The University of Bath (England), a small university awarded its charter just 30 years ago, hired an American vice-chancellor to bring it into the top ranks of research institutions. The university, hit hard by British higher education cuts in 1981, has created a niche for itself in the sciences and engineering. An evaluation of research at 191…

The Public Health Service, under pressure to develop rules to prevent conflicts of interest in federally supported scientific research, is now considering regulation only in clinical trials of commercial products, a much narrower approach than last year's proposed regulation at all levels of research. (MSE)