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Kalaniyot faculty network strengthens campus ties to Israeli scholars, fights academic boycotts

MIT's Professor Dr. Yossi Sheffi, deeply impacted by campus antisemitism and anti-Israel protests, helped create Kalaniyot to combat academic boycotts and strengthen ties with Israeli researchers.

A pro-Palestinian protest encampment is re-occupied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, in Cambridge, Massachusetts,US, May 6, 2024.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, February 13, 2026.

As Qatar tops foreign funding, Trump admin. ramps up probe of ‘malign’ influence at US universities

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.

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

Nuno Loureiro

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


MIT physicists create 'quantum tornadoes' out of ultracold atoms

Physicists managed to create "quantum tornadoes" similar to weather patterns in the macro world.

A spinning fluid of quantum particles breaks up into a crystal formed from swirling, tornado-like structures.

Life on Venus? Privately-funded mission set to probe Earth's neighbor for life

The Venus Life Finder Missions is a private effort by MIT researchers led by Jewish-American scientist Sara Seager and backed by Breakthrough Initiatives.

 Venus (illustrative).

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