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FABBS Joins AERA and Friends of IES for a Capitol Hill Briefing

March 29, 2018

On February 26th, 2018, speakers from diverse perspectives convened to provide a Congressional briefing entitled “Advances in Educating Underprepared College Students: Knowledge, Policy and Practice.” The briefing was organized by the Friends of the Institute of Educational …

FABBS Honors Peter Ornstein

March 29, 2018

Peter Ornstein received his B.A. in psychology from Harpur College of the State University of New York in 1963, his M.A. in psychology from Queens College of the City University of New York in 1965, and his …

Answering the Endless ‘Why?’: Children’s Questions Matter, and So Do Our Answers

March 29, 2018

When you spend time with preschoolers, it can seem like they ask a question a minute. In reality, it’s probably more, because studies show that preschoolers ask an average of 72 questions per hour. Although the endless …

Loneliness Is Bad for Your Health, but How?

March 28, 2018

Feeling lonely and unloved are bad for your heart, and not just in the figurative sense. In fact, studies show that loneliness, marital distress, and lack of social support are linked with a host of negative health …

FY 2018 Federal Funding Set, but Work Continues on NIH Clinical Trials

March 28, 2018

The omnibus bill to fund the federal government in FY 2018 was signed into law on Friday, March 23, 2018. The two-year budget deal reached on February 9, 2018,  increased spending caps for both defense and nondefense …

Challenges Remain for NSF Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences in FY 2019

March 28, 2018

The House Committee on Space, Science and Technology (SST) held a hearing on March 16, 2018, to review the Administration’s 2019 fiscal year budget proposal for the National Science Foundation (NSF).  Witnesses present at the hearing included …

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