Locating the Ignition for Motivation
July 25 2019
How much effort would you expend if you knew a reward was headed your way?
Michael Treadway, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Emory University, is looking at neural circuitry and why some people work hard …
House Passes STEM Legislation and Hears from OSTP Director and APA Leadership; Brain Research on Capitol Hill
July 25, 2019
On Wednesday, July 24, the House of Representatives passed two bipartisan bills to support science, technology, engineering and math. The Combatting Sexual Harassment in Science Act, HR 36, would require federal agencies to implement policies for preventing …
National Science Board Meets, Expresses Support for SBE, Discusses Plans to Address Foreign Influence
July 25, 2019
The National Science Board (NSB), a presidentially appointed body tasked with establishing policies for the National Science Foundation, met on July 17 and 18 to discuss numerous issues of importance to the broader scientific community, including an …
Clinical Trials Update: Enforcement of BESH Postponed until 2021
July 25, 2019
On Wednesday, July 24, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would delay the enforcement of registering and reporting results of Basic Experimental Studies involving Humans (BESH) on ClinicalTrials.gov to September 24, 2021. This has …
White House Proposes Terminating Federal Advisory Committees
June 27, 2019
On June 14, the President released an Executive Order on Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees. The order has been met with a combination of confusion and concern from the scientific community.
The proposal …
NIH Advisory Committee to the Director Meets and FABBS submits Comments to NIMH
June 27, 2019
The NIH’s Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) convened in June for a packed agenda including updates on the BRAIN Initiative, sexual harassment policies, as well as the federal budget, artificial intelligence, diversity in the workforce, and …
