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Policy & Advocacy
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NIH requesting recommendations to improve the biomedical postdoc experience
The NIH is requesting recommendations from the research community by October 23, 2024 on ways that we can improve the postdoctoral training experience and career progression in the biomedical field.August 19, 2024 -
NIH issues new centralized resource of policies and practices for responsible use of AI
The resource is meant to assist the research community in understanding how NIH policies guide artificial intelligence (AI)-related research.August 7, 2024 -
FASEB submits input to federal Request for Information on disability equity
FASEB’s comments highlighted the need for more consistent data definitions and collection instruments to understand disability prevalence and impact on life and work in STEM research fields.July 17, 2024 -
US House and Senate appropriations bills include biomedical research provisions
The US House and Senate Appropriations Committees will release their proposed funding bills for various federal agencies, including those overseeing biomedical research.July 24, 2024 -
US House appropriators markup federal science funding bills
As House spending bills go through subcommittee markups, Senate appropriators laid out 302(b) allocations, despite lack of bi-partisan agreement, to speed up consideration for bills that will impact the NIH and NSF budgets.July 18, 2024 -
Ideas for NIH reform and 21st Century Cures 3.0 due in August
Research!America is attempting to lead the assembly of questions from stakeholders that they can bring to Capitol Hill staffers for clarification.June 28, 2024 -
NIH releases Draft Public Access Policy for stakeholder feedback
The draft policy updates NIH’s current policy, in effect since 2008, and represents the agency’s continued efforts to implement the White House’s 2022 memorandum, “Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research.”June 28, 2024 -
Upcoming changes to the National Center for Biotechnology Information’s taxonomy classifications
NCBI will update the higher-level classification of birds, budding yeasts, prokaryotes, and Viruses to its Taxonomy resource.July 1, 2024 -
Congressional Life Sciences Fair Showcases Science on Capitol Hill
FASEB and the Coalition for Life Sciences cohosted the annual Life Science Fair on Capitol Hill to engage members of Congress and congressional staff about the value of federal investment in the life sciences.June 10, 2024 -
NIH Director appears for the first time before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli, MD, was welcomed before the Senate Labor, Health and Humans Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee to discuss the fiscal year 2025 NIH budget request.June 12, 2024 -
NSF BIO shares update on ‘No Deadline’ Policy metrics
The NSF Biological Sciences (BIO) Advisory Committee reviewed updated data about the impact of BIO’s “no deadline” policy on proposal submissions and funding ratesMay 31, 2024