain scientific findings relevant to public policy. The goal of this …

Budget Update

March 29, 2019

The budget process is in full swing on Capitol Hill. Earlier this week, House Appropriations subcommittees held numerous hearings with federal agency leadership including the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education. The tone of the …

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March 29, 2019

Nora Newcombe wins Howard Crosby Warren Medal

FABBS President, Nora Newcombe, Temple University, has been awarded the Howard Crosby Warren Medal. The Society of Experiment Psychology (SEP) issues the award in recognition of outstanding achievement in Experimental …

Making sense from dots of light

March 29, 2019

For Julie Golomb, it all started with a college course in visual perception.  “I realized that all of these things I take for granted about how I perceive the world are actually really hard challenges for the …

Tracking Legislation in Our Sciences

March 29, 2019

In order to advance sciences of mind, brain and behavior, in addition to the federal funding for our sciences, FABBS tracks legislation with potential impact – positive and negative – on the scientific process. Below are some …

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