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In accordance with Federal 3 National Science Board: Federal Cover: In February and March 1995, the statutes and regulations and NSF policies, investments in science and engi- U.S. inspection team sailed eastward no person on grounds of race, color, age, neering around the continent from McMurdo sex, national origin, or physical disability shall be excluded from participation in, 3 Seoul hosts 19th Antarctic Treaty Station and stopped at eight stations denied the benefits of, or be subject to dis- Consultative Meeting to conduct inspections under the crimination under any program or activity 6 Measures, Decisions, and Resolu- auspices of the Antarctic Treaty. The receiving financial assistance from the tions adopted at the 19th Antarctic U.S. team was made up of represen- Foundation. The National Science Foundation has Treaty Consultative Meeting tatives from the Department of State TDD (Telephonic Device for the Deaf) 23 U.S. Navy presence in Antarctica (which leads the team), the Coast capability, which enables individuals with marks a milestone and notes a Guard, the Environmental Protection hearing impairments to communicate with passing Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Foundation about NSF programs, 24 A 5-year review of regulator perfor- employment, or general information. This the National Oceanic and Atmos- number is (703)306-0090. mance in the U.S. Antarctic Pro- pheric Administration, the National Facilitation Awards for Scientists and gram Science Foundation, and the U.S. Engineers With Disabilities (FASED) pro- 26 Nobel Prize awarded to pioneers in Arms Control and Disarmament vide funding for special assistance or ozone research equipment to enable persons with disabili- Agency. During the inspection tour, ties (investigators and other staff, including 27 Three chemists hailed for planet- John Bengtson of the National student research assistants) to work on NSF saving work Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- projects. See the program announcement 28 Austral spring 1995 registers worst tration and fellow researchers (NSF 91-54), or contact the Facilitation ozone depletion yet Awards Coordinator at the National Science (shown here) took advange of the Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arling- 30 Science news from The Ice ship’s passage through poorly docu- ton, Virginia (703)306-1636. 30 Budget cuts cause cancellation of mented areas to survey seal popula- The Director of the National Science midwinter airdrop tions. Inset: Sea ice spotted off the Foundation has determined that the publi- 31 A year of extremes for Amund- cation of this periodical is necessary in the coast of Antarctica during the sen–Scott South Pole Station’s transaction of the public business required inspection cruise. by law of this agency. weather Photos courtesy of the U.S. inspection team. ANTARCTIC JOURNAL — VOLUME 31—NUMBER 1 2 National Science Board: Federal investments in science and engineering [Editor’s note: The following statement was to assure the security and defense of our in which we are still world leaders—such adopted by the National Science Board at country. Since then, a consistent and as computers, telecommunication, chemi- its 333rd Meeting on 14 December 1995. bipartisan policy of Federal investment in cals, aerospace, and biotechnology—and The Board, which is composed of 24 mem- research and education for civilian needs to assure our readiness to capitalize on bers who are appointed by the President has built a research and education enter- new scientific discoveries, innovative and confirmed by the Senate, has the dual prise of unparalleled scope and quality. processes, and emerging technologies. responsibilities of advising the President This policy has directly contributed to our These industries and others like them are and Congress on science policy and govern- economic growth, the productive use and the foundation of our national prosperity. ing the National Science Foundation.] husbanding of our resources, and the Scientific and technical education and a health and well being of our people. The vigorous research enterprise are critical or half a century, a national consensus— new ideas, products, and processes result- for positioning ourselves to meet future Ffirmly founded and widely shared—has ing from this national investment are challenges. affirmed that investment in research and responsible for much that we take for The National Science Board urges that education in science and engineering is an granted today: the information super decisions on Federal research and devel- investment in America’s future. Today we highway, television sets and transistors, opment budgets be framed with explicit face the prospect of an unprecedented miracle drugs and microsurgery, and auto- attention to the fundamental importance decline in Federal support for civilian sci- mated teller machines, composite materi- of U.S. leadership in research, for the ence and engineering. Long-term budget als, and spectacular agricultural produc- economy and for the well being of the constraints could have a serious impact on tivity. These innovations illustrate one Nation. The Board pledges continuing our Nation’s future well-being and the life inescapable fact—science and technology commitment to strong support of our vital and health of all its citizens. The conse- are uniquely important to our Nation’s national scientific capacity. The Board will quences for our technological and econom- future. work with Congress, the Administration, ic leadership as we move into the twenty- The challenge confronting the Nation business and civic leaders, and the public first century could be devastating. today is not only to reduce Federal spend- to raise awareness of the critical need to During the Second World War, our ing, necessary as that is. It is, also, to make and sustain a strong investment in leaders turned to science and technology undergird the