SBE Directorate

Spring 2024 Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting
Event
May 23, 2024

Spring 2024 Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting

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Economist Kaye Husbands Fealing to Lead NSF’s Social Science Directorate
Announcements
February 29, 2024

Economist Kaye Husbands Fealing to Lead NSF’s Social Science Directorate

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Kellina Craig-Henderson, Head of the NSF’s Social Science Directorate, Dies
News
April 24, 2023

Kellina Craig-Henderson, Head of the NSF’s Social Science Directorate, Dies

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Craig-Henderson Made Permanent Head of NSF’s Social and Behavioral Science Directorate
News
June 17, 2022

Craig-Henderson Made Permanent Head of NSF’s Social and Behavioral Science Directorate

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NSF Changing How It Positions Many Social Science Programs

NSF Changing How It Positions Many Social Science Programs

The National Science Foundation, the largest government funder of basic social and behavioral research in the United States, is changing how it “positions” some of its research programs in those fields. While the changes are meant to better highlight the value of social science, not everyone is pleased by the changes.

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Washington and Social Science: Might a Wall Shutdown Delay NSF Budget?

Washington and Social Science: Might a Wall Shutdown Delay NSF Budget?

The threat by Donald Trump to shutdown the U.S. federal government if he doesn’t see funding for a border wall could delay the 2019 budget for the National Science Foundation, a budget that is expected to include an increase in funding for NSF relative to the current year. Meanwhile, the president has named five new people to the National Science Board,.

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Skip Lupia on Taking the Reins of the SBE Directorate

Skip Lupia on Taking the Reins of the SBE Directorate

When the National Science Foundation tabbed Arthur “Skip” Lupia to head its Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), it was making a statement whether it meant to or not. Lupia, officially the Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, has been one of social science’s ablest defenders — and occasional critics.

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Skip Lupia to Head NSF’s Social Science Directorate

Skip Lupia to Head NSF’s Social Science Directorate

Noted science communicator and political scientist Arthur ‘Skip’ Lupia will take the reins of the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences starting in September.

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Washington and Social Science: Basic Research and Opioid Epidemic

Washington and Social Science: Basic Research and Opioid Epidemic

One of the most important issues facing Congress this year is the opioid epidemic that has touched on the lives of so many Americans. On May 17, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved a package of 57 bills designed to address the crisis of health and behavior, and the full House is expected to debate these bills later this month.

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Why Social Science? It Is in the National Interest

Why Social Science? It Is in the National Interest

Congressman Daniel Lipinski says “we should encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, but we must also maintain support for core social science research.” He will moderate the congressional briefing on “Social Science Solutions for Health, Public Safety, Computing, and Other National Priorities” on Wednesday.

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Washington and Social Science: SBE Funding Untouched For Now

Washington and Social Science: SBE Funding Untouched For Now

In a budget year where the U.S. Congress is far behind where it would usually be in appropriating decisions, the social, behavioral and economic directorate at the National Science Foundation is seeing normal funding, while the Census Bureau is feeling some pressure.

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Report Says NSF Support of Social Sciences Vital to Nation

Report Says NSF Support of Social Sciences Vital to Nation

The National Science Foundation can do a lot more to articulate the transcendent value of the social, behavioral and economic sciences in both its portfolio and its outputs, says a new report from the National Academies.

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