A statistical analysis of the ice sheet retreat compared with the number of lightning storms revealed a correlation: as the number of storms increased in a certain year, so did the melting of the sea ice increase that year. [Press Release, Tel Aviv University]
Lightning Storms in Arctic Speeding Global Warming, Polar Melt Read More »
International, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share
Antisemitism has grown rampantly since the October 7th massacre carried out by Hamas, and rising Jew-hatred has caused Jewish students to feel increasingly unsafe on campus. We students are fearful of expressing our identities on campus, and especially in the classroom. [Press Release]
Jewish Tritons Outline Situation Facing Jews at UCSD Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Editor’s Note: ADL (Anti-Defamation League) rounds up developments in the anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses across North America. Here is the report for Thursday, May 9. [Press Release]
ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: May 9, 2024 Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by The Center Square (The Center Square) – Responding to recent protests centered on the war between Hamas and Israel, the North Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation that joins more than 30 other states in adopting a working definition of antisemitism. The definition was adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
SHALOM Act passes North Carolina House 105-4 Read More »
Israel, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by Tampa Free Press Republican Rep. Burgess Owens of Utah pressed public school administrators over whether students, teachers and a principal allegedly involved in antisemitic incidents were punished Wednesday, focusing on the harassment of a Jewish teacher at a New York City high school. Owens started out by questioning New York City Public Schools
“Few people have had a more profound impact on San Diego than Joan Jacobs,” said Mayor Todd Gloria on Tuesday “She was an ardent supporter of ensuring access to arts, education, top-quality medical care and so much more to enrich people’s lives….” [Chris Jennewein, Times of San Diego]
Philanthropist Joan Jacobs, 91 Read More »
Chris Jennewein, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Times of San Diego
Lenard and Stark were a member of a group of 30 physicists who put forward the concept of “German physics.” They rejected the new quantum physics and the theory of relativity as dogmatic theories irrelevant to reality. They argued that the correct approach to explaining physical phenomena should be based on classical physics, which was being crowded out by the “false” theory of relativity and quantum mechanics invented by the Jews. [Alex Gordon]
One Hundred Years of ‘Jewish Physics’ Read More »
Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Published by The Center Square (The Center Square) The University of California, Riverside reached a preliminary agreement with pro-Palestine protestors to take steps towards divesting from investments in Israel. However, due to a 2016 California law, it’s illegal for organizations that receive significant state funding from boycotting or discriminating against a country. Under the agreement,
UC Riverside reaches deal with Palestine protestors despite potential legal issues Read More »
California, Israel, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Tuesday, May 7, it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint that the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) failed to address non-stop “severe and persistent” bullying and harassment of Jewish students in classrooms, hallways, schools yards, and walkouts since October 7, 2023. [Press Release]
U.S. Education Department Launches Investigation of Berkeley Unified School District Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Press Release, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
The researchers chose to examine genetic differences between individuals who would not be expected to show such differences – pairs of identical twins, who should share the same DNA sequence, where one of the twins suffers from schizophrenia while the other does not. [Press Release, University of Haifa]
Haifa University, Salk Institute Report Findings on Genetic Causes of Schizophrenia Read More »
Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden condemned a “ferocious surge” in anti-Semitism on Tuesday, in a Holocaust memorial speech that came at a fraught moment in Israel’s war in Gaza and with protests roiling American universities. Biden, who has backed Israel since the start of the conflict, said too many people
Biden slams ‘ferocious’ rise in anti-Semitism amid Gaza protests Read More »
Holocaust, International, Israel, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAUCSD. 64 people were arrested on Monday, during the dismantling of an anti-Israel protest encampment. According to a statement from the University of California, San Diego, of those arrested, 24 were not affiliated with the University.
ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: May 7, 2024 Read More »
Antisemitism, California, Israel, Press Release, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Our commitment to Israel is of course strategic, but it is also based upon friendship and commonality of values. An Israel that can protect, for its people, the right to exist in peace and pursue happiness and prosperity, is an ally that shares the values and ideals of America. A strong alliance with Israel is both a strategic and moral imperative. [Bill Wells]
Congressional Candidate Bill Wells Tells His Stand on Israel Read More »
Antisemitism, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
In this picture book for children between the ages of 3 and 8, a young girl who is a future conservationist travels up and down Israel finding treasures that she can hold in her hands for moments before restoring them to their rightful place in nature. [Donald H. Harrison]
Children’s Book Teaches Israel Geography and Conservation Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, The World We Share