White House Held a Virtual Summit on Evidence for Action
April 13, 2022
Last week, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) kicked off a yearlong series of discussions on “translating research evidence to practice and policy” with the …
Equity Guides Future of Education Research Report
On March 31, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released recommendations for the Future of Education Research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). NASEM convened an expert committee, at the request of IES, to assess and …
NSF Establishes TIP Directorate
March 24, 2022
National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan announced the launch of a new research Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) on March 16th.
TIP will integrate new and existing programs focused on advancing emerging technologies, accelerating …
Congress Establishes Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
March 24, 2022
In passing Fiscal Year 2022 government funding legislation, Congress took the next step toward creating an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), as proposed by President Biden. The initiative offers nimble funding mechanisms to support research …
Congress Passes Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations
March 11, 2022
Congress passed, and the President signed, omnibus appropriations legislation to fund the government in fiscal year (FY) 2022. This comes after months of negotiations and multiple continuing resolutions (CRs) that held off a government shutdown since September …
Members of Congress Weigh in on Open Access and Animal Models
Last month, amidst continuing negotiations on the fiscal year 2022 budget and heightened attention to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Members of Congress sent letters to federal colleagues on issues of importance to members of FABBS societies.
Open Science
Senators …
