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Barnama
a day ago
- Sport
- Barnama
WUG 2025: Badminton Squad To Keep Team Spirit Flying
From Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Bin Mohamad Arif MULHEIM AN DER RUHR (Germany), July 16 (Bernama) -- The national badminton squad is all geared up for its medal-hunting mission at the 2025 World University Games (WUG) in Rhine-Ruhr here. Men's singles player Jacky Kok Jing Hong said the close relationship among the players that has been established since the previous central training camp is one of the main strengths of the team. bootstrap slideshow The University of Malaya (UM) student said that the harmonious atmosphere and high team spirit among the players would give them an advantage, especially in the mixed team event that will open at Westenergie Sporthalle, this Friday. "All the teammates are ready to go and we are spending a lot of time together, everywhere. We have been building this camaraderie from the central training camp. I think this is something very good for future team events. "If we can bring out the best in the game, anything can happen, especially since the competition point format is only 15 points. We just have to do our best and support each other,' he said when met by Bernama at an official training session here, today. For the mixed team event, Malaysia were drawn in Group D with only Canada. Meanwhile, badminton squad head coach Datuk Rashid Sidek said his men have no excuse for failing to beat Canada. 'We have to win against Canada to become group champions so that we can have an easy passage to the knockout round. No matter what, we have to play our best, don't underestimate us and play as usual," he said.
Miami Herald
a day ago
- Health
- Miami Herald
Can these things cure us? How leaders are tackling health issues in Miami
Health Care Can these things cure us? How leaders are tackling health issues in Miami These articles focus on innovative approaches to tackling health issues in Miami through community engagement, partnerships and technology. A new partnership involving electric cars aims to improve accessibility to prenatal and postpartum care in South Florida, addressing transportation challenges for pregnant women. To address Alzheimer's research, University of Miami researchers venture into local communities. Technology's role in health care receives attention as well. Innovations like high-intensity ultrasounds offer non-invasive cancer treatments at Memorial Healthcare System. Meanwhile, gene therapy at Jackson Health shows promise in alleviating symptoms of sickle cell disease, changing patient lives dramatically. Read the stories below to catch up. Marie Odvil uses a free car service for low-income pregnant mothers provided by Green Cars For Kids in partnership with Freebee and Jackson Health on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, outside of Holtz Children's Hospital on Jackson's campus in Miami. By Alie Skowronski NO. 1: CAN A CAR RIDE HELP YOUR HEALTH? FOR SOUTH FLORIDA MATERNITY PATIENTS, IT'S AN ISSUE What to know about the transit services for mother and baby. | Published October 7, 2024 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante A caretaker, center, offers cafecito to Asustina Valdes Cabrera, left, while she is tested by UHealth medical researcher Dr. Katrina Celis, right, as part of an Alzheimer study during a community outreach event for the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics where UM researchers performed tests, enrolled new participants and took blood samples to a new Biorespository opening at UHealth's campus, at Hora Feliz Adult Day Care on Thursday, January 16, 2025, in Hialeah, Fla. By D.A. Varela NO. 2: HOW A UM LAB IS UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF THE BRAIN. IT STARTS WITH A PERSONAL MESSAGE What to know about the visits. | Published January 24, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante No image found Dr. Omar H. Llaguna, specialist in surgical oncology, looks at a medium that mimics a liver tumor in a human body to demonstrate how a histotripsy procedure works, performed by a HistoSonics medical device during a demonstration at the Memorial Hospital West, in Pembroke Pines, on Thursday June 12, 2025. By Pedro Portal NO. 3: 'LIFE JUST CHANGED.' HOW MIAMI DOCTORS USE TECH TO TREAT CANCER AND SICKLE CELL What to know about new ultrasound, editing genes and prosthetics. | Published June 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante No image found Dr. Juan Cendan, dean of FIU's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, speaks during a ceremony announcing the launch of a new clinical, research and academic collaboration between FIU and Nicklaus Children's Health System on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Florida International University campus in Miami, Fla. By Alie Skowronski NO. 4: WHAT A UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIP MEANS FOR HEALTHCARE IN MIAMI Here are five takeaways. | Published May 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archive, with AI summarization The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
USA Today
a day ago
- Politics
- USA Today
University of Michigan under federal scrutiny after arrest of Chinese scientists
