News and Announcements
New funding to support All of Us Research Program data analysis
Notices of Special Interest highlight funding opportunities for All of Us Research Program data analysis The All of Us Research Program is working with 29 institutes, centers, and offices from across the National Institutes of Health to support research using the All...
Testimony Supporting Funding for Census, NSF, NIJ, and BJS
PAA and APC express support for the Census Bureau, National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). These agencies are important to the Population Association of America (PAA) and Association of...
Testimony Supporting Funding for NIH, NCHS, BLS, and IES in FY 2023
Written testimony on behalf of the Population Association of America and Association of Population Centers regarding support for funding the NIH, NCHS, BLS, and IES, in FY 2023. [button...
OBSSR Connector Monthly – May 2022
Director's Voice Blog 15 Years of Recognizing Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Excellence at NIH Since 2006, the OBSSR annually hosts an event to celebrate Dr. Matilda White Riley’s influence and contributions to the social and behavioral sciences. In its 15th...
NIH Issues New Resources for Implementing the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
NIH continues working with stakeholders to get ready for the implementation of the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy on January 25, 2023. Today, NIH is releasing two new resources for the research community that aim to protect privacy and respect the autonomy of...
Congress strengthens NIH’s ability to address harassment at NIH-funded institutions
At NIH, we are committed to and have made progress toward our goal of ending sexual harassment in biomedical research. Our efforts in recent years have focused on demonstrating accountability and transparency, clarifying NIH’s expectations that funded institutions...
Understanding the Aging Workforce: Defining a Research Agenda
This new report from the Committee on Population offers a multidisciplinary framework for conceptualizing pathways between work and nonwork at older ages, and it outlines a research agenda that highlights the need for a better understanding of the relationship between...
OMB names DoD’s suicide prevention director as chief statistician
The Office of Management and Budget is naming Karin Orvis as its chief statistician and branch chief for statistical and science policy at OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. OMB hasn’t had a permanent official to lead these efforts in more than two...
White House Releases Equitable Data Working Group Report
On April 22, the Equitable Data Working Group (EDWG) released a report on advancing the use of equitable data in the federal government. Established in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities...
COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS May 2022
Upcoming Events May 16, 2022 May 18, 2022 Virtual Only Toward a Vision for a New Data Infrastructure for Federal Statistics and Social and Economic Research in the 21st Century Workshop 2: The Implications of Using Multiple Data Sources for Major Survey Programs; see...