NATION'S MOST HIGHLY HONORED YOUNG RESEARCHERS/TEACHERS CONVENE IN WASHINGTON The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards support exceptionally promising junior faculty who are committed to the integration of research and teaching. Wishing to cultivate their professional career development, NSF places a high value on this teaching-research synthesis as integral to stimulating the discovery process enhanced by inspired teaching and enthusiastic learning. Award recipients become eligible to receive the nation's highest honor for young faculty given by the White House, The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Some 400 of the 1,300 total CAREER and PECASE award recipients along with 100 deans and department chairs will convene for a three-day conference that features, among other activities, a poster session highlighting awardees' projects, meetings to share best practices, and presentations by prominent speakers. This year's conference will open with a plenary session on Sunday, January 10, with presentations by NSF Acting Deputy Director Joseph Bordogna, NSF Assistant Director of Engineering Eugene Wong and CAREER chair Janet Rutledge. The conference will conclude on Tuesday, January 12, 1999, and includes a keynote address by former Science magazine editor Daniel Koshland, Jr. The four- to five-year CAREER awards, which range from $200,000 to $500,000, constitute NSF's highest honor for young research faculty for career development and NSF's premier activity that supports the integration of research and education. © 1999 America Tomorrow, Inc. Page updated January 10, 1999