To examine library usage by faculty and students in the Schools of Engineering at Purdue University, data was analyzed from a sample of 12,000 loans during a three month period. User level (graduate student, undergraduate, faculty, or staff) and subject of borrowed material as indicated by Dewey Decimal Classification were examined for each major…

This issue of the newsletter of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) presents articles relating to interdisciplinary science instruction, declines in science skills, instructional television, college entrance examinations, career education, minorities in engineering, lab safety, inservice teacher education, and the use of…

The study was designed to investigate the effects of Numerical Control Technology and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (NC/CAM) in American industry on industrial education and engineering technology education. The specific purpose was to identify a data base and rationale for curriculum development in NC/CAM through a comparison of views by…

This report presents a summary of the results and tabulated data obtained from the 1975 Survey of Graduate Science Student Support and Postdoctorals conducted annually by the National Science Foundation. Data from 7,664 science and engineering departments of 248 graduate schools and 104 medical schools are included. Highlights include: graduate…

New Jersey had the lowest highway fatality rate in the Nation for two consecutive years, 1976-1977. This is the story of the comprehensive highway safety program plan and the three major forces that helped make it possible: education, engineering, and enforcement. (Author)

A case is presented for professional development citing a University of Wisconsin continuing engineering education program and several supporting studies. (MDR)

Presents the 1978 edition of Professional Women and Minorities designed by the AAAS to provide statistical manpower information on professional workforce in the United States and availability data for women and minorities within this professional workforce. Data show uneven progress for women and minorities in science and engineering. (HM)

A recent pilot study of nearly 400 engineers in the San Francisco area, conducted for the National Science Foundation, has shown that participation in continuing education programs is a more reliable indicator of job advancement than is inherent ability and drive. (Author/BB)

Reported here are the responses of a group of chemical engineering educators to questions relating to the use of a series of undergraduate chemical engineering modules developed by the CHEMI Project. (BB)

The set-up and checking-out of a simulated chemical pilot plant as part of a chemical engineering technology lab is described. (BB)

Reports that the High School for Engineering Professions in Houston, Texas, has graduated its first class of 20 students. The high school is the first of 100 planned to help get minorities into the engineering profession. (CP)

Long-term planning for professional training of electric-power specialists in Russia will have to (1) recognize the need for specialists to adapt to unforeseen developments in the field, (2) include new mathematics, physics, and computer technology, and (3) be prepared for changes in methods of production and transformation of energy. (AV)

Points out the growing role of computer technology in the Soviet economy and discusses the need for future electronics specialists to design and produce circuits using integral microelectronics. Specialists also will need to adjust quickly to changes in science and technology. (Author/AV)

Due to emphasis on problem-solving research in national concern areas, community college growth, and support from the federal government, community colleges can now secure additional support for science and engineering programs by forming cooperative arrangements with universities, neighboring industries, surrounding communities, local…

Summarizes the graduate enrollment trends in pollution control engineering and related areas for the period of 1970 to 1976. (BB)