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Newswise: Russia’s satellite warfare: FSU expert available for historical context on efforts to gain military control of space
Released: 15-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Russia’s satellite warfare: FSU expert available for historical context on efforts to gain military control of space
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: February 15, 2024 | 11:57 am | SHARE: Efforts by Russia to develop a space-deployed anti-satellite system have alarmed some U.S. Congress members.According to media reports, American intelligence agencies have briefed congressional leaders on the system, which is under development and not yet in orbit.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
How the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted the global wheat market
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused an immediate disruption in the global wheat market, with serious implications for food prices and global food security. Wheat is a staple commodity in many countries and one of the most extensively traded crops worldwide. A new paper from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Texas Tech University examines the long-term impacts of the war in Ukraine on global wheat prices and market responses.

   
Released: 11-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Understanding healthy and happy expectancy in former soviet countries
Sophia University

Researchers compare the health situation in Russia and Central Asian countries using a multifaceted approach to health.

Newswise: Ukrainian grain farmers now raising hogs benefit from ISU expertise
Released: 1-Sep-2023 4:20 PM EDT
Ukrainian grain farmers now raising hogs benefit from ISU expertise
Iowa State University

Many Ukrainian farmers are raising hogs for the first time, converting cheap grain into needed meat. An Iowa State University swine health expert is helping Ukrainian farmers safely navigate the war-driven pivot to pork with a series of online workshops.

Newswise: Plastic Surgeons Help Ukrainian Children in Poland
Released: 27-Jul-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Plastic Surgeons Help Ukrainian Children in Poland
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Many need medical attention after experiencing burns from unsafe living conditions during the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Newswise: Dance and the state: Research explores ballet training in Ukraine
Released: 25-Jul-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Dance and the state: Research explores ballet training in Ukraine
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Ballet training centers of Ukraine successfully resist co-optation by both neo-imperial and nationalist ideologies, forming robust and inclusive dancing communities that in many ways mirror structures of modern Ukrainian society, according to research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Released: 29-Jun-2023 12:10 PM EDT
What are the reverberations of Russia’s short-lived mutiny?
University of Miami

In an emergency televised address to the Russian people on Saturday, as Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army of mercenaries rumbled nearly 500 miles toward Moscow on its “march for justice,” Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the traitors, vowed punishment, and compared the scenario to the turmoil that resulted in the Russian Revolution.

Newswise: Scholar of Genocide in Wartime: Why Momentum Matters in Ukrainian Counter-Offensive
Released: 28-Jun-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Scholar of Genocide in Wartime: Why Momentum Matters in Ukrainian Counter-Offensive
Academy Communications

As the new Ukrainian counter-offensive retakes areas of that country where war crimes may have occurred, speed and mobility by Ukrainian forces may limit Russian occupiers of the time needed remove evidence and cover up those crimes, including genocide, according to Edward Westermann, noted scholar at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.

Newswise: International security expert parses mercenary leader’s conflict with Putin
Released: 27-Jun-2023 3:05 PM EDT
International security expert parses mercenary leader’s conflict with Putin
Virginia Tech

The startling, open challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin raises questions about Russia’s future. Virginia Tech international security expert Yannis Stivachtis shares insights on factors that led to the conflict and what to pay attention to as the consequences unfold.

Newswise: Study Illustrates How Military Blasts Cause Trauma to Unborn Babies
Released: 7-Jun-2023 11:40 AM EDT
Study Illustrates How Military Blasts Cause Trauma to Unborn Babies
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

Amidst military conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, this study provides new insight into how military blasts injure unborn babies. The findings could help doctors to better assess fetal injuries and inform the development of future safety devices.

   
Newswise: Loyola Medicine Donates Ambulance to Support the Effort in Ukraine
Released: 31-May-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Loyola Medicine Donates Ambulance to Support the Effort in Ukraine
Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine will donate an ambulance to help save lives in Ukrainian communities under attack by Russian forces, with a blessing from Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich at a press conference.

Newswise: Countries would be well advised to assist each other with regard to gas
Released: 17-May-2023 1:40 PM EDT
Countries would be well advised to assist each other with regard to gas
ETH Zürich

Prior to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe sourced a great deal of natural gas from Russia. But as a result of EU sanctions on Russia, this supply is no longer there.

Newswise:Video Embedded uc-san-diego-expert-shares-insights-on-war-in-ukraine
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Released: 1-May-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Expert Shares Insights on War in Ukraine
University of California San Diego

Jesse Driscoll, associate professor of political science at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy, has authored a new book, “Ukraine's Unnamed War.” Driscoll traveled to Ukraine to begin researching the book in 2014. In this Q&A and video, Driscoll discusses how the current conflict emerged from the ragged settlement of 2014-2016 and shares insights on what to expect as the largest war in recent European history grinds forward.

Newswise: “Turn-I-Kits” for Ukraine
Released: 28-Apr-2023 4:40 PM EDT
“Turn-I-Kits” for Ukraine
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

When Russia’s War on Ukraine began, individuals around the world mobilized to support the Ukrainian people. Among those offering help is a group from Michigan Medicine’s Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation.

