FABBS Comments on CoSTEM Strategic Plan, Encouraging Inclusion of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
October 22, 2020
The National Science Foundation (NSF), on behalf of the National Science and Technology Council’s (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM), issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the implementation of Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy …
Welcoming New Members of the 2021 FABBS Board
October 22, 2020
FABBS is delighted to announce our two incoming Board members: Robert Sellers, PhD will serve as a Member-At-Large and Vivian Tseng, PhD in the role of Secretary. They will begin their term in January 2021.
Dr. Sellers is the Vice Provost for …
Federal Leaders Kick Off Webinar Series on Data Standards for Behavioral and Brain Sciences
October 22, 2020
Arthur “Skip” Lupia, Assistant Director of the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation, and Jerry Sheehan, Deputy Director, National Library of Medicine, Co-chairs of the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Subcommittee …
FABBS Cohosted NASEM Event: “Responding to COVID-19: Emerging Insights from Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences”
October 22, 2020
FABBS cosponsored this National Academies of Sciences event on October 9th, along with the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, the Consortium of Social Science Associations, and SAGE Publishing. The symposium brought together behavioral and social …
Social Networks Key to Sticking with STEM
October 22, 2020
Looking for job security? Look no further than STEM, where jobs are projected to grow by more than 8 percent through 2030, with cybersecurity and biomedical, civil and environmental engineering at greatest risk of labor shortages.
Turning …
House Hearing on National Disasters Stresses Importance of Communication and Expedited Research
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held “Coping with Compound Crises: Extreme Weather, Social Injustice, and a Global Pandemic“, inviting witnesses Roxane Cohen Silver, FABBS President and Professor of Psychological Science, Medicine, and Public Health, University of California, …
