University of Kentucky Flags Nearly 1,200 Organizations for Termination/Deeper Review
On December 1, 2025, the University of Kentucky (UK) Office of Legal Counsel sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regarding the institution’s process and decision to terminate memberships/partnerships with about 1,200 external …
An Informative and Energizing 2025 FABBS Annual Meeting
FABBS Board members and the Council of Representatives came together in Washington, D.C. on Monday, December 8 for our 2025 Annual Meeting. FABBS President, Jeffrey M. Zacks, PhD, opened the meeting with a warm welcome to all attendees, an overview …
White House Releases New Executive Order, Launching the Genesis Mission
On November 24, President Trump issued a new executive order (EO) focused on accelerating the United States’ global competitiveness in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The EO tasks the Department of Energy (DOE) and its 17 national laboratories with a steep deliverable …
NIH Make Wide-Ranging Changes
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have recently announced several changes to grant policies and practices which could profoundly impact NIH awards for years to come. FABBS is working to keep our members informed of the developments and how they …
NSF Pushes Forward with Agency Reorganization and Changes to Merit Review Process
On December 1, employees at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) received two email notifications of official issuances: one outlining next steps for the agency reorganization and a second on updates to the Merit Review Process. Related, the National Science …
Q&A with Dr. Jeffrey M. Zacks, Reflecting on His Presidency
Our response to the dramatic sequence of challenges to research and health in 2025 —stretching past the behavioral and brain sciences and beyond what anyone could have anticipated. …
