CHINA WATCHEuropean Academics Helping China’s Military By Naomi Conrad, Esther Felden, and Sandra Petersmann Published 19 May 2022 European researchers have cooperated with China’s National University of Defense Technology (NUDT). The NUDT’s purpose is to “Strengthen the Armed Forces and the Nation.” An investigation by 10 European news outlets has found nearly 3,000 scientific publications

PUBLIC HEALTHU.S. Tracks Monkeypox Case Tied to Recent Canadian Travel By Stephanie Soucheray Published 19 May 2022 US officials have confirmed a case of monkeypox in a Massachusetts resident who had recently traveled to Canada. This is the first monkeypox case detected this year in the United States. In 2021, both Maryland and Texas reported

AIRPOR SECURITYComputer Code to Speed Up Airport Security Published 19 May 2022 Imagine moving through airport security without having to take off your shoes or belt or getting pulled aside. Researchers are working on the Open Threat Assessment Platform, which allows the Transportation Security Administration to respond more quickly and easily to threats to air

MASS SHOOTERSA Quest for Significance Gone Horribly Wrong – How Mass Shooters Pervert a Universal Desire to Make a Difference in the World By Arie Kruglanski Published 19 May 2022 There is a mental and psychological dimension to the problem of mass shooting, to be sure, but it is not illness or pathology. It is

CRITICAL MINERALSThe “Rock-to-Metal Ratio” of Critical Minerals Published 19 May 2022 A new metric to quantify the amount of waste rock generated by mining for minerals essential to 21st century society has been created by the U.S. Geological Survey and Apple. The “rock-to-metal ratio” indicates how much ore and waste rock must be mined, moved and

CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIESStrengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Critical and Emerging Technologies Published 19 May 2022 NIST has awarded a total of $2.08 million to seven organizations in six states to develop manufacturing technology roadmaps to strengthen U.S. innovation and productivity. Each award will fund projects for up to 18 months to address national priorities such as manufacturing

OUR PICKSAbortion Ruling & Violence | Giving Old Dams New Life | Curbing Domestic Terrorism, and more Published 19 May 2022 ·  U.S. Warns Abortion Ruling Could Increase Extremist Violence ·  The Hunt: Connection Between Buffalo Shooting and Christchurch, New Zealand, Terror Attack ·  House Passes Legislation Aimed at Curbing Domestic Terrorism in Wake of Buffalo Mass Shooting

DAMSFEMA Funding Opportunities for Dam Safety Published 19 May 2022 There are 90,000 dams in the United States, many of them old and poorly maintained. FEMA will commit $33 million for two funding opportunities to enhance dam safety efforts across the United States. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell earlier this week announced FEMA will commit $33 million

SWAT TEAMSSWAT Team Members as Amateur Inventors Who Make a Difference Published 19 May 2022 SWAT teams routinely enter dangerous situations where they need to make difficult, potentially life-and-death decisions. Such challenging circumstances present opportunities for innovation, and these first responders are often amateur inventors as well. Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams routinely enter dangerous

CHINA WATCHCalifornia Church Shooting Exposes Little-Known Tension Between Two Groups of Taiwanese By Ralph Jennings Published 18 May 2022 Americans of Taiwanese descent belong to two distinct groups: Members of the first group come from families which had lived in Taiwan for hundreds of years. Members of the second group descend from families who were