Describes National Science Foundation (NSF) activities and rationals in formation of it's Division of Information Science and Technology. (SL)

Discusses legislation recently passed by Congress in response to the energy crisis, and the Nixon Administration's proposal for creating a new Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and a Nuclear Energy Commission (NEC). (JR)

Describes the policies, operation, and some decisions of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research instituted to study the ethical aspects of scientific research. (MLH)

Reports that the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be discontinued. (SL)

Described is a Senate bill which would provide $1.8 billion to the National Science Foundation over the next three years to retain scientists and engineers and put them to work creating systems to improve public services. (Author/CP)

The goals set forth for the National Science Foundation by its new director, Richard C. Atkinson, are detailed. The new director seeks to restructure the agency's applied research programs and to secure more funds for basic research. (BT)

Describes the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Applied Science and Research Applications (ASRA) program, the replacement for the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program, for providing applied science with an intellectual integrity and concrete usefulness. (SL)

Recent actions by the House of Representatives concerning the funding of federal research and development agencies are detailed. While most government agencies will receive more money next year, NSF, ERDA, NASA, and the EPA will receive less money than the administration had requested. (BT)

Discusses the negative reactions to the Food & Drug Administration's proposed good laboratory practices for nonclinical laboratory practices. Industry representatives protest the inflexibility and excessive detail in the regulations. (MLH)

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)