produced in 1952, became an inspiration for the folk and 

 blues revivals and a creative source for Bob Dylan, Jerry 

 Garcia, and Joan Baez, among others. 



August 



* NSF Award The Department of Zoological Research 

 along with the University of Maryland received a five- 

 year, §1.5 million National Science Foundation Research 

 Training Grant on the Biology of Small Populations. The 

 grant will fund studies on the biological consequences of 

 small population sizes and train students and postdoctoral 

 scientists. Funds are available for activities at the under- 

 graduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels; technical train- 

 ing sessions to develop hands-on experience in laboratory, 

 software, and other specific tools; seminar courses explor- 

 ing different aspects of the general research theme; and an 

 annual research symposium with invited speakers and 

 presentations by members of the program. 



August 



■ Research Ultraviolet and optical images of the giant 

 star Mira and its hot companion obtained by two SAO 

 scientists and their colleagues using the Hubble Space 

 Telescope's Fine Object Camera represent both the first 

 ultraviolet images and the first separate spectra of the 

 two stars. These unique views suggest that material 

 from Mira's extended atmosphere is being drawn onto 

 the smaller companion, the first time such a mass trans- 

 fer has been observed. 



August 



■ Exhibition After designing and producing the SITES 

 photography exhibition The Art of Jack Delano, Office of 

 Exhibits Central management and design and production 

 staff traveled to Puerto Rico to install the exhibition and 

 advise Banco Popular — the exhibition's funder and first 

 venue — on objects handling, lighting, floor plan, layout, 

 and other aspects of presenting museum exhibitions. 



August 



■ Agreement An agreement was made with Apple Com- 

 puter, Inc., to create interactive software for the Nation- 

 al Museum of Natural History's new Geology, Gems, 

 and Minerals Hall. 



August 8 



■ Fellowships The Center for Museum Studies received 

 a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to implement 



a three-year humanities fellowship program, "Latino 

 Cultural Research in a National Museum Context: 

 Issues of Representation and Interpretation." The 

 fellowships, a mix of residencies for scholars and 

 museum professionals, will be interdisciplinary and will 

 support Latino/Latina-focused scholarship using the 

 extensive cultural, archival, historical and professional 

 resources at the Smithsonian. Projects will link art and 

 the politics of public display, encompass in-depth and 

 advanced research in the museum and curatorial fields, 

 and contribute much-needed Latino-focused perspec- 

 tives and interpretations to topics within many 

 Smithsonian collections. 



August 11 



■ Staff Appointment As the new Executive Director for 

 Development, Robert V. Hanle will oversee the opera- 

 tions of the Office of Membership and Development. 



August 14 



■ Training The Smithsonian Accessibility Program 

 and the National Zoo cosponsored training for staff on 

 service of animals for people with disabilities. A speaker 

 from the Delta Society National Service Dog Center 

 engaged participants in a dialogue on accommodating 

 zoo visitors who have service animals. 



August 15 



■ Exhibition The Anacostia Museum and Centet for 

 African American History and Culture exhibited "Carib- 

 bean Visions: Contemporary Painting and Sculpture." 



August 27 



■ Program An Individual Development Plan Program 

 was developed for the Finance area. This program will 

 provide the opportunity for all staff members and their 

 supervisors to develop training plans for the year that 

 will address meeting core job requirements and oppor- 

 tunities for career enhancement. 



Fall 



■ Exhibition Working with Veta Hyatt, Program 

 Director for African/Caribbean Programs of the Office 

 of International Relations, the Office of Exhibits 

 Central (OEC) continued to engage in exchange with 

 the Cape Coast Castle Museum project in Cape Coast, 



39 



