Science, Medicine, & Education

Rep. Davis: Rape survivors words should be heard

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) is leading an effort in Congress to use the Stanford rape survivor letter to combat campus sexual assault.  In a letter to the heads of the California State University and University of California systems, members of the California congressional delegation urged that the letter be added […]

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Why the Supreme Court Abortion Ruling’s a Very Big Deal

The Supreme Court’s decision announced on Monday to overturn a Texas law limiting access to abortion clinics is a massive win for advocates of legal abortion—not just in Texas but across the country. The case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, involved a Texas law that set a number of requirements for clinics performing abortions, including

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After Israeli study, ‘regretting motherhood’ debate rages in Germany

BERLIN (AFP) — Is it possible to regret becoming a mother? The question first posed by an Israeli researcher has stirred a debate in Germany like in no other country, shattering a long-held taboo. “In Israel, it was settled in a week. In Germany, it has lasted for months,” said sociologist Orna Donath, whose study

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Supreme Court overturns Texas abortion restrictions

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, in a victory for abortion-rights advocates, has limited the power of Texas and other states to restrict or effectively shut down clinics that offer the procedure. The justices, by a 5-3 vote, said Monday that Texas lawmakers went too far by imposing unnecessary regulations that had forced most of the

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Israeli university cancels prize to Breaking the Silence

The president of Ben-Gurion University recently cancelled a decision to award a prize to an Israeli NGO that tracks alleged abuses of Palestinians by IDF soldiers, arguing the group is too far our of the national consensus. The Breaking the Silence organization was chosen in May by the Middle East Studies faculty of the university

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

UK university compensates student for anti-Semitic abuse

In a startling form of recompense, University of York presented Zachary Confino with &pound1000, and an apology note from the student union, after turning a deaf ear to his complaints of anti-Semitic abuse for two years. Confino, 21, a law student and former treasurer of the student union, suffered bullying for being Jewish. Confino reports

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education

San Diegans leave $400 million to Ben-Gurion University

NEW YORK (Press Release)– American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces a substantial gift of approximately $400 million from the estate of Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus of San Diego, California. Lottie Marcus died this past December at age 99, just two months short of her 100th birthday, while Howard died in 2014

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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Terror victim remembered as friend, colleague

BGU prof Michael Feige took part in Bildner programs at Rutgers Dr. Michael Feige and Bildner Center executive director Dr. Yael Zerubavel appeared together at a 2012 panel discussion at Rutgers. Photo by Debra Rubin The executive director of Rutgers University’s Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life remembered Dr. Michael Feige, killed in

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Successful cancer drug made in Israel? BBC won’t tell you

An Israeli-developed drug cocktail that has been shown to cure 58% of terminally ill cancer patients has been approved in record time by the National Health Service of the United Kingdom. BBC, reporting the story, failed to mention that the drug was developed in Israel. So discovered Michael Ordman of Israel’s Good News Newsletter. The

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Celebrities Criticized For Supporting For-Profit Colleges

The for-profit college industry may be unpopular with the Obama administration, but it still has many friends in high places. Celebrities like talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and government officials like Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., have ties to the increasingly controversial education system, according to a report out Tuesday by David Halperin, a lawyer and

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Marijuana subject for July 20 CBI Men’s Club buffet

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Beth Israel’s Men’s Club will host Dr. Arnold Gass at the July 20 Dinner Forum. Gass discuss the medical use of cannabis. Gass is Health Sciences Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and a General Internist and Geriatrician.  In 2011 he retired after 30

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San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

UC President leads college officials to Israel

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – A delegation of presidents and chancellors from top U.S. universities and colleges recently traveled to Israel with AJC Project Interchange (PI) to learn about Israeli innovation and discover opportunities for bilateral academic partnerships. Participants met one-on-one with their counterparts from Israeli universities, including the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Hebrew University, and

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