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Denver area sees more school shootings by population than nation’s largest metro areas, analysis shows
During a 6 a.m. news conference the day after Colorado’s latest school shooting, District Attorney George Brauchler made a point of declaring the tragedies that have rocked the area in recent years don’t define the “kind, compassionate, caring people” who live here. “If you had suggested to anyone behind me or in this room that, within 20 years in 20 miles, we would have dealt with Columbine, the Aurora theater, Arapahoe High School, the shooting of Zack Parrish and four other deputies, we’d have thought you mad,” he said.
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Propose a Topic for the NSF Convergence Accelerator by 6/24
The National Science Foundation requests input on future topics for the NSF Convergence Accelerator Pilot, an initiative to facilitate multidisciplinary teams in executing fundamental research of national importance. Researchers and stakeholders from institutions of higher education, industry, nonprofits, and government entities are encouraged to submit concepts. Behavioral scientists can offer valuable information on broad topics with benefits to society and should consider proposing ideas.
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Suggest a Health-Related Topic for Evidence Review by AHRQ by 6/7
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Effective Health Care Program requests suggestions for new evidence review topics for the upcoming year. AHRQ produces evidence reports examining existing published research on topics representing significant burdens and high costs to large populations. Researchers, clinicians, and members of the public are all invited to submit topic suggestions.
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We Are More Envious of Things That Haven’t Happened Yet
We are more envious of someone else’s covetable experience before it happens than after it has passed, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. “Enviable events lose
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring the relationship between neuroticism and depression and ways to integrate behavioral economics into suicide prevention strategies.
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NSF ADVANCE Program Solicitation for Strategies to Promote Equity in STEM Workforce
The National Science Foundation has announced a solicitation for proposals to the ADVANCE program, which supports research-based strategies to promote gender, racial, and ethnic equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Through this solicitation, NSF intends to grant a total of $30,000,000 to universities and other organizations that propose systemic changes that promote equity for STEM faculty in academic workplaces.
