Discusses the reasons for the lack of interest in science of students and the general public in Mexico. Explains efforts and programs conducted to assist in enhancing the image of science. Relates that talk should be minimized and student involvement and demonstrations maximized. (RT)

Summarizes three lectures given at a meeting of the Council for Chemical Research. The lectures discuss the shortage of scientists in the future, emphasize the importance of teaching in colleges and universities, and action needed for solving those problems. (YP)

Describes the National Assessment of Educational Progress program that makes assessments of public knowledge of science. Previous assessments were conducted during the 1969-70 and 1972-73 school years. Nine science categories will be assessed including biology, physical science, and earth science. (SL) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt…

Describes an undergraduate course in scientific writing and communications designed to improve the science major's ability to communicate with the general public via mass media. (SL)

Reports on a study, Science for All Americans, by the AAAS. Notes this study is the first of three phases in Project 2061. Recommends science teaching should focus on connections rather than boundaries between traditional academic disciplines and should emphasize ideas and thinking rather than specialized vocabulary and memorized procedures. (MVL)

Discussed is the twentieth anniversary of Cornell's program on science, technology, and society (STS); one of the country's largest and most influential. Described is the current status of STS programs around the country. Surveys social problems affecting STS areas. (MVL)

Suggests stressing the humanistic dimensions of science as a way to bridge the gap between sciences and the humanities. Provides a rationale for focusing on the humanistic side of science and briefly describes a freshman seminar at Macalester College (St. Paul, Minn.) conducted by science, social science, and humanities faculty. (JN)

Student Pugwash is the only national student educational organization devoted to examining the social and ethical implications of science and technology. Students participating in the program must prepare a paper for presentation. Information about the organization and its fourth international conference (which focuses on individual…

A study of the supply of new science and engineering Ph.D.s in the next ten years projects a gain in the production of social and life science doctorates, but a decline in the number of physical science Ph.D.s. (MLH)

Discusses issues related to science and Christianity, focusing on the American Science Affiliation (a group of scientists "affiliated" with the Christian faith) which aims to resolve conflicts between science and Christianity and to humanize science and society. Comments by several scientists on the issues are included. (JN)

Several meetings are being planned for chemists and chemistry professors as part of a program for developing science research and education in Africa. (BB)

Discusses the relation between amino acids and ribonucleic acid (RNA) in a copolymer. (HM)

Reviews a list of recommendations developed by the Council on Research & Technology (CORTECH). Suggests summer internships for math and science teachers, more funding for higher education, increasing the number of minorities in science, providing corporate continuing education, and increasing communication between industry, government, and…

The functioning of the Kennedy Institute, which aims at dealing with ethical and social questions raised by advances in biosciences and medicine, is described. Three major projects now underway are briefly discussed: a core reference library in bioethics, an Encyclopedia of Bioethics, and a bioethics information retrieval system. (DT)

This article describes a meeting in 1874, seen to be the origin of the American Chemical Society, which commemorated the 100th anniversary of Joseph Priestley's discovery of oxygen. The remainder of the article is concerned with Priestley's scientific contributions and their implications. (DT)