Several major problems of scientific exchange programs with foreign countries are described. (DT)

Discusses a new staff department of the American Chemical Society, the Office of International Activities, whose major role is coordinating the Society's involvement in international cooperative research efforts. (MLH)

An interview with the President of the International Council of Scientific Unions. Stressed are the difficulties preventing the full flow of information, personnel, and projects within the international scientific community by politics and policies of individual nations. (SL)

Reports on participation in a symposium that is an outgrowth of a scientific exchange agreement between the United States and the USSR. The symposium included both university and industry researchers. (GS)

Reports results from the International Chemistry Olympiad where a student from the United States won a gold medal for the first time. The Olympiad seeks to identify the best high school chemistry students in the world. (JM)

At a recent Paris meeting of science ministers and their counterparts from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries, the conferees examined social issues related to the sciences, such as natural resources management and a greater public awareness of science. (Author/MLH)

Describes a U.S.-Egyptian workshop for chemists held in Cairo to formulate research, development, and education projects between the two countries. (SL)

Discusses the international symposium on chemical education held in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, August, 1977. Included are the symposium's recommendations for future international action relating to the problems and needs of chemical education. (SL)

Describes the opportunities for East Europeans to come to the United States for study on the predoctoral level in the chemistry department at Southern Illinois University in September, 1973. Indicates that 15 candidates have been recommended under this program. (CC)

Analyzes the recent changes and future of chemical science in East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Summarizes the American government's responses to the changes. (YP)

Presents a translation of an article written by five members of the Soviet Academy of Sciences on the US-Soviet scientific cooperation and human rights. An open letter written by five American Nobel laureates as a rebuttal to this article is also presented. (HM)

Describes the International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development's (IOCD) activities and programs in applying chemistry to the economic, social, and scientific needs of developing countries. The fundamental aim of IOCD is to assist chemists in developing countries exploit their indigenous natural resources and overcome their…

The nations of the Caribbean region have agreed under the auspices of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) to draw up an action plan to manage growth and pollution in the region. The draft plan and associated issues are described. (RE)

Describes a six-week program designed to give scientists from developing countries advanced training in biotechnology methods. Stresses the need to provide the participants with "hands-on" experiences to enhance their ability to contribute to biotechnology programs in their home countries and to train others locally. (TW)

Preliminary analysis of the Second International Science Study shows, counter to trends in recent studies, improved overall science scores among fifth and ninth graders compared to the 1970s. In particular, fifth graders know more about biology and physical sciences and less about space travel compared to the 1970s. (JN)