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Recent Honors and Awards in Our Sciences
February 13, 2020
In late January, The National Academy of Sciences announced
the recipients of their annual awards
honoring outstanding achievement in the physical, biological, and social
sciences. Amongst these awardees were several behavioral and cognitive
scientists from our member societies and affiliates. These awards will be
presented on April 26 during the Academy’s 157th annual meeting.
The Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
is presented to honor significant
President’s Budget Released, Eyes Turn to Congress
February 12, 2020
On February 10th, the administration kicked off the annual federal budgeting process by releasing a proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021. For the fourth straight year, President Donald Trump proposed sizable reductions in federal research budgets of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Congress has not only rejected similar proposed cuts in the past, but also provided
read moreClinical Trial Definition Continues to Cause Confusion
February 12, 2020
Towards the end of January, FABBS started receiving emails from worried researchers saying their proposals to NIH had been withdrawn before review because they were not classified as clinical trials, and perception was that they should have been. As readers may recall, in October 2014, NIH expanded their definition of clinical trials to include Basic Experimental Studies involving Humans (BESH). While the enforcement of registration in grants.gov for BESH had been
read moreNIMH Strategic Plan Update, New BRAIN Initiative Director
February 12, 2020
The Advisory Council for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) met on Tuesday, February 4. NIMH is currently in the process of updating their strategic plan. A request for feedback went out to the community on December 2, 2019 with comments due on January 1, 2020. NIMH then provided an two additional weeks to comment, pushing back their timeline to present their revisions to Council to their next meeting on May 19th, 2020.
Dr. Gordon, NIMH Director, explained
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