Old Dominion University launches a new National Security Institute (ODU-NSI) designed to accelerate research and technology solutions for some of the most pressing challenges facing the United States today. The new institute brings together the University's strengths in artificial intelligence, modeling and simulation, autonomous systems, communications and sensing, maritime and port operations, and advanced technologies into a coordinated, mission-focused effort.

A new study from the Brookings Institution has found that ICE surges are causing significant job losses in cities where ICE is most active. In the first nine months of 2025, ICE operations led directly to the loss of at least 668,000 jobs across 86 U.S. metro areas. The toll was not limited to immigrants: between 51,000 and 297,000 of the lost jobs were held by American-born workers.

Global migration has risen sharply from approximately 13 million people per year in 2000 to around 35 million people per year in 2023. This is according to a new dataset on human migration published in Nature by researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), IIASA, and the University of Hong Kong.

A nationwide study tracking Japanese adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic found that health-related quality of life steadily declined over seven years and did not rebound after the public health emergency ended. Researchers say the decline may reflect the cumulative impact of pandemic-related changes in physical activity, mental well-being, and social interaction among working-age adults across Japan.