Probe comes after three Chinese citizens tied to the University of Michigan were accused of smuggling biological hazards into the U.S. DETROIT — The Trump administration is investigating potential foreign influence at the University of Michigan, claiming the school was indifferent to national security concerns raised by the FBI. In a letter sent to the university on July 15, the U.S. Department of Education gave the university 30 days to turn over more than five years' worth of records related to foreign donations, foreign research collaboration, international students and their visas, as well as the names and contact information of school personnel who supervise all those things. The letter said the university received $375 million in foreign funding since 2020 and has been late in reporting about $86 million of that amount. The letter also notes that the school spends more than $2 billion on research each year, and about half of that comes from the federal government. "Additionally, many of UM's disclosure reports appear to include transactions in which the counterparty was erroneously identified by UM as nongovernmental," Paul Moore, chief investigative counsel for the Department of Education, wrote in the letter. Universities must file semiannual reports with the department detailing their foreign contacts and funding. The letter said a review of the university's filings "reveals that incomplete, inaccurate, and untimely disclosures may have been submitted by UM, in possible violation of its foreign source funding statutory disclosure obligations." University spokeswoman Colleen Mastony said in a statement that the school is committed to advancing knowledge and serving the people of Michigan and the world. "The University of Michigan takes its responsibility to comply with the law extremely seriously, and we will cooperate fully with federal investigators," she said. "We strongly condemn any actions that seek to cause harm, threaten national security or undermine the university's critical public mission." The investigation is the latest battle between the Trump administration and the school over things like antisemitism on campus, its use of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the overhead costs it charges on federal research grants. Does China benefit from it? Trump has been defunding university research. Department of Education cites recent cases involving Chinese scientists Universities with ties to China have also been under federal scrutiny as the administration has become increasingly concerned that China is potentially using open and federally funded research environments in the United States to circumvent export controls and other national security laws, according to Reuters. In May, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the United States will not tolerate "exploitation" of universities by the Chinese Communist Party or theft of U.S. research and intellectual property. The Department of Education's investigation comes after three Chinese citizens were recently charged with attempting to smuggle dangerous biological materials into the United States for use at the University of Michigan labs. In June, federal authorities accused two Chinese scientists of smuggling into the United States a "dangerous" fungus that causes a disease in crops so that one of them could research the pathogen at a university laboratory. Days later, another Chinese scientist was charged with allegedly bringing biological materials related to roundworms for research at the university. "Despite the University of Michigan's history of downplaying its vulnerabilities to malign foreign influence, recent reports reveal that UM's research laboratories remain vulnerable to sabotage," Moore said in a separate statement. Chinese student visas: Marco Rubio says US will revoke visas from Chinese students, add new restrictions The Department of Education's letter also noted that the university in January closed a joint research institute it ran with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, after U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, a Republican from Caledonia, highlighted ties that the school had to the Chinese military. "UM continues to engage in substantial research collaborations with Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, and Zhejiang University — all universities deeply involved in China's emerging science and technology research efforts directly linked to military programs," the letter said. According to the letter, Ann Chih Lin, director of the University of Michigan's Center for Chinese Studies, met with the director of the FBI in December 2022 and accused the bureau of overstating the threat of technology transfer to China in academic settings. "Lin's assertions appear to be ill-conceived," Moore wrote in the letter. "Lin's apparent indifference to the national security concerns of the largest single source of funding for UM's annual research expenditures — the American taxpayer — is particularly unsettling." Contributing: Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press; Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY; Reuters
Newsweek
2 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Education Department Launches Investigation Into University of Michigan
