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Policy Watch: U.S. Lawmakers Offer Support for Science With Key Legislation
President Biden has signed into law a landmark, bipartisan legislation, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which provides increased funding and new initiatives at federal science agencies.
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2023 U.S. House Funding Reports Include Key Language For Behavioral Science
The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee advanced appropriations funding bills and accompanying reports that include support for behavioral science.
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National Academies Release Consensus Report on Ontologies in Behavioral Science
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has issued a new set of recommendations on the use of scientific ontologies in a new report cosponsored by APS.
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Funding and Policy: Science and Policy Intersect in Public Health Program at APS 2022
Headlining science policy programs at APS 2022 was a special panel organized by U.S. government scientists and behavioral research experts on public health and vaccine policy.
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New Report Finds “Gaps and Variation” in Behavioral Science at NIH
A new NIH report emphasizes the importance of behavioral science in improving health, observes that support for these sciences at NIH is unevenly distributed, and makes recommendations for how to improve their support at the agency.
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Funding and Policy: U.S. 2022 Budget Passes, Containing Important Provisions for Psychological Science
Aspects of the new budget reflect APS’s yearlong advocacy and priorities and carry increases for key funders.
