Puerto ricans investigate underrepresentation in science professions.

lems yet to be considered. Louis Battan of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Arizona, and Denver attorney Roger P. Hansen also focused on the opportunities for lawyers and scientists to work together toward resolving and understanding scientific issues. Conference participants joined one of three working groups: (i) social implications of weather modification, (ii) institutional relations and dissemination of information, or (iii) risk-benefit analyses, where they reviewed the role of proper planning and action in approaching interdisciplinary questions and the priorities for allocating resources to preclude or resolve them. Other public policy factors were investigated, including division of research and operational responsibilities among governmental units and between public and private organizations concerned with weather modification. Participants concluded that an effective division of responsibilities will be necessary to determine who sets programmatic goals; who assesses cost/benefit factors; who defines what risks are acceptable; and who, if anyone, compensates persons who suffer losses during attempts to modify weather. Leading the three groups were Barbara C. Farhar of Human Ecology Research Services, Boulder; Dean Mann, Department of Political Science, University of California at Santa Barbara; and