Climate research; Future highways; Aquatic invasive species; Workplace hazards; Standardized testing; Recruiting the best; Air travel safety.

Kevin Finneran
Weapons and Hope.

Nondefense R&D would take a hit in proposed FY 2004 budget; Congress debates president's hydrogen initiative; NASA programs face intense scrutiny after Columbia loss.

Thomas Kalil
A Broader Vision for Government Research

Frederick R. Anderson
Improving Scientific Advice to Government

Marilyn J. Field
When Children Die

Reducing toxic risks (Review of Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution)

Stale environmentalism (Review of Beyond Earth Day: Fulfilling the Promise)

Computer technology (Review of Strategic Computing: DARPA and the Quest for Machine Intelligence, 1983-1993)

Science Advisory Board 1933.

Susan Joy Hassol
Randy Udall

A Change of Climate

G. Pascal Zachary

A Program for Africa's Computer People

Robert L. Paarlberg

Reinvigorating Genetically Modified Crops