Science, Medicine, & Education

TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Although we’re convinced that baby is brilliant when she mutters her first words, cognitive scientists have been conducting a decades-long debate about whether or not human beings actually “learn” language. Most theoretical linguists, including the noted researcher Noam Chomsky, argue that people have little more than a “language organ” ― an […]

TEL AVIV (Press Release)—Privacy in the digital age is a sensitive issue for both governments and individuals, as recent news about WikiLeaks and Facebook proved. A new research project at Tel Aviv University may better educate citizens of the virtual world about their privacy ― and even help Facebook users avoid truly embarrassing moments. It’s

PHOENIX, Arizona (Press Release)–The Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism (ECE-RJ), an affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), will honor 11 years of Reform Judaism’s support of Jewish early childhood education at their annual meeting here this week. The conference, from Jan 12-15, will explore the theme “Ani V’Atah: You and I Can

TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Lasers have revolutionized the communications and medical industries. They focus light to zap tumors and send digital TV signals and telephone communications around the world. But the physical length of an ordinary laser cannot be less than one half of the wavelength of its light, which limits its application in many

TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― In recent years, developers have been investigating light-harvesting thin film solar panels made from nanotechnology –– and promoting efficiency metrics to make the technology marketable. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is providing new evidence to challenge recent “charge” measurements for increasing solar panel efficiency. Offering a less expensive, smaller solution than

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Prof. Alexander Lubotzky was the first Israeli to deliver a keynote speech at the largest mathematics conference in the United States this weekend, Hebrew University announced. Prof. Lubotzky was invited to give a three-part lecture on ‘Expander Graphs in Pure and Applied Mathematics’ by the 2011 Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans this

NORTH WALES, Pennsylvania (Press Release) – Teva Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A, is  voluntarily recalling Metronidazole Tablets USP, 250mg, lot 312566,  expiration date 05/2012. This product lot is being recalled due to the  presence of underweight tablets. Underweight tablets may not contain the full amount of active ingredient within a single tablet, a consumer may not receive the prescribed dose. This 

HAIFA (Press Release)–The University of Haifa will be awarding 44 scholarships in a unique and moving project to commemorate of each of the 44 men and women who tragically died in the Carmel fire. The scholarships are the generous gift of  Leon H. Charney, Chairman of the University of Haifa Board of Governors, and will

TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― As every middle-school child knows, in the process of photosynthesis, plants take the sun’s energy and convert it to electrical energy. Now a Tel Aviv University team has demonstrated how a member of the animal kingdom, the Oriental hornet, takes the sun’s energy and converts it into electric power ― in

TEL AVIV (Press Release)― It has long been believed that modern man emerged from the continent of Africa 200,000 years ago. Now Tel Aviv University archaeologists have uncovered evidence that Homo sapiens roamed the land now called Israel as early as 400,000 years ago ― the earliest evidence for the existence of modern man anywhere

By Hannah Miller BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Press Release)–Sometimes the phone rings and it is a neighbor asking for a favor. Sometimes the phone rings and it is a request for charity. Sometimes the phone rings and it is a notification that you are the only one in the world that can save the life of another

TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Tel Qudadi, an ancient fortress located in the heart of Tel Aviv at the mouth of the Yarkon River, was first excavated more than 70 years ago ― but the final results of neither the excavations nor the finds were ever published. Now, research on Tel Qudadi by archaeologists at Tel