WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Africa Still Matters - An EU Opportunity With an absent US, the EU has a great opportunity to strengthen a vital partnership and prove itself a serious global contender. By Niccolo Comini The continent of Africa will become ever more important in the 21st century. Home to some of the fastest-growing populations and economies in the world, a plethora of critical minerals, ye more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Pax Silica - Can it Stop China? The US has launched a coalition to head off China's challenge to its semiconductor supremacy. It needs work. By Christopher Cytera Pax Silica aims to secure a silicon supply chain, from critical minerals and energy to high-end manufacturing and software. It is framed as a response to "countries of concern," implicitly, but not naming the targ more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 14 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * Christopher Essert named dean of the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law * Christopher Essert - a professor, legal scholar and theorist - has been appointed dean of the University of Toronto's Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law. A widely published researcher in private law, property and tort theory, as well as legal and political philosophy, Essert will serve in the role from Feb. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2030. more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clarkies examine goals and challenges of urban schooling * Students share their experiences and education School in Cities: Complexities, Opportunities, and Narratives, a course taught in the fall by Education Professor Raphael Rogers '94, took a layered approach to exploring the history, goals, and challenges of urban schooling. Students spent time each week observing in a Worcester Public Schools class more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Jan. 14 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Has progress stalled on gender equality at work? * Melissa Lyne, An international body of research led by UNSW academics warns progress towards gender equality at work is stalling - and in some cases going backwards - as climate change, artificial intelligence, violence and politics reshape working conditions. New research published in The Economic and Labour Relations Review, a UNSW-based jo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: 2026 Midterm Elections * WASHINGTON (January 14, 2026) - As the 2026 midterm elections near both sides of the aisle are racing to determine which party will control the House and the Senate. Recent polls show that the Democrats are positioned well above the Republicans for retaking control of the House. This election will also determine whether the president will be able to follow through wi more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 14 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * One year into Trump's second term: increasingly repressive US president on track to join ranks of world's worst press freedom predators * After winning re-election in 2024, Donald Trump promised to be a dictator "on day one." When it comes to press freedom, he has kept his word, extending the war on the press he launched while running for his first term with grave attacks on access to relia more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Responds to Senate Republicans' Sham Hearing Recycling Disinformation About Medication Abortion * Washington, DC - Today, the GOP-led Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a sham hearing to recycle lies and debunked claims about mifepristone-a safe and effective medication that  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 14 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study shows how kidnapping of athlete's father influenced society, president across continents * LAWRENCE -Sports are often viewed as an escape from the problems of the real world. But when a Colombian soccer star's father was kidnapped, the resulting media coverage helped move the story from the field of play to front-page news that united a country, cast doubt on peace negotiations and influenced how peo more PR

MACAU, China, Jan. 15 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM professor and students present latest research on economic cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries at international conference * Francisco Leandro, associate professor in the Department of Government and Public Administration in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Macau (UM), and Wang Yinkangni, a PhD student in political science at UM, presented their co-authored paper, C more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Even threat of Federal Reserve's independence can imperil accountability, says expert Federal prosecutors reportedly have opened a criminal investigation into whether Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lied to Congress about the scope of the central bank's renovation of its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The investigation, approved by a longtime ally of President Trump, "marks a critical test of central bank inde more PR