Academic World

Technion opens 18 new nursing rooms for mothers in academics

“The welcome growth in the number of women studying at the Technion means that it is all the more important to provide the new mothers among them with suitable and respectful conditions for nursing."

There must be emphasis on critical thinking skills on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

How many college students know that chants of “From the River to the Sea” are calling for the murder of Israelis – both Jews and Arabs?

By MARIAN STOLTZ-LOIKE
19/02/2024

Saliva tests developed by the US and Taiwan successful in detecting breast cancer

In a medical breakthrough, a team of researchers from the US and Taiwan collaborated to develop a saliva test that can detect breast cancer efficiently and effectively

 Soldiers from the Commando Brigade operating in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, January 25, 2024

Major medical journals show anti-Israel bias in coverage of Hamas war

An analysis of 1,628 English-language scientific publications found an anti-Israel bias in some of the world's most influential medical journals in their coverage of the Hamas war.

 Rob Malley (center) seen with then-US president Bill Clinton and Yassar Arafat at Camp David

Arafat-affiliated former US gov't official to teach in Yale on Israel-Palestine

With the launch of this school year, former special envoy for Iran Rob Malley was announced as one of the new senior fellows at Yale's Jackson School.

Neri Oxman

Israeli-born celebrity professor Neri Oxman accused of plagiarism

The Israeli-born Neri Oxman, a tenured professor at MIT and a celebrity in the academic world, was reported to have plagiarized content in her academic writing, Business Insider reported on Saturday.

UPenn professors embark on high-level faculty solidarity mission to Israel

‘We sought to bear comfort to our brothers and sisters in Israel and to more fully absorb the depth of this trauma’

04/01/2024

Amid campus antisemitism, Jewish students are welcome in Israeli academia

Jewish individuals with basic Zionist values seeking a welcoming and supportive environment should strongly consider studying here.

By JONATHAN DAVIS
20/12/2023
 An illustrative image of the Jerusalem light rail.

This week in Jerusalem: Red or Green?

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

16/12/2023

Israeli woman scientist is nominated to the National Academy of Inventors

Prof. Shulamit Levenberg from the Haifa Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is among the few Israeli women scientists who have invented the most innovative technologies and registered patents.

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