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Daniel Solorzano, Carla O'Connor to Present Distinguished Annual Meeting Lectures AERA President Amy Stuart Wells has announced prominent scholars Daniel Solorzano and Carla O’Connor as major speakers at the 2019 Annual Meeting. Read more
AERA, Science Community Urge the Education Department to Base Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations on Research and Evidence AERA and the American Association for the Advancement of Science led 75 scientific societies in submitting comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed changes to Title IX regulations. Read more
Grace Period to Renew AERA Membership for 2019 Extended Through February On January 24, in response to the historic government shutdown, AERA announced it would extend the grace period for all 2018 members to renew for 2019 through February so that furloughed government workers could continue to receive their journals and remain on division and SIG listservs. Read more
Up to 20 early career scholars and doctoral candidates will be selected to participate in a two-day seminar to be held immediately before the start of the 2019 AERA Annual Meeting in Toronto. Read more
New Common Rule Regulations in Effect as of January 21 As of January 21, Common Rule revisions issued in 2017 are in effect for research involving human subjects. Read more
116th Congress Kicks Off with New Committee Assignments; Partial Government Shutdown Ends Senators and representatives convened on January 3 to kick off the 116th Congress, with much of the conversation surrounding the partial government shutdown, which ended on January 25 after 35 days. Read more
Evidence-Based Policy Bill Signed into Law On January 15, President Donald Trump signed the Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (H.R. 4174). Read more
Senate Confirms OSTP and Census Bureau Directors On January 2, the Senate confirmed Kelvin Droegemeier as the new director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Steven Dillingham as the next director of the Census Bureau. Read more
Bipartisan Bill on Sexual Harassment in the Sciences Introduced On January 3, Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Frank Lucas (R-OK) introduced the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 (H.R. 36). Read more
NICHD Releases Draft Strategic Plan — Comments Due February 15 On January 2, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) issued a request for comments for its FY 2020–2024 strategic plan. Read more
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