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science
STEAM-powered fun for kids and teens
Elyse Glickman
October 14, 2016
It’s no secret that educators are finding magic in forward-thinking and multidisciplinary STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) curricula.
Israeli-German research team makes skin cancer breakthrough
Julie Bien
August 31, 2016
Scientists in a collaborative Israeli-German research project say they have unlocked the secret of how melanoma spreads and are now able to point the way toward prevention of the killer disease.
Brand-new labs, advanced equipment prep students for sci-tech careers
Elyse Glickman
October 6, 2015
While Jewish day schools across Los Angeles have always tried to keep children and teens rooted in their ancient faith, new programs are now helping students develop the skills and creativity needed to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Healing: Where religion and science meet
Jewish Journal
November 3, 2014
What does Judaism have to do with healing?
The true story of how scientists battled Typhus and sabotaged the Nazis
Jonathan Kirsch
July 9, 2014
By now, of course, we know full well that the Holocaust is a bottomless pit. More than a half-century after the liberation of the last camp, new and wholly unsuspecting tales of both suffering and redemption continue to reach us.
With electromagnetics and metal caps, Israeli companies aim to zap brain diseases
Jewish Journal
November 4, 2013
It looks like a futuristic salon hair dryer. Connected to a computer by a bright orange strip, the half-cube with rounded corners sits comfortably atop the head, a coil of wires resting on the skull.
New Israeli study explains coral’s pulsation
Jewish Journal
April 24, 2013
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.
SpaceIL: Israel’s race to the moon
Tom Tugend
February 19, 2013
One day in 2015, a small Israeli spacecraft will land on and reconnoiter the moon, joining the United States and former Soviet Union in the world’s most exclusive extraterrestrial club.
For science and U.S. jobs: Allow Israelis to visit America visa-free
Jewish Journal
January 15, 2013
The majority of Americans are supportive of Israel. Still, for good reasons, many in Jewish and pro-Israel communities are deeply anxious about both the security of Israel and the future of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
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