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Parties may have competing tax visions, but paying for NZ’s future isn’t getting cheaper
Whatever the election outcome, the next government inherits difficult decisions about revenue and a tax system struggling to keep pace with change.
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University of Ljubljana researchers win all five Grand Krka Awards (opens the original)
The 56th Krka Awards for undergraduate and postgraduate research took place in Novo Mesto on Friday, 16 October, with all five Grand Krka Awards going to researchers from the University of Ljubljana (UL). There were also four researchers from the UL among the recipients of special recognition for outstanding research…
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J-PAL North America launches Homelessness Evaluation Resource Hub to drive evidence-informed approaches to housing stability (opens the original)
The hub serves as a free, online repository of essential content for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers seeking to leverage rigorous research to inform their approaches to homelessness.
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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General (opens the original)
The UN’s Senior Ebola Coordinator has expressed outrage over the killing of a nurse working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 24 October. This, along with the looting of a health centre on 25 October, highlight how violence and mistrust can undermine the response as the number of confirmed cases rises.
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NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis (opens the original)
Description This 360-degree look at Neretva Vallis within Mars’ Jezero Crater was stitched together using 217 images acquired by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on May 20, 2024, the 1,155th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. While it is a wind-swept dusty vista today, billions of years ago it was home to a river channel that fed fresh water into
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New NSF fellowship program fuels Boise State’s microelectronics Ph.D. pipeline (opens the original)
A multidisciplinary research team at Boise State University received a three-year, nearly $1 million award
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The Center for an Informed Public is tracking rumors that put elections at risk (opens the original)
Since 2020, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public has published “rapid research” during elections that aims to cut through the noise and confusion of online rumors that can undermine trust in election processes and voting procedures. These rumors are now so pervasive that CIP researchers have…
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Tinga’s Tale (opens the original)
Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University Oct. 19, 2026 Once upon a time, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover investigated the southern border of “Idubi,” an outcrop composed primarily of an igneous mineral geologists call olivine. The rover’s “eyes” captured a very exciting geologic feature during its…
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NASA’s Perseverance Offers Clues to Protect Crews From Mars Dust (opens the original)
Over 1,645 Martian days, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover measured the fine and ultrafine Martian dust particles found clinging to samples of spacesuit materials that are carried aboard the rover, including some that are small enough to penetrate the lungs and enter the bloodstream. The findings will be published…
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Assistant Professor Lei Xu’s research highlighted in The London School of Economics and Political Science Business Review (opens the original)
The research by Xu and his collaborators revealed that social unrest in China can lead to unexpected economic opportunities that spur entrepreneurship.
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NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets Inspected (opens the original)
Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is mounted on an assembly ring during inspections in a clean room at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in July 2026. The sunshade structure stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base. Its two flat
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Solar Cells Inspected on NASA’s NEO Surveyor (opens the original)
Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is inspected by a technician at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in late July. Built by Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California, the sunshade structure was outfitted with its solar cells by SolAero…
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LMU and IMPA Art Therapy Students Partner for Community Impact in Oaxaca (opens the original)
The LMU Art Therapy summer program spent its 20 year anniversary traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico where 13 LMU art therapy students expanded their clinical skills and challenged their cultural perspectives alongside students from Instituto Mexicano de Psicoterapia de Arte.
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UT Health Sciences and UW-Madison Researchers Partner to Advance Potential Alphavirus Treatment (opens the original)
Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences are part of a team working to move a promising antiviral drug one step closer to being tested in humans. The team has received funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to conduct studies needed to prepare the drug candidate…
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Hashim Sarkis to step down as dean of the School of Architecture and Planning (opens the original)
During a dozen years of leadership, Sarkis championed projects that advanced research, education, and public engagement, and helped design thrive at MIT.
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New York Ranks Second Nationally in Quantum Technology, with Stony Brook at the Center of Statewide Investment (opens the original)
New York ranks second in the nation in quantum-related businesses, research groups and patents, according to a new study announced by Governor Kathy Hochul. The post New York Ranks Second Nationally in Quantum Technology, with Stony Brook at the Center of Statewide Investment first appeared on SBU News.
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The Big Story: October 26, 2026 (opens the original)
During “The Quest for What’s Next!” competition at FSU Discovery Days, a Florida State computer scientist won a $100,000 grand
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In opting for Lula, Brazil made a conservative choice to elect a man of the left over one of the far right
Flávio Bolsonaro is no mere conservative, but a representative of the radical right and a member of an international movement that critics say threatens democracies around the world.
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SRI takes part in Stanford Research Park 75th Anniversary (opens the original)
SRI - A global leader in R&D with deep roots in Silicon Valley. SRI joins companies, researchers, and community members to think about the past and the future.
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NASA SEES Interns Tackle Real-World Challenges in Lunar Exploration (opens the original)
The NASA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship Program at the University of Texas Center for Space Research places high school students on small, mission-focused research teams mentored by NASA, academic, and industry experts. During summer 2026, the…
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