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Tessa Andrews
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Tessa Andrews
Jun 8, 2020

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Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Janani Thapa
May 29, 2020

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Henry Young
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Henry Young
May 28, 2020

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Jiaying Liu
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Jiaying Liu
May 27, 2020

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Erin Dolan
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Erin Dolan
May 26, 2020

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Denise Clark Lewis
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Denise Lewis
May 21, 2020

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Kerstin Gerst Emerson
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Kerstin Gerst Emerson
May 20, 2020

Kerstin Gerst Emerson, PhDOIBR Grantsmanship Development Program, Class of 2021Clinical Associate Professor, Health Policy & Management, Institute of GerontologyTopic: How are older adults coping with the COVID-19 restrictions? In March and April Dr. Kerstin Gerst Emerson sent out a...

Michelle vanDellen
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Michelle vanDellen
May 20, 2020

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Kristen Shockley
Social & Behavioral Science Spotlight – Kristen Shockley
May 19, 2020

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April 28, 2020, Volume 39 | Issue 9
May 7, 2020

In This IssueFEATURED NEWSAdvocates Working to Promote Social Science Amid COVID-19 CrisisSenate Returns Next Week with Uncertain Agenda; House Staying HomeCensus Launches COVID-19 Household SurveyNotable COVID-19 ResourcesCOSSA IN ACTIONDemographer Allison Plyer Answers "Why Social Science?"Letters & StatementsFEDERAL AGENCY & ADMINISTRATION...

April 14, 2020, Volume 39 | Issue 8
May 7, 2020

In This IssueFEATURED NEWSCongress Split on Content, Timing of Next SupplementalCensus Bureau to Add COVID-19 Questions to Business Surveys, Request Additional Time for DecennialOHRP Issues Guidance on Human Subjects Protections for Coronavirus ActionsNIMHD Seeking Research Proposals on the Impact of...

March 31, 2020 | Volume 39, Issue 7
Apr 7, 2020

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS COSSA Compiles Social Science Resources Related to COVID-19 COSSA's Analysis of Enacted COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Legislation, FY 2020 April's Headlines Webchat to Feature Deep Dive on Social Science During the Coronavirus Crisis Census Bureau Temporarily Suspends 2020 Field Operations,...

March 3, 2020 | Volume 39, Issue 5
Apr 7, 2020

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS OSTP Requests Information on Open Access in Peer-Reviewed Publications COSSA IN ACTION March's Headlines Webchat to Feature OSTP Assistant Director for Academic Engagement Advocacy Day Hotel Block Closing March 9 Letters & Statements CONGRESSIONAL NEWS House Science Committee Holds Hearing on FY 2021...

February 18, 2020 | Volume 39, Issue 4
Feb 25, 2020

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS Administration Plans to Eliminate DOD Social Science Research Program COSSA IN ACTION Administration Releases FY 2021 Budget Request; Read COSSA's Analysis COSSA Urges Advocates to Oppose FY 2021 Budget Cuts to Social Science FEDERAL AGENCY & ADMINISTRATION NEWS OBSSR Seeks Input on...

February 4, 2020 | Volume 39, Issue 3
Feb 25, 2020

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS COSSA Releases 2020 Rankings of College and University Social Science Investment COSSA IN ACTION COSSA Responds to JCORE RFI Early Bird Pricing for Social Science Advocacy Day Extended through Feb. 14 Still Time to Register for February's Headlines Webchat on the...

Interdisciplinary Seed Grants bring researchers together
Feb 25, 2020

Seven faculty teams were awarded funds for projects that span 15 colleges, schools and other units at the University of Georgia. When the first Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants were awarded in 2017, 12 faculty teams received funds totaling some $1.37...

Dr. Lillian Eby Incoming Editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology
Feb 25, 2020

Dr. Lillian Eby, current director of the Owens Institute for Behavioral Research and a professor of psychology, has been named the incoming editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology. Having served as associate editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology as well...

January 21, 2020 | Volume 39, Issue 2
Jan 30, 2020

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS HOT TOPIC: Foreign Interference in the U.S. Research Enterprise & Policy Responses COSSA IN ACTION COSSA Sends Letter in Support of Panchanathan Nomination to Lead NSF CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Impeachment, Natural Disasters, and Elections Signal Difficult Road Ahead for FY 2021 Appropriations...

January 7, 2020 | Volume 39, Issue 1
Jan 30, 2020

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS Sethuraman Panchanathan Nominated to Lead National Science Foundation COSSA IN ACTION Early Bird Registration Open for 2020 Social Science Advocacy Day Still Time to Register for January's Headlines Webchat APA's Office of International Affairs Answers "Why Social Science?" CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Congress Completes FY...

December 10, 2019 | Volume 38, Issue 24
Jan 30, 2020

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS Congress Rushes to Finish FY 2020 as Schedule Fills COSSA IN ACTION December's Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on Threats to Research Security Advocacy Day Registration to Open Later this Month Letters & Statements CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Members of Congress Request Feedback on Cures...

November 26, 2019 | Volume 38, Issue 23
Jan 30, 2020

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS President Signs One-Month Continuing Resolution, Temporarily Averting Government Shutdown COSSA IN ACTION COSSA Seeks Nominations for 2020 Public Impact Award Rush Holt Answers "Why Social Science?" Letters & Statements CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Senate Subcommittee Releases Report, Holds Hearing on Securing U.S. Research from Foreign...

Shining a Spotlight on the Hidden World of Human Trafficking
Jan 14, 2020

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Dr. Gene Brody to headline NIH inaugural Rural Health Seminar
Nov 18, 2019

Dr. Gene Brody Gene Brody, Regents Professor, OIBR Fellow and director of UGA’s Center for Family Research, will deliver the keynote address on Monday, Nov. 18, at the National Institutes of Health’s inaugural Rural Health Seminar in Bethesda, Maryland....

November 12, 2019 | Volume 38, Issue 22
Nov 12, 2019

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS Census Bureau Releases "Demonstration" Decennial Data Products, Working with National Academies to Collect Public Input COSSA IN ACTION November's Headlines to Feature Deep Dive on 2020 Census FY 2020 Spending Still Uncertain, Continuing Resolution Likely Through December White House Hosts Summit...

October 29, 2019 | Volume 38, Issue 21
Nov 12, 2019

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS National Academies Releases Review of Minerva Initiative COSSA IN ACTION NC State Psychologists Answer "Why Social Science?" Letters & Statements CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Senate Continues to Debate Spending Bills as CR End Looms Senate Science Subcommittee Holds Hearing on "Research and Innovation: Ensuring America's...

October 15, 2019 | Volume 38, Issue 20
Nov 12, 2019

In This Issue FEATURED NEWS Nita Lowey, House Appropriations Chair, Announces Retirement COSSA IN ACTION Advocacy Day Hotel Block Opens FEDERAL AGENCY & ADMINISTRATION NEWS OBSSR Seeks Nominations for Matilda White Riley Keynote Nomination Opportunities Funding Opportunities COMMUNITY NEWS & REPORTS Jennifer Eberhardt Delivers 2019 Henry and Bryna David Lecture Fellowships...