University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on April 29, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Xi urges promoting healthy and orderly development of AI
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, April 28 — On the afternoon of April 25, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held its 20th group study session, which focused on strengthening the development and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). While presiding over the session, Xi […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Classrooms under surveillance?
Source: 29 April 2025 International researchers are urging a critical rethink of digital technology in schools, warning that many classroom education tools are collecting student data in ways that could threaten privacy and wellbeing. The team*, including experts from the University of South Australia and the London School of Economics and Political Science, say the […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘I’m always afraid for the future of my family’: why it’s too hard for some refugees to reunite with loved ones
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University When refugees flee their home country due to war, violence, conflict or persecution, they are often forced to leave behind their families. For more than 30,000 people who have sought asylum in Australia since arriving more than […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘Do something about it before it gets worse’: young people want government action on gambling reform
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Pitt, Senior Research Fellow – Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University David P. Smith/Shutterstock Do something about it before it gets worse. This was a response from a 16-year-old boy in one of our recent studies when asked what he would say to the prime minister […]
MIL-Evening Report: Major survey finds most people use AI regularly at work – but almost half admit to doing so inappropriately
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Gillespie, Professor of Management; Chair in Trust, Melbourne Business School Matheus Bertelli/Pexels Have you ever used ChatGPT to draft a work email? Perhaps to summarise a report, research a topic or analyse data in a spreadsheet? If so, you certainly aren’t alone. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools […]
MIL-Evening Report: 1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University Stoer Head lighthouse, Scotland. William Gale/Shutterstock We’ve discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology. This impact now aligns with some […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Events – REPORTERS FACING MULTIPLE CHALLENGES COVERING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY – AUT
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) The challenges faced by journalists covering the climate emergency will be at the heart of a public symposium at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) next month. The symposium, titled Framing the Emergency: Climate Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, will explore how journalists report on the climate crisis, what more […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Greasing the wheels of the energy transition to address climate change and fossil fuels phase out
Source: 29 April 2025 The global energy system may be faced with an inescapable trade-off between urgently addressing climate change versus avoiding an energy shortfall, according to a new energy scenario tool developed by University of South Australia researchers and published in the open access journal Energies. The Global Renewable Energy and Sectoral Electrification model, […]
MIL-OSI Global: What Canada can learn from China on effectively engaging with Africa
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Isaac Odoom, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Carleton University Canada’s recent launch of a new Africa Strategy comes at a moment of profound geopolitical change and growing shifts in global development co-operation. As the western-led order and development model faces increasing scrutiny, countries like China are expanding their reach […]
MIL-OSI USA: UConn Waterbury Joins Community to Dedicate The Neil O’Leary Building
Source: US State of Connecticut A downtown Waterbury landmark has entered the next phase of its history as the new home of several UConn academic and research programs, complementing and expanding the wide range of offerings at the adjacent UConn Waterbury campus. It also has a new name: The Neil O’Leary Building, honoring the former […]
MIL-Evening Report: Arsenic is everywhere – but new detection methods could help save lives
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Magdalena Wajrak, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Edith Cowan University Arsenic is a nasty poison that once reigned as the ultimate weapon of deception. In the 18th century, it was the poison of choice for those wanting to kill their enemies and spouses, favoured for its undetectable nature […]
MIL-Evening Report: Forming new habits can take longer than you think. Here are 8 tips to help you stick with them
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research Fellow, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia SarahMcEwan/Shutterstock If you’ve ever tried to build a new habit – whether that’s exercising more, eating healthier, or going to bed earlier – you may have heard the popular claim that it only takes […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘Complaining is career suicide’: the hidden mental health crisis turning our screen industry upside down
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hegedus, Associate Professor, Griffith Film School, Griffith University Shutterstock The Australian screen industry is often associated with fun, creativity and perhaps even glamour. But our new Pressure Point Report reveals a more troubling reality: a pervasive mental health crisis, which could see the screen industry lose […]
MIL-Evening Report: New survey shows business outlook is weakening and uncertainty rising as the trade war bites
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University Vivid Brands/Shutterstock Uncertainty is everywhere these days. There is even uncertainty about the uncertainty. The Reserve Bank of Australia, for example, noted in the minutes from its April 1 meeting: The most significant development in the period leading up […]
MIL-OSI USA: Sorensen Announces Nearly $1 Million for Monmouth College to Grow STEM Workforce Pipeline
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the recent announcement of a $999,764 federal grant awarded to Monmouth College to fund scholarships for low-income students interested in pursuing a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degree. The funding will help prepare students for careers in […]
MIL-OSI Russia: The IMF to Hold the Inaugural Annual Economic Research Conference on Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Source: IMF – News in Russian April 28, 2025 Washington, DC: Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a statement today: “Global shocks are adding to regional factors resulting in exceptionally uncertain economic […]
MIL-OSI Global: Juggling dynamite? At 100 days in office, Donald Trump is no Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ronald W. Pruessen, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto Watching United States President Donald Trump weave and chainsaw his way through the first 100 days of his second term in office, I’ve been reminded of what Anthony Eden, the United Kingdom’s foreign secretary in the 1930s and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater Delivers First Antitrust Address at University of Notre Dame Law School
Source: US Justice – Antitrust Division Headline: Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater Delivers First Antitrust Address at University of Notre Dame Law School Good afternoon. Thank you so much for having me. It is an honor to be here at Notre Dame to give my first formal address as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Rector of the State University of Management joined the Public Council under the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State – On April 28, an order was published “On Amendments to the Composition of the Public Council under the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation” signed by the Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov. In accordance with the […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Round table within BIMAC-2025: how to provide the industry with personnel
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – On April 24, a round table was held at SPbGASU as part of the VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Information Modeling in Construction and Architecture Problems” (BIMAC-2025) dedicated to […]