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Washington and Social Science: Might a Wall Shutdown Delay NSF Budget?

By Mark Vieth | Published: December 3, 2018

The threat by Donald Trump to shutdown the U.S. federal government if he doesn't see funding for a border wall could delay the 2019 budget for the National Science Foundation, a budget that is expected to include an increase in funding for NSF relative to the current year. Meanwhile, the president has named five new people to the National Science Board,.

Skip Lupia to Head NSF’s Social Science Directorate

By Social Science Space | Published: July 10, 2018

Noted science communicator and political scientist Arthur 'Skip' Lupia will take the reins of the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences starting in September.

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Washington and Social Science: Basic Research and Opioid Epidemic

By Mark Vieth | Published: June 6, 2018

One of the most important issues facing Congress this year is the opioid epidemic that has touched on the lives of so many Americans. On May 17, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved a package of 57 bills designed to address the crisis of health and behavior, and the full House is expected to debate these bills later this month.

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Washington and Social Science: SBE Funding Untouched For Now

By Mark Vieth | Published: July 7, 2017

In a budget year where the U.S. Congress is far behind where it would usually be in appropriating decisions, the social, behavioral and economic directorate at the National Science Foundation is seeing normal funding, while the Census Bureau is feeling some pressure.

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Report Says NSF Support of Social Sciences Vital to Nation

By National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | Published: June 9, 2017

The National Science Foundation can do a lot more to articulate the transcendent value of the social, behavioral and economic sciences in both its portfolio and its outputs, says a new report from the National Academies.

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SBE Draws Three Flags in Football-Themed Waste Report

By Social Science Space | Published: December 2, 2015

Picking up where Tom Coburn left off, the new U.S. senator from Oklahoma has released a punny compendium of what he sees as wasteful federal spending , including the inevitable shots at social and behavioral science grants.

Posted in Academic Funding, Public Policy | Also tagged James Lankford, NSF, Tom Coburn | Leave a comment

So It Goes – Travails of Science in Latest Congress

By Howard J. Silver | Published: April 27, 2015

The latest re-authorization of the America COMPETES bill that dramatically reduces funding for social science (and geoscience) may very well pass Congress. Will the president be willing to veto an important bill that contains these unwelcome provisions?

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Latest COMPETES Bill Heads to House Floor

By Consortium of Social Science Associations | Published: April 23, 2015

A bill which essentially halves National Science Foundation spending on the social sciences passed its first legislative test Wednesday on a party-line vote.

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Preserving SBE Funding — A No-Brainer?

By Social Science Space | Published: March 31, 2015

Social and behavioral science doesn't get near the respect on Capitol Hill that sciences looking at the physical brain receive. A recent hearing suggests that spotlight on neuroscience might yet reflect positively on its unloved cousin.

Posted in Academic Funding, Public Policy | Also tagged Chaka Fattah, John Culberson, neuroscience, NSF Funding | Leave a comment

Washington Update: SBE Vacancies, No Clarity From Midterms

By Consortium of Social Science Associations | Published: November 3, 2014

NSF’s SBE Directorate Seeks to Fill Numerous Leadership Posts The Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation is seeking applicants for several leadership posts, including directors for two SBE divisions. The open positions include: Division Director, Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, closes December 12 Division Director, Social and Economic Sciences, closes […]

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Washington and Social Science: Might a Wall Shutdown Delay NSF Budget?

Skip Lupia to Head NSF’s Social Science Directorate

Washington and Social Science: Basic Research and Opioid Epidemic

Washington and Social Science: SBE Funding Untouched For Now

Report Says NSF Support of Social Sciences Vital to Nation

SBE Draws Three Flags in Football-Themed Waste Report

So It Goes – Travails of Science in Latest Congress

Latest COMPETES Bill Heads to House Floor

Preserving SBE Funding — A No-Brainer?

Washington Update: SBE Vacancies, No Clarity From Midterms

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