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ISLAND OF SCIENCE: Technion Teams Up With Cornell to Bring Startup Nation to America
Technion opens first Israeli university in China
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has laid the cornerstone for a research center in Shantou, China.
Moving and shaking: Singing at Dodger Stadium, JNET, Amos Horev and more
Cantor Marcus Feldman of Sinai Temple sang the national anthem at Dodger Stadium on July 7 as the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the Philadelphia Phillies.
Beyond book smarts: What this international medical school gives future doctors
For most pursuing a career in medicine, the long-haul investment in studying, training and preparing to become a physician is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
Startup classroom
In a twist on the classic academic approach to entrepreneurship, Israeli universities are trending toward classroom-based incubators that allow students to put theory to the test in a sheltering atmosphere. After all, what better way to learn how to start a business than to actually start one?
New Israeli study explains coral’s pulsation
Do you find yourself dragging; craving a nap in the late afternoon? You\’re not alone. Soft coral beneath the waters near the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat does the same thing.
Pogroms interrupted: The era of Jews fighting back
As I’ve been watching images of Hamas rockets falling on Israel, I’ve asked myself: If Hamas had the ability to murder thousands of Jews, wouldn’t they? And if Israel didn’t have a strong army, wouldn’t we surely witness another pogrom?
Curing cancer: Nobel laureate Hershko on whether it’s possible
Fortuitously, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology\’s Dr. Avram Hershko, co-winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was recently in Los Angeles, and the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), which supports his work, arranged an interview to provide an expert\’s view.
Opinion: Agreements with Israeli schools a turning point for UC Irvine
Few universities have garnered as much international attention and Jewish communal concern over student-led, anti-Israel and sometimes anti-Semitic activities on campus than the University of California, Irvine (UCI).