By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — As an alumna of the London School of Economics, I received the following notification by email at the beginning of March: ‘It is with great regret that I am writing to inform you … that the LSE Council has accepted the offer of resignation of Sir Howard Davies as […]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Science, Medicine, & EducationBEERSHEVA, Israel (Press Release)–Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed a new test that quickly and accurately distinguishes between bacterial and viral infections in as little as five hours. Treating viral infections with antibiotics is ineffective and contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance, allergic reactions, toxicity and greater healthcare costs. Currently
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBEERSHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– A new system using video and computer software to monitor a baby that could be used to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), as well as for telemedicine applications, has been developed by two students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The new system called “BabyBeat” was developed by students
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HAIFA (Press Release)–Exceptional detective-archaeological work at the first season of archaeological digs at Tel Shikmona, on the southern edge of Israel’s city of Haifa, has uncovered the remains of a house dating back to the period of the Kingdom of Israel. The site was excavated about 40 years ago and due to neglect and layers of
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By Danny Bloom CHIAYI, Taiwan — I call it Lippy for short, and I take 10 milligrams every night just before I hit the sack. Like a lot of aging baby-boomers, I had a heart attack a few years ago, and I’m on Lipitor now and I like it. I’ll tell you why: I have
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s been my good fortune to spend adult life as an academic at decent or distinguished institutions. The work has been challenging and satisfying, with colleagues and students from the better classes of both. Compared to a physician’s career, or an attorney’s, the vast majority of my clients have been
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KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, Israel — Shakespeare wrote “All the world’s a stage…………. His acts being seven ages”. However, that was at the end of the sixteenth century. Today we divide our life into different stages. Between the fifth and sixth periods we can introduce another time line. Most people retire in their mid to
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Science, Medicine, & EducationSEDE BOQER, Israel (Press Release)– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has formally launched the first Israel Studies International Program (ISIP) in Israel. It will be taught in English and offered to international students. Applications are being accepted for the first class, set to begin their studies in the coming fall semester. Dr. Paula Kabalo,
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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California–Just what we need: another difficult, if not impossible, dilemma for working parents! As if juggling home and career is not frustrating enough, research has uncovered the importance of staying home with a newborn or at least providing one-to-one contact on a daily basis by a good childcare
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When Brooklyn Was Heaven: A Memoir from Brooklyn to L.A. and Places In-Between, by Stan Levenson. Outskirts Press, Inc. Denver, Colorado. 313pp. By David Strom SAN DIEGO–Now eighty, Stan Levenson, a retired professor, elementary teacher, school consultant, and author of books about raising funds for public education, is now living in San Diego. He recently
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Science, Medicine, & EducationLA JOLLA, California (Press Release) –The University of California, San Diego on Monday announced the outstanding community leaders and campus supporters who have been selected to receive prestigious Chancellor’s Medals as UC San Diego’s 50th Anniversary year comes to a close. Chancellor’s Medal recipients for 2011 are Richard and Rita Atkinson, John and Ann Davies, Sheldon and Susan
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Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release)– Here are the results of the American Bible Contest, which was conducted Sunday under the auspices of the Jewish Agency for Israel: HEBREW HIGH SCHOOLS (i.e. kids who attend Jewish Day School and take an exam in Hebrew) Last Name First Name School Ranking Abramowitz Akiva Yeshiva of Flatbush 1 Kestenbaum
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Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release) – For over 50 years, the American Bible Contest has tested the Biblical knowledge of students from Jewish schools and institutions across the United States. Sponsored by the Jewish Agency which sponsors similar Bible contests, known in Hebrew as Chidon Tanach, throughout the Diaspora, the American Bible Contest began this year with
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