Briefly reviews past endeavors at achieving international communication among scientists. Describes present accomplishments of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Makes appeals for scientific and technological development to the development countries, to the international community, and to representations of the OPEC countries. (CS)

Summarizes results of a survey undertaking to describe the extent of movement of chemistry faculty members (N=1207) from academic to industrial positions. Numbers of male and female faculty within categories of reasons for leaving are also reported. (CS)

Described is the relationship between corporations and universities involving funding and scientific research. Included is the National Science Foundations backing of collaboration in research, Exxon funds for combustion research, cooperation for automative research, and new sources of industry funding. (DS)

Presents a report produced by the National Academy of Sciences in 1979 for the Congress on recent and prospective developments in physical science. This article summarizes those sections of the report of interest to physicists on structure of matter. (HM)

Reasons for the small number of women scientists are hypothesized and discussed. A partial solution to the problem is offered and suggestions for teachers are given. (MK)

Describes how physicists are zeroing in on a unified field theory. The contributions of particle physicists and a glossary for new particles are also presented. (HM)

The application of chemistry to the justice system is presented. The role of the forensic chemist, historical development of forensic laboratories, and tools of the criminalists are also discussed. (HM)

Describes the activities of the National Submicron Facility which was established at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York to serve as an information resource for the nation's research community in microstructure science and engineering. (HM)

The University of Miami School of Medicine offers a special 24-month intensive program that is developing a new breed of physician-scientists. It is a parallel and coordinated but separate activity, enrolling only students who have already earned a PhD. Their success has firmly established the PhD-to-MD program as a second medical curriculum. (LBH)

Multiple regression analyses are used to determine the relative importance of 49 factors to job involvement in a study of 441 scientists and engineers. Of particular importance are career and personality factors. (Author)

A scientific communication model of the emergence of a hybrid research area was tested on 74 researchers in the field of developmental dyslexia. Results show support for a model of Mulkay's model branching instead of Kuhn's model of scientific revolution; evidence points to divergence rather than convergence among the related research areas.…

Explains the process of establishing a scientific community among students. Specifically addresses questions related to classroom environment, the beginning of the school year, and the types of experiments and activities used throughout the year to enable students to be successful in science. (DDR)

Argues that Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" remains a seldom-read book among both biologists and biology students. Explains that this situation presents two problems: (1) it perpetuates misconceptions about Darwin and his ideas, and (2) it prevents an understanding of developing arguments through the selection of appropriate…

Focuses on ethical concepts and thinking processes and their application to professional issues, particularly to information professionals. Topics include conflicts between professional and organizational ethics; regulatory mechanisms and the professions; the practice skills model and the professional-client model for information professionals;…

Discusses the portrayal of scientists in commonly used school GCSE textbooks and addresses the issue of their suitability for teaching the ideas and evidence strand. (Contains 30 references.) (DDR)