FABBS

Philip Rubin: FABBS’ Accidental Essential Man Linking Research and Policy
Insights
December 12, 2023

Philip Rubin: FABBS’ Accidental Essential Man Linking Research and Policy

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FABBS IDEA Awards: Now Accepting Nominations
Recognition
August 14, 2023

FABBS IDEA Awards: Now Accepting Nominations

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FABBS Welcomes Philip Rubin as New Board President
Announcements
January 20, 2022

FABBS Welcomes Philip Rubin as New Board President

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Webinars: Connecting Public Scholarship with U.S. Government
Announcements
May 24, 2021

Webinars: Connecting Public Scholarship with U.S. Government

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Seminar Links Social and Behavioral Insights on COVID with Policy

Seminar Links Social and Behavioral Insights on COVID with Policy

On October 9, a free online symposium will bring together social and behavioral science researchers in the United States whose work can inform public policies related to the pandemic with policymakers and public servants who are crafting and enacting legislation and other responses to COVID-19.

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The Added Value of Latinx and Black Teachers

The Added Value of Latinx and Black Teachers

As the U.S. Congress debates the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, a new paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences urges lawmakers to focus on provisions aimed at increasing the numbers of black and Latinx teachers.

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A Collection: Behavioral Science Insights on Addressing COVID’s Collateral Effects

A Collection: Behavioral Science Insights on Addressing COVID’s Collateral Effects

To help in decisions surrounding the effects and aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the the journal ‘Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences’ offers this collection of articles as a free resource.

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Demonstrating Impact: How Cognitive Science Shapes Everyday Life

Demonstrating Impact: How Cognitive Science Shapes Everyday Life

In their new video series entitled “Science in the District: Cognitive Psychology in the Real World,” the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences explores different ways in which cognitive science is at play in the world, particularly to keep individuals safe and healthy.

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Susan Fiske Connects Policy and Research in Print

Susan Fiske Connects Policy and Research in Print

Psychologist Susan Fiske was the founding editor of the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. In trying to reach a lay audience with research findings that matter, she counsels stepping a bit outside your academic comfort zone.

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FABBS Honors Six Impactful Early Career Scientists

FABBS Honors Six Impactful Early Career Scientists

The Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences has named six winners of its 2017 Early Career Impact Award. The award goes to early career scientists of FABBS member societies who have made major contributions to the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior, and who are within the 10 years of having received their PhD.

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How Ronald Reagan Helped Advance Social Science

How Ronald Reagan Helped Advance Social Science

The more things change, the more they stay the same — especially when it comes to political reluctance for the U.S government to pay for social science research. Our new blogger, Howard J. Silver, is an old hand at lobbying the feds for research funds, and details how political headwinds blew in a suite of lobbying groups.

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Social Sciences Need a Collective Voice

Social Sciences Need a Collective Voice

Social science may be faring better politically in UK than US, says Ziyad Marar, but let’s avoid complacency at all costs

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