This issue contains articles on experiences gained in the construction of terminal performance objectives for introductory biology courses, the impact of audiotutorial instruction on faculty load and departmental operating levels, an experiment designed to improve the teaching of biology in large enrollment introductory courses, a minicourse on…

An analysis of the present supply and likely future needs for scientific and technical specialists and generalists in the United Kingdom and the United States of America was made by examining the content of university curricula, the employment patterns of graduates, subsequent career structure, and the amount and timing of education and training.…

This report from an ad hoc advisory panel of the Board of Science and Technology for International Development attempts to provide an argument for the importance of systematic scientific and technical information transfer within the framework of the total technical assistance effort. It stresses the need for substantially greater activity and a…

Discusses recent trends in job placement for BS, MS, and PhD graduates in chemical and chemical engineering. (CP)

Reports enrollment figures for science and engineering baccalaureates of 1974 and 1975. Provides availability information concerning the complete National Science Foundation (NSF) study. (CP)

This survey concerns itself with the distribution of nonteaching assistance and staff support in chemistry departments and its relationship to the size of the department and the nature of the institution. The survey reports on 55 departments of chemistry of colleges in the State of New York. (BB)

Presents a profile of George Pimentel, the deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). (SL)

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

This special report, prepared by manpower and economic experts, details the employment prospects for chemists up to 1985. A demand for chemists equal to the supply is projected, but opportunities in academic institutions will decrease as overall college enrollments drop. (BT)

The function of Congressional Fellows in shaping federal legislation related to science is described. Recent energy legislation efforts are used as examples. (SL)

The purpose of this survey was to ascertain the employment situation in Britain for people with qualifications in microbiology. The data were compiled by surveying the advertised positions in selected newspapers and journals. The total number of advertised posts for 1972 are categorized and tabulated. (JR)

Considers first work in modern industry that uses very directly professional knowledge and skills of the physicist, then considers work which requires scientific knowledge and skills, and finally suggests other fields of work in industry which, though traditionally not filled by physicists, nevertheless offer rewarding work and provide…

Describes academic qualification for technician engineers and technicians, and briefly considers their duties and the opportunities available to them. (PR)

Prepared by the National Academy of Sciences, the report suggests implications of the 25 percent cut in support of physics programs as possible loss of scientific supremacy, employment problems, and the abandonment of whole subfields of research. (CP)