Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1982 (10. évfolyam, 31-34. szám)

1982 / 31-32. szám

Emil Kren (Ctr. Research Inst, for Physics): 3A month, survey; synthesis at low temperatures.

Márk Molnár (Inst, of Psychology): 6 months at Baylor Coll, to study sensory processes.

Miklós Papp (Inst, of Experimental Medicine): 1 month, survey; lymphatic system, pancreas.

József Spitzer (Ctr. Research Inst, for Physics): 3 months at Columbia U. to study elementary particle physics.

József Sutka (Agricultural Research Inst.): 4 months at the U. of Nebraska to study cytogenetics of wheat.

For information on support write to Kaara N. Ettesvold, Program Officer, Section on USSR and Eastern Europe, Commission on International Relations, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418.

NSF AWARDS

The National Science Foundation activated seven grants in 1981: 4 research grants, 2 developmental grants, and 1 supporting a seminar. The grants were awarded under the Program of Scientific Cooperation with Hungary. (For background information see: HSN no.3, p.1.) The agreement with Hungary will expire in June 1982 and the NSF is planning to negotiate a new agreement. Funding of the program is not expected to change appreciably. Applications are welcome throughout the year, i.e., no deadlines. For information on support write to Eastern Europe, Division of International Programs, National Science Foundation, 1800 F Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20550. Program managers are Charles Zalar and Deborah L. Wince.

The program is aimed at giving scholars and scientists an opportunity to expand their intellectual horizon, learn new techniques, and have access to complementary expertise. Priority areas of cooperation are research projects and short term endeavors such as workshops and seminars.

The following projects received support in 1981:

RESEARCH PROJECTS

(1) Cement hydration processes and modifications (36 months): Della M. Roy, Pennsylvania St. U., and Ferenc Tama's, U. of Chemical Engineering, Veszpre'm.

(2) Neutron and gamma-ray emission in syrongly-damped heavy-ion collisions (36 months): Aaron Galonsky, Michigan St. U., and Adam Kiss, Ctr. Research Inst, for Physics, Budapest.

(3) Solar wind-planetary ionosphere interactions (12 months): Andrew F. Nagy, U. of Michigan, and Tamás Gombosi, Ctr. Research Inst, for Physics, Budapest.

(4) Coupled hydrothermal-biochemical models (12 months): Donald R. Harleman, M.I.T., and Pál Benedek, Res. Ctr. for Water Resources Development, Budapest.

DEVELOPMENTAL VISITS

(5) The provenance of the archaeological amber artifacts of Hungary and its implications for prehistoric trade (6 months): CurtW. Beck, VassarColl., and E. Sprincz, National Museum, Budapest.

(6) Long-term study visit of four Hungarian scientists to the U.S. (3 months): Dr. Szakái, Mr. Csaba, Mr. Prinz, and Mr. Glaser.

SEMINAR

(7) To conduct a research-oriented bilateral workshop on dynamical astronomy (24 months): Victor Szebehely, U. of Texas, Austin, and B.A. Balázs, Eötvös L.U.

NO. 31-32, SPRING-SUMMER, 1982 HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER

BOOKS NOTED BUT NOT REVIEWED

Kramer, Samuel Noah, HISTORY BEGINS AT SUMER: Thirty-nine Firsts in Man’s Recorded History. 2d revised and updated edition. U. of Pennsylvania Press, 3933 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104,1981.388 pages, 34 halftones, 28 line drawings. $25.00.

Tigay, Jeffrey H., THE EVOLUTION OF THE GILGAMESH EPIC. U. of Pennsylvania Press, 3933 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 1982. 272 pages. $25.00 cloth (Prepublication price).

Ma'ndi, Peter, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Budapest: Akadémiai kiadó', 1982. 210 pages. $18.00 cloth.

Dreisziger, Nándor F., ed., MOBILIZATION FOR TOTAL WAR: The Canadian, American and British Experience 1914- 1918,1939-1945. Wilfrid Laurier U. Press, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada, 1981.136 pages. $9.75 cloth.

Szalavary, Anna, HUNGARIAN FOLK DESIGNS FOR EMBROIDERERS AND CRAFTSMEN. Dover Publications, 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014, 1980. 160 pages, illus. $4.00 paper.

Shoup, Paul S., EAST EUROPEAN AND SOVIET DATA HANDBOOK: POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, 1945-1975. In behalf of Hoover Institute PublicationsSeries, Columbia U. Press, 136South Broadway, Irvington, NY 10533, 1981. $40.00.

MEETING CALENDAR

1982

June 8-9 CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES ASSOC. OF CANADA with the LEARNED SOCIETIES CONFERENCE.

Annual Meeting at Ottawa. Coordinator: Dr. Martin L. Kovács, Dept, of History, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2.

Oct. 14-16 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SLAVIC STUDIES, Annual Meeting with AASHH symposium. Washington, D.C. Contact: Edsel W. Stroup, P.O. Box 4738, Cleveland, OH 44126.

Oct. 21-23 DUQUESNE HISTORY FORUM. 16th Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact: Steven B. Vardy, Dept, of History, Duquesne U., Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Dec. 4-7 AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.

81 st Annual Meeting with Hungarianist research forum. Washington, D.C. Contact: HSN editor.

Dec. 27-30 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF HUNGARIAN HISTORY. Annual Meeting with symposium at the concurrent Annual Meeting of the AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. Washington, D.C. Contact: Edsel W. Stroup, P.O. Box 4738, Cleveland, OH 44126.

Dec. 27-30 MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION with AHEA symposium. Annual Meeting. San Diego, Calif. Contact: Juliette Victor-Rood, Dept, of German, Pennsylvania St. U., University Park, PA 16802.

1983

April or May AMERICAN-HUNGARIAN EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION. 8th Annual Meeting. Ottawa, Canada. Contact: George Bisztray, Hungarian Chair, 21 Sussex Avenue, Room 304, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada M5S 1A1.

Note: if you desire to have a meeting listed, provide the editor with the place, time, and organizer's address, as early as possible.

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