Describes the search for funds for building the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences. (AL)

Describes the testimony of a University of Virginia professor of applied science, who charged that the National Science Foundation grants disproportionately small funds to the best university departments in the field of metallurgy and materials, while preferentially funding middle-ranked departments. (MLH)

Discusses the funding of scientific research by the National Science Foundation (NSF) during the past 25 years. Reviews in general terms the types of broad research accomplished through NSF funds in various fields of science. (MLH)

Outlines Ford's budget in the areas of basic research, energy, space, and defense, and reports on the administration's overall budget strategy. (GS)

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)

Provides a brief history of the National Science Foundation. Discusses the personalities involved in its conception and foundation, the political process by which it was established, and the purposes and plans outlined in the initial stages of its development. (MLH)

Describes political viewpoints surrounding a Congressional plan to create a National Science Foundation (NSF) program that would allow public interest groups greater participation in deciding what types of scientific research should be funded. (MLH)