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Police probe possible link between MIT professor's killing and Brown University shooting - report

According to AP, the FBI had previously said it knew of no links between the cases.

Students stand in front of the Van Wickle Gates after placing flowers, following a shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, US December 14, 2025.
Nuno Loureiro

Israel examining possibility Iran involved in murder of nuclear scientist in US - report

People passing through MIT's campus stop to take pictures of a replica of the Wright Brothers Flyer which was placed on top of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Great Dome by unknown pranksters, December 17, 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MIT nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro killed inside Brookline home

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky had deeper ties with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known, documents reveal


Israeli-American economist Joshua Angrist wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics

This was not the first time Angrist was nominated for a Nobel Prize, having been among the frontrunners in 2019.

 Israeli-American economist Joshua Angrist is seen in 2011.

Future drug combinations on COVID can be used with deep learning - study

Overall, two new drug combinations were found in the end to treat COVID-19.

A lab technicians holds the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug "Remdesivir" at Eva Pharma Facility in Cairo, Egypt June 25, 2020.

MIT's Jewish environmental warrior: 'Earth has a budget'

No. 39 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Susan Solomon.

 Susan Solomon

New at-home COVID test can detect specific variants in one hour

The device, which costs just $15, can detect specific coronavirus variants and is about 95% effective at detecting infections.

The miSHERLOCK device can deliver results in an hour and detect specific variants of the novel coronavirus.

Leading MIT scientist hails ‘immunomics’ in Israel’s Immunai

Immunai is working on developing a new generation of medicine using a combination of artificial intelligence and big data, with the goal of mapping the entire human immune system.

US president Barack Obama gets ready for a picture with National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipient Dr. Robert Langer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, February 1, 2013.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem places #64 in the world rankings

However, 6 of Israel's 9 listed universities declined in the global rankings from last year.

Mount Scopus campus, Hebrew University Jerusalem

Let there be life! Scientists create single-cell organism that reproduces

The implications of engineering synthetic cells and organisms are vast and promising. Scientists envision the production of customized cells that perform or behave in desired manners.

The secret to healing what ails you lies within your own DNA

Smartphone-connected face mask designed in Romania

The “social mask” is a minimalist and transparent mask featuring a biosensor that can connect to a smartphone.

Livinguard face mask protects wearer, inactivates, destroys coronavirus

Israeli MIT Prof. Regina Barzilay first recipient of $1 m. AI award

A graduate of BGU, Brazilay is lauded in the field of AI and machine learning for creating an innovative breast-cancer predictive model and proving machines can decipher ancient languages.

MIT Professor Regina Barzilay

Three US local govts to adopt coronavirus contact tracing app

An additional 17 state and municipal governments are considering introducing the app in their communities as soon as in the next two weeks.

Townspeople line the route to the cemetery as the hearse carrying Vietnam and Korean Wars Air Force veteran Mary Foley, who could not have a full military funeral because of restrictions due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, passes by in Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S., April 8, 2020