Science, Medicine, & Education

Report: Trump Settles Trump University Case For $25 Million

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly decided to pay out $25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit concerning Trump University. According to sources first cited by the New York Daily News, Trump was planning to pay out approximately $20 million to settle outstanding claims related to the program. The amount was later bumped up to $25 […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Drone-based system capable of remotely finding bombs unveiled in Tel Aviv

Israeli-designed laser technology detects explosives and other hazardous materials from a distance By Times of Israel staff SpectroDrone by LDS: Drone-Operated, Laser-Based Explosive Detection System (Screen capture: Vimeo) An Israeli-designed, drone-based sensor capable of remotely detecting explosives, hazardous material and drugs was unveiled at a trade show in Tel Aviv this week at the Homeland

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

He’s a Trump in-law who has bet big on Obamacare. What now?

Perhaps no presidential son-in-law has ever been more in the spotlight than Jared Kushner. He was President-elect Donald Trump’s “de facto campaign manager” and helps run the executive committee of Trump’s tumultuous transition team.A nd rumors are swirling that Trump’s team is trying to get him top-secret security clearance so he can attend the official

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Rabbi Ari Berman: “I’m deeply humbled”

The Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University has elected Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman as the fifth president of Yeshiva University. He will officially begin his tenure in July 2017. “Rabbi Berman is a dynamic and inspirational leader, scholar and educator,” said YU Chairman Moshael J. Straus, who led the Presidential Selection Committee. “He possesses a

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

President Juan Manuel Santos Heads To US For Cancer Screening

President Juan Manuel Santos has made headline recently for his work at reaching a peace deal between government officials and the FARC rebel group in Colombia. While he has been devoted to making Colombia a better country, it is being reported that his health may be suffering. According to FOX News Latino, President Santos underwent

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israeli actress Dana Ivgy to teach at SDSU

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) —  Israeli actress Dana Ivgy will serve as a visiting lecturer at San Diego State University this spring. Ivgy, a multiple Israeli film award winner, will be in San Diego from Jan. 15 to May 5th. Ivgy is lecturing at San Diego State University through the Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists Program, which is

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Technion honors Zuckerman for STEM Leadership Program

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Mortimer B. Zuckerman was awarded The Technion Medal, the highest honor of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, for his role in advancing science and technology. Zuckerman, Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report, was honored at a dinner in Manhattan on November 14 for establishing the Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program—a transformative

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Spotlight Shines On Endometrial Cancer After Gwen Ifill Dies

Gwen Ifill was known in life for breaking down barriers in journalism for other women — particularly women of color — and in death she may help women further by raising awareness of endometrial cancer. PBS announced today that Ifill, the 61-year-old co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, died “following several months of cancer treatment. She was

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Science, Medicine, & Education

California history teacher on leave for comparing Trump to Hitler

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A history teacher at Mountain View High School has been placed on paid leave after drawing parallels between Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler in his lesson plan. Frank Navarro, who has taught at the school for 40 years, was asked to leave midday Thursday after a parent sent an

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

After calling it a “disaster,” Trump says parts of Obamacare are OK

Washington (dpa) – Aspects of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law should be kept intact, Donald Trump has said in an interview, after spending months calling for its complete repeal. One of the staples of the president-elect’s campaign rallies was blasting Obamacare, often describing it as “a total disaster” that would be replaced under his

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

UCSD’s Adina Wollner to receive ZOA award

NEW YORK (Press Releae) – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) will honor one of San Diego’s top pro-Israel students at its upcoming prestigious award dinner in New York City in November. Adina Wollner, a Zionist student leader at UC San Diego, will receive the Myron Zimmerman Award for Outstanding Student Activism at this year’s

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Was Moses tripping when he saw the burning bush? Should you try?

A growing number of Jews are using psychedelics to reach spiritual highs, and you might be surprised to learn some Orthodox don’t frown upon the practice By Madison Margolin NEW YORK — Spiritual leader Ram Dass was born Richard Alpert, a nice Jewish boy from Boston. But in 1963, the former psychologist prof was expelled

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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA