Describes a number of programs designed to assist members of the American Chemical Society obtain employment, including direct support for unemployed members and the exercise of political influence in stimulating employment opportunities. (AL)

Cooperation among scientists in the Western Hemisphere will be facilitated by the formation of the Coordinating Committee of the Associations for the Advancement of Science in the Americas. The committee's purposes are (1) to unite the American scientific community, to serve the development of the nations and the well-being of their peoples; (2)…

Last year the American Psychological Association (APA) voted not to hold future conventions in states where the Equal Rights Amendment has not been passed. At its annual meeting, the APA also decided not to print a quarterly psychology magazine. Meeting emphasis concerning psychotherapy was in anticipation of Natural Health Insurance. (MA)

Describes the search for funds for building the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences. (AL)

Presented is an outline of the theme, public lectures, symposia, and sessions of the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to be held in Denver, Colorado, February 20-25, 1977. (SL)

Reports the decisions made at the 121st annual convention of the American Medical Association concerning the control of specialist training, the idea of peer-review of medical costs and practices, and national health insurance. (AL)

Whether by conscious design or not, the nomination and election procedures have permitted, or perhaps simply resulted in, the self perpetuation of an academic and institutional in-group as a numerical majority of the Academy's membership. (Author/AL)

Summarizes the discussions concerning the choice of health-related studies to be undertaken by the Institute of Medicine, including a proposal to determine the cost of education of medical professionals. (AL)

Describes a program planned by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to enhance the public's understanding of the nature of science. (AL)

A review of the National Academy of Sciences report Physics in Perspective'' (A. Bromley, Ed.). Discusses chapters devoted to the Nature of Physics'' and Physics in Perspective,'' which may interest physics instructors, and describes the case made for continued financial support of physics research. (AL)

At least 50 vocational or professional groups now provide a health service. Many have established accrediting procedures for maintaining educational standards. A model is presented that would lessen the burden of accrediting on educational institutions and simultaneously permit testing of the feasibility of a multiprofessional accrediting…

Discusses the economic problems that threaten the publication programs of scientific societies. (MLH)

Methods for assessing and monitoring the quality of care for research and for quality assurance programs are discussed. (Author/BB)

A more extensive review of the National Academy of Sciences report Physics in Perspective'', (D. A. Bromley, Ed.) than appears in SE 506 510. Describes major conclusions concerning graduate training, areas of future research emphasis, and the need for public education concerning the nature of physics. Suggests priorities for the allocation of…