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Federal Agencies Update
February 14, 2019
The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health has issued a request for information to gather broad public input on a revised definition of behavioral and social science research. The definition is used to assess and monitor NIH support of the behavioral and social sciences across all NIH Institutes and Centers. Comments must be submitted through IdeaScale by February 22, 2019.
NSF Announces
read moreNew Frontiers with Smart, Adaptive Interfaces: Building Machines That Know About People
February 14, 2019
What if your car knew when you were too tired to drive?
Dr. Leslie Blaha’s research tackles questions like this. Her
innovations center the idea that applying knowledge of how the mind works can
transform people’s relationships with technology.
Thus, the places people interact with machines – interfaces – are a key target of Blaha’s
work. Effective technology takes into account psychological principles, such as
what people will notice and remember. Could
FABBS Honors Paula Skedsvold
January 24, 2019
Honoring past FABBS Executive Director and Force for Science
After over a decade with FABBS, Paula Skedsvold left the Executive Director position at the end of 2018. Our initiatives would simply have not been possible without her determination and tireless efforts. To recognize her important and impactful work, we have honored her legacy with a page on the FABBS website, as a Stalwart of the Field.
Read Dr. Skedsvold’s bio here.
read moreImportant Changes to the Common Rule on Human Subjects Research go into Effect
January 24, 2019
After many years in the making, the compliance date – January 21, 2019 – for the revised Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (45 CFR 46 Subpart A), known as the Common Rule, has finally come.
FABBS societies welcome two key changes to the Common Rule: exemption for benign behavioral interventions and limited IRB review option, when appropriate.
The new rule creates an exemption from IRB review for research involving benign behavioral interventions.
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