Science, Medicine, & Education

PHILADELPHIA (Press Release)–Attorney and philanthropist Murray H. Shusterman will provide $1 million in urgently needed funding to enhance campus safety at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel against the back drop of round the clock rocket attacks. The new Murray H. Shusterman Gate will protect security staff, students and visitors entering BGU’s

TEL AVIV (Press Release)—During the winter of 1944, the Nazis blocked food supplies to the western Netherlands, creating a period of widespread famine and devastation. The impact of starvation on expectant mothers produced one of the first known epigenetic “experiments” — changes resulting from external rather than genetic influences — which suggested that the body’s

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— The familiar cry in the night, followed by a blind shuffle to the crib, a feeding, a diaper change, and a final retreat back into oblivion — every hour on the hour. Such is the sleep pattern of most new parents, who report feeling more exhausted in the morning than when

TEL AVIV (Press Releases)— The full circumstances of U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl’s captivity have yet to be revealed. During his tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2009, Bergdahl was capture d by the Taliban and held in captivity for five years until a controversial prisoner exchange led to his release on May 31. Bergdahl has