The Third Rail of Higher Ed
By: Karin Fischer Published On: OCTOBER 18, 2023 Some college presidents struggle to find the right words on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Others have opted not to speak at all. As the violence in the Middle East entered a horrific and deadly chapter, with Hamas’s fatal attacks on Israeli civilians and retaliatory strikes on Gaza claiming Palestinian lives, […]
‘Everything’s come to a halt’: Israel-Hamas war stops research
By: Ben Upton Published On: OCTOBER 13, 2023 Evacuation of international staff and mass mobilisation of army reservists has left some labs operating on ‘skeleton crews’ Most research in Israel has stopped as the country switches to a war footing, with 360,000 army reservists called up and half of international staff at some universities evacuating. Israeli research […]
How can investments in education be boosted in Israel’s Arab sectors? – opinion
By: NAOMI REINHARZ Published On: OCTOBER 3, 2023 02:14 Updated: OCTOBER 4, 2023 11:35 For education to effectively strengthen the nation as a whole, it must be accessible to the entire Israeli population – including its sizable 21% Arab minority.With a new school year now underway in the United States, Israel, and worldwide, it is an ideal […]
Discovery of soft coral species offers new evidence Mediterranean turning tropical
By: SUE SURKES | Published On: October 4 2023, 4:11 pm | Updated at 6:23 pm Due to global warming, coral species common in Red Sea are finding sufficiently warm waters in which to survive off Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast A soft coral, commonly found in the Indo-Pacific region and off the southern Israeli Red […]
ALUMNI SERIES: For Holocaust Museum LA’s Jordanna Gessler, University of Haifa Was Meant to Be
It was a match made in cyberspace. After earning a BA in Holocaust Studies at University of Vermont, Jordanna Gessler initially held a job outside of that field, but she ultimately realized that she needed to be passionate about her work. When she started searching for her options on Google, the first thing that popped […]
Libya Storm’s Severity Caused in Part by Climate Change, Scientists Say
By Chao Deng and Eric Niiler Published On: September 19, 2023 11:09 am ET Human-caused climate change caused a 50% increase in heavy rainfall over the Mediterranean that led two dams in Libya to collapse, killing thousands of people and creating a massive humanitarian disaster, according to a group of international climate change scientists. The […]
Israeli policymakers must stop funding sex segregation
By: Noya Rimalt | Published On: September 18, 2023 07:50 | The Times of Israel Not that long ago, the Haredi world was known for being pragmatic. Now, the extremists are in charge, and they’re hurting their own people Recent incidents of sex segregation in public transportation in Israel are making international headlines. Many Israelis […]
Oslo Accord: Origins, goals, flaws of the Israel-Palestinian peace plan
By: SETH J. FRANTZMAN, TOVAH LAZAROFF | Published On: September 15, 2023 07:50 | The Jerusalem Post One of the architects of the Oslo Accords tells The Jerusalem Post about its origins, its aspirations, and its flaws Dr. Yair Hirschfeld was one of the architects of the Oslo Process and has worked with every Israeli […]
25 ViZionaries: Inna Braverman – No. 12
By: JERUSALEM POST STAFF | Published On: September 15, 2023 07:50 | The Jerusalem Post Meet the entrepreneur pioneering renewable energy in Israel. Inna Braverman, an Israeli entrepreneur, is the co-founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power, a pioneering renewable energy company. She started the company when she was just 24 years old. Braverman led […]
Using data to save bees and the sweetness of new years to come
By: ZACHY HENNESSEY | Published On: September 13 2023 12:37 | The Jerusalem Post BeeHero’s use of data collection, algorithmic analysis, and insight generation is revolutionizing the world of beekeeping. As the High Holy Day season approaches, apples and honey have once again begun to dominate our thoughts, plans, and most-used emoji lists. Indeed, honey […]
