THREE MORE STATES GET TECHNICAL SERVICES GRANTS

CALIFORNIA, MONTANA AND WASHINGTON HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LIST OF STATES APPROVED FOR GRANTS UNDER THE STATE TECHNICAL SERVICES ACT. CALIFORNIA WILL GET $66,141, DIVIDED AMONG CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY, HUMBOLT STATE COLLEGE, AND UCLA. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SYSTEMS DESIGN STUDIES RELATED TO ESTABLISHMENT OF REFERENCE CENTERS, TRAINING IN USE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES, WORKSHOPS IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND SEMINARS ON COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS. MONTANA RECEIVES $9,702 SPLIT BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA AND MONTANA STATE COLLEGE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SEMINARS FOR THE LUMBER INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER GROUPS ON SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS, COST ACCOUNTING AS APPLIED TO MEDICAL SERVICES, EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, HYDRAULICS, ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HIGHWAY SYSTEMS. WASHINGTON RECEIVES $60,000, WITH PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, GONZAGA UNIVERSITY, EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, PARTICIPATING. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A CENSUS OF TECHNICAL SERVICE USERS, TECHNICAL BULLETINS, SEMINARS, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. COURSES WILL DEAL WITH ENGINEERING TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST FOR MANAGERS, FORESTRY RESEARCH, USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO EXPAND WOOD USING INDUSTRIES, AND DATA PROCESSING FOR MANAGEMENT.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 16, No 15
• Publication Date: 1966-7-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Washington Science Trends
  • Publisher: Trends Publishing Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal aid; Government agencies; Physical distribution; Project management; States
• Uncontrolled Terms: Agencies; Fund allocations; Projects
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00200173
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 14 1994 12:00AM