Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)

: Registration is now open for The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)'s upcoming public webinar, "Shaping the Next Era of NIMHD Science: Current Status, Emerging Opportunities, and Scientific Priorities".

📅: June 22, 2026 at 1:00pm EST

Register now ➡️ https://cossa.org/register-now-shaping-the-next-era-of-nimhd-science-webinar/

White House Proposes Sweeping Changes to Federal Grant Rules, Congress to Review Appropriations Bills Ahead of Midterm Elections, and More in the latest issue of the Washington Update. 📑

Read more ➡️ https://cossa.org/category/volume-45-2026/issue-11-june-2/

Along with our many partners across the STEM enterprise, we have been working tirelessly to urge Congress to reject the President’s proposal to eliminate the SBE Directorate in FY 2027.

On June 4, join us for our next members-only Town Hall meeting to hear the latest on the advocacy community’s efforts to and NSF.

📅: June 4, 2:00pm EST
🔗: Register now:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: COSSA Town Hall: Updates on Efforts to Save SBE & Other NSF Issues. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. It has been a particularly challenging few months for the National Science Foundation (NSF), between a massive, proposed budget cut, removal of members of the National Science Board (NSB), and the proposal to eliminate the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE). COSSA along with...

? Because It Helps Us Understand (and Change) Our Society.

Check out our latest guest post from Dr. Joshua Rosenbloom of Iowa State University who discusses how social science can offer useful analysis and policy suggestions to address the negative social consequences of income inequality and wealth distrubution ➡️

Because It Helps Us Understand (and Change) Our Society — Why Social Science? It would be hard not to notice that we are living in a world of increasing inequality. According to data collected by the Federal Reserve , the share of the nation’s wealth owned by the top one percent of U.S. wealth holders increased almost 50 percent, from 22.8 percent in 1989 to 31.9 percent a

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🚨 URGENT ACTION REMINDER🚨

Tell Congress to Save NSF’s Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate! Join the thousands of advocates and write to your House Representative and Senators TODAY to share your concerns and urge them to intervene ➡️ https://cossa.org/action-center/take-action/ #/58

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The National Science Board (NSB) recently released The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2026 report.

Every two years, the NSB prepares this report, which examines the state of U.S. science and engineering over time and within a global context. It summarizes key findings in areas such as education and workforce; U.S. and international research and development performance, including in high-tech industries; and technology transfer, invention and innovation.

Read more ➡️ https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsbsep20261

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) has a new President! Daniel Goroff will serve as SSRC's 16th president beginning July 1. 🎉

Learn more ➡️ https://cossa.org/social-science-research-council-names-daniel-goroff-as-president/

🔦 SPOTLIGHT ON NSF: Scientific Community Fights for NSF

It has been a particularly challenging few months for the National Science Foundation (NSF), between a massive, proposed budget cut, removal of members of the National Science Board (NSB), and the proposal to eliminate the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate (SBE).

The research community has spent much of the Spring pushing back and urging Congress to defend NSF ➡️ https://cossa.org/spotlight-on-nsf-scientific-community-fights-for-nsf/