Science, Medicine, & Education

Warmer oceans are now linked to dangerous neurotoxins in shellfish

New research could help forecast deadly toxin outbreaks NASA Earth Observatory Blooms of phytoplankton (in dark green) off the coast of California in 2016. A mysterious, potentially deadly neurotoxin that poisons humans by way of shellfish has now been linked to warming ocean waters. The new findings could help fisheries predict spikes of this substance […]

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Large theater detected at Sussita dig site

SUSSITA, Israel (Press Release) — The University of Haifa’s excavations at the Hippos (Sussita) site have uncovered the location of a large Roman theater. However, the theater’s location outside the city walls supports the hypothesis that the facility was used mainly for religious ceremonies rather than shows for the masses. Dr. Michael Eisenberg of the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Smartphone App can analyze sleep disorders

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a new system to assess obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity while a patient is awake and analyze sleep-wake activity, using his or her smartphone. According to the American Sleep Apnea Association, it is estimated that 22 million Americans suffer from the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish college students may return to more harassment

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, the recently retired UC Santa Cruz Hebrew and Jewish Studies professor who heads the national AMCHA Initiative, said Monday that she fears that Jewish students across the country may bear the brunt of a lot of anger now that they are returning from winter break to

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Who is Betsy DeVos?

By Dustin Hornbeck, Ph.D. Student in Educational Leadership and Policy, Miami University. Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos speaks in Grand Rapids, Michigan. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File After President-elect Donald Trump tapped Betsy DeVos to become the head of the United States Department of Education, her name has spurred a great deal of conversation within the K-12

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In battle with my tooth, dentist was painful victor

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — In order to spare the feelings of anyone who might happen to read this I am not posting a photo of my face. I look like something out of a horror movie. The sight would be too horrifying for most people. Especially anyone who knows what I look like normally.

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Top American academic group rejects BDS bid

At Philadelphia convention, Modern Language Association also votes to refrain from future boycott measures By Times of Israel staff Protesters urging a boycott against Israel in Melbourne, file photo (CC-BY SA Takver/Wikimedia Commons) The Modern Language Association, a top American academic group, on Saturday voted down a proposal to boycott Israeli academia. The measure, which

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U.S. Jewish communal briefs: January 4, 2017

COP supports Congressional resolutions denouncing U.N. Security Council action on Israel NEW YORK (Press Release) – Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, expressed strong support for the resolutions being introduced in both Houses of Congress that denounce the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) Resolution 2334 and urge it to be

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UC proposes first tuition increase in six years for more faculty, courses and financial aid

The University of California unveiled a proposal Wednesday for the first tuition increase in six years, saying booming enrollment growth and reduced state support have left campuses scrambling to pay for more faculty, course offerings, classrooms and financial aid. Under the proposal, tuition would grow to $11,502 for the 2017-18 school year — a 2.5

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What do we know about dinosaur eggs?

These fossils can reveal a lot about how dinosaurs lived Darla Zelinitsky A fossilized embryo of the duck-billed Hypacrosaurus. Some dinosaur eggs took a surprisingly long time to hatch, according to a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. By examining the teeth of unhatched dinosaur embryos, paleontologists determined

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Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share

Cuomo, Sanders Announce Free College Tuition For Some New Yorkers

When Bernie Sanders announced he would no longer pursue the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election, it seemed there would no longer be much hope for making college tuition free. However, Sanders recently joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to put together a plan that would grant qualified New York students cost-free university schooling.

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