A Ra’anana organization that blazes new trails for people with disabilities now has a global forum in which to share its expertise, research and innovations.
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Israeli college students fortify troubled towns by moving in
In return for free tuition and low rent, members of Ayalim student villages volunteer their time to transform Negev and Galilee communities.
Israel: Where US vets come to heal
The unique Heroes to Heroes Journey to Israel gives America’s disabled veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan a spiritual and physical new start.
Scientists find you can learn while you’re asleep
A new Israeli study shows that people can learn new behaviors while fast asleep, prompted by their senses of smell and hearing.
Arab-Israeli solar company wins EUREKA