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Department of Education (DOE) on Tuesday announced that it's opening a "foreign funding" investigation into the University of Michigan. Newsweek reached out to the university for comment via email on Tuesday. What To Know "Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) opened a foreign funding investigation into the University of Michigan (UM) after a review of the university's foreign reports revealed inaccurate and incomplete disclosures," the DOE said in a news release. Paul Moore, the chief investigative counsel, issued a statement accompanying the news release accusing the state school of "downplaying its vulnerabilities to malign foreign influence," adding that "recent reports reveal that UM's research laboratories remain vulnerable to sabotage" by Chinese foreign nationals. Moore specifically pointed to recent criminal charges that the Department of Justice brought against two Chinese nationals accused of conspiracy and smuggling material into the U.S. that could be a "potential agroterrorism weapon." "As the recipient of federal research funding, UM has both a moral and legal obligation to be completely transparent about its foreign partnerships," Moore said. He added: "OGC will vigorously investigate this matter to ensure that the American people know the true scope of foreign funding and influence on our campuses." A detail view of the University of Michigan Wolverines "Go Blue" logo prior to an NCAA college football game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans on Saturday, Oct. 7,... A detail view of the University of Michigan Wolverines "Go Blue" logo prior to an NCAA college football game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State University Spartans on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Mich. More Aaron M. Sprecher via AP This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
US Education Department opens foreign funding probe into University of Michigan
Agencies The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United Education Department on Tuesday opened an investigation into the university's foreign funding, citing the pair of cases that were announced days apart in June. It said the 'highly disturbing criminal charges' raise concerns about Michigan's vulnerability to national security threats from China. 'Despite the University of Michigan's history of downplaying its vulnerabilities to malign foreign influence, recent reports reveal that UM's research laboratories remain vulnerable to sabotage,' said Paul Moore, chief investigative counsel of the department. President Donald Trump has made it a priority to increase transparency around foreign gifts and contracts to U.S. universities, especially those tied to China. Similar investigations have been opened at Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, joins efforts from Republicans in Congress who have urged universities to cut research ties with China, saying China exploits the relationships to steal technology. Michigan ended a partnership with a university in Shanghai in January amid pressure from House Republicans who called it a security new investigation demands financial records from Michigan, along with information about research collaborations with institutions outside the U.S. The Education Department accuses Michigan of being 'incomplete, inaccurate and untimely' in its public disclosures around funding from foreign authorities brought charges in June against a Chinese scientist and his girlfriend — who worked at a lab at the University of Michigan — after the FBI said it halted their effort to bring a toxic fungus into the United later, authorities arrested a Chinese scientist who was arriving in the U.S. and has been accused of shipping biological material to a laboratory at the University of June, the university said it condemned any actions that undermine national security and announced a review of protocols related to research a letter to the university, however, the Education Department said some school officials have downplayed the vulnerability of research collaborations with Chinese institutions. It singles out Ann Chih Lin, director of the university's Center for Chinese Studies, who has publicly said the threat of technology theft from China is overstated.'Lin's apparent indifference to the national security concerns of the largest single source of funding for UM's annual research expenditures — the American taxpayer — is particularly unsettling,' Education Department officials law requires universities to report all gifts and contracts from foreign sources totaling $250,000 or more. The law went mostly unenforced until Trump's first term, when the Education Department opened a dozen inquiries into universities accused of underreporting foreign money. The Biden administration closed most of those cases, but the effort has recently been U.S. universities acknowledge a need to improve research security but caution against treating Chinese scholars with hostility and suspicion, saying only small numbers have been involved in year, House Republicans issued a report finding that hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding had gone toward research that ultimately boosted Chinese advancements in artificial intelligence, semiconductor technology and nuclear is the second-largest country of origin for foreign students in the U.S., behind only India. In the 2023-24 academic year, more than 270,000 international students were from China, making up roughly a quarter of all foreign students in the United States. (Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates) Elevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea. Rumblings at the top of Ola Electric The hybrid vs. EV rivalry: Why Maruti and Mahindra pull in different directions. What's best? How Safexpress bootstrapped its way to build India's largest PTL Express business Zee promoters have a new challenge to navigate. And it's not about funding or Sebi probe. Newton vs. industry: Inside new norms that want your car to be more fuel-efficient Stock Radar: UltraTech Cements hit a fresh record high in July; what should investors do – book profits or buy the dip? F&O Radar | Deploy Bear Put Spread in Nifty to gain from index correction Weekly Top Picks: These stocks scored 10 on 10 on Stock Reports Plus
