Many of the most pressing issues facing modern society concern social and behavioral problems. Poverty, health behavior change, globalization, food insecurity, lost human capital and fast-paced technological innovation are challenges that are, at their core, social and behavioral issues. The strategy for this area will build upon work done by the Social and Behavioral Science Research Initiative (SBSRI).

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