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As Qatar tops foreign funding, Trump admin. ramps up probe of ‘malign’ influence at US universities
Trump has threatened to cut federal funding to universities over issues such as pro-Palestinian protests against the war in Gaza, transgender policies, and climate initiatives.
Police probe possible link between MIT professor's killing and Brown University shooting - report
Israel examining possibility Iran involved in murder of nuclear scientist in US - report
MIT nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro killed inside Brookline home
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
