University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 9, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Report highlights China’s maritime vision, int’l cooperation on ocean governance
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 16, 2024 shows a marine ranch in Dongxing, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua] Marking the 17th World Oceans Day, a new report highlighting China’s innovative ideas and practical experience in ocean governance was released in Shanghai on […]
MIL-Evening Report: 2-million-year-old pitted teeth from our ancient relatives reveal secrets about human evolution
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Towle, Research Fellow in Biological Anthropology, Monash University Ian Towle / The Conversation The enamel that forms the outer layer of our teeth might seem like an unlikely place to find clues about evolution. But it tells us more than you’d think about the relationships between […]
MIL-Evening Report: Curious Kids: Why do dolphins jump out of the water?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharina J. Peters, Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong Will Falcon/Shutterstock Why do dolphins jump out of the water? Charlize, age 8, Melbourne Have you ever seen images of dolphins jumping out of the waves and performing impressive acrobatics in the air? Or maybe you’ve seen […]
MIL-Evening Report: How Trump’s trade war is supercharging the fast fashion industry
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney Jade Gao/Getty Images When US President Donald Trump introduced sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports the goal was to bring manufacturing back to American soil and protect local jobs. However, this process of re-shoring is complex and […]
MIL-Evening Report: Can Israel still claim self-defence to justify its Gaza war? Here’s what the law says
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University On October 7 2023, more than 1,000 Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel and went on a killing spree, murdering 1,200 men, women and children and abducting another 250 people to take back to Gaza. It was the […]
MIL-Evening Report: Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies (IDIE) Group, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty Images Measles has been rising globally in recent years. There were an estimated 10.3 million cases worldwide in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022. Outbreaks […]
MIL-Evening Report: What can you do if you don’t like your child’s friends?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Murrihy, Director, The Kidman Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney Getty Images/ Wander Woman Collective Many parents will be familiar with this situation: your child has a good or even best friend, but you don’t like them. Perhaps the friend is bossy, has poor […]
MIL-Evening Report: Immortality at a price: how the promise of delaying death has become a consumer marketing bonanza
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Errmann, Senior Lecturer, Marketing & International Business, Auckland University of Technology Living forever has become the wellness and marketing trend of the 2020s. But cheating death – or at least delaying it – will come at a price. What was once the domain of scientists and […]
MIL-Evening Report: Why bystanders defend bad behaviour at work — even when they know it’s wrong
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zhanna Lyubykh, Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University Rather than intervening, supporting targets or reporting the misconduct, bystanders may downplay it, withdraw support or even blame the target, which ultimately reinforces the mistreatment. (Shutterstock) “You always mess things up. Why are you even on […]
MIL-OSI USA: Wilson, Nadler Reintroduce Bill Providing a Tax Credit to Living Organ Donors
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Joe Wilson (2nd District of South Carolina) Washington, D.C. – Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jerry Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act. The bill will provide a $5,000, one-time, refundable tax credit to living organ donors who were not reimbursed for the costs of organ […]
MIL-OSI Global: Canada must take action to prevent climate-related migration
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Christopher Campbell-Duruflé, Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University As wildfire season begins, the destructive impacts of climate change are being felt across Canada. Several communities in northern Saskatchewan have been issued evacuation orders due to wildfires. In Manitoba, Pimicikamak Cree Nation worked to evacuate […]
MIL-OSI Global: We design cities and buildings for earthquakes and floods — we need to do the same for wildfires
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ramla Karim Qureshi, Assistant Professor, Structural Engineering, McMaster University We live in an age of increasing wildfire disasters because more of us are living in places where wildfires and human development collide. Right now, fast-moving wildfires are forcing mass evacuations and destroying homes across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British […]
MIL-OSI Global: Why bystanders defend bad behaviour at work — even when they know it’s wrong
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Zhanna Lyubykh, Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University Rather than intervening, supporting targets or reporting the misconduct, bystanders may downplay it, withdraw support or even blame the target, which ultimately reinforces the mistreatment. (Shutterstock) “You always mess things up. Why are you even on this […]
MIL-OSI Global: Tracking apps monitor remote employees’ performance — and invade their privacy
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Danielle E. Thompson, PhD Candidate, Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo Business owners and managers claim that monitoring apps improve worker productivity. (Shutterstock) Digital monitoring is now a regular part of our working reality. From CCTV cameras to call recording, surveillance in the workplace is not new. […]
MIL-Evening Report: New Zealand’s foreign policy stance on Palestine lacks transparency
COMMENTARY: By John Hobbs It is difficult to understand what sits behind the New Zealand government’s unwillingness to sanction, or threaten to sanction, the Israeli government for its genocide against the Palestinian people. The United Nations, human rights groups, legal experts and now genocide experts have all agreed it really is “genocide” which is being […]
MIL-OSI Africa: African prisoners made sound recordings in German camps in WW1: this is what they had to say
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Anette Hoffmann, Senior Researcher at the Institute for African Studies and Egyptology, University of Cologne During the first world war (1914-1918) thousands of African men enlisted to fight for France and Britain were captured and held as prisoners in Germany. Their stories and songs were recorded and archived […]
MIL-OSI Global: African prisoners made sound recordings in German camps in WW1: this is what they had to say
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Anette Hoffmann, Senior Researcher at the Institute for African Studies and Egyptology, University of Cologne During the first world war (1914-1918) thousands of African men enlisted to fight for France and Britain were captured and held as prisoners in Germany. Their stories and songs were recorded and archived […]
MIL-OSI China: Report: China committed to building South China Sea into sea of peace, friendship, cooperation
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News This photo shows the report, titled “Making the South China Sea a Sea of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation: China’s Actions” and published in both Chinese and English, released by Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, on World Oceans Day, June 8, 2025. […]
MIL-OSI Russia: US to Resume Issuing Visas to Harvard International Students – Media
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 NEW YORK, June 8 (Xinhua) — The U.S. State Department on Friday evening instructed consulates around the world to resume processing visa applications for international students applying […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Uppsala University
Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction Mission .Uppsala University is the oldest Nordic university, founded in 1477. Today it is a comprehensive research university with a clear mission: to pursue top-quality research and education and to interact constructively with society, thus contributing to a better world. MIL OSI United Nations News –