NIH Likely to See Funding Boost Again This Year
June 29, 2018
On June 28, the full U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved almost unanimously its version of the Fiscal Year 2019 Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. The bill funds several federal agencies important to …
FABBS Statement on Family Separation at Mexican Border
June 20, 2018
The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences calls on President Trump to immediately end the policy of separating families at our southern border.
Decades of psychological research have demonstrated unequivocally that separating children from their …
Society for Research in Child Development Joins FABBS
May 23, 2018
FABBS is excited to welcome the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) as a member of our growing coalition of scientific societies. Founded in 1933, SRCD is a multidisciplinary organization of approximately 5500 researchers, practitioners, and …
FABBS Submits Testimony in Support of NSF Funding
May 23, 2018
FABBS submitted written testimony in support of robust funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The testimony included comments thanking the House Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee Chair, Rep. John Culberson, and Ranking …
FABBS Sponsors Cohen Silver for Capitol Hill Exhibition
May 23, 2018
FABBS was pleased to invite Roxane Cohen Silver, (Professor, University of California, Irvine) to present her NSF-funded research at the 24th Annual Coalition for National Science Funding’s Exhibition and Reception on Capitol Hill. The event, “Investments in …
Clues to Violence May Be Visible in the Brain
May 23, 2018
Aggression has destructive and painful impacts on society, as we have seen with mass shootings, domestic violence, and childhood bullying. It is strongly tied to mental health problems, and can manifest not only in antisocial personality and …
