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Earth System Science: An Integrated Approach.
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Environment, 2001
Details how an understanding of the role played by human activities in global environmental change has emerged. Presents information about the earth system provided by research programs. Speculates about the direction of future research. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Global Warming, Scientific Research
The Virtues of Mundane Science.
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Kammen, Daniel M.; Dove, Michael R. – Environment, 1997
Argues for broadening of the scope of discussions about sustainable resource management to include pressing but often overlooked "mundane" problems. Discusses bias against the mundane, cookstoves for the poor, Grameen (a bank in Bangladesh) banking, and five key fallacies regarding mundane science. (JRH)
Descriptors: Economics, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Health
A Fragile Cornucopia: Assessing the Status of U.S. Biodiversity.
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Stein, Bruce A. – Environment, 2001
Presents a national status assessment of biodiversity for the United States. Discusses a catalog of biodiversity, the condition of species, and the legacy of extinctions in the area. Provides information for many of the states. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education
The University: Marketing Theories, Not Toothpaste.
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Krimsky, Sheldon – Environment, 1982
Using genetic engineering as an example, issues related to functions of universities/industry and scientific research are discussed. A research agreement between MIT and Exxon Corporation (on combustion science) is outlined, addressing issues related to such agreements (including patents/patent ownership and publications). Suggests future…
Descriptors: College Science, Contracts, Cooperative Programs, Financial Support
Striking a Bargain Between Company and Campus.
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David, E. E. – Environment, 1982
Issues related to industry-supported scientific research in universities are addressed, focusing on differing objectives between universities and industry. The roots of industry's objectives in funding university research are discussed. Forms of research agreement between industry and universities are also discussed, considering…
Descriptors: College Science, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Educational Objectives
Acid Precipitation: Causes and Consequences.
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Babich, Harvey; And Others – Environment, 1980
This article is the first of three articles in a series on the acid rain problem in recent years. Discussed are the causes of acid precipitation and its consequences for the abiotic and biotic components of the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and for man-made materials. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Climate
Re-Energizing the Research University.
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Omenn, Gilbert – Environment, 1982
The excitement and high commercial value placed on basic/applied genetics research appear to be re-energizing the once-fruitful relationship between academic/industrial sectors which declined over the last 20 to 30 years. University/industry relationships and cooperation between departments/faculty within universities are noted, discussing several…
Descriptors: College Science, Contracts, Cooperative Programs, Financial Support