FABBS Supports Researchers with NSF Grant Terminations
For the past five Fridays, researchers, universities, and other entities with grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) have received termination notices. As of May 21, the count was up to at least 1,600 grants for a growing list of …
Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on Biomedical Research: A Bipartisan Call for Continued Investment
On April 30, the Senate Appropriations Committee hosted a bipartisan hearing titled “Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation,” focusing on the pivotal role of biomedical research in maintaining U.S. leadership in global scientific innovation. The session aimed to highlight …
Researcher Tracks the Mind’s Eye to Understand Memory and Attention
Key Findings:
Eye movements correlate with the “mind’s eye” as it retrieves information from visual memory Following the mind’s eye has revealed how visual memory is organized and used to accomplish tasks Our brains are actively anticipating the future and…Marijuana Research Bill Signed into Law
The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (H.R. 8454) passed the Senate on November 16th and was signed into law by President Biden on December 2nd. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and …
CUR Highlights Undergrad Voices on Capitol Hill
May 12, 2022
Posters on the Hill graphic from CUR.orgFABBS congratulates the undergraduate students and their mentors in the behavioral and brain sciences featured in the Council on Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill 2022 that took place virtually …
NASEM Workshop Explores Institutional Barriers and Incentives for Engaged Research
November 18. 2021
The National Academies of Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education has a Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication that brings together diverse disciplines contributing to science communication research and practice with a mission ‘to …
