We describe Group-Advantaged Training of Research (GATOR), a yearlong structured program at the University of Florida that guided graduate student mentors and their undergraduate mentees through the mentored research process. Using the national Survey of Undergraduate Research Experiences for an academic year, we found that outcomes for our…

Scientific synthesis has transformed ecological research and presents opportunities for advancements across the sciences; to date, however, little is known about the antecedents of success in synthesis. Building on findings from 10 years of detailed research on social interactions in synthesis groups at the National Center for Ecological Analysis…

Describes the role of the American Institute of Biological Sciences in supporting cooperative research with Federal and International agencies. Educational activities in association with the Atomic Energy Commission, and support for research in theoretical biology are mentioned. (AL)

Presents background information on Dixy Lee Ray, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and on Elizabeth Scholtz, director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (PS)

The controversy concerning H.R. 4572, the Public Printing Reorganization Act, is presented; the bill is scheduled to appear before Congress this month. The belief among the scientific community and publishing industry is that it will jeopardize the distribution of publications of scientists' research. (SA)

Focuses on rewards in scientific research. Discusses the social structure of science and its ability to inhibit creativity as ilustrated in the work, "The Act of Creation: Creative Processes in Science." This is related to accounts of the discovery of the chemical structure of DNA. (SA)

Discusses the present concern in the scientific community over support for scientific research and training and examines this topic in terms of two questions: "To whom should scientists talk?" and "What should scientists way?" (JR)

While the public, including many scientists, have grave anxieties about the consequences of such technical achievements as recombinant DNA, challenges to the extent of freedom of scientific inquiry must be critically examined. However, scientific freedom cannot be used to justify blanket immunity from legitimate governmental and public oversight.…

Two National Research Council studies investigate the growing number of postdoctoral trainees, particularly in the biomedical fields, and the implications of this postdoctoral pool growth for federal support of pre- and postdoctoral research training. (BB)