Raises questions and presents different views on the potential ethical dilemmas and legal issues resulting from the increasing amount of industrial investment in academic science. Gives examples of how different industries and universities have formed their relationships. (DC)

The Uniform Patent Legislation directly and significantly affects the technology transfer relationship between the federal government and academe. With appropriate regulations and a centralized review process, the act should be a valuable tool to American industry, and particularly to universities, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses.…

Discusses recent efforts of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy to spark a regional economic resurgence through advanced technology in the Hudson River area. (CS)

Presents in tabular form chemists' salaries. Reviews salaries of chemists with B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, chemical engineers, college faculty, industrial chemists, women, and employment status of chemists surveyed. Indicates relatively low unemployment and that medial salary for chemists has increased 11% between March 1980 and March 1981. (JN)

Presents a strategy for improving labor transactions in the local labor market. An interorganizational network perspective is suggested which involves a shift from developing and maintaining contacts with individual firms to a network of firms in the same industry which share a dependence on the local labor market. (CT)

To help the unemployment problems of Egypt, the authors recommend the restructuring of agriculture; orientation of investment to foreign-exchange earning export industries; the phasing out of employment guarantees in the public sector combined with educational and training reforms; and contingency employment programs, concentrated on the…

The president of the Exxon Research and Engineering Company thinks that an increase in industry-supported academic research is economically and socially desirable. Ways industry and academia can overcome the obstacles to a better working relationship to forge new links between company and campus are outlined. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the selection and purchase of computer software for use in educational settings. Evaluative criteria such as software reviews, publisher reputation, evidence of field-testing, and publishing company attitude toward previewing and software backup are examined. A chart of the purchasing policies of 29 publishing companies is included. (JJD)

Discusses biotechnology in terms of its potential and the bottlenecks encountered in the course of development. Topics/issues addressed include: biotechnology definitions; research prospects; raw material constraints; co-ordination/financial support; training; industry/university conflicts; possible risks; and legal protection involving living…

Describes a project by which Stanford University's Department of Medicine has turned itself into a consulting collective to raise money for research by junior faculty and to link the department to industry while precluding conflict of interest or the rise of wealthy scientist-superstars. (Author/JN)

A survey of 601 managers and workers in 10 German manufacturing companies studied the implications of workers' participation for the exercise of control. Statistical analysis of data on control over work environments, production organization, personnel, and finance indicated that, in more participative companies, distribution of control is more…

The evolution of medical schools from simple educational institutions into complex academic medical centers with greatly extended and expanded activities in teaching, biomedical and behavioral research, and medical services is discussed. Medical schools are examined as commercial high technology enterprises with only incidental education and…

Described are some of the technical, military, and political considerations that bear most directly on the choices facing the United States and its NATO allies on modern lethal chemical weapons. (BT)

Contends that the events at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant mark the failure of technical reasoning and communication practices to master the problems of our age. (PD)

This, the second of a two-part series concerning children's book publishing, begins with the 1970s and describes changes that have affected the industry over the years. (AEA)