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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
Various issues related to the role of scientific research at American museums were addressed during these hearings. The hearings include the testimony and prepared statement of Robert McCormick Adams (Secretary, Smithsonian Institution) and questions and answers for the record. These questions focus on such areas as the extent to which museums…
Descriptors: Exhibits, Hearings, Higher Education, Institutional Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1984
These hearings focused on the reauthorization of appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for fiscal year (FY) 1985. (The Reagan administration's request for the NSF was $1.5 billion, an increase of 13.6 percent over the FY 1984 budget.) The hearings include a prepared statement from Edward Knapp (NSF director) which provides an…
Descriptors: Budgets, Computer Science, Engineering, Engineering Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
Perspectives, policy issues, and options for Congressional action that relate most directly to the development and implementation of alternatives to animal use in research and testing are addressed in this report. Testimonies and reports include those from the Office of Technology Assessment, the National Institute of Health, and the Food and Drug…
Descriptors: Animals, Ethics, Experiments, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1985
These hearings consist of testimony by and the prepared statement of George A. Keyworth II (science advisor to President Reagan and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy) on the Reagan administration's science and technology policy and the proposed fiscal year 1986 budget for research and development (R&D). Supporting…
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Government Role, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1984
These hearings focused on various topics and issues related to the fiscal year 1985 budget request of $1.5 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF), which represents a 13 percent increase over the 1984 level, as well as on NSF policies. Witnesses, representing government or scientific and technical organizations not directly part of the…
Descriptors: Budgets, Computers, Engineering, Engineering Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1985
These hearings on international cooperation in science focused on three issues: (1) international cooperation in big science; (2) the impact of international cooperation on research priorities; and (3) coordination in management of international cooperative research. Witnesses presenting testimony and/or prepared statements were: Victor Weisskopf;…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Hearings, Higher Education, International Cooperation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
Presented is the first in a series of four hearings on international cooperation in science. The focus of the hearing is international cooperation in big science, as personified by the field of high energy physics. The particular area of interest is the questions: What are the past experience and future prospects for international costsharing of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Financial Support, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1984
These hearings focused on the impact of the United States decision to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Included are prepared statements and/or testimony by: Congressman Jim Leach (Iowa); Jean Gerard (U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO); Paul Baker; William Nierenberg; Thomas Galvin; and A. K. Solomon.…
Descriptors: Engineering, Environmental Education, Financial Support, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. – 1985
These hearings focused on the major problems and opportunities in marine research and on the role of both the government and the scientific community in responding to future needs. Included are statements by: James Baker; Donald Boesch; Robert Corell; Tudor Davies; M. Grant Gross; G. Ross Heath; Joel Pritchard; David Ross; J. R. Schubel; Gerry…
Descriptors: Estuaries, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
American science policy as related to the role and operation of museum research is examined in this report of the hearings of the Congressional Committee on Science and Technology. Focus is given to how museums fit into the overall picture of United States research activity and to the composition of and future requirements for financial support.…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Hearings, Informal Education
