Progress is assessed within the following areas of geoscience education: undergraduate and graduate enrollments, continuing education activities, conferences, National Science Foundation programs, source- and textbook and other educational material publications, earth-science teaching at the precollege level, and marine education (geology of ocean…

Describes the progress and current activities of the Minority Participation Program which was established to assist minority students in the geological sciences, to introduce new programs in predominantly minority colleges, and to retrain as geological scientists minority faculty members. Presents tabulated data on enrollment patterns of minority…

Describes the services of the National Referral Service of the Library of Congress which assists people with questions in science and technology by referring them to organizations which can answer those questions. (BR)

Reports highlights of the April, 1973 meeting of the U.S. National Committee for Geochemistry. Some of the topics reported on were: The Geophysics Research Board, deep drilling, exchange of geochemists with China and the activities of the Subcommittee on Geochemical Environment in Relation to Health and Disease. (BR)

In the academic year 1971-72: geology majors increased at all levels; geophysics majors dropped slightly; oceanographers showed substantial increases at the master's and doctoral levels; enrollment was down in graduate-degree programs for earth science teachers; environmental science exploded, more than tripling the total number of Ph.D.…

Reports on a recent meeting of marine curators in which data dissemination, standardization of marine curating techniques and methods, responsibilities of curators, funding problems, and sampling equipment were the main areas of discussion. A listing of the major deep sea sample collections in the United States is also provided. (CP)

Presents tabulated data of questionnaire responses from 207 colleges. More than 30 groups of data are included relating to various aspects of geology programs including enrollment, student and faculty data and courses. (PR)

Presents the highlights of the American Geological Institute's 18th Annual survey of enrollment, as reported by chairmen of university geoscience departments. Tabulated data provide a breakdown of enrollment by year and field of study for degree-granting departments in the United States and Canada. (JR)

Reports the 1974 survey of both graduate and undergraduate enrollment in geoscience departments; reports the median salaries for graduates and breaks down the enrollment according to sex and minority groups. Also reports that industry is recruiting BA/BS and MA/MS graduates vigorously but employment of Ph.D.'s is declining. (BR)

Interviews were conducted with some key figures among nonacademic employers of geoscientists in order to present their best guesses about opportunities for the rest of the decade and their best advice to students concerning employment. (DF)

An overview is presented of major research studies, scientific events, and issues of concern during 1981 in the field of geology. Thirty-four areas are reviewed ranging from archeological geology to volcanology. (DC)

Describes backgrounds of geophysics graduates that are desired for employment by industry. Also listed are areas in which industry could help universities concerning the development of programs to meet the future manpower needs in industry. (BR)

Reports on the enrollment of women and minority students in geoscience programs as well as the total student enrollment in undergraduate and graduate geoscience programs in both the United States and Canada. (BR)

Highlights geological history activities during 1982. These include formation of The History of Earth Sciences Societies, publication of a new journal ("Earth Sciences History: The Journal of the History of Earth Sciences Societies"), and presentation of the first history of geology award. Comments on geological history publications are…

Describes the year of 1973 as a banner year for environmental geology and briefly details the areas where environmental applications originating from earth scientists are occurring. (BR)