The program is part of what the Reagan Administration considers a major science initiative to use university centers to spur industrial and technical innovation.
She is director for mathematics and science initiatives in the University of Texas system, where she is responsible for bringing minority students into those two fields.
Public understanding of science initiatives do much to enthuse young people.
This project was part of the Public understanding of science initiative (Reference A/09)
With politics increasingly dominated by visuals, the pressure for big science initiatives may continue to build.
In the 1970s, Henry Kissinger requested, and took, several science initiatives to his talks with China.
The exhibition is part of the museum's new science initiative, said Philip Verre, its director.
As part of the science initiative, the museum has already planned "Hudson Riverama," a large permanent exhibition scheduled to open in 2000.
The city works closely with research institutes, private universities, and companies to collaborate on the commercialisation of science initiatives.
"Science City" is an example of a public science initiative that ran from June 1994 through May 1995.