Reports on a proposal for intensive study of a system for producing reactor fuel and electricity from repeated underground detonations of thermonuclear explosions. (Author/GS)

Discusses the funding of scientific research by the National Science Foundation (NSF) during the past 25 years. Reviews in general terms the types of broad research accomplished through NSF funds in various fields of science. (MLH)

In a year when the first sentence of the President's budget message contained the words "lean" and "austere," science has escaped with an increase in current, if not in constant, dollars in the Carter budget. (Author/BB)

A description of the events occurring between the Congress and the Science Educational Directorate of the National Science Foundation from May 1975 to June 1977 are detailed. Issues facing a new director include: funding and budget problems, internal resentment and the proper federal role in curriculum development. (BT)

Advocates that in the United States, as in China, scientific research receives government financial support essentially for utilitarian ends. Primary interest of the average citizen in research is not in acquiring knowledge but in its relevance to the needs of society. (JR)

Survival of private institutions is felt to depend on narrowing the financial gap between enrollment costs at public and private institutions. (DF)

Examines in retrospect how federal support through different agencies has influenced scientific research on university campuses. As funding becomes more of a problem for universities, research funds should be used to solve local and national problems. (PS)

Describes the organization of graduate study in Japanese public and private universities, including the relationship between research and graduate training, using the sciences, particularly chemistry, for illustration. (AL)

Discusses the relationships of educational objectives and societal aims to the problems and perspectives in assessing the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of educational technology, which is seen as a systems approach to instruction, not merely educational media. (AL)

Looks at the impact of budgetary problems on the University of Michigan, indicating potential cuts in natural resources (33 percent), art (25 percent), and education (40 percent). Science/engineering departments, however, will benefit from reallocation of funds, since improvements in research equipment has been given a high priority. (JN)

This article reviews the status of funding of the Department of Defense, presently and in earlier years. A discussion is presented on the increased emphasis towards supporting university research. (SA)

Discussed are the efforts of the Pentagon to help U.S. companies remain competitive in high-tech civilian markets. The tug-of-war for these companies between Congress, which has come to view them as a vehicle for pork-barrel funding, and the administration, which is trying to rein them in, is described. (KR)

Discusses relationships between the developed countries and the less developed countries. Emphasis is on the growing realization of the role of science and technology as determinants of standards of living. Widespread competence in geology is a positive factor. (Author/EB)