A cooperative program of the physics departments of Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) and the University of Ottawa (Canada) to develop a semiconductor physics research laboratory in Thailand is described, and issues in the program's design and implementation are discussed. (MSE)

Relates the comments offered in an interview with Erich Bloch, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Director. Discusses issues related to NSF and its funding, engineering research centers, involvement with industry, concern for science education, computer centers, and its affiliation with the social sciences. (ML)

Reviews the reform of the industrial structure of the Soviet Union. Emphasizes the influence of the communist party on chemical production, research and education. Surveys the problems facing the Soviet chemical industry. Lists important officials in the Soviet chemical industry. Discusses joint ventures between the United States and the Soviet…

Announces the establishment of two research centers by the National Science Foundation under its new Minority Research Centers of Excellence (MRCE) program. Describes the goals of these centers at Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN) and at Howard University (Washington, DC). (TW)

The role of Gallaudet University as innovator, evaluator, monitor, and information source in the development and promotion of technology appropriate for the deaf is detailed. This article describes Gallaudet's involvement in projects focusing on computer networks in classrooms, captioning television broadcasts, product evaluations, research and…

Describes the very-long-baseline array (VLBA) system of radio telescopes that will be completed in the early 1990s. Explains how the VLBA system works and the advantages over present technology. Compares associated international telescopes and very-long-baseline interferometers (VLBI). Illustrates applications for the VLBA and VLBI. (CW)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) software research and development project described explores information seeking behavior of end-user energy experts and develops software offering tutorials on front-end use of DOE/RECON databases and active help in performing online searches. Software development is described and results of prototype testing…

Analyzes and compares Japanese and American industrial policy and labor practices. Proposes that certain aspects of the Japanese system be adapted by American businesses for purpose of increasing international competitiveness. Proposes specific actions and plans for both the Japanese and American systems. (ML)

This study describes an empirical evaluation and comparison of two federally funded programs designed to foster Industry-University (I-U) cooperation. Results indicate that participants in I-U Projects perceive applied objectives like patent development as the most important goal of their collaboration, whereas I-U Centers promote a more basic…

In the context of a discussion of the use of meta-analysis techniques, two articles take issue with the findings of Casto and Mastropieri concerning effects of early intervention, in particular age-at-start parent involvement, conceptual and methodological problems. The authors of the original article provide rebuttals to the critiques. (JW)

Discusses topics and issues related to government role in undergraduate science and engineering research, considering: (1) foreign students; (2) precollege education; (3) National Science Foundation funding activities; (4) faculty participation; (5) hearings on education; (6) budget reallocation; and (7) partnerships and cooperative arrangements.…

An overview of university industry research linkages and examples of how these linkages are occurring in various university and university-affiliated facility types are presented. Facility types are defined to include space used by either universities or industries including jointly owned facilities, innovation or incubator centers, supercenters,…

Retrenchment is explored using theories of fiscal crisis and state economic variation to interpret state and federal funding patterns for public research universities. The State University of New York at Buffalo and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University illustrate the impact of government spending patterns. (Author/MLW)

Discusses: educational needs of today's technological society; educational opportunities made possible by computers and other information technologies; research needed to realize such opportunities (including research on cognitive processes, social issues, use of computers as intellectual tools and tutors, and other areas); educational research…

An increasing interdependence between scientific and technological advances and a shortening of the lag between developments in science and their translation into the marketplace can be observed. Higher education must find ways to ensure compatibility between the public's capacity to change and economic growth. (MLW)