Science, Medicine, & Education

Americans tour Israel sci-tech charter schools

TEL AVIV (Press Release) – Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools has brought its first mission of board members and prominent supporters to survey the newest initiatives and niche institutions from the charter school network. This is the first time that a large group of donors toured the institutions, equipment, facilities and programs which they have […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

UC asked to shield students from anti- Israel hatred

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Following last week’s UAW 2865 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) vote, 22 education, civil rights and Jewish advocacy groups want to know whether University of California (UC) policies that prohibit UAW 2865 graduate student instructors from promoting BDS and anti-Israel, and often anti-Semitic, propaganda in the classroom also apply to

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

2-headed salamander may result from pollution

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)– In the University of Haifa’s Community Ecology Lab, headed by Prof. Leon Blaustein, researchers have found a salamander tadpole which has two heads. Researchers at the lab, Dr Ori Segev and Antonina Plavikov, noted that while they had observed an incidence of deformity, especially among the limbs of salamanders,  in the past

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jim Joseph Foundation awards $5 million in grants

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)– Jim Joseph Foundation based here recently announced grant awards from its Fall 2014 Board meeting, totaling more than $5 million to a variety of Jewish education organizations. Grants were awarded to the Contemporary Jewish Museum, American Institutes for Research, Birthright Israel Foundation, and Kevah.The Foundation focuses on creating effective and compelling Jewish

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel, Hungary form scientific society

  By Anav Silverman RAMAT GAN, Israel (Tazpit) – In order to advance scientific cooperation between Israel and Hungary, the Hungarian-Israeli scientific society was formally established at Bar-Ilan University this week. Through scientific, cultural and social programs, the society’s members will seek opportunities to exchange ideas, network, and promote joint science education programs. Both Hungary and

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Chanukah 5775: Time to fight Ebola, other diseases

By Congressman Eliot Engel WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chanukah is one of the Jewish people’s most beloved holidays. We light the menorah, sing songs and eat delicious food. It’s a celebration of life and Jewish survival. And, like most holidays that commemorate a struggle against oppression, it is also a time of collective and personal reflection.

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

TAU: Progress made toward synthetic, wireless retinas

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — The aging process affects everything from cardiovascular function to memory to sexuality. Most worrisome for many, however, is the potential loss of eyesight due to retinal degeneration. New progress towards a prosthetic retina could help alleviate conditions that result from problems with this vital part of the eye. An encouraging new

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

AJC: Israel boycotters should forfeit federal funds

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee (AJC )is urging the U.S. Department of Education to take steps to ensure that education institutions receiving Title VI government funding do not boycott Israeli academic institutions. The AJC call follows a Middle East Studies Association resolution endorsing the “right” of scholarly associations to engage in such

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Computer detects patients who lie about symptoms

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — It is possible to detect when we provide false information regarding our health conditions through our handwriting, according to a new study conducted at the University of Haifa. The study used a computerized system, which was developed by Prof. Sara Rosenblum from the University of Haifa and that was patented

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

SDJA joins int’l computer learning project

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)– In Shelly Moses’ K-5 classroom in San Diego Jewish Academy’s Lower School, students are putting away their pencils, crayons and paper and setting aside their books to learn an “Hour of Code.” Yes, that’s code as in computer science and programming. Moses, SDJA’s Technology Integration and Curriculum Specialist for grades K-5,

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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Advocate exposes true face of BDS

By Tammi Rossman-Benjamin BERKELEY, California — “Bringing down Israel will really benefit everyone in the world and everyone in society, particularly workers.” These words were spoken by Lara Kiswani, executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, at a Nov. 12 panel discussion at U.C. Berkeley organized by the BDS Caucus of UAW 2865,

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Protecting Jewish student rights on college campuses

By Melanie Goldberg/JNS.org BROOKLYN, N.Y. (JNS) — It all started when I took out some anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) information sheets at a Brooklyn College-sponsored event last year that featured Omar Barghouti, the founder of the BDS movement. You’d expect that of any student opposed to the speaker’s anti-Israel views. I planned to challenge Barghouti

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israelis donate masses of hair to cancer patients

  By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — Over 200 hair salons across Israel took part in the annual nationwide drive to collect hair for the Zichron Menachem Cancer Support in Israel in partnership with Pantene Products Israel. From Kfar Tapuach to Herzliyah and from Arad to Haifa, women and girls donated their hair locks at

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