Corona Czar Gamzu Approves Entry of 17,000 American Students

Prof. Gamzu on Sunday instructed the Ministry to maintain tight control over the project's population, with regular supervision. Dedicated inspectors will be recruited to carry this out.

Israel Approves NIS 4.2B Education Plan, ‘Learning in Safety’ for Coming School Year

Young children attending daycare centers, kindergartens and grades 1-2 will have regular full programming with normal group sizes.

Corona Czar Gamzu Against Letting In 16,000 US Yeshiva Students

"We need to do something wise here to prevent another fire," Gamzu said.

Bar-Ilan Researchers’ Chip Provides 50% Smaller Memory Footprint

The research team's work on the developed embedded memory technology is documented in more than 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Hebrew U: Tea, Chocolate and Berries May Increase Risk of Certain Cancers

Antioxidant-rich foods like black tea, chocolate and berries may increase risk for certain cancers, a new Hebrew University research finds.

100 Doctoral Students from India Arrive in Israel on Bar-Ilan U, Israir Special Flight

The students will be absorbed in labs at all Israeli universities, including those researching coronavirus.

Bar-Ilan Befriends Diaspora Jewish Communities Coping with Coronavirus

In the US alone, more than one hundred people from the Halabi Jewish community died in one month.

NY Jewish Schools Join First Global Network of Israel Educators

Schools participating in the 2020/2021 program include Magen David Yeshiva, Yeshiva of Flatbush, SAR Academy, The Ramaz School and Schechter Manhattan.

2,503 Californians Petition Board of Ed to Rescind Offensive Ethnic Studies Curriculum

Governor Newsom stated, "We are united in our resolve to make sure the advisory committee draft is only that, a draft, that will be substantially amended... It will never see the light of day.”

Outgoing Chief of University Heads Questions Rejection of Ariel U in Samaria

Ariel University President Dr. Yehuda Danon has accused VERA of boycotting the university due to its location in Samaria, over the Green Line.

Haifa U Researcher Discovers Earliest Evidence of Feather Molt in Flying Dinosaur

Once a feather reaches its full size it becomes a dead organ; the bird must then shed the old feather and sprout a new one in its place to ensure that its plumage remains functional.

Experts Warn Against Unethical Application of Triage Rules in Coronavirus Emergencies

"Just because triage is correct under some circumstances does not mean that it is correct under all circumstances."

As Corona Intensifies, Ohr Torah Stone High School Principal Reassumes Top Military Role in...

”Even if we’re far away from our students there’s no doubt that this remains an ultimate teaching moment.”

California Schools Embrace ‘Offensive’ Ethnic Studies Curriculum Condemned by Governor Newsom

“School board members asked to vote on the resolution are not shown the original draft curriculum, and not informed about the enormous outpouring of criticism it engendered or that a CDE process is well underway for the curriculum’s redesign."

In First, Saudi Scholar Publishes Article in Israeli Academic Journal

Professor Muhammad al-Rabban published an article in Tel Aviv University’s Kesher journal on Jewish history, titled “A Contribution towards improving the image of the Prophet Muhammad in the eyes of the Israeli public: Muhammad’s covenants and correspondence with the Jews of the Arabian Peninsula.”

Bar Ilan Researchers May Pave the Way to Exponential Multi-Level Magnetic Memory

A newly-discovered ability to stabilize and control exponential number of discrete magnetic states in a relatively simple structure may pave the way to multi-level magnetic memory with extremely large number of states per cell.

Beachgoers Watch Out: Israel Experiencing Larger Than Normal Jellyfish, as Yearly Summer Bloom Approaches...

"We're trying to understand the ecology of the various jellyfish in our coastal waters — when do the blooms appear, why are they bigger or smaller in some years."

AFT’s Randi Weingarten: American Schools Won’t Be Able to Open ‘As Usual’ This Year

“There’s no way that you’re going to have full-time schools for all the kids and all the teachers the way we used to have it.”

Hebrew U Study’s New Tracking System Shows Sophisticated Navigation of Fruit Bats

The results present the most comprehensive evidence for a cognitive map from any wild animal studied.

Close to 160,000 K-12 Students Studied In New York Jewish Schools Last Year

The increase in Jewish school enrollment last year is the slowest that it has been in a while and reflects a mass exodus to New Jersey, says Yossi Gestetner, a co-founder of OJPAC.

Education Minister: Next Year’s Classes to Start on Time, Coronavirus or No

Israeli Education Minister Yoav Galant told administrators at a special forum held Wednesday at the Education Ministry that kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school...

As On-Campus Denial of Anti-Zionism as Anti-Semitism Surges, So Do Attacks on Jewish Students

For the second year in a row, US campuses have experienced a significant decline in classic anti-Semitic harassment (down 49%) and a significant increase in Israel-related incidents (up 60%).

Finally: National Council of Young Israel Takes on BLM Anti-Semites

NCYI President Farley Weiss condemned the marchers who “desperately seek justice and an end to racism" and "are themselves engaging in abhorrent and hypocritical behavior that fans the flames of bigotry and hate.”

Orthodox Advocacy Leads To Masa Restoring Funding To Yeshivas And Seminaries

“What made this successful is that it wasn’t just people calling from the outside to complain but also people on the inside working it out,” explained Rabbi Taragin.

Elimination Of Masa Funding And Limited Student Visas Jeopardize Israel Study Plans For Countless...

Rabbi Michoel Green, overseas director of Sharfman’s seminary, described a year in Israel for gap year students as an incomparable educational opportunity.

Bar-Ilan Neuroscientists Win Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson’s Research Competition

A team of neuroscientists from Bar-Ilan University is one of four winners of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF).

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