Describes a cooperative education program at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Rutherford (New Jersey) campus in which the time students spend working at a particular business/industry is increased from the traditional semester/quarter to nine-, seven-, and three-month periods. Advantages of the program are discussed. (JN)

Describes the first efforts of a large French petrochemical firm, Elf Aquitaine, to set up research connections with American universities in high-technology areas. (CS)

Describes current cooperative programs in chemistry, which have been lagging the development of programs in other disciplines. As of 1971, of the 68,000 students in cooperative education programs, only 428 were in chemistry; but the benefits of such a program are expected to increase the number of chemistry cooperative programs. (MLH)

Help in solving the engineering faculty shortage crisis is being sought by the American Association of Engineering Societies (New York City) by means of a four-part proposal: establishing a faculty assistance program, graduate student assistance, academic professorial appointments (federally funded), and general improvements of university…