Academic World
No. 49: Prof. Jennifer Mnookin: Columbia’s first Jewish pres., arriving at its most turbulent hour
Mnookin has headed Columbia University since July, becoming the Ivy League school's first Jewish leader in three decades amid a time of intense campus antisemitism.
Pentagon demands audit of 30 universities, investigating Russian, Chinese, Iranian research ties
Prof. Uriel Reichman to receive the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor
IDF Atidim launches first dedicated engineering track for haredi, minority students
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
Major medical journals show anti-Israel bias in coverage of Hamas war - report
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.
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.
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’
Amid campus antisemitism, Jewish students are welcome in Israeli academia - opinion
Jewish individuals with basic Zionist values seeking a welcoming and supportive environment should strongly consider studying here.
This week in Jerusalem: Red or Green?
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
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.
The Lowy International School: International Admissions 2024/25 Now Open
Start Your Academic Journey at Tel Aviv University.
Academia in Italy is targeting Israel - opinion
Sergio Mattarella, the Italian president, recently emphasized the importance of keeping scientific research insulated from international tensions, highlighting its role as an “instrument of peace."
