Introduces special journal issue focusing on research in thanatology. Notes that the possibility of nuclear and biological annihilation requires further research that is broad-based, interdisciplinary, multi-method, and collaborative, and that will be useful to researchers, clinicians, social planners, and legislators. (Author/NB)

Loosely structured like think tanks, humanities research centers are the true intellectual homes of many humanities faculty members and are instrumental in breaking the hardened boundaries of the disciplines. (MSE)

Reviews the environmental research of the California Institute of Technology. Caltech's environmental quality laboratory brings together scientists, engineers, and economists to tackle interdisciplinary problems that have implications for public policy. (Author/CO)