Describes the congressional backlash surrounding a letter criticizing the direction and certain programs of the National Science Foundation. (MLH)

Discusses the expected Senate confirmation of H. Guyford Stever, present director of the National Science Foundation, to the appointment of full-time science advisor to President Ford. (MLH)

Described are the basic functions of the International Council of Scientific Unions, with emphasis on the union's efforts to resolve the conflict of the People's Republic of China's opposition to Taiwanese membership. (SL)

Discusses criticism made during hearings before a House Committee on Science and Technology subcommittee of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) peer review system and the funding of the NSF science education program. (MLH)

Discusses an incident at the Rockefeller University, a graduate school that concentrates in the life sciences, in which a group of philosophy faculty members were dismissed. (MLH)

Describes the controversy in the House of Representatives concerning National Science Foundation's (NSF) educational programs in general, and specifically, the NSF-supported behavioral science course for fifth graders called Man: A Course of Study. Describes the political pressure being placed on NSF to assume greater responsibility for…

Describes the financial crises in colleges and universities caused by the enactment of federal social legislation, such as equal employment opportunity provisions, the Equal Pay Act, minimum wage law, unemployment insurance, and affirmative action programs. (MLH)

Describes a congressional debate in which criticism of National Science Foundation (NSF) funding procedures resulted in the passing of a bill providing for congressional monitoring of all NSF research. The debate involved the question of "seemingly wasteful" research, and the matter of the content and implementation of courses developed…