University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 5, 2025.
MIL-OSI: SPEC Resumes Global Collaboration with Companies on U.S. BIS Entity List
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) GAINESVILLE, Va., June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC), the trusted leader in computing benchmarks, announced today that SPEC International Standards Group (ISG) successfully advocated that the United States clarify export policies to allow companies on the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List to participate in […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Seven exceptional students score Space Scholarships
Source: Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) During their 3-month internship programme at JPL they’ll work alongside scientists and engineers who are part of world-leading NASA missions. Their experience at JPL will not only support their studies, it will also provide real-world skills to start exciting careers in New Zealand’s fast-growing space industry. The […]
MIL-OSI USA: Gillibrand, Markey Slam Republican Plan To Rescind Over $1 Billion In Federal Funding For The Corporation For Public Broadcasting
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Ed Markey led a group of 29 senators in slamming a Republican attempt to rescind $1.07 billion in already-allocated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds local public broadcasting stations across the country. The […]
MIL-OSI Australia: In with the old: architects, planners, builders and academics unite in push for reuse over redevelopment
Source: 05 June 2025 UniSA’s Enterprise Hub is a state-of-the-art enterprise and innovation facility within an original heritage building Architects, builders, academics and regulators are calling for a major shift in Australia’s building policies, claiming these are based on a narrow view of environmental costs and false economies that downplay the real costs of new […]
MIL-OSI USA: Enhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard University
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse class=”has-text-align-center”>BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Admission into the United States to attend, conduct research, or teach at our Nation’s institutions of higher education is a privilege granted by our Government, not a guarantee. That privilege is necessarily tied to the host institution’s compliance and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restricts Foreign Student Visas at Harvard University
US Senate News: Source: US Whitehouse RESTRICTING FOREIGN STUDENT VISAS AT HARVARD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to safeguard national security by suspending the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University. The Proclamation suspends the entry into the United States of any new Harvard […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to MHRA advice on the use of contraceptives for women taking weight loss drugs in their latest guidance around safe use of the drugs
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments June 5, 2025 Scientists comment on the MHRA advice on contraceptives for women taking weight loss drugs. Dr Bassel Wattar, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, said: “GLP-1 agonist drugs are a great new addition to help selected patients with weight issues achieve […]
MIL-OSI USA: Chairman Pfluger, Green Request DHS Documents on Suspect in Boulder Terror Attack
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) and Full Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) sent a letter to Department of Homeland […]
MIL-OSI USA: SEAC Black Provides Opening Remarks During KEYSTONE Course’s Pentagon Visit
Source: US Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff Headline: SEAC Black Provides Opening Remarks During KEYSTONE Course’s Pentagon Visit Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black delivered opening remarks to U.S., partner, and allied senior noncommissioned officers and petty officers during the KEYSTONE class’s visit to the Pentagon […]
MIL-OSI USA: Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Seek Information on Republican Budget Bill’s Potential to Close Rural Hospitals
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore) June 04, 2025 Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in requesting important information about the impact of House Republicans’ budget bill’s dangerous proposed cuts […]
MIL-OSI USA: Padilla, Chu Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Make Graduate Education More Affordable
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Padilla, Chu Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Make Graduate Education More Affordable POST GRAD Act comes as Congressional Republicans push to make higher education more unaffordable through their billionaire-first budget bill WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.-28) introduced […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Engineers make a big splash, turning water treatment sludge into sustainable concrete
Source: 05 June 2025 Cracked and corroded sewer pipes cost Australian taxpayers almost $70 billion annually. Australian researchers are tackling a $70 billion problem facing our nation’s infrastructure by developing an eco-friendly alternative solution to traditional cement sewer pipes that are prone to cracking and corroding. By combining sludge – a byproduct of the drinking […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Advice seen by Minister(s)
Source: Tertiary Education Commission DateReference NumberTitle 19 December 2019AM/19/01484Aide-Memoir: Discussion paper: establishing a CoVE specialising in Secondary Tertiary Programmes, Multiple Pathways and Transitions (PDF 1.4 MB) 5 December 2019B/19/01460Funding Agreement between the Crown and Lincoln University (PDF 1.3 MB) 3 December 20191210568Education Report: High-level decisions on the unified funding system for discussion at the strategy […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: University Research – Otago researchers help unlock ancient migration secrets
Source: University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have helped bring clarity to the great migration of early Pacific pioneers, considered to be ancestors of many Pacific people including Māori. In a new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, a group of international researchers involving several […]
MIL-OSI USA: Pressley Joins Warren, MA Delegation in Sounding Alarm on Trump Admin Attacks on International Students at Harvard and Nationwide
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) Letter follows recent DHS attempts to terminate Harvard’s ability to enroll international students on F-1 and J-1 visas Massachusetts hosts over 80,000 international students, who contribute almost $4 billion to state economy and support over 35,000 jobs in the state “The Administration’s apparent hostility […]
MIL-OSI Video: OSEP 84.325M FY2025 Grant Applicant Webinar PowerPoint Presentation
Source: United States of America – Federal Government Departments (video statements) This information session was designed for potential applicants interested in applying to the competition for the preparation of special education, early intervention and related services personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving Institutions. The assistance […]
MIL-OSI USA: DAAG Bill Rinner Delivers Remarks to the George Washington University Competition and Innovation Lab Conference Regarding Merger Review and Enforcement
Source: US Justice – Antitrust Division Headline: DAAG Bill Rinner Delivers Remarks to the George Washington University Competition and Innovation Lab Conference Regarding Merger Review and Enforcement Thank you for inviting me to join you today. I’m grateful for the opportunity, and honored to be among you all. For those of you who don’t know […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Tip of the Iceberg: Innovations and Technologies of the Tower at MIEM Tech
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics – At the end of May, the festival of technological presentations MIEM Tech Day was held in the atrium of the HSE building on Pokrovsky Boulevard. The event brought together the main educational, research and project tracks […]
Yoga Sangam 2025 draws unprecedented participation with over 30,000 organisations registered
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) In a show of unity and wellness, more than 30,000 organisations across India have registered to participate in Yoga Sangam 2025, the main event of this year’s International Day of Yoga (IDY), underscoring the nation’s deepening commitment to holistic health and community well-being. Organised by the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Feenstra Thanks Trump Administration for Arresting Chinese Nationals Who Smuggled Dangerous Fungus into the United States
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Randy Feenstra (IA-04) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement after FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI had arrested two Chinese nationals who smuggled a dangerous pathogen into the United States to conduct research at the University of Michigan: […]