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Pearson, Calvin H.; Atucha, Amaya – Natural Sciences Education, 2015
In 1887, Congress passed the Hatch Act, which formally established and provided a funding mechanism for agricultural experiment stations in each state and territory in the United States. The main purpose of agricultural experiment stations is to conduct agricultural research to meet the needs of the citizens of the United States. The objective of…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Agricultural Education, Maps, Research and Development Centers

Heylin, Michael – Chemical and Engineering News, 1989
Summarizes three lectures given at a meeting of the Council for Chemical Research. The lectures discuss the shortage of scientists in the future, emphasize the importance of teaching in colleges and universities, and action needed for solving those problems. (YP)
Descriptors: Career Education, College Science, Higher Education, School Business Relationship