Describes how the concept of user education developed in Pakistan under the influence of UNISIST. The outline of an inservice orientation course on the structure and use of subject literature for college teachers, and a questionnaire used to determine prior training and skills of participants are appended. (LLS)

Presents viewpoints of scientists and postdoctoral students on issues involving the commercial applications and ventures related to recombinant DNA research. Suggests that how universities deal with issues could impact future school/business relationships as well as the future conduct of basic research. (SK)

Reports briefly on the conclusions of work groups held during a 1980 educational conference which discussed the role of West Germany in international cultural relations. The following topics were discussed: foreign language education and teaching; cultural export and exchange; international cooperation between scientists; and international…

Traces the early history of geological education in California universities, with emphasis upon programs at Berkeley and Stanford. Among the pioneers in the field were Joseph LeConte, Andrew C. Lawson, and John C. Branner. (WB)

Provides abstracts of contributed and invited papers presented at a satellite meeting on "Comparative Physiology of Respiration," October 11 and 12, 1981, at Ohio State University, as part of the 32nd Annual Fall Meeting of the American Physiological Society. (CS)

Questions whether a variety of institutions and organizations should adopt as specific policies the goal of interpreting science and technology to the general public. Suggests that there are occasions in which an increase in public understanding of science may fail to be socially constructive and actually damaging. (CS)

Reports the outcome of a plagiarism suit against organic chemistry professor T. W. Graham Solomons by two emeritus professors at New York University. The ruling of not guilty leaves the way open for Solomons' counterclaim that he lost sales of the book because of the suit. (Author/SA)

Outlines the contributions of J. H. Jeans to the laws of radiation and explains the interactions of Jeans with Rayleigh and Lorentz. (GS)

It is proposed that more important than physical elements in the strain within the pharmacy profession are the perceptual elements: the consciousness of basic scientists with regard to clinical practitioners and vice versa. (MSE)

Summarizes papers presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that deal with the areas of women in science, teaching the handicapped, and minorities. A bibliography of 11 presented papers in these areas is attached. (CS)

Reviews research on the role of scientists, mass media and journalists, audience interests and habits, information content and design on the dissemination of scientific information. (JMF)

Describes a study involving 278 male and 260 female chemists for revision purposes of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. Results indicate that male chemists scored highest in the investigative area and female chemists in both the investigative and realistic areas. Occupational scales, academic orientation, and basic interests scales are…

Discussed is the lack of a scientific foundation and scientific evidence favoring astrology. Included are several research studies conducted to examine astrological tenets which yield generally negative results. (Author/DS)

Provided is a biographical sketch of Percy L. Julian (1898- ), an American Black organic chemist who first synthesized cortisone, testosterone, progesterone, and physostigmine. (CS)

Explains that the High-Technology Recruitment Index, a source of information on employment demand for engineers and scientists, shows a very healthy job market for scientific and technical professionals. This has been the case for almost a year, although a decline in the trend in the near future is presented. (GA)