April 



Instrumentation: A fifth Automatic Photoelectric Telescope was installed at the 

 Smithsonian's Whipple Observatory in Arizona, where it will be used in 

 cooperative programs to observe variable stars. 



April 



Laboratory: The National Museum of Natural History's new Laboratory of Molecular 

 Systematics became fully operational, providing a powerful new thrust to the 

 museum's programs in systematic and evolutionary biology and making possible 

 biochemical and molecular genetic studies of DNA and proteins. The laboratory, 

 located at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, is directed by Dr. 

 Michael Braun. 



April 



Installation: The Office of Horticulture installed a recently restored 

 nineteenth-century fountain titled "Boy With Sword" in the rotunda of the Arts 

 and Industries Building. 



April 



Latino Outreach: "Descubra el Smithsonian," an Office of Telecommunications 

 pilot series of two-minute capsules for Spanish-language television, premiered at 

 the National Hispanic Media Conference in Puerto Rico. 



April 



Endowment: The Global Environmental Endowment Fund was created to support 

 research, conservation, training, and public education in the field of global 

 environmental studies at the Smithsonian, including biological diversity, faunal 

 and floral conservation, protection of endangered species, and biotic adaptation 

 to global change. 



April 



Special Event: The assistant secretary for public service and the National 

 Cancer Institute hosted an awards presentation and reception in the Arts and 

 Industries Building in observance of National Minority Cancer Awareness Week. 



April 



Move: The Office of Personnel Administration moved to new quarters at L'Enfant 

 Plaza. 



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