Described are the Howard Hughes Medical Institute programs for providing funds to assist science education. One program is designed to assist private liberal arts colleges that are not affiliated with a graduate school. Other programs have been established to provide support for postdoctoral research and laboratories. (RH)

Presents an overview of biochemical education in China, including a description of the overall Chinese educational system. Summarizes workshop sessions which dealt with teaching objectives, teaching methods, self-instruction, and the education of graduate students (including the use of "dry" laboratory exercises and research…

Describes the development of the Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center (ACERC), which is a cooperative project of Brigham Young University, the University of Utah, and 25 governmental and industrial research laboratories. Discusses the research objectives, the academic program, the industrial relations and technology transfer program,…