Science, Medicine, & Education

TEL AVIV (Press Release)― Most galaxies in the universe, including our own Milky Way, harbor super-massive black holes varying in mass from about one million to about 10 billion times the size of our sun. To find them, astronomers look for the enormous amount of radiation emitted by gas which falls into such objects during […]

 TEL AVIV (Press Release)–  Tel Aviv University is heading an international study that for the first time will dig deep beneath the Dead Sea, 500 meters (about a third of a mile) down under 300 meters (about a fifth of a mile) of water. Drilling with a special rig, the researchers will look back in

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Masa Israel Journey and the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA) on Monday announced the launch of the Lainer-Masa Israel Fellowship, a two-year program for Jewish young adults interested in careers in Jewish education.  This joint venture will engage North American Masa Israel undergraduate university participants while in Israel and place them in

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – A group of students from the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Law have won first place in a Red Cross competition on international humanitarian law. The Hebrew University representatives defeated eleven other groups from educational institutions from across Israel. The annual competition includes simulation of legal debates on a range of conflict situations,

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– As middle ear infections increase during the winter months, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) suggest that in many cases the most appropriate  treatment is “watchful waiting” instead of using antibiotics immediately. The review, published in the scientific journal Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, does not suggest use of

TEL AVIV (Press Release) ― Environmentalists around the world agree ― plastic bags are choking our landfills  and polluting our seas. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is developing new laboratory methods using corn starch and sugar to help sustainable plastics –– those that biodegrade and are even tougher than those made from petrochemicals –– compete in

TEL AVIV (Press Release)― Career women who put babies on hold until after 40, or even 45, will be reassured by new research from Tel Aviv University. Even though there are associated risks for babies when postponing child-bearing, the neonates can overcome them, says Prof. Yariv Yogev of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine

TEL AVIV (Press Release)― Naukrtis, a Greek trade emporium on Egyptian soil, has long captured the imagination of archaeologists and historians. Not only is the presence of a Greek trading settlement in Egypt during the 7th and 6th century B.C.E. surprising, but the Greeks that lived there in harmony hailed from several Greek states which

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– Intense, individually tailored dietary treatment for acutely hospitalized elderly has a significant impact on mortality, according to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The intervention study just published in the prestigious Journal of the American Geriatric Society showed higher death rates six months after discharge (11.6

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– “Good looks” are only sometimes a positive factor in consideration for a job, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). In the new working paper, “Are Good-Looking People More Employable?” two economics researchers from BGU prove that a double standard exists between good looks as a positive