A National Academy of Sciences conference was held in October, 1981 in Washington, D.C. to provide dialogs with key government officials and to suggest alternatives for wise allocation of limited resources to control damage to the United States' scientific and technological enterprise. Viewpoints and key recommendations are reported. (JN)

A project organized by the Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education at the State University of New York at Albany is described. The purpose of the project was to develop closer linkages between practice and research in didactics in mathematics and science education. A state-wide research network was created of higher education faculty with…

Contains the text of an interview with the director of the Engineering Research Center (ERC) at the University of Delaware. Discusses interdisciplinary engineering research and its effects on traditional academic engineering. Describes the development and progress of the Delaware ERC, including eight recommendations for developing and operating…