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National Science Board Held Quarterly Oversight Meeting
On February 23rd and 24th, the National Science Board (NSB) held their quarterly oversight meeting.
National Science Foundation (NSF) leadership and staff presented on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts, with updates on a range of NSF programs. In 2021, NSF’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion was reorganized and renamed the Office of Equity and Civil Rights, tasked with internal and external broadening participation programs. As part of President Biden’s
read moreNASEM Committee on Behavioral Economics to Policy Holds First Meeting
March 9, 2022
On March 1, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) Committee on Future Directions for Applying Behavioral Economics to Policy held its first open-session meeting. This consensus study will review the evidence regarding the application of insights from behavioral economics to key public policy objectives and examine past applications and controversies that have emerged as the field progressed. The committee is tasked with developing guiding
read moreJustice Department Updates Research Security Policy
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced updates to federal policies regarding academic research security. Notably, the “China Initiative” meant to coordinate the federal response to national security threats posed by the Chinese government is being reformed; the name is now retired, and the DOJ will take a broader approach that better considers the range of potential threats while avoiding stifling research collaborations.
“We have heard concerns from the civil
read morePresident Biden Highlights Research and Mental Health in State of the Union
On March 1st, President Biden delivered his annual State of the Union address. Biden understandably spent a significant portion of his speech addressing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the response from the United States and our allies. He also spotlighted successes from the first year of his presidency, pointing to the American Rescue Plan and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (aka the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law). Looking ahead, President Biden set a tone of bipartisanship and
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