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Posted July 22nd, 2011 by juramirez
--_000_E9C241814818E54798FE02176F337D9A2391B4MBX10Adavidsonedu_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear FUN Colleagues, The Public Policy and Governmental Affairs Committee is forwarding this mes= sage to you on behalf of the American Psychological Association. The threat= to the integrity of the scientific grant review process described below je= opardizes all of our work, whether in psychology, biology, neuroscience or = chemistry and the other physical sciences. Please consider supporting this APA request for help. Best regards, Julio Ramirez ********************************************************** Julio J. Ramirez, Ph.D. R. Stuart Dickson Professor Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience Department of Psychology Watson Building, Room 202 P.O. Box 7017 Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina 28035-7017 V: 704-894-2888 F: 704-894-2512 URGENT! Action Alert to APA Members: Protect Psychological Science at NSF Take Action! July 22, 2011 - Email your U.S. Representative NOW Background Dear Colleague: In recent months there have been attacks from Members of Congress on the va= lue and legitimacy of the social and behavioral sciences, particularly rese= arch in these areas funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its= Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE). One Senator= has called for the elimination of the SBE Directorate. The Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill, which funds NSF for Fis= cal Year 2012, is slated to come up for a vote on the floor of the U.S. Hou= se of Representatives during the first week of August, 2011. It is likely = that amendments will be offered that would substitute political review for = peer review by: removing funding for current, merit-reviewed individual NSF= grants; eliminating the SBE Directorate entirely; and/or forcing "across-t= he-board" cuts to all federal agencies in the bill (including NSF) to fund = other programs. APA urges you to send a brief email to your U.S. Representative asking him = or her to VOTE NO on any and all such amendments to the Commerce, Justice, = Science appropriations bill. Taking Action is Quick and Easy: After providing your contact information, your email sent through this APA = Action Alert will reach your U.S. Representative's office. Thank you for joining your APA colleagues in weighing in on this important = vote. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Heather Kelly in the A= PA Science Government Relations Office at hkelly@apa.org. --_000_E9C241814818E54798FE02176F337D9A2391B4MBX10Adavidsonedu_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable URGENT! Protect Psychological Scienc= e at NSF

= Dear FUN Colleagues,

 

The Public Policy= and Governmental Affairs Committee is forwarding this message to you on be= half of the American Psychological Association. The threat to the integrity= of the scientific grant review process described below jeopardizes all of = our work, whether in psychology, biology, neuroscience or chemistry and the= other physical sciences.

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Please consider sup= porting this APA request for help.

 

Best regar= ds,

 

Julio Ramirez

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Julio J. Ramirez, Ph.D.
R. Stuart Dickson Professor
Laboratory of Behavioral= Neuroscience
Depart= ment of Psychology
Wat= son Building, Room 202
P.O. Box 7017
Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina 28035-7017

V: 704-894-2888
F: 704-894-2512

 

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URGENT! Action Alert to APA Members: Protect Psychological= Science at NSF

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Take Action!

July 22, 2011 - Email your U.S. Representative NOW

 

Background

Dear Colleague:
In recent months there have been attacks from Members of Congress on t= he value and legitimacy of the social and behavioral sciences, particularly= research in these areas funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) an= d its Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE).&nbs= p; One Senator has called for the elimination of the SBE Directorate.
The Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill, which funds NSF for F= iscal Year 2012, is slated to come up for a vote on the floor of the U.S. H= ouse of Representatives during the first week of August, 2011.  It is = likely that amendments will be offered that would substitute political revi= ew for peer review by: removing funding for current, merit-reviewed individ= ual NSF grants; eliminating the SBE Directorate entirely; and/or forcing &q= uot;across-the-board" cuts to all federal agencies in the bill (includ= ing NSF) to fund other programs.

APA urges you to send a brief email= to your U.S. Representative asking him or her to VOTE NO on any and all su= ch amendments to the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill.
Taking Action is Quick and Easy:

After providing your contac= t information, your email sent through this APA Action Alert will reach you= r U.S. Representative’s office.

Thank you for joining y= our APA colleagues in weighing in on this important vote.  If you have= any questions, please contact Dr. Heather Kelly in the APA Science Governm= ent Relations Office at hkelly@apa.org.

 

 

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