Newswise: Perceived Russia-Ukraine conflict linked to endorsement of false news about adversary
15-Mar-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Perceived Russia-Ukraine conflict linked to endorsement of false news about adversary
PLOS

In a 2020 survey, Ukrainians who perceived a higher level of conflict between Ukraine and Russia were less inclined to endorse false, negative news about the European Union, but were more likely to endorse false, negative news about Russia.

Newswise: Targeting wealth managers would cripple Russia's oligarchs
Released: 28-Feb-2023 12:05 PM EST
Targeting wealth managers would cripple Russia's oligarchs
Dartmouth College

From astronomical sums of money to opulent superyachts and lavish villas, the assets of the oligarchs providing the political and financial backing for Russian president Vladimir Putin's military ambitions have been publicly and fervently seized by Western nations since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

   
Newswise: Economics expert available to speak about outlier repercussions of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Released: 26-Feb-2023 3:00 AM EST
Economics expert available to speak about outlier repercussions of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Virginia Tech

The one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion – or in the words of Kremlin leaders, “special military operation” – has left thousands dead or wounded, scores of buildings and infrastructure destroyed or damaged, and millions of people displaced. The economic damage from the war reaches far beyond the borders of Ukraine and Russia.

Released: 23-Feb-2023 1:35 PM EST
Is South Africa Taking a Financial Risk by Conducting Naval Exercises with Russia?
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD Smith's Lemma Senbet, an advisor to the G20 Compact with Africa, describes the impetus and economic implications of South Africa joining a 10-day naval exercise with Russia and China.

   
Newswise: Anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: IU experts available to comment
Released: 20-Feb-2023 3:25 PM EST
Anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: IU experts available to comment
Indiana University

Indiana University experts are available to discuss the political, economic and humanitarian implications of the ongoing war as the 1-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches.

Newswise: The unnecessary burden of war
Released: 17-Feb-2023 7:00 PM EST
The unnecessary burden of war
University of Groningen

Governments could help millions of people and save a lot of money with targeted energy subsidies.

Newswise: The impact of Russia's  war in Ukraine on energy markets
Released: 14-Feb-2023 1:55 PM EST
The impact of Russia's war in Ukraine on energy markets
Indiana University

Michael De Groot, assistant professor in the Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, reflects on the economic impact of Russia's war in Ukraine as the 1-year anniversary of the invasion approaches.

Newswise: Notre Dame expert discusses effects of war in Ukraine on agriculture, trade
Released: 9-Feb-2023 2:45 PM EST
Notre Dame expert discusses effects of war in Ukraine on agriculture, trade
University of Notre Dame

Susanne Wengle has been following the effects of the war on Ukrainian agriculture, the products of which account for roughly 40 percent of the country’s export earnings.

Newswise: Notre Dame experts reflect on first anniversary of war in Ukraine
Released: 7-Feb-2023 1:05 PM EST
Notre Dame experts reflect on first anniversary of war in Ukraine
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame experts take a retrospective view on this one-year mark of the Russian invasion and provide insight into the war and its impact on Ukraine, the U.S. and the world.

Released: 3-Feb-2023 6:20 PM EST
The spillover effects of rising energy prices following 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kyushu University

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine from February 24, 2022, energy prices rose by up to 20% worldwide for five months. WTI crude oil was $92.77 per barrel on February 24, 2022, but rose and averaged $106.96 (+15.3%) from February 28 to August 3.

Released: 1-Feb-2023 1:40 PM EST
War tourists fighting on a virtual front, since Ukraine-Russia war
University of Portsmouth

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, a new group of ‘war tourists’ has emerged - those who are fighting on a virtual front.

Released: 24-Jan-2023 6:05 AM EST
Identity, not income, drives desire to secede
Southern Methodist University

What most sparks a region’s desire to seek independence from their country - income or identity? A new study from SMU (Southern Methodist University, Dallas) and UC3M (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain) found that the group people identify with tends to play a bigger factor in secession than differences in per capita income between regions.

Newswise: Ukrainian wins inaugural APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication
Released: 12-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
Ukrainian wins inaugural APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science is pleased to announce that Ukrainian Vsevolod Solovyov has won the inaugural APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication at the 18th Academic Publishing in Europe (APE) Conference in Berlin, Germany.

   
Newswise: URI professor’s new book looks at internal divisions in Ukraine that contributed to current conflict with Russia
Released: 19-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
URI professor’s new book looks at internal divisions in Ukraine that contributed to current conflict with Russia
University of Rhode Island

On a Fulbright research trip to Ukraine in 2014, Nicolai Petro had a front row seat to the eruption of the Maidan revolution, which led to the ouster of the country’s president who sought closer ties to Russia.  The revolution also exposed the deep domestic conflict over Ukraine’s national identity between those in the country’s east who honor their Russian heritage and welcome ties to their neighbor and those in the western region who reject everything Russian.

Released: 9-Dec-2022 8:30 AM EST
Russian technological sovereignty in agricultural and food biotechnology
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Experts discussed related questions in Sochi within the business programme of the II Congress of Young Scientists.

Released: 17-Nov-2022 10:25 AM EST
Public views drone strikes with other countries’ support as most legitimate
Cornell University

As the military use of aerial drones in Ukraine and other global battlefields increases, a first-of-its kind survey reveals that Americans consider tactical strikes, used with the consent of other nations, to be the most morally legitimate or appropriate.



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