Science, Medicine, & Education

Proposal reduces student loan form to 2 questions

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) on Thursday, June 19,  released a draft bill to simplify the process of applying for and receiving federal financial aid to attend college, allow year-round use of Pell Grants, discourage over-borrowing and simplify repayments. The bill would reduce to a single postcard—called

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Levin, Hatch seek public access to anti-heroin drug

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Sens. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hailed the success of buprenorphine, a medication that helps to block the craving for heroin, and they talked to public health officials, physicians, and patients at a Senate forum on Wednesday, June 18, about what steps can be taken to increase the

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Sondra Berk an honorary fellow of Technion

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Sondra Berk of San Diego, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on June 15 for her leadership and dedication to the Technion and the San Diego community. A natural leader and passionate advocate for the Technion, Berk is a long-time member of the American Technion Society

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Israeli scientists develop device to sniff out lung cancer

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Lung cancer causes more deaths in the U.S. than the next three most common cancers combined (colon, breast, and pancreatic). The reason for the striking mortality rate is simple: poor detection. Lung cancer attacks without leaving any fingerprints, quietly afflicting its victims and metastasizing uncontrollably — to the point of

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Rep. Cohen ecstatic over Powerball jackpot

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–  With news that the winner of this week’s $259.8 million Powerball jackpot is a Tennessean, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee), a strong advocate for making college affordable and the father of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship program, has emphasized the benefits for Tennessee’s students  provided by the lottery. The Congressman fought for

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San Diego teacher returns from pioneer’s hometown in Germany; school exchange celebrates Louis Rose

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At a student assembly in the Grundschule (Elementary School) of Neuhaus an der Oste, Germany, the town’s Mayor Georg Martens proudly received a copy of a proclamation signed by San Diego’s Mayor Kevin Faulconer celebrating the “sister” relationship between the school which Martens was visiting and the Cabrillo Elementary School

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DA’s DNA program receives award

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced  on Friday, June 13, her office has received a 2014 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo) for an innovative DNA project that is boosting prosecutions and jail time for defendants who commit multiple crimes.  By integrating a real-time DNA database

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BGU’s American Village will intensify desert research

SDE BOKER, Israel (Press Release)–Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) new American Associates Village here was dedicated at the University’s recent Board of Governor’s meeting. The complex will expand available housing for as many as 150 additional international students, increasing by 50 percent the number of students currently studying at the Sde Boker campus and

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Boxer, others, to DOT: Ban e-smokes on airplanes

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Democratic U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (California), Dick Durbin (Illinois), Tom Harkin (Iowa, Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Jack Reed (Rhode Island) and Edward J. Markey (Massachusetts) on Tuesday, June 10, urged the Department of Transportation to finally prohibit the use of e-cigarettes on airplanes. DOT first proposed a ban more

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U.N. exhibits art work by Israeli children with autism

By Anav Silverman NEW YORK – In honor of the World Autism Awareness Day, the artwork of Israeli children with autism is being showcased in a unique exhibition called “Speaking Colors” at the UN Headquarters in New York. The exhibition opening will take place on Tuesday, June 10, with the attendance of UN Secretary General Ban

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