April 



Planning: On the basis of a study by the Office of Programming and Budget, several 

 major new procedures were incorporated into the annual budget formulation process to 

 aid budget decision-making. The procedures facilitate communication of budget 

 information throughout the Institution and further automate entry and analysis of 

 budget data. 



April 



Restoration: The second phase of the Olmsted Walk restoration was completed at the 

 National Zoological Park. Striking red-toned, man-made stones now pave the walkway. 

 New stone walls, niches for benches, curbs, and plantings extend from the pedestrian 

 gate on Connecticut Avenue to the entrance area of the Education Building. 



April 



Grants: The Office of Fellowships and Grants announced the Webb Fellowship 

 recipients. 



April 



Exhibition: In conjunction with National Science and Technology Week, the Smithsonian 

 Institution Traveling Exhibition Service inaugurated "Diversity Endangered," a poster 

 exhibition that addresses the loss of biological diversity on the planet. A grant 

 from the National Science Foundation supported the development of the twenty full- 

 color posters that make up the exhibition. A videotape to accompany the exhibition 

 was produced by the Office of Telecommunications. 



April 



Research: For the International Research and Exchanges Board, the Office of Museum 

 Programs organized a delegation of four museum specialists, including two Native 

 Americans, to view and document for the first time American Indian collections in East 

 Germany. 



April 



Collaboration: The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute inaugurated a collaboration 

 with the University of Panama's Museum of Invertebrates. The institute donated and 

 identified specimens and provided support for student research projects. 



April 



Lectures: "Bubbles, Voids, and Bumps in Time," a series of public lectures on current 

 theories about the origin, evolution, and ultimate fate of the universe, was presented 

 in Boston and Washington, D.C., by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 

 In Boston, the series was organized with the Boston Museum of Science; in Washington, 

 the Resident Associate Program was the cosponsor. 



April 1 



Anniversary: Air & Space/Smithsonian, the bi-monthly magazine of the National Air 

 and Space Museum, celebrated its first anniversary. 



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