A survey of scientists and engineers who participated in the Presidential Internships in Science and Engineering Program was conducted by a questionnaire to determine the effectiveness of the program in meeting its objectives and to identify some of the characteristics of the interns. The report summarizes responses to each question and recommends…

As a report on the Department of Labor's Technology Mobilization and Reemployment (TMR) program, findings and conclusions from an evaluative review are presented in this volume. Information is obtained from state eployment security offices in Los Angeles and Van Nuys, California; Seattle; Denver; and New Orleans. The program accomplishments are…

Discusses the impact of fellowship programs that send scientists and engineers to work in United States congressional offices. (SL)

The program on Ethics and Values in Science and Technology (EVIST) at the National Science Foundation has two major goals. The first is to stimulate research on ethical aspects of contemporary issues involving scientific and technological research and development and on social values that influence and are influenced by the work of scientists and…

The American Chemical Society has proposed a federal program which would enable 1500 unemployed chemists and chemical engineers possessing master's or higher degrees to serve from one to two years as interns in industrial research and development installations. (Author/TS)

The Division of Science Resources Studies (SRS) of the National Science Foundation has a legislatively mandated responsibility for the collection, compilation, and analyses of information related to science and technology, inputs, outputs, and impact. This constitutes a broad charter requiring diverse activities. The products of these activities…

The National Science Foundation Division of Science Resources Studies (SRS) has a legislatively mandated responsibility for the collection, compilation, and analyses of information related to science and technology, inputs, outputs, and impact. This constitutes a broad charter requiring diverse activities. The products of these activities are of…

The National Science Foundation's Divison of Science Resources Studies (SRS) has a legislatively mandated responsibility to collect, compile, and analyze information related to science and technology resources and impacts of those resources. The mandate consistitutes a broad charter requiring diverse activities. The products of these activities…

This report offers a profile of the financial and human resources devoted to research and development (R&D) in the United States and other nations, focusing on the role of universities in carrying out R&D and in supporting the development of scientific and technical personnel needed for a competitive economy. It found that R&D…

Analyzes a National Science Foundation report, "Science and Engineering Education for the 1980s and Beyond," prepared for the President and Department of Education. Provides information on the status of science and engineering education in the United States. (Author/SK)

This document is a transcript of hearings held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (February 11, 1982), which focused on the "National Engineering and Science Manpower Act of 1982," H.R. 5254. The bill, introduced into Congress by Doug Walgren and Don Fuqua, would establish a fund to develop United States technical, engineering, and scientific…

REPORTED IS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) STUDY OF SCIENTIFIC MANPOWER. THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES WERE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRENDS AND THE ILLUMINATION OF FACTORS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACADEMIC STAFF IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE DATA WERE DERIVED FROM SURVEYS COMPLETED BY NSF, NATIONAL ACADEMY…