Summary

The purpose of this solicitation is to encourage and support a series of projects aimed at increasing transparency and accountability throughout the research life cycle, with a special emphasis on open access, to increase the speed of the flow of information from funded research to action.

RWJF wants to use these grants to help increase our understanding, and the understanding of the research community, about the potential for these approaches to accelerate the discovery process and expand access to research findings.

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Total Awards

Up to $1.5 million has been allocated for this work, and the Foundation anticipates making six–eight individual awards for projects to be completed within 12–24 months. It is anticipated that the award will begin March 1, 2017.

Key Dates

September 16, 2016 Applicant webinar (optional). A recording is available here.

October 5, 2016 Letters of intent due.

November 16, 2016 Full proposals invited.

December 9, 2016 Deadline for receipt of full proposals.

January 16, 2017 Finalist notified of funding recommendations.

March 1, 2017 Grant start date.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

The following criteria are required to apply to this solicitation:

All projects must have implications and impact in the United States. Lead organizations must be based in the United States or its territories. International individuals and organizations can partner with U.S.-based institutions in order to apply (see more ...

Summary

In this post is a sampling of video about Arianna Huffington, her promotion of getting a good night’s sleep, and her book, Sleep Revolution.

Videos include a four minute TED talk, an interview at Davos, and a longer presentation at Dominican University.

TED Video

How to succeed? Get more sleep Filmed at TEDWomen | Dec. 2010

In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a good night’s sleep. Instead of bragging about our sleep deficits, she urges us to shut our eyes and see the big picture: We can sleep our way to increased productivity and happiness — and smarter decision-making.

At Domincan University

Published Ap. 11, 2016 | Dominicanpenguins

Arianna Huffington spoke at Dominican University of California, April 9, 2016 about her new book, The Sleep Revolution. In this book she delves into the life-changing new approach to ...

Summary

We are in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis, writes Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor in chief of The Huffington Post. And this has profound consequences – on our health, our job performance, our relationships and our happiness.

What is needed, she asserts, is nothing short of a sleep revolution.  Only by renewing our relationship with sleep can we take back control of our lives.

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Website: ariannahuffington.com/    on Amazon   Videos by Huffington on Sleep

In her bestseller Thrive, Arianna wrote about our need to redefine success through well-being, wisdom, wonder, and giving. Her discussion of the importance of sleep as a gateway to this more fulfilling way of living struck such a powerful chord that she realized the mystery and transformative power of sleep called for a fuller investigation.

The result is a sweeping, scientifically rigorous, and deeply personal exploration of sleep from all angles, from the history of sleep, to the role of dreams in our lives, to the consequences of sleep deprivation, and the new golden age of sleep science that is revealing the vital role sleep plays in our every waking moment and every aspect of our health – from weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease to cancer and Alzheimer’s.

In The Sleep Revolution, Arianna shows how our cultural dismissal of sleep as time ...

Summary

The National Sleep Foundation publishes Sleep Health, a peer-reviewed journal related to sleep in population health from the social science perspective.

The Journal serves as the foremost publication for manuscripts that advance the sleep health of all members of society.

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Website: sleephealthjournal.org/

Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation is a new, multidisciplinary journal that explores sleep’s role in population health and elucidates the social science perspective on sleep and health. Aligned with the National Sleep Foundation’s global authoritative, evidence-based voice for sleep health, the Journal serves as the foremost publication for manuscripts that advance the sleep health of all members of society.

The scope of the journal extends across diverse sleep-related fields, including anthropology, education, health services research, human development, international health, law, mental health, nursing, nutrition, psychology, public health, public policy, fatigue management, transportation, social work, and sociology. The Journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, special articles, letters to the editor, editorials, and commentaries.