As we celebrate 25 years of OBSSR, we have asked the former Directors to reflect on their time at OBSSR. This guest blog was authored by OBSSR’s fourth Director, Robert Kaplan, Ph.D. It was a great honor to serve as t ...
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NIH Behavioral and Social Science COVID-19 Research Funding
Halfway through this 2020 Fiscal Year (FY), we experienced a global pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, that has thus far resulted in over 34 million cases (over 7 million in the US) and over one million deaths (over 200,000 in the US ...
Expanding the Reach and Impact of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research: OBSSR 2005-2008
As we celebrate 25 years of OBSSR, we have asked the former Directors to reflect on their time at OBSSR. This guest blog was authored by OBSSR’s third Director, David Abrams, Ph.D. ...
OBSSR launches the Training in Advanced Data and Analytics for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (TADA-BSSR) Program
OBSSR awarded grants for its five year data science T32 training program. ...
Celebrating 25 Years of the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
As we celebrate 25 years of OBSSR, we have asked James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, to provide a perspective of OBSSR from NIH leadershi ...
Promoting Inclusion of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Across the NIH: OBSSR 2000-2003
As we celebrate 25 years of OBSSR, we have asked the former Directors to reflect on their time at OBSSR. This guest blog was authored by OBSSR’s second Director, Raynard Kington, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. ...
Virtual NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors on June 8
This year marks OBSSR’s 25th anniversary and also the first year that we will conduct the Matilda White Riley (MWR) Honors virtually due to the social distancing necessities of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Building a Strong Foundation: The Early Years of OBSSR (1995-2000)
As we celebrate 25 years of OBSSR, we have asked the former Directors to reflect on their time at OBSSR. This guest blog was authored by OBSSR’s first Director, Norman B. Anderson, Ph.D. ...
How to Help People Do What They Need to Do to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
This blog highlights some of the recent research on how to encourage people to wash their hands and stay home from work when sick. ...
OBSSR Seeks Research Community Input for Next Strategic Plan by March 29, 2020
How time flies! OBSSR released its third strategic plan in September, 2017, and we are already halfway through this five-year plan. OBSSR has organized its functions and activities to achieve the objectives of this strat ...
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