SBE Directorate

SBE Draws Three Flags in Football-Themed Waste Report
Academic Funding
December 2, 2015

SBE Draws Three Flags in Football-Themed Waste Report

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So It Goes – Travails of Science in Latest Congress
Academic Funding
April 27, 2015

So It Goes – Travails of Science in Latest Congress

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Latest COMPETES Bill Heads to House Floor
Academic Funding
April 23, 2015

Latest COMPETES Bill Heads to House Floor

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Preserving SBE Funding — A No-Brainer?
Academic Funding
March 31, 2015

Preserving SBE Funding — A No-Brainer?

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Washington Update: SBE Vacancies, No Clarity From Midterms

Washington Update: SBE Vacancies, No Clarity From Midterms

NSF’s SBE Directorate Seeks to Fill Numerous Leadership Posts  The Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation […]

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Tirole Win Continues NSF/SBE Win Streak

Tirole Win Continues NSF/SBE Win Streak

The latest winner of the Nobel in economics saw the National Science Foundation support his formative work, just as it has for every winner since 1998.

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Congressional Elections Have Consequences for Social Science

Congressional Elections Have Consequences for Social Science

Opposition to the social, behavioral and economic sciences isn’t new. Here, Howard J. Silver recounts an attempt after the 1994 ‘Republican Revolution’ to demolish the National Science Foundation’s SBE directorate.

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The Importance of NSF’s SBE Directorate and a Fond Farewell to its First Leader

The Importance of NSF’s SBE Directorate and a Fond Farewell to its First Leader

A seminal figure in solidifying the importance and position of the social and behavioral sciences in the federal research infrastructure, sociologist Cora Marrett leaves the National Science Foundation next month.

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Whither, or Wither, Social Science at the NSF?

Whither, or Wither, Social Science at the NSF?

UPDATED: After last week’s flurry of activity in the House and with the Senate weighing in this week, where does social science stand in regard to continued U.S. government spending? The warning signs are more concerning than the current status.

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Largest-Ever NSF Budget Passes First Test

Largest-Ever NSF Budget Passes First Test

With no controversy and the only discussion about how best to honor the retiring chairman of the panel, the subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee that oversees the unlikely bedfellows of justice, commerce and scientific agencies has approved a $7.4 billion budget for the National Science Foundation.

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UPDATED: FIRST Bill Passes First Legislative Hurdle

UPDATED: FIRST Bill Passes First Legislative Hurdle

A bill that would dramatically reduce the amount of money that the federal government spends on social science research advanced after passing in a House of Representatives subcommittee on a party-line vote this morning.

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