Q&A with Dr. Roxane Silver, Outgoing FABBS President
December 16, 2021
As 2021 ends, FABBS celebrates the leadership of Dr. Roxane Cohen Silver (University of California, Irvine) as President of FABBS for the past two years. We have invited Dr. Silver to reflect on her time in the …
NASEM BBCSS Holds 2021 Fall Meeting
The Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences (BBCSS) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine met on December 9 and 10 for their Fall Advisory Meeting. BBCSS provides vision on how to advance public policy and practice by leveraging cutting-edge research from …
Congress Avoids Debt Crisis, Funding Obstacles Still Ahead
Debt Ceiling
On December 14, after months of brinksmanship, Congress passed legislation raising the debt limit. Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell were able to negotiate a deal allowing Senate Democrats to pass the legislation with only 51 …
SBE Advisory Committee Highlights FABBS Work
The Advisory Committee (AC) for the Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation met on December 2 and 3 for a packed agenda. Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin-Madison, serves as the chair and started the …
FABBS 2021 Annual Meeting Highlights Opportunities Ahead
FABBS met virtually on December 6 for our 2021 annual meeting, bringing together our board members, representatives from our 28 scientific society members and three corporate affiliates to reflect on the past year and identify priorities going into 2022.
Despite …
Friends of NIAAA Hosts eHealth and Alcohol Use Webinar
November 19, 2021
On November 3, the Friends of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), of which FABBS and the American Psychological Association (APA) serve on the executive committee, hosted the webinar titled “Telehealth and eHealth for …
