FABBS 2023 Annual Meeting
FABBS was delighted to bring together our Board members, Council of Representatives, and Corporate Affiliates, for our 2023 annual meeting in Washington, DC on Monday, December 4th. FABBS President, Dr. Philip Rubin, welcomed attendees to the meeting, which featured speakers …
Senate Education Committee Advances IES Reauthorization Bill
On December 12th, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee considered Senate bill 3392, Advancing Research in Education Act. The legislation would reauthorize the long-expired Education Sciences Reform Act 2002 that guides the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) …
National Science Board Holds Winter Meeting
The National Science Board met on November 29 and 30 for their winter meeting. The mission of the Board is to support education and research across all fields of science and technology and America’s investment in the future.
In addition …
The National Board for Education Sciences Gets to Work
After an organizational meeting in September, having not met since 2016, the National Board for Education Sciences (NBES) dug into a long agenda on December 4th and 5th. The recently reconstituted NBES faces new challenges to their task to guide …
FABBS Comments on NIH Mission Statement
FABBS submitted comments in response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Request for Information (RFI) on proposed updates to their mission statement (NOT-OD-23-163). The Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group on Diversity, Subgroup on Individuals with Disabilities …
Addressing Social Determinants of Health: The Administration’s Playbook Released
“These solutions must include upstream interventions that address root causes of social determinants of health.”
Domestic Policy Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of HealthOn November 16, the Biden-Harris Administration released …
