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

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

Describes proceedings of the appropriations subcommittee in which the National Science Foundation is charged with supporting an academic oligarchy, presenting unequal employment opportunities, and sponsoring projects of dubious value. The National Science Foundation Director H. Guyford Stever replies to these charges. (GS)

Points out misunderstandings between the scientific community in the United States and the majority of elected representatives. Reviews the confrontation between the Congress and the scientific establishment over grant procedures used by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the degree of control that Congress exerts over the awarding of…

The House of Representatives voted that the National Science Foundation (NSF) must submit a list of all proposed grant awards to Congress every 30 days as well as justifications for them. The award of any grant can be vetoed by either house within 30 days. This supplants the current method of peer reviews of grant applications. (MLH)

Describes details of a bill now before the Senate covering the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget for fiscal 1977. Among its provisions are requirements for various NSF research reports to Congressional committees, and a provision that gives NSF a greater role in United States international science affairs. (MLH)

Provides a brief history of the National Science Foundation. Discusses the personalities involved in its conception and foundation, the political process by which it was established, and the purposes and plans outlined in the initial stages of its development. (MLH)

This statement includes the Fiscal Year 1977 Budget Request of the Science Education Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The federal government is discussed as the major consumer of the scientific manpower and knowledge that the system of higher education produces. Specific areas to be funded are outlined; these include new…

Describes political viewpoints surrounding a Congressional plan to create a National Science Foundation (NSF) program that would allow public interest groups greater participation in deciding what types of scientific research should be funded. (MLH)

Richard C. Atkinson, acting head of the National Science Foundation, gives his views on problems facing NSF and the science community and predicts growing support for basic research in the next decade. (MLH)

Reorganization in the National Science Foundation's science education section is discussed. Personnel changes and changes in funding in 1990 are emphasized. (CW)

Reported is an effort to train mathematics and science teachers in Chicago, Illinois, to integrate mathematics and science and to concentrate on hands-on science participation. Support for the Academy for Mathematics and Science Teachers is discussed. (CW)