The Friends of NICHD, a coalition of over 100 professional organizations, scientific societies, and patient advocacy groups with a vested interest in promoting and sustaining the vital research activities of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), signed a statement expressing deep concern about the Institute’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request and its potential impact on NICHD and the communities it serves. Read the statement.
Many of you and your colleagues rely on data from the American Time Use Survey, which is currently under review for renewal. PRB has partnered with colleagues at APDU and dataindex.us to bring together a “Rapid Response” webinar to share — in just 30 minutes — how you can help protect this critical resource. Panelists Brigid Schulte, Denice Ross, Liana Sayer, and Meghan Maury, and moderator Beth Jarosz will cover:
- What’s in the survey?
- Why is ATUS important?
- What are the risks facing its continued collection and publication?
- What can you do to help support this essential data resource?
Please register now to join tomorrow, on July 9, 2:30pm EDT and feel free to share with your networks.
See further announcements and opportunities below.
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EVENTS
State of Access: A Policy Contraceptive Scorecard by the Population Reference Bureau.
Wednesday, July 16, 1-2:30pm EDT.
Please join us as we launch State of Access, our new scorecard evaluating state-level policies affecting contraceptive access across the U.S. This interactive tool provides a clear, state-by-state view of where and why barriers to access exist—and how they vary across policy landscapes. We’ll begin with a walkthrough of the scorecard and highlight key insights, followed by a panel discussion with experts from across the country. Panelists will offer their perspectives on the scorecard, discuss how it can inform strategy and shape messaging, and explore how it can inspire future work across sectors. Whether you’re working to shift policy, evaluate impact, or build local coalitions, the scorecard offers a valuable reference point—bringing together key policy data in one accessible tool to support action and insight.
Panelists:
Liz Elwart, Director of State Policy, Upstream USA
Brittni Frederiksen, Associate Director for Women’s Health Policy, KFF
Kami Geoffray, Founder and Principal, Geoffray Strategies, LLC
Candace Gibson, Director of State Policy, Guttmacher Institute
Laura Lindberg, Professor, Rutgers School of Public Health
Nawal Umar, Senior Policy Analyst, SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change
Rev. Katey Zeh, CEO, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
OPPORTUNITIES
Call for Nominations – 2026 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize. Research and evidence about society and the effectiveness of public policy make our nation stronger. The Moynihan Prize honors social scientists, public officials, and civic leaders who advance the public good through informed judgment and the application of social science research to policy and practice. This fall, the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) will award the 2025 Moynihan Prize to historian Timothy Snyder. Snyder will accept the award and deliver the 2025 Moynihan Lecture on Thursday, October 30, in Washington, DC. The AAPSS is currently accepting nominations for the 2026 Moynihan Prize. The winner will deliver the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture on Social Science and Public Policy in Washington, DC, next fall.
Nominations for the 2026 Prize must be submitted by November 1, 2025. More information.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Russell Sage Foundation has issued a call for articles for potential inclusion in an upcoming issue of Journal of Social Sciences on “Gender Inequality Beyond Categories: Femininity, Masculinity, and Gender Expression.”
Edited by:
Aliya Saperstein Stanford University
Laurel Westbrook University of California, Santa Barbara
Bianca D.M. Wilson University of California, Los Angeles
Anticipated Timeline
Prospective contributors should submit a CV and an abstract (up to two pages in length, single or double spaced) of their study along with up to three pages of supporting material (e.g., tables, figures, pictures, etc.) no later than 5 PM EST on October 15, 2025, to: https://rsf.fluxx.io