Universities develop strategic planning documents, and as part of that planning process, logic models are developed for specific programs within the university. This article examines the long-standing pecan program at New Mexico State University and the deficiencies and successes in the evolution of its logic model. The university's agricultural…

Describes the role of scientist-administrators who are the "program staff" of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Discusses the priorities and mechanisms for supporting research within this organization. Considers how scientist-administrators contribute to the advancement of science. (JS)

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…