University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 3, 2025.
MIL-OSI: Parex Resources Announces Appointment to the Board of Directors
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) CALGARY, Alberta, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Parex Resources Inc. (“Parex” or the “Company”) (TSX: PXT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alberto Consuegra to the Board of Directors (the “Board”). Effective June 1, 2025, Alberto Consuegra has been appointed to the Board as an independent director. Alberto has more […]
MIL-OSI USA: Moolenaar: Benson Should Endorse SAVE Act After Illegal Voter Flees to China
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman John Moolenaar (4th District of Michigan) Headline: Moolenaar: Benson Should Endorse SAVE Act After Illegal Voter Flees to China On Friday, federal prosecutors unsealed details regarding a new criminal case against Haoxiang Gao, a Chinese national who attended the University of Michigan and illegally cast a ballot […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Exclusive: Cooperation between Tajikistan and China is actively developing thanks to the Belt and Road initiative – Vice-Rector of the Tajik Technical University named after Academician M. Osimi R. Jurakhonzoda
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Dushanbe, June 2 /Xinhua/ — Tajik-Chinese relations are currently at a high level of strategic partnership, Vice-Rector for International Relations of the Tajik Technical University named after […]
MIL-OSI Russia: The winners of the PROproject competition visited the Mir Moscow State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State – On June 1, a unique excursion to the Moscow State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “Mir” was held for applicants of the State University of Management and winners of the All-Russian competition “PROproject”. The guests were met by the […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Results of the exhibition “Metalloobrabotka-2025”
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – The traditional industry exhibition “Metalloobrabotka-2025” has ended in Moscow’s Expocentre. It is safe to say that SPbPU successfully presented its developments to ensure technological leadership in the direction of “Materials, Technologies, Production”. The Polytechnic […]
MIL-OSI Global: Reducing American antisemitism requires more than condemning opposition to Israel and targeting elite universities
Source: The Conversation – USA – By David Mednicoff, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst Law enforcement officials dress in protective gear to investigate after an attack on a march in Boulder, Colo., on June 1, 2025, calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. AP Photo/David Zalubowski […]
MIL-OSI USA: OPINION: Relief, Retention, and Responsibility—Why This Special Session Matters
Source: US State of Missouri JUNE 2, 2025 By Governor Mike Kehoe This special session is about showing up for our communities—from the families across our state picking up the pieces after devastating storms, to the employees and small businesses whose livelihoods depend on the jobs and economic activity provided by the sports franchise businesses […]
MIL-Evening Report: Astronomers thought the Milky Way was doomed to crash into Andromeda. Now they’re not so sure
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruby Wright, Forrest Fellow in Astrophysics, The University of Western Australia Luc Viatour / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbour. This merger – expected in about 5 billion years […]
MIL-Evening Report: Is the private hospital system collapsing? Here’s what the sector’s financial instability means for you
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne lightpoet/Shutterstock Toowong Private Hospital in Brisbane is the latest hospital to succumb to financial pressures and will close its doors next week. The industry association attributes the psychiatric hospital’s closure to insufficient payments from and delayed funding […]
MIL-Evening Report: Tax concessions on super need a rethink. These proposals would bring much needed reform
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Murphy, Visiting Fellow, Economics (modelling), Australian National University fizkes/Shutterstock The federal government has proposed an additional tax of 15% on the earnings made on super balances of over A$3 million, the so-called Division 296 tax. This has set off a highly politicised debate that has often […]
MIL-Evening Report: The surprising power of photography in ageing well
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tricia King, Senior Lecturer in Photography, University of the Sunshine Coast Marcia Grimm Older adults are often faced with lifestyle changes that can disrupt their sense of place and purpose. It may be the loss of a partner, downsizing their home, or moving to residential aged care. […]
MIL-OSI: Capital City Bank Group Announces Leadership Transition
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The board of directors of Capital City Bank Group (NASDAQ: CCBG) announced today that Bethany Corum has been named president of Capital City Bank, effective as of July 1, 2025. This historic appointment takes place during the Bank’s landmark 130th anniversary year and marks […]
MIL-OSI Global: Internet-enabled orgasms: How teledildonics are changing the way we have sex
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Madison E. Williams, PhD Student, Experimental Psychology, University of New Brunswick Sex toys are no longer limited to the analogue dildos and masturbators of the past. Today, they have become increasingly sophisticated. (Shutterstock) Sex toys are fairly common in people’s sex lives, and broadly accessible both online and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Apocalypse When? Hubble Casts Doubt on Certainty of Galactic Collision
Source: NASA As far back as 1912, astronomers realized that the Andromeda galaxy — then thought to be only a nebula — was headed our way. A century later, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope were able to measure the sideways motion of Andromeda and found it was so negligible that an eventual head-on collision […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Alderman Stephen Moutray honoured to hold the high office of Lord Mayor
Source: Northern Ireland City of Armagh Alderman Stephen Moutray has officially taken up office as the new Lord Mayor following the Annual Meeting of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council on Monday 2 June. The married father-of-three was co-opted onto council in December 2018 and was subsequently re-elected to represent the Lurgan District Electoral […]
MIL-OSI USA: Dr. Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Receives Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award
Source: US State of Connecticut Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D., KCSL, received the prestigious Bioactive Materials Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony held in May at a recognition ceremony in China. It was the highlight of the Westlake Advanced Regenerative Medicine Engineering Conference, which was the first international meeting on regenerative engineering, a […]
MIL-OSI: Duke University Student Receives the SBB Research Group Foundation STEM Scholarship
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) CHICAGO, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The SBB Research Group Foundation named Esther Hong Park a recipient of its STEM scholarship. The $2,500 award empowers students to create value for society by pursuing higher learning through interdisciplinary combinations of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Esther Hong Park, a first-year undergraduate student, […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: DFN Project SEARCH interns celebrate graduation at Kings College
A project which aims to increase the number of people with learning disabilities who secure employment in the north-east of Scotland held its annual graduation ceremony at the University of Aberdeen last week.
Source: University of Aberdeen A project which aims to increase the number of people with learning disabilities who secure employment in the north-east of Scotland held its annual graduation ceremony at the University of Aberdeen last week. The DFN Project SEARCH programme celebrated the achievements of the class of 2024/25 at Kings College Conference Centre […]
MIL-OSI Global: 3 ways the government can silence opinions it disagrees with, without using censorship
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Gregory P. Magarian, Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis The government can make you silence yourself — out of fear. Deepak Sethi, iStock/Getty Images Plus When most people think of how governments stifle free speech, they think of censorship. That’s when a […]
MIL-OSI Global: Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jae A. Puckett, Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University Funding cuts to trans health research are part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to medically and legally restrict trans rights. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson Given the Trump administration’s systematic attempts to medically and legally disenfranchise trans people, and […]