Science, Medicine, & Education

Volunteers honored for fixing, driving , sewing

LA MESA, California (Press Release) — The Grossmont Healthcare District recently announced recipients of its awards as 2014 Healthcare Heroes. The annual awards are presented to volunteers who help advance the delivery of quality healthcare in San Diego’s East County region. One honoree was Glenn Farber of the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, a

Volunteers honored for fixing, driving , sewing Read More »

San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Bennet sponsors bill to better finance EMS services

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) on Thursday, May 22,  introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) to improve emergency medical and trauma care outside the hospital, often known as field emergency medical services (EMS). The bill provides incentives for field EMS providers to deliver a high quality of care

Bennet sponsors bill to better finance EMS services Read More »

Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Lokey lays corner stone for TAU graduate center

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — At a sweeping building site on the university’s award-winning campus, the cornerstone for the new Lorry I. Lokey Graduate Center at The Tel Aviv University Business School was laid on May 18. Lokey, a noted San Francisco philanthropist and founder of Business Wire, wielded a spade to enthusiastic applause from

Lokey lays corner stone for TAU graduate center Read More »

Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Ben-Gurion University honors four Californians

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) presented pioneering Holocaust historian and professor Saul Friedlander with a prestigious honorary doctoral degree at the 44th Annual Board of Governors Meeting in Beer-Sheva, Israel. Additionally, the university conferred honors on three other California residents: Cheryl Saban, Nahum Guzik, and James M. Breslauer. Saul Friedlander

Ben-Gurion University honors four Californians Read More »

Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

AJC hails UCLA Judicial Board decision on Israel trips

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– AJC (American Jewish Committee) welcomes the UCLA Judicial Board decision that Lauren Rogers did no wrong by participating in an AJC Project Interchange educational seminar in Israel. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) had brought the action against the UCLA junior after the Student Council on which she served rejected a

AJC hails UCLA Judicial Board decision on Israel trips Read More »

Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jews will gather for learning in Moldova

CHISINAU, Moldova (Press Release)– Nearly 400 mainly young Jews from Moldova and the southern Ukraine will gather in the city of Chisinau, May 23-25, for Limmud FSU (former Soviet Union) Moldova. Limmud FSU is a festival of Jewish learning featuring a packed program of lectures, workshops, round-table discussions, music and cultural events. More than 22,000

Jews will gather for learning in Moldova Read More »

International, Science, Medicine, & Education

Netanyahu honors Israel’s innovators

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— In an impressive ceremony at Tel Aviv University on May 19th during the university’s annual Board of Governors Meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu awarded the fourth annual Prime Minister’s Initiatives and Innovation Prize to Dafna Lifshitz, CEO of Appleseeds Academy. The grassroots organization will receive NIS 80,000 ($23,000) to further

Netanyahu honors Israel’s innovators Read More »

Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

UCLA’s Friedlander among Dan David Prize winners

  TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In a grand ceremony on May 18, during Tel Aviv University’s 2014 Board of Governors annual meeting, prestigious Dan David Prizes were awarded to seven scientists and intellectuals before an audience of prominent political, business, philanthropic, and academic figures from around the world. Among this years’ laureates were Prof. Saul

UCLA’s Friedlander among Dan David Prize winners Read More »

International, Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Ernest Rady donates another $1m to UCSD

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego on Monday, May 19,  announced a $1 million matching gift donation from local philanthropist and campus supporter Ernest Rady. The gift from the Rady School naming donor will fund fellowships that will help attract outstanding MBA students. Rady has pledged to donate one

Ernest Rady donates another $1m to UCSD Read More »

San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

Pauline Foster donates $7.5m for cancer care at UCSD

LA JOLLA, California  (Press Release)– For Pauline Foster, community philanthropist and longtime supporter of the University of California, San Diego, giving $7.5 million in support of the new cancer care hospital at the UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center is a gift from the heart—both her husband and brother died of cancer. The campus announced today that

Pauline Foster donates $7.5m for cancer care at UCSD Read More »

San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education

BGU engineers take 2nd place at int’l fair in Turkey

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — Three Israeli students from Ben Gurion University of the Negev won second place at the International Cultural and Academic Meeting of Engineering Students conference (ICAMES), a world-wide engineering project competition organized by the Engineering Society of Bogazici University in Istanbul. Gilad Keizler, Yuval Ben Zion and Nimrod Shalit’s final project in

BGU engineers take 2nd place at int’l fair in Turkey Read More »

Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education