Discusses the report "Financing Post secondary Education in the United States" which was produced by a congressionally created commission. The report aims to give the federal government guidance and a comprehensive data base for higher education support policies. (JR)

Federal aids provided for training in biomedical research may be stopped. Scientists are pressing for continuation by persuading the administration and possibly winning legislators' support. (PS)

Discusses the role of national or international coordinating councils in focusing research on solutions of major human problems. Presents a taxonomy of 25 areas under the major heading: Physical Technology and Engineering; Biotechnology; Behavior and Personal Relations; National Social Structures; World Structure; and Channels of Effectiveness.…

Discusses major issues relative to university survival. Includes financial support, academic freedom, equality of educational opportunity and choice, internal university governance and external factors. Emphasis is placed on faculty and administration roles within the power structure. (JM)

The Standard Oil Company of Ohio (SOHIO) will underwrite the Science Resources for the Schools (SRS) program which is aimed at U.S. junior high schools. The $1.67 million project will provide schools with science resources to help them upgrade their science education capabilities. Highlights of the program are provided. (Author/JN)

Discusses issues related to comments made by Britain's Secretary of State for Education and Science that the government may soon take a more direct role in determining teaching/research programs at British universities. Includes comments on the dual support system and impact of potential changes in funding basic scientific research. (JN)

Discusses unpaid postdoctoral researchers, especially those in biology and medicine, addressing reasons why they work without pay, how they receive funding, efforts to help them, their impacts on the field, and personal concerns. (DC)

Reports recent Senate budget authorization bill that directs the National Science Foundation "to insure that researchers in industry would be permitted to compete for (basic research funds) on an equal basis with researchers in the academic sector." Offers rationale for and discusses consequences of such a shift in policy regarding NSF…

Describes the controversy in the House of Representatives concerning National Science Foundation's (NSF) educational programs in general, and specifically, the NSF-supported behavioral science course for fifth graders called Man: A Course of Study. Describes the political pressure being placed on NSF to assume greater responsibility for…

Indicates that the tie between research and education may not be justifiable in an era of declining student population. Presents suggestions for new institutional arrangements so universities can maintain their scientific strength. (GS)

Provides a brief history of the National Science Foundation. Discusses the personalities involved in its conception and foundation, the political process by which it was established, and the purposes and plans outlined in the initial stages of its development. (MLH)

Both congress and the President are under heavy pressure to cut the Federal budget for science and research. Between the reductions in the present year and the next, science programs will lose $1.4 billion for R & D and $210 million in basic research if the proposed budget is approved. (Author/RE)

Problems of international economic competition, environmental degradation, and quality of life demand the very best form the United States research community. New information assembled by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) documents a deeply troubled mood among university researchers, even those who have been successful…

Describes political viewpoints surrounding a Congressional plan to create a National Science Foundation (NSF) program that would allow public interest groups greater participation in deciding what types of scientific research should be funded. (MLH)