This blog was co-authored by Dr. Carrie D. Wolinetz, Director of the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP). More information about OSP can be found at https://osp.od.nih.gov. ...
NIH Releases Notice Delaying Enforcement of Clinical Trials Policies for Basic Research
On July 20, 2018, the NIH released Guide Notice NOT-OD-18-212, “Delayed Enforcement and Short-Term Flexibilities for Some Requirements Affecting Prospective Basic Science Studies Involving Human Participants.” ...
A Better Lens for Viewing NIH Funding of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
“Let’s not fly blind” has been a frequent call to action at OBSSR in recent years. We are responsible for coordinating the behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR) at the NIH but that is a difficult task without th ...
Celebrating the Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Matilda White Riley Honors
Congratulations to our 11th NIH Matilda White Riley Distinguished Lecturer and our Early Stage Investigator Paper Awardees. ...
Opioid Crisis Requires Social and Behavioral Research Solutions
Each day, more Americans die from drug overdoses (175) than from motor vehicle accidents (110). Many of these overdoses are accidental, and some are intentional, but nearly all are the result of social and behavioral fac ...
Social and Behavioral Sciences Crucial to Treating Autism
April is National Autism Awareness Month. Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder marked by challenges with social interaction and communication that begin in early ...
Giving Grant Applications a Second Chance
NIH receives many meritorious grant applications for which there are inadequate resources to fund. Thanks to the Online Partnership to Accelerate Research (OnPAR), there is now a second chance at funding for these appli ...
Behavioral and Social Sciences are at the Heart of the Risk Factors for Heart Disease
February 2 is National Wear Red Day, kicking off American Heart Month. We join our colleagues at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in The Heart Truth program to increase awareness that heart disease i ...
New Year Brings New Opportunities to Communicate Effectively about Our Science
If you offered people on the street $100 to name a living scientist or an institution where medical or health research is conducted, most could not. A recently released Research! America nationwide survey on Americans’ ...
An Enjoyable and Informative Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
On December 8, 2017, we held our second annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival on the NIH campus. This one day festival, a combined effort of the NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Coordinating Commi ...
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