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Hebrew language Olympiad celebrates record participation in its third year

The third annual Hebrew Language Olympiad at Tel Aviv University attracted hundreds of teenagers worldwide, showcasing impressive growth and participation from diverse regions and institutions.

 Hebrew Olympiad - Yuval and Rotem (12/4/2024)
 illustration of a moving school of fish

Stealth in schools: Fish noise reduction and the future of submarines

Enjoy the silence

No quiet place: Scientists say you can hear silence - study

Hadassah University Medical Center

Hadassah Medical Center makes Newsweek’s list of top cardiology centers


NASA's Iron Dome? Israeli astronomer talks planetary defense

Polishook is an astronomer and planetary scientist at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science and is a noted expert in asteroids.

 This illustration depicts NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft prior to impact at the Didymos binary asteroid system. DART's target asteroid is the moonlet Dimorphos, which orbits the larger asteroid Didymos; the pair are not a threat to Earth.

Students at this American university decided to combine Easter and Passover traditions

Johns Hopkins SAIS’s Student Government Association (SGA) organized an Easter Egg and Afikoman Hunt on Monday on the DC campuses.

Easter egg and Afikoman hunt at Johns Hopkins April 18, 2022.

Asteroid deflection: NASA’s DART Mission to test planetary defense

The first-of-its-kind mission will head to the asteroid Dimorphos in the Didymos system and test kinetic impactors to see if an asteroid’s trajectory can be altered.

NASA's DART Mission heads for an asteroid, from behind the NEXT–C ion engine (illustrative).

Asteroid deflection: Understanding NASA's DART Mission

Here's everything you need to know about NASA's mission to deflect asteroids.

Asteroid illustrative

Tel Aviv University, Johns Hopkins to launch joint double-degree program

The degrees include a Master of Arts in International Affairs, Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Cyber Politics and Government, Developing Countries, and Security and Diplomacy.

The Peretz Naftali Building at Tel Aviv University

Tamara Cofman Wittes is 'pushing the envelope' on behalf of women

No. 30 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: Scholar, author and speaker Tamara Cofman Wittes.

 Tamara Cofman Wittes

Jewish orgs calls on Hopkins to affirm no tolerance for antisemitism

A graduate researcher and teaching assistant in the university's chemistry department suggested in January penalizing Zionist students for being pro-Israel.

Johns Hopkins University.

Johns Hopkins University TA suggests penalizing pro-Israel students

The TA asked in a Twitter poll if he should give a pro-Israel student their points in an exam "even though they support your ethnic cleansing."

A VENEZUELAN student walks over a cloth with red paint and the Star of David during an anti-Israel demonstration.

Johns Hopkins CEO: Big data could turn coronavirus pandemic around

In exclusive interview, Dr. Paul B. Rothman outlines unexpected challenges of pandemic and technologies that could make the difference

Paul Rothman, Dean of the Medical Faculty at The Johns Hopkins University and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins CEO: 30% of doctor visits will shift to telehealth

The shift in recent months has been both vital and rapid, as person-to-person contact has been reduced to a minimum.

Paul Rothman, Dean of the Medical Faculty at The Johns Hopkins University and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine

Firearms most lethal suicide method by far in the US

Pinpointing the most lethal method can help experts find ways to cut down on suicides, researchers noted in Annals of Internal Medicine.

A Sheriff's patrol vehicle blocks the road leading to the scene of a murder-suicide that left eight people dead on Thursday in Bell