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NIH Releases Parent R01 and R21 Funding Opportunity Announcements for Clinical Trials
Beginning for January 25, 2018 due dates, all applications for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding proposing clinical trials must be submitted through a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) designated specifically for clinical trials. This past
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NSF Funding for Research on Broadening Participation in Science
The National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) and Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) have released a new letter announcing their continued support for research on increasing the
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NIH Posts Next Generation Researchers Policy
Many early career psychological scientists worry about competing for grants and fear that time spent on grant applications will keep them from research and teaching obligations. A new policy from the National Institutes of Health
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Federal Pain Management Task Force Seeks Member Nominations
In 2016, the US Congress established a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, assigned to examine pain management best practices within federal agencies and disseminate information about pain management practices to interested individuals and
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The Consortium Research Fellows Program as a Career-Launching Opportunity
What if students in psychological science could access a specialized, high-level federal research facility where they would be employed and could conduct thesis/dissertation research and other research projects, as well as have opportunities to start
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Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool
A study examining the cost-effectiveness of nudges and typical policy interventions shows that nudges often yield high returns at a low cost.
