May 9 



Research: A 55 , OOO-gallon oil spill at Panama's oil refinery reached the reef at 

 Gal eta Point, the site of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Atlantic 

 laboratory •where long-term studies of animal and plant pcpoulaticn variations and 

 their causes are conducted. The Mineral Management Service of the U.S. 

 Department of the Interior provided funds for short-term studies of the 

 ecological impact of the oil spill. 



May 10-13 



Workshop: In Chicago, the first on-site "Policy and Management" workshop for 

 directors and trustees of museums from the membership of the African-American 

 Museum Association was coordinated by the Office of Museum Programs. 



May 12 



Cpen House: The Smithsonian Office of Public Affairs held a Behind-the-Scenes 

 Day cpen house for feature writers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research 

 Center in Edgewater, Md. It was attended by a dozen members of the press and 

 generated publicity in both the print and television media. 



May 13 



MilestcTje: A first in a series of three think-tank conferences was held at the 

 Cocper-Hewitt Museum. Prominent design professionals discussed issues of both 

 theoretical and practical significance to the museum. 



May 13 



Guest lecturers: Resident Associate Program began its three-part series, 

 "Lillian Gish, Ginger Rogers, and Sally Field: Three Generations of Hbllywood 

 Actresses," cosponsored with the National Museum of American History. The three 

 actresses were featured, sharing reminiscences of their careers. 



May 14-23 



Residencies: Semi-annual sessions of the Kellogg Museum Professionals at the 

 Smithsonian brought senior-level museum professionals from around the United 

 States to the Smithsonian Institution for a 10-day residency to study issues 

 relating to museums as educational resources in their communities. 



May 15 



Publication: Symposium proceedings entitled "Watershed Research Perspectives" 

 was published by the Smithsonian Institution Press for the Smithsonian 

 Environmental Research Center. The fifteen chapters cover verious aspects of the 

 nutrient dynamics of complex watersheds, the role of riparian vegetation, and the 

 effects of acid deposition. This volume and a previous volume (1977) are the 

 only such watershed research symposia ever published. 



