Questionnaires were distributed to 1,100 behavioral, biological, physical and social scientists at a major research university. Those surveyed said they suspected a colleague of falsifying data and 54% of them had failed to check out the suspicions or to take action to remedy the situation. (MLW)

Highlights a survey which examined the extent/variety of current university/industry research interactions, characterized principal cooperative efforts, identified factors appearing important in their formation, and which provided perspectives on the current state of university/industry relationships. Concludes that interactive efforts to support…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) publishes information on R&D expenditures by American industry based on data collected by the Bureau of the Census. Other organizations publish data on the same issue collected by surveys or derived from secondary sources. Differences exist between these two data. In an effort to understand the reasons…