Describes the evolution of the programs of the School of Natural Resources at Ohio State University. Discusses the historical events that led to the creation of the school, the development of various natural resources programs over the last 20 years, and the current development of new programs and degrees. (TW)

Describes the interdisciplinary environmental studies program that has been developed at St. Lawrence University (New York). Discusses the challenges of integrating such a program into a liberal arts setting, and the successes relating to faculty involvement and the acquisition of off-campus endowment funds. (TW)

Discusses the problems created in graduate chemical engineering programs when students enter with a wide diversity of understandings of transport phenomena. Describes a two-semester graduate transport course sequence at the University of Notre Dame which focuses on fluid mechanics and heat and mass transfer. (TW)

Presents a view of future engineering education as perceived by the Technion faculty group on the basis of their own analysis and the insights gathered from workshop discussions. Contrasts basic and specialized education. Reviews the technologies and skills of the future engineer. Gives an overview of curriculum requirements. (CW)

Reports on the results of the Engineering Manpower Commission's 1986 survey of engineering enrollments, comparing them to the previous ten years of surveys. Provides tables of fall 1986 engineering enrollments categorized by curriculum, women, minorities, foreign nationals, schools, and by all students. (TW)

Examines college (introductory level) biology textbooks commonly used since 1950. Reports trends in new textbooks including length, graphics and content. Makes projections of future trends. Identifies major issues facing colleges related to biology textbook users. (CW)

Fall 1985 enrollment data are tabulated by institution type (doctoral, comprehensive, general baccalaureate, specialized, two-year, and new) and sector, sex, full- and part-time students, level of study (undergraduates, first-time freshmen, graduate students, and first professional students), and state. (MSE)

State higher education executive officers were surveyed to learn the status, nature, policies and procedures of undergraduate program review. States see reviews as improving cooperation between officials at state and institutional levels. At the institutional level, many educators regard state reviews as necessary evils. (MLW)

Discusses role of computer simulation in complementing and extending conventional components of undergraduate engineering education process in United Kingdom universities and polytechnics. Aspects of computer-based learning are reviewed (laboratory simulation, lecture and tutorial support, inservice teacher education) with reference to programs in…

Twenty percent of the nation's special education teachers preparation programs were examined to determine the extent of required research training. Results indicated that 80 percent of the surveyed undergraduate programs offer no courses devoted to research issues, while 65 percent of the graduate programs offered no or few courses. (Author/CB)

A comprehensive study by both baccalaureate origin and gender of entrants into U.S. medical schools reveals which institutions send substantial numbers of students to medical schools and also discloses differences in the institutional backgrounds of male and female medical students. (Author/MLW)

Tables showing college and university enrollments from 1970, 1975, and 1980, and projected enrollments for 1985-93, are presented. Enrollments are shown for public and private institutions, four-year and two-year institutions, undergraduate and graduate, male and female, and full-time and part-time students. (MLW)

A new report by Frank Newman, president of the Education Commission of the States, calls for a fundamental reexamination of national policy toward higher education in student financial aid, access to higher education, improvement of scientific research and technological development, and changes in undergraduate programs to make students more…

The Southern Regional Education Board found, after examining the transcripts of 6,000 college graduates, that strengthening the general education curriculum is the key to improving teacher training, and that the states must show greater leadership in specific areas in this reform effort. (MSE)

Fall college enrollments are tabulated by sector (public and private), institution type (doctoral, comprehensive, general baccalaureate, and two-year), level of study (freshman, undergraduate, graduate, and first professional), state, sex, and part-time and full-time student status. (MSE)