The activities and preliminary findings of a 15-member task force's examination of the National Science Foundation's division of science information are detailed. The task force hopes to redirect NSF's scattered programs in science information activities and provide a blueprint for coordinating government-wide activities in the field. (BT)

Leaders in American business list the major nonmilitary threats to national security. In addition, the relationship of national security and the innovation process is analyzed. (CP)

The goals set forth for the National Science Foundation by its new director, Richard C. Atkinson, are detailed. The new director seeks to restructure the agency's applied research programs and to secure more funds for basic research. (BT)

Describes the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Applied Science and Research Applications (ASRA) program, the replacement for the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program, for providing applied science with an intellectual integrity and concrete usefulness. (SL)

Examines issues and trends related to university/industry research relationships. Indicates that critics insist that universities are violating obligations to science and society by marketing expertise to industry. In addition, small colleges feel left out of the trend. (JN)

Discusses the present state of governmental support for basic scientific research and for technological advancement. Explores various sources of advice for the coordination and integration at the federal level in technological-social-economic-political interactions. (CS)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded support for supercomputer centers at Cornell University, Princeton University, University of California (San Diego), and University of Illinois. These centers are to be the nucleus of a national academic network for use by scientists and engineers throughout the United States. (DH)

Summarizes viewpoints on the science policy, including those (1) of Harvey Brooks in "Science and Technology Policy for the 1980's"; (2) in the National Science Foundations'"Five Year Outlook"; and (3) of Christopher Wright, Director of Science Policy Program at Carnegie Institute of Washington. (SK)

Presents highlights of a December 1985 report on Soviet scientific capabilities. One finding is that a new emphasis on computing advances and instrumentation may weaken basic research in this country. (JN)

Examines the financial problems universities are encountering because of declining federal funds. Describes industry's role in the funding of university research. (DS)

Viewpoints are expressed about the Whitehead Biomedical Research Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and possible conflict of interest issues. (SK)

Summarizes recent findings reported in a two-volume publication, "Science Policy: USA/USSR," issued by the National Science Foundation. Volumes I and II review U.S. and Soviet science policy in research and development, respectively. Comparisons are made concerning common problems around energy, environment, and the meaning of security.…

Analyzes the recent changes and future of chemical science in East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Summarizes the American government's responses to the changes. (YP)

Problems facing western societies during the 1980s are predicted in this article. Energy-related social upheaval may be ahead. (SA)

Discusses Lehigh University's industry-funded centers and institutes, academic research projects designed to upgrade both industry and the economy, and research and development programs. Includes information on sources of research and development funding. (JN)