Reports the results of an international census of tropical ecologists. The report is an attempt to overcome communication problems among researchers. (BB)

Presents a re-evaluation of the level of unemployment among bioscientists from a new analysis of the data collected in the 1973 manpower survey conducted by the American Institute of Biological Sciences. (JR)

Reports the present status of manpower supply and demand in the biological sciences. Comparisons of manpower data (in terms of degrees awarded and college enrollment) are made between the biological sciences and the other sciences and professions, and some of the implications are discussed. (JR)

Examines the opportunities and performance of women in the field of microbiology in the past and present. Provides tabulated and graphical data to compare the percentages of doctoral degrees earned by women since 1920 in microbiology, the biosciences, and all fields of study. (JR)

Discusses the present concern in the scientific community over support for scientific research and training and examines this topic in terms of two questions: "To whom should scientists talk?" and "What should scientists way?" (JR)

Two National Research Council studies investigate the growing number of postdoctoral trainees, particularly in the biomedical fields, and the implications of this postdoctoral pool growth for federal support of pre- and postdoctoral research training. (BB)

Presents details of a report by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) to Presidential Science Adviser Frank Press on science and engineering manpower trends and needs. Discusses trends and implications relating to the proportion of faculty members at doctorate granting institutions who qualify as young scientists. (BT)

The science and technology advisor to the President of the United States presents the challenges facing Americans today in the fields of science and technology. The major topics focused on are people and development, agriculture, biomass and bioconversion, and regulation. (SA)