Director’s Voice Blog

Director's Voice April 22, 2019

Accomplishments of the Behavioral and Social Sciences – Let’s Generate a Comprehensive List

For a number of years, OBSSR has made available a fact sheet (PDF, 1,071 KB) that lists some key accomplishme ...

Director's Voice March 28, 2019

The Protocol Template for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Involving Humans: A New Community Resource!

This blog was co-authored by Dr. Carrie D. Wolinetz, Director of the NIH Office of Science Policy (OSP). More ...

Director's Voice March 7, 2019

Implementation Science Underpins the HHS Initiative on Ending the HIV Epidemic

In the State of the Union Address, the President announced the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS ...

Director's Voice January 23, 2019

NICHD Seeks Input on Strategic Plan

On January 2, 2019, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD ...

Director's Voice January 11, 2019

Reflections on Behavioral and Social Sciences at the NIH in 2018

The behavioral and social sciences continue to play an integral role in the mission of the NIH. In FY2018, NIH ...

Director's Voice November 28, 2018

New Funding Opportunities for Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans

NIH released new funding opportunity announcements for Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans. These fund ...