July 26 



Workshop: The Office of Interdisciplinary Studies held a workshop on space science 

 education for 60 Washington, D.C., area teachers and curriculum specialists. 



July 27 



Publication: "United States Women in Aviation, 1940-1985," by Deborah G. Douglas, 

 was published as number seven in the series Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space. 

 Smithsonian Institution Press announced plans to reprint three earlier monographs on 

 women in aviation as companion volumes for sale through its University Press division. 



July 30- August 5 



Special Event: A series of experimental public education activities conducted throughout 

 the National Zoo launched a new program to give visitors "new eyes" for seeing the Zoo. 

 The programs were part of Improving Exhibition Interpretation Superweek activities. 



August 



Appointment: Marc Pachter, former assistant director for history and public programs at 

 the National Portrait Gallery, was appointed deputy assistant secretary for external 

 affairs. 



August 



Lecture: Noted authors Ishmael Reed and John Wideman read from their works and 

 lectured as part of a Resident Associate Program (RAP) series on African American male 

 writers. Attending this series were local high school students who were part of RAP's 

 "Project Excellence," designed to expose them to African American literature. The 

 project was supported by the Hattie M. Strong Foundation and the Smithsonian 

 Educational Outreach Program. 



August 



Research: Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute installed a 

 construction crane in Panama City's Metropolitan Natural Park to study the canopy of the 

 tropical rainforest. This was the first time a construction-type crane has been used to 

 provide scientists access to study the forest canopy. 



August 



Publication: Smithsonian Books released After Columbus: TJie Chronicle of the North 

 American Indians, by Herman J. Viola, in conjunction with the upcoming Columbus 

 Quincentenary. 



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