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NIH’s Role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
NIH is well positioned to fund the best science in pursuit of improving the length and the quality of the lives of our citizens, while at the same time stimulating the economy.


March 06, 2009
OBSSR Hosts Conference on Dissemination, Implementation

As a way to improve public health in a battered world, understanding poverty counts as much as knowing how proteins fold.


March 06, 2009
Research Funders Collaborate To Reduce Childhood Obesity

A new National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) was launched Feb. 19 to accelerate progress on reversing the epidemic of overweight and obesity among U.S. youth.


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Calendar

May 26, 2009, ­ 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Building a Bridge: Transitional Programs from the Criminal Justice to the Community Setting for HIV+ Drug Users


May 3-8, 2009
Institute on Systems Science and Health


May 22-25, 2009
Gene-Environment Interplay in Stress and Health at the Association for Psychological Science 21st Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA


July 12-24, 2009
OBSSR/NIH Summer Training Institute on Randomized Clinical Trials Involving Behavioral Interventions


August 2-7, 2009
2009 NIH Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research Targeting the Medically Underserved

Application Deadline: May 15, 2009


August 9, 2009
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): When Academic/Research Institutions Meet the Real World

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Lectures and Seminars

National Institutes of Health
Behavioral and Social Sciences Seminar Series
Fall 2001

Special Symposium Series Honoring
Matilda White Riley
Soaring: An Exploration of Science and the Life Course

Beyond Health Disparities: Behavior and Cultural Diversity in Health*
Susan Scrimshaw, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Wednesday, February 7, 2001, 3:00-4:00 PM
Masur Auditorium, Bldg. 10

Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Cognitive Performance
Mary Carskadon, PhD
Brown University
David F. Dinges, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Tuesday, March 27, 2001, 9:00-10:30 AM
Neuroscience Center, Room C
6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD

The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
Jay Belsky, PhD
Pennsylvania State University
Sandra Hofferth, PhD
University of Michigan
Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 9:00-10:30 AM
Neuroscience Center, Room C
6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD

Buried Alive! The Concept of Race in Science*
Troy Duster, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Wednesday, May 9, 2001, 3:00-4:00 PM
Masur Auditorium, Bldg. 10

Welfare, Children and Families: The Impact of Welfare Reform in the New Economy*
William Julius Wilson, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Wednesday, May 16, 2001, 3:00-4:00 PM
Masur Auditorium, Bldg. 10

The Health of US-born vs. Foreign-born African Americans: Implications for Addressing US Health Disparities
Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD
NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Thursday, June 28, 2001, 9:00-10:00 AM
Neuroscience Center, Room D
6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD