Offers suggestions to graduate students to aid in surviving in a very competitive scientific job market. Identifies attractive options for science Ph.D. holders. (ZWH)

Describes how some young scientists avoided getting stuck on the postdoc treadmill, what is expected of many postdocs, and what post-postdocs are doing with their lives. (ZWH)

Discusses: (1) the synergistic nature of science, technology, and engineering; (2) the benefits and burdens of technology; (3) the resolution of societal issues; and (4) the roles and responsibilities of scientists and engineers in the resolution of societal issues. (JN)

Describes a recent move of scientists and university administrators in Japan to allow external peer review in an effort to convince government bureaucrats that Japan's academic research is up to world standards and therefore deserves more money. (ZWH)

Discusses the efforts of the president of the National Academy of Science to get scientists more involved in the public schools. (ZWH)

Describes a program designed by an elementary teacher and a biochemist to enhance student understanding of science. Although the effort is appreciated, many voice their concerns regarding the development of curriculum in this manner. (ZWH)

The story of researcher Joseph V. Smith's solution to the chemical structure of a zeolite known as boggsite is presented. The value of the solution and the use of boggsite are discussed. (CW)

Examines the effects of changes and diminishments in financial support and the future of university-based research in Britain. Assesses schemes for finding university research and discusses concerns dealing with selectivity, university collaboration, and the vertical stratification of universities for scientific research. (ML)

Suggests that with the upcoming 1988 presidential election scientists should push for a stronger relationship between science and political decision-making in the next administration. Argues that this relationship has been deteriorating since the early 1960's. (TW)