Editor’s Note: The following report was commissioned by the Center for Near East Policy Research, a Jerusalem institution which publishes Israel Behind the News. By Arnon Groiss, JERUSALEM (CNEPR) — UNRWA – the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestinian refugees in the Middle East – was established in the wake of the Arab-Israeli war of […]
By Michael Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO–Remember that old Bob Dylan song, “Forever Young,” which now is used as the theme on television’s Parenthood? May your hands always be busy, May your feet always be swift, May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift, May your heart always be joyful And may
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Michael Mantell, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & EducationSAN JOSE, California (Press Release)–At the first public hearing, Friday, March 21, of the new California Assembly Select Committee on Campus Climate, AMCHA Initiative in a prepared statement urged members of the Committee to examine campus antisemitism and take the proper steps to ensure Jewish students feel safe and welcome at California’s colleges and universities. “Unfortunately, antisemitism
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — The University of California, San Diego Library has become the official repository for the papers of Jonas Salk, noted physician, virologist, and humanitarian, best known for his development of the world’s first successful vaccine for the prevention of polio. The papers—which constitute almost 600 linear feet (or nearly 900 boxes)—were
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Christina MacNeal SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–This Saturday, March 22, marks the 10th anniversary of the San Diego Race for Autism. All of the proceeds from the race stay locally in San Diego benefiting programs that help those with autism along with outreach and education initiatives to classrooms. The race is put on by the
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
YEMIN ORDE, Israel (Press Release)– Shmuli Bing will become the new Director of Yemin Orde Youth Village in Israel, effective immediately. Bing, who served four years as Yemin Orde’s high school principal and has extensive experience in education management, takes over from Benny Fisher. Fisher resigned his position in January 2014 to become Israel’s top
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–A scientific breakthrough in understanding the brain mechanisms that cause physical pain resulting from depression has enabled scientists, for the first time, to study the neurological basis for emotional pain. These are the findings of a new study conducted jointly by Prof. Gal Richter-Levin of the University of Haifa and Prof. Jeansok
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and even certain types of cancer, obesity places a major burden on the health care system
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
NEW YORK (Press Release)– The American Technion Society (ATS) announced on Wednesday, March 19, that Jeffrey Richard, of Riverdale, N.Y., will become the organization’s new Executive Vice President in May, following a nationwide search. Melvyn H. Bloom, who has led the organization for the past three decades, will become Executive Vice President Emeritus. Richard, a fundraising
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Science, Medicine, & Education
By Susan L. Rosenbluth The Jewish Voice and Opinion ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey — The options for Orthodox-Jewish students looking for colleges outside the New York metropolitan area are greater than they have ever been before, according to an independent educational consultant. “Many schools with historically low numbers of Jews are actively working to recruit more
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release)-– Democratic Reps. Susan Davis and Scott Peters, along with members of San Diego’s medical research community joined together on Monday, March 17, to call on Congress to increase federal funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funds critical medical research. Budget cuts threaten this research and San Diego’s economy.
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Press Release)– Trinity College professors Barry Kosmin and Ariela Keysar are embarking on an online national survey of Jewish university and college students. This large-scale study is a follow-up to their 2013 online national survey of the worldviews and opinions of all American college students. The focus on college students differentiates the Trinity
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Jewish Religion, Science, Medicine, & Education
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Cyber attacks are the primary domestic security threat facing the United States, FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Homeland Security Committee last year. Traditional warfare is now inextricably linked to economic and cyber warfare. In just one example, cyber strikes have the potential to derail a nation’s power grid,
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Science, Medicine, & Education
By Michael Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO–In a commencement address at Smith College in 2013, Arianna Huffington equated our insatiable drive to attain money and power as two legs on a three-legged stool. While you may balance on two legs for a while, a fall is inevitable. The third leg of success, Huffington argues, is our
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Michael Mantell, Science, Medicine, & Education