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Event: 2022 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
Industry
December 8, 2022

Event: 2022 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival

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NIH Request for Information Seeks Feedback on Social Sciences Research
News
November 2, 2022

NIH Request for Information Seeks Feedback on Social Sciences Research

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Riley to Retire from NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
Announcements
October 12, 2021

Riley to Retire from NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research

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NIH: Exploring the Publication Gap Between Social/Behavioral and Biomedical Research
Research
February 19, 2021

NIH: Exploring the Publication Gap Between Social/Behavioral and Biomedical Research

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Why Social Science? To Improve the Public’s Health

Why Social Science? To Improve the Public’s Health

William “Bill” Riley is the director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health. He will participate in a congressional briefing on “Social Science Solutions for Health, Public Safety, Computing, and Other National Priorities” on October 4. Here he explains why he feels public health is best served by good social and behavioral science.

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Washington and Social Science: Trump Science Cuts DOA?

Washington and Social Science: Trump Science Cuts DOA?

On May 5, Congress finally cleared the fiscal year 2017 spending bill package, which included increases for the National Institutes of Health and flat funding for the National Science Foundation. Weeks later, President Trump unveiled his fiscal year 2018 budget, which includes sweeping cuts to NIH, NSF and federally-funded science research and education.

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And So Power Passes: Whats Next for Federal Role in Social Science?

And So Power Passes: Whats Next for Federal Role in Social Science?

Our Howard Silver looks over some of the personnel changes and rhetoric coming from the White House to see what lies down the road for U.S. government support of social and behavioral science and data collection.

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Early Career Paper Authors Sought for NIH Honor

Early Career Paper Authors Sought for NIH Honor

Ten years ago, the National Institute for Health’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) started an annual event to commemorate […]

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NIH’s Social, Behavioral Office Releases New Strategic Plan

NIH’s Social, Behavioral Office Releases New Strategic Plan

The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the U.S. National institutes of Health has released a new strategic plan to exploit the synergies between behavior and health.

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OBSSR Marks Anniversary With Three Days of Events

OBSSR Marks Anniversary With Three Days of Events

The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, or OBSSR, opened on July 1, 1995, and later this month three days of events will mark that 20th anniversary at NIH’s Bethesda, Maryland campus

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Washington Update: SBE Vacancies, No Clarity From Midterms

Washington Update: SBE Vacancies, No Clarity From Midterms

NSF’s SBE Directorate Seeks to Fill Numerous Leadership Posts  The Directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation […]

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NIH’s Top Behavioral Official, Robert Kaplan, Moving On

NIH’s Top Behavioral Official, Robert Kaplan, Moving On

The head of the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research is leaving that post to become the […]

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