Leading voices in the biological sciences have called for a transformation in graduate education leading to the PhD degree. One area commonly singled out for growth and innovation is cross-training in computational science. In 1998, the University of Tennessee (UT) founded an intercollegiate graduate program called the UT-ORNL Graduate School of…

Describes a cooperative education program at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Rutherford (New Jersey) campus in which the time students spend working at a particular business/industry is increased from the traditional semester/quarter to nine-, seven-, and three-month periods. Advantages of the program are discussed. (JN)

Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Fresno Unified School District cooperate to promote teacher education and use of SPCA materials in the classrooms. Timing, key persons, building/maintaining contact, teacher involvement, and mutual understanding, which have been important in this productive partnership,…

Presents advantages and disadvantages of establishing a cooperative educational program for high-ability chemistry students in which governmental laboratory facilities are used by high school students. (CS)

Describes a cooperative program in physics between Stanford University and community colleges within a one hour driving distance of Stanford. (SL)

Describes a program at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis with two distinctive features: a parallel work-study format and integration of a conventional Master of Science academic component of coursework and research with work experience. Discusses student characteristics, placement, and response to the program. (CW)

Describes co-operative programs which provide baccalaureate degrees to electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering technology students who have just completed a two-year associate degree program. The co-operative programs are two or three years in length, with alternating quarters of coursework and job assignments. (MLH)

Contains information from three large chemical companies having a long-standing interest in cooperative education with chemistry students. Questions and answers are provided for specific information regarding DuPont, 3M, and Dow Chemical. (CS)

Describes a cooperative Ph.D. program at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in which industrial and governmental employers participate with the Department of Chemical Engineering in training chemical engineers. (CS)

Describes current cooperative programs in chemistry, which have been lagging the development of programs in other disciplines. As of 1971, of the 68,000 students in cooperative education programs, only 428 were in chemistry; but the benefits of such a program are expected to increase the number of chemistry cooperative programs. (MLH)

The paper describes cooperative school/university science teacher training program that is evolving at Indiana University. It requires approximately four to five semesters of study. (Author/CP)

Describes various aspects of CACHE (Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering Education), a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote cooperation among universities, industry and government in the development and distribution of computer-related and/or technology-based educational aids for the chemical engineering profession. (CS)

This paper describes a program at Old Dominion University (ODU) which engages qualified graduate students in a professional research/design experience while simultaneously providing the academic environment for full-time study. During the two years, students are provided a stipend and tuition expenses under a study grant from the National…