University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 14, 2025.
MIL-OSI Global: As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Bethany Bradley, Professor of Biogeography and Spatial Ecology, UMass Amherst Salt marshes protect shorelines, but they’re already struggling to survive sea-level rise. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United States. With the U.S. […]
MIL-OSI Australia: New generation of skin substitutes give hope to severe burns patients
Source: 14 May 2025 A dermal matrix – one of the latest advancements to regenerate skin after severe burns. Severe burns remain one of the most challenging injuries to treat, causing high disease and death rates worldwide, but Australian researchers have flagged some promising new approaches that could save lives and dramatically improve patient recovery. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Markey, Clark, Pressley Condemn Termination of Federal Grants to Harvard University
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts Ed Markey Washington (May 13, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), today condemned the Trump Administration’s cancelation of $450 million in federal grants […]
MIL-OSI Security: ICYMI-Deputy Secretary Edgar: “An Illegal Immigrant Killed Two Teenagers In My Community. Under The Trump Administration, He Will Face Justice”
Source: US Department of Homeland Security ICYMI-Deputy Secretary Edgar: “An Illegal Immigrant Killed Two Teenagers In My Community. Under The Trump Administration, He Will Face Justice” Oscar Ortega-Anguiano is set to be released from prison after serving just three-and-a-half years of his 10-year sentence for the killing of Anya Varfolomeev and Nikolay Osokin WASHINGTON – […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Peters Urges Fiscal Responsibility and Against Healthcare Cuts in Republican Tax Plan Committee Consideration
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Scott Peters (52nd District of California) [embedded content] Washington D.C. – Today, at an Energy & Commerce Committee meeting on the Republican tax plan, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) urged his colleagues to not go through with their extreme cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act […]
MIL-OSI USA: PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UT San Antonio President
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) President Taylor Eighmy and other system leaders to discuss their leading academic programs, merger with UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and their research efforts in […]
MIL-Evening Report: From GPS to weather forecasts: the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellites
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Steer, Chair, Australian Centre for Space Governance, Australian National University Japan Meteorological Agency via Wikimedia You have probably used space at least 20 times today. Satellites let you buy a coffee with your phone, book a rideshare, navigate your way to meet someone, and check the […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Text adopted – 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye – P10_TA(2025)0092 – Wednesday, 7 May 2025 – Strasbourg
Source: European Parliament The European Parliament, – having regard to the European Council conclusions of 17 and 18 April 2024, 30 June 2023, 23 June 2022, 24 June 2021 and 12 December 2019, and to all relevant previous Council and European Council conclusions, – having regard to Türkiye’s membership of the Council of Europe and NATO, – having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Back into the closet: Is aged care failing LGBTI+ people?
Source: 14 May 2025 Many older LGBTI+ people feel pressure to ‘straighten up’ and ‘blend in’, concealing their identities to feel safe in aged care facilities, say researchers at the University of South Australia. […]
MIL-Evening Report: Using a blue inhaler alone is not enough to manage your asthma
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hughes, Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney New Africa/Shutterstock Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-coloured inhaler (or “puffer”). This kind of “rescue inhaler” brings quick relief from asthma symptoms. You may know […]
MIL-OSI USA: InCHIP Supports Principal Investigators Amid Uncertainty in Federal Research Funding
Source: US State of Connecticut On Friday, May 30, UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) will hold a virtual coffee break for faculty to receive updates on the evolving federal research funding landscape and guidance for writing competitive grant applications in the current climate. The event will feature a panel of […]
MIL-OSI Global: ‘The pope is Peruvian!’ How 2 decades in South America shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Matthew Casey-Pariseault, Associate Clinical Professor of History, Arizona State University Faithful hold a photo of Robert Prevost, who was elected Pope Leo XIV, in front of the Cathedral of Chiclayo, Peru, where he served as bishop for several years. AP Photo/Manuel Medina In his first appearance as Pope […]
Sen. Cruz Announces Key Senior Staff Hires and Promotions
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Texas Ted Cruz WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced key senior staff hires and promotions in his Washington, D.C. office. OMRI CEREN promoted to Senior Advisor for Policy and Communications. Omri previously served as National Security Advisor and then Legislative Director for Senator Cruz. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Aguilar Announces $300,000 to Strengthen CSUSB Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Research
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Pete Aguilar (31 CD Ca) Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced a $300,000 grant for California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) to enhance its research into the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the cybersecurity workforce. Continuing Rep. Aguilar’s focus on strengthening the cybersecurity program at CSUSB, this […]
MIL-Evening Report: The pay equity puzzle: can we compare effort, skill and risk between different industries?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Piercy, Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Waikato Getty Images Last week’s move by the government to amend pay equity laws, using parliamentary urgency to rush the reforms through, caught opposition parties and New Zealanders off guard. Protests against the Equal Pay Amendment Bill […]
MIL-OSI Global: How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mariah Meek, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University Green sea turtles, like this hatchling in Florida, are endangered due in part to habitat destruction and fishing nets. Keenan Adams/USFWS It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest […]
MIL-OSI Global: Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Conor Harrison, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of South Carolina Cities like Houston get high humidity in addition to the heat, making summer almost unbearable without cooling. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The U.S. is headed into what forecasters expect to be one of the hottest summers on record, […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Text adopted – Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds – P10_TA(2025)0077 – Wednesday, 7 May 2025 – Strasbourg
Source: European Parliament The European Parliament, – having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section III – Commission, – having regard to its decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budgets of the executive agencies for […]
MIL-OSI USA: Booker, Schiff Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Boost Teacher Compensation
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Cory Booker WASHINGTON, D.C. — During Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators (RAISE) Act, legislation that would boost teacher compensation by putting tax money back in their pockets and […]
MIL-OSI Russia: HSE and Hanoi State University will create a joint research institute
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics – An agreement was signed in Moscow between the HSE and Hanoi National University (HNU). The document was signed during the visit of the official Vietnamese delegation to the celebrations dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the […]