University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 28, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: McClellan Statement on Resignation of UVA President
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (Virginia 4th District) Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), a University of Virginia School of Law alumna, issued the following statement today after the resignation of the University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan: “Thomas Jefferson founded UVA to engage in intellectual curiosity without fear […]
MIL-OSI Canada: So Alberta, what’s next? | Alors, quelle est la prochaine étape pour l’Alberta?
[embedded content] Albertans are frustrated after 10 years of punitive policies, enacted by the federal government, attacking Alberta’s economy and targeting its core industries. Chaired by Premier Danielle Smith, the Alberta Next panel will bring together a broad mix of leaders, experts, and community voices to gather input, discuss solutions, and provide feedback to government […]
MIL-OSI Global: Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Meg Leta Jones, Associate Professor of Technology Law & Policy, Georgetown University The Supreme Court greenlights states’ efforts to block kids from online porn by requiring age verification. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 27, 2025, that will reshape how […]
MIL-Evening Report: RFK Junior is stoking fears about vaccine safety. Here’s why he’s wrong – and the impact it could have
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Leask, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney The United States used to be a leader in vaccine research, development and policymaking. Now US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr is undermining the country’s vaccine program at the highest level and supercharging vaccine skepticism. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Budd Joins Cotton, Colleagues in Introducing Bill To Reform, Improve, and Streamline ODNI
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, in introducing the Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Act, legislation that would realign resources to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Chairman Mast Exposes Boston University’s Phony USAID Stats
Source: US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Media Contact 202-226-8467 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Week, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast wrote a letter to Boston University President Melissa Gilliam raising concerns over the “Impact Counter,” a dashboard promoted by the university that makes false and misleading claims about the impacts of restructuring at the […]
MIL-OSI Security: Las Vegas Jury Convicts Woman for Threats Against Two Federal Judges and Her Probation Officer; San Diego Trial Team Prosecuted the Case in the District of Nevada
Source: US FBI LAS VEGAS – A federal jury has convicted Latonia Smith of cyberstalking and threatening two district court judges and a probation officer, all of whom were involved in her previous federal conviction for death threats she made against lawyers in yet another case. In the current case, after a six-day trial and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Trustees Announced to NYS Interest Lawyer Account Fund
Source: US State of New York overnor Kathy Hochul today announced six trustee appointments to the New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund (IOLA). IOLA helps low-income New Yorkers obtain civil legal services to protect their needs. Established in 1983, IOLA pools interest from lawyer trust accounts to provide civil legal aid and support […]
MIL-OSI USA: Sophia Roberts: Showcasing the Cosmos
Source: NASA Astrophysics Science Video Producer – Goddard Space Flight CenterGrowing up in Detroit with a camera in her hand, Sophia Roberts — now an award-winning astrophysics science video producer—never imagined that one day her path would wind through clean rooms, vacuum chambers, and even a beryllium mine. But framing the final frontier sometimes requires […]
MIL-OSI USA: NASA Announces Winners of 2025 Human Lander Challenge
Source: NASA NASA’s Human Lander Challenge marked its second year on June 26, awarding $18,000 in prize money to three university teams for their solutions for long-duration cryogenic, or super chilled, liquid storage and transfer systems for spaceflight.Building on the crewed Artemis II flight test, NASA’s Artemis III mission will send astronauts to explore the […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Marshals Arrest Homicide Suspect
Source: US Marshals Service Albuquerque, NM – The U.S. Marshals Service Southwest Investigative Fugitive Team on June 26 arrested near Coal Avenue SE and University Boulevard SE here a New Mexico man wanted for two felony warrants. Jonathan Torres, 38, was wanted for a New Mexico state felony warrant out of Metropolitan Court, charging him […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Easing the shortage of skilled labour through higher education for refugees
Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in English The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) and swissuniversities, the Swiss Conference of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions, want to facilitate access to higher education in Switzerland for refugees with academic potential and thereby ease the shortage of skilled labour. The first phase of the pilot programme […]
MIL-OSI Global: What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University A journalist runs out of the U.S. Supreme Court building carrying a ruling on the last day of the court’s term on June 27, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty […]
MIL-OSI Security: Maryland Man Convicted of Two Convenience Store Robberies and Money Laundering
Source: US FBI A man who was previously convicted of robbing the Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust on Council Street in Cedar Rapids on January 3, 2024, pled guilty to additional charges today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Andrew Philip Derr, age 22, from Fredrick, Maryland, was convicted of Two Convenience Store Robberies and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Dingell Announces $20.5 Million in NSF Grants for the University of Michigan
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (12th District of Michigan) Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today announced that the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor will receive $20,539,108 in grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a wide range of research initiatives. The funding will advance work in critical […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: China is constructing a new hero cult – here’s why that matters
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Vincent K.L. Chang, Assistant Professor of the History and International Relations of Modern China, Leiden University A tour guide competition was held in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late May. This was not some fun contest. According to Chinese state media, it was a carefully conceived […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: The UK has published a ten-year industrial strategy to boost key sectors of the economy – here’s what the experts think
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michael A. Lewis, Professor of Operations and Supply Management, University of Bath PBabic/Shutterstock The UK government has published a ten-year strategy outlining how it aims to boost productivity and innovation across eight key sectors of the economy. From the future of AI to energy security and net zero, […]
MIL-OSI Russia: The Dissertation Council, united with the V.G. Shukhov BSTU, held a meeting at the State University of Management
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State – On June 27, 2025, a meeting of the joint dissertation council for the scientific specialty 2.9.9. “Logistics transport systems” was held at the State University of Management, created on the basis of the State University of Management and the […]
MIL-OSI Russia: First-hand: the main information about Polytechnic University’s participation in “Priority” in a new video digest
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – SPbPU Office of Technological Leadership launches a video news digest “Polytech in Priority”. Implementation of the program “Priority 2030” at the Polytechnic University is built on the most transparent and understandable principles. Each polytechnician […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Hurricane Helene set up future disasters, from landslides to flooding – cascading hazards like these are now upending risk models
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Brian J. Yanites, Associate Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science. Professor of Surficial and Sedimentary Geology, Indiana University The Carter Lodge hangs precariously over the flood-scoured bank of the Broad River in Chimney Rock Village, N.C., on May 13, 2025, eight months after Hurricane Helene. AP Photo/Allen G. […]