The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) state-level analysis provides policymakers, educators, state government officials, and others with details on the projections of STEM jobs through 2018. This report delivers a state-by-state snapshot of the demand for STEM jobs, including: (1) The number of forecast net new and…

This study investigated attitude changes of 18-year-old first-year college students at a large state-operated institution in the USA during their initial semester in college. Attitudes of 375 students enrolled in a non-science first-year student seminar during the Fall of 2004 were measured, using a new instrument designed to focus on five…

The focus of the study in the present article is the cadre situation in scientific organizations in the post-Soviet space. The older generation in academic institutes is increasingly predominant owing to the natural aging of scientific personnel along with a slower influx of young people. At the same time, older scientists serve in the role of…

In the period after the collapse of the Soviet Union, cadre problems in Russian science gradually came to be included among the problems that are the most pressing and whose solutions need to be given top priority. The mass exodus of young and middle-aged qualified specialists from scientific research institutes, design bureaus, and scientific…

From 1942 to 1958, a national weekly programme on CBS radio and presented by Science Service, Inc. devoted 37 of its broadcasts to profiling American high school students' achievements in science talent searches, clubs and fairs. These "Adventures in Science" radio programmes cast scientifically talented youth as potential contributors to national…

Predicts that current National Institutes of Health research training programs for surgeons will need to be boubled if an adequate supply of scientifically trained research surgeons is to be maintained. (AL)

Summarized is the annual report of the American Institute of Physics for 1973. Publications and programs of the association are summarized and discussed. (RH)

Information concerning 243,000 scientists is reported in the 1966 National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel. Data are presented on education, specialization, type of employer, salary, age, sex, and other factors selected to meet the needs of most users of data on scientific personnel. Discussed are characteristics of scientists and…

This survey is the eighth in a series designed to give basic salary information on engineering graduates in the United States working in industry, government, and education. Its purpose is to report the present level of engineering salaries and, in addition, to indicate their trend over the past 15 years. Data were collected by questionnaire from…

This survey is the eighth in a series designed to give basic salary information on engineering graduates in the United States. Its purpose is to show the present level of engineering salaries and, in addition, to indicate their trend over the past 15 years. Data were collected by questionnaire from 979 organizations, representing 191,042…

Listed in this directory are individuals concerned currently with marine activities on the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, and the adjacent offshore area, known administratively as the Coastal Plains Region. The categories for the listings include educational institutions, state and county agencies, and federal agencies. The…

Several intriguing differences exist between the chemical profession and other scientific professions according to a National Science Foundation manpower review. These differences include more chemists working in industry and in R and D and fewer obtaining PhD's. Chemists also are less likely to receive government financial support for their work.…