Recent developments and future prospects for the financing of scientific publications are discussed. (DT)

Major bases of concern in biomedical research community are identified, particularly those related to the unexpected year-to-year and institute-to-institute variations in support from NIH. (AL)

New York University is experiencing unprecedented financial losses. As a result some academic programs and some administrative operations have been discontinued. Author explains causes for the present state of the university. (PS)

This article focuses on opposition to a new law that orders Maryland's state-supported schools to bare intimate facts about their financial status to an ethics commission which makes all of the reports available to the general public. (Author/SA)

Discusses the problems of public financial disclosure in two states. In New York, the governor has ordered that scientists employed by the state must comply; in California, state law requires financial disclosure and prohibits "conflict of interest" financial activities of employees of state agencies, interpreted to include universities…

Reviews congressional debate concerning the 1977 National Science Foundation proposed budget. Reports major congressional debate centered on the proposed funding for the Science for Citizens program. (SL)

Outlines the purposes of the National Institute of Education (NIE), the political and financial problems it has encountered, and a re-organization that may allow NIE to fulfill its purposes in the future. (GS)

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)

Describes New Jersey's budget difficulties, caused essentially by the reluctance of the state legislature to enact tax reforms. Severe cutbacks in state university funds were partially averted due to revenue increases, including a two percent increase in the corporation business tax and a boost in motor vehicle registration fees. (MLH)

Higher education organizations should be prepared to go to courts to challenge impoundment of funds approved by the Congress. Short-term innovative project grants should be requested by universities in the future. (PS)

Describes the financial crises in colleges and universities caused by the enactment of federal social legislation, such as equal employment opportunity provisions, the Equal Pay Act, minimum wage law, unemployment insurance, and affirmative action programs. (MLH)