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NIH Opportunity Network to Expand Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OppNet)
November 18, 2009
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today announced the launch of the Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet).


NIH’s Role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
NIH is well positioned to fund the best science in pursuit of improving the length and the quality of the lives of our citizens, while at the same time stimulating the economy.


May 3-8, 2009
OBSSR Holds First Institute on Systems Science and Health

OBSSR and CDC teamed up to produce the first Institute on Systems Science and Health (ISSH) which was held May 3-8, 2009.


March 06, 2009
OBSSR Hosts Conference on Dissemination, Implementation

As a way to improve public health in a battered world, understanding poverty counts as much as knowing how proteins fold.


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Calendar

November 20, 2009,
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The Challenges and Opportunities of Interdisciplinary Research: The Case of Genetics and Demography


December 2, 2009,
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m

SYMPOSIUM #2: EDUCATION


March 15 – 16, 2010
3rd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Methods and Measurement

Registration now open until February 12, 2010


July 11-23, 2010
9th Annual Summer Institute on Design and Conduct of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) Involving Behavioral Interventions,

Application Deadline: January 15, 2010

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Health and Behavior

Everywhere we look, the behavioral and social sciences are making significant contributions to improving our Nation’s health and well-being. Behavior change is at the center of the translation of new discoveries in the biomedical, sociobehavioral, and population sciences into practices and policies that span illnesses from childhood asthma to adult depression and diabetes, and issues such as those involving memory and independent living among the elderly.

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