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Shapley, Deborah; Kolata, Gina Bari – Science, 1977
Discusses security problems associated with the open publication of research relating to "unsolvable" codes. (SL)
Descriptors: Communications, Conferences, Cryptography, Federal Government
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Shapley, Deborah – Science, 1975
The House of Representatives voted that the National Science Foundation (NSF) must submit a list of all proposed grant awards to Congress every 30 days as well as justifications for them. The award of any grant can be vetoed by either house within 30 days. This supplants the current method of peer reviews of grant applications. (MLH)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Foundation Programs
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Shapley, Deborah – Science, 1972
Describes the main import of Senate Bill 32 which includes measures to assist the retraining and employment of scientists and engineers and broadens the purposes of the National Science Foundation by creating the Civil Science Systems Administration. (AL)
Descriptors: Engineers, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Research Needs
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Shapley, Deborah – Science, 1973
Discusses the possible conflict of interest resulting from the Environmental Protection Agency's participation with the automobile and oil industries in the Coordinating Research Council - Air Pollution Research Advisory Committee, an organization which has sponsored much of the research important to federal regulation of clean air. (JR)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Ecological Factors, Environmental Education, Federal Legislation
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Shapley, Deborah – Science, 1977
Discusses China's success in bringing population and food production into balance. (SL)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Birth Rate, Family Planning, Food
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Shapley, Deborah – Science, 1977
Assesses current scientific and technological development in China under Communist rule. (SL)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Foreign Culture, Foreign Policy, International Relations