Tag: Science
Jewish astronomer becomes first woman to have US observatory named after her
The National Science Foundation announced earlier this month that the first national U.S. observatory to be named after a female astronomer will honor Jewish scientist Vera Rubin.
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in Cerro Pachón, Chile, will...
Israeli scientists shed new light on how the brain functions
How does the brain work? What is the connection between its structure and its functioning? A team of Israeli scientists from the Technion Institue of Technology, in cooperation with colleagues from the US and France, has...
Oceanography exchange program to bring American graduate students to Israel
Israel has been chosen as one of four countries to host 27 graduate students from 24 U.S. institutions as part of a first cohort of the Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) program, funded...
American and Israeli science academies sign cooperation agreement in Jerusalem
At a ceremony held Tuesday at the Jerusalem residence of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the American National Academy of Sciences signed a cooperation agreement to increase...
Researchers at Tel Aviv University discover potential new treatment for epilepsy
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may help epilepsy patients.
Published in the scientific journal Neuron, the findings of Professor Inna Slutsky of the university’s faculty of...
Rivlin hosts ceremony for cooperation between science and humanities academies
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between the Israel National Academy of Sciences and Humanities (INASH) and the American National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) on Sunday.
“ marks the beginning of an...
Physics Olympiad in Jerusalem spotlights religious scientists of the future
The talents of religious scientists of the future were on display last week as more than 100 Israeli yeshivah students participated in Jerusalem College of Technology’s sixth annual Physics Olympiad.
Held in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Religious Services and Ministry...