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Biden White House Resurrects Social and Behavioral Science Advisory Panel
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April 13, 2022

Biden White House Resurrects Social and Behavioral Science Advisory Panel

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Spring in DC Not Really Cherry Blossom Season; It’s Budget Season 
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March 28, 2022

Spring in DC Not Really Cherry Blossom Season; It’s Budget Season 

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NSF Adding New Technology Directorate (But Not New Funding)
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March 22, 2022

NSF Adding New Technology Directorate (But Not New Funding)

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As U.S. Appropriations Bill Nears Passage, NSF Expecting 4 Percent Increase in 2022 Budget
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March 9, 2022

As U.S. Appropriations Bill Nears Passage, NSF Expecting 4 Percent Increase in 2022 Budget

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NSF Grant Aims to Create Interoperable Standards for Social and Behavioral Data

NSF Grant Aims to Create Interoperable Standards for Social and Behavioral Data

The National Science Foundation in committing $38 million to establish a new platform to wrangle the ever-increasing amount of social and behavioral […]

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Pub-Test Folly: Why We Quit Australia’s ARC College of Experts

Pub-Test Folly: Why We Quit Australia’s ARC College of Experts

Two members of the Australian Research Council College of Experts explain why a political veto of several expert-vetted grants led them to resign from the advisory panel.

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Australian Academics Criticize Political Meddling in Basic Research

Australian Academics Criticize Political Meddling in Basic Research

In an open letter, 63 Australian Research Council laureate fellows complain vigorously to the minister and to the chief executive of the ARC about a recent instance of political interference in the funding of basic research.

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Social, Behavioral Scientists Eligible to Apply for NSF S-STEM Grants

Social, Behavioral Scientists Eligible to Apply for NSF S-STEM Grants

Solicitations are now being sought for the National Science Foundation’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program, and in an unheralded […]

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SSRC Launches $10 Million Project to Combat Health Misinformation

SSRC Launches $10 Million Project to Combat Health Misinformation

In the wake of the pandemic of suspect “facts” shared about COVID-19, social and behavioral scientists from around the world are encouraged […]

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With COVID and Climate Change Showing Social Science’s Value, Why Cut it Now?

With COVID and Climate Change Showing Social Science’s Value, Why Cut it Now?

What are the three biggest challenges Australia faces in the next five to ten years? What role will the social sciences play in resolving these challenges? The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia asked these questions in a discussion paper earlier this year. The backdrop to this review is cuts to social science disciplines around the country, with teaching taking priority over research.

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Watch the Webinar: What Does Inclusion Mean in the World of Research?

Watch the Webinar: What Does Inclusion Mean in the World of Research?

In this hour-long webinar, a funder, editor, and publisher will share what they are doing to make a more inclusive research environment, challenges they face along the way, and ideas for future improvement.

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Is COVID-19 Enabling Academic Disaster Capitalism?

Is COVID-19 Enabling Academic Disaster Capitalism?

This seems, writes Daniel Nehring, to be a good time to feel pessimistic about academia in the COVID world, and to turn this pessimism into meaningful debate and effective action.

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