Next Generation Researchers Initiative
NIH has launched the Next Generation Researchers Initiative to bolster support for early-stage and mid-career ...
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Recent announcements from the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as recent stories in the news about OBSSR.
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Implications of the 21st Century Cures Act for the Behavioral and Social Sciences at the National Institutes of Health
By Dr. William T Riley and Dr. Katherine D. Blizinsky The 21st Century Cures Act provides funding for key i ...
Revisions to the Common Rule: Implications for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
By Dr. William Riley and Farheen Akbar, MPH Much has changed about the conduct of research in t ...
OBSSR’s 10th NIH Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors
Dr. Matilda White Riley (1911-2004) is a celebrated scientist and member of the National Academies of Sciences ...
Neuroscience Needs Behavior: Correcting a Reductionist Bias
By John W. Krakauer, Asif A. Ghazanfar, Alex Gomez-Marin, Malcolm A. MacIver, David Poeppel There are ever ...
Commentaries by Dr. Bill Riley: OBSSR’s 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
Basic and applied behavioural and social sciences at the NIH The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences ...
Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival - Celebrating the Past, Looking to the Future
There is a broken pipeline between basic and applied behavioral and social sciences research,” NIH Associate ...
The Obesity Journal Special Issue: Self-Regulation of Appetite - It's Complicated
A meeting of multidisciplinary biobehavioral scientists and National Institutes of Health (NIH) program staff ...
Recent trends in the U.S. Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) workforce
While behavioral and social sciences occupations comprise one of the largest portions of the “STEM” workfo ...
Because the Social and Behavioral Sciences Contribute to Improving the Health of the Population
Written By William (Bill) Riley, Ph.D., Director Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), ...
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