University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 4, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Dragon boat races spark rise in tourism spending during ancient Chinese festival
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Villagers compete during a dragon boat race at Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on May 31, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] In the watery maze of Diejiao Village in Foshan, south China’s Guangdong Province, dragon boat teams race through S-curves, L-bends and tight C-turns […]
MIL-OSI USA: VIDEO: Capito Questions Secretary McMahon on Department of Education’s Budget Request
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito [embedded content] Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), questioned U.S. Department […]
MIL-OSI Global: Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian airfields could derail Russia’s war efforts
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University The drone attacks by Ukrainian Operation Spider’s Web forces on Russian airfields have called into question Russia’s supposed military strength. Russian authorities have acknowledged damage from the June 1 attacks — an […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to observational study on low calorie diets and depressive symptoms
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments June 3, 2025 An observational study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health looks at the mental health consequences of low calorie diets. Prof Stella Chan, Charlie Waller Chair in Evidence-based Psychological Treatment, University of Reading, said: “This research study contributed to the emerging field of nutritional psychiatry by […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko: Russian schoolchildren brilliantly completed the tasks of the International Chemistry Olympiad
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. The results of the Abu Rayhan Biruni International Chemistry Olympiad (ARBIChO 2025) were summed up in Tashkent. The Russian team of four schoolchildren participated in the competition in person and received three gold and […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Would you hand over your health data if it meant better care?
Source: 04 June 2025 Despite growing concerns about data privacy, new research from the University of South Australia shows that most people are happy to hand over their health information if it could help improve their care. In a new global study, UniSA researchers found that 94% of people who use wearable activity trackers – […]
MIL-OSI Australia: How good money habits make cents for mental health
Source: 04 June 2025 Maintaining regular savings habits and paying off credit card debt on time are two stable financial behaviours that significantly lead to improved mental health, University of South Australia finance experts have found. New UniSA research has revealed that stable financial habits can significantly contribute to improved mental health, which in turn […]
MIL-OSI Global: ‘That was rude’: why the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her was ripe for TikTok memes
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Gregory Camp, Senior Lecturer, School of Music, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau A few snippets of musicalised dialogue from the cast album of the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her – with music and lyrics by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, and a book by Marco […]
MIL-OSI Global: Even if Putin and Zelenskyy do go face-to-face, don’t expect wonders − their one meeting in 2019 ended in failure
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Anna Batta, Associate Professor of International Security Studies, Air University Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris in 2019. Ian Langsdon/Pool Photo via AP Delegations from Ukraine and Russia met for a second time in Istanbul in a […]
MIL-OSI Global: Chagos islands: how Mauritius can turn a diplomatic triumph into real economic growth
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Dev K (Roshan) Boojihawon, Associate professor of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham The decades-long Chagos islands dispute has finally entered a new chapter. The UK officially agreed to return the sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius. The Indian Ocean islands are strategically situated near key […]
MIL-OSI USA: Helping More Students Earn Their Degree
Source: US State of New York overnor Kathy Hochul today announced the expansion of SUNY ASAP|ACE, the nation’s leading evidence-based retention and completion model, from 4,270 students at 25 SUNY campuses in Fall 2024 to 7,050 students at 34 SUNY campuses in Fall 2025. Nine SUNY campuses will join ASAP|ACE this school year, and 14 […]
MIL-Evening Report: Curious Kids: can spiders swim?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leanda Denise Mason, Vice Chancellor Research Fellow in Conservation Ecology, Edith Cowan University A great raft spider (_Dolomedes plantarius_). Salparadis/Shutterstock Can spiders swim? Waubra Preschool students, Victoria, Australia What a great question! Most spiders don’t swim by choice. But they sure can survive in water when they […]
MIL-Evening Report: A two-state solution is gaining momentum again. Does it have a chance of success?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University As Israel’s devastating war in Gaza has ground on, the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was thought to be “dead”. Now, it is showing signs of life again. French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly pressing other European […]
MIL-Evening Report: People with severe mental illness are waiting for days in hospital EDs. Here’s how we can do better
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Rosenberg, Associate Professor, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, and Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney Matthew Ashmore/Shutterstock On ABC’s 4 Corners this week, psychiatrists and nurses have warned New South Wales’ mental health system is in crisis. They report some patients with severe mental […]
MIL-Evening Report: With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn Campbell, Professor, School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The federal government has launched a “rapid review” to look at what works to prevent bullying in schools. Led by mental health experts, the review will underpin a new national standard to […]
MIL-Evening Report: In the trade wars, there are lessons for the US from Brexit. Australia and our trading partners should take note
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide General_4530/Getty While the Trump administration’s on-again, off-again trade wars wreak havoc on the business plans of the world’s exporters, the risks to the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Interview with Dave Des Marais
Source: NASA Let’s start with your childhood, where you’re from, your family at the time, if you have siblings, your early years, and when it was that you became interested in what has developed into your career as an astrophysicist or research scientist? I was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1948, the youngest of four […]
MIL-OSI USA: Beneath the Surface: Why Bri Friedman Embraces Failure
Source: US National Renewable Energy Laboratory An Engineer Looks Back on High School Science Fairs, African Drone Flights, and Marine Energy Innovations That Shape the Future Bri Friedman is looking forward to learning from failure. This National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) engineer is working with the laboratory’s marine energy team to develop a device called […]
MIL-OSI Russia: AI and Practice: What Should Be the System for Training the Next Generation of IT Specialists
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics – © Higher School of Economics What IT specialists the Russian economy needs, how to train them correctly and why it is important to include industry professionals in the educational process were discussed by officials, companies and […]
MIL-OSI Security: Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiracy and Smuggling a Dangerous Biological Pathogen into the U.S. for their Work at a University of Michigan Laboratory
Source: Office of United States Attorneys DETROIT – Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. Gorgon was joined in the announcement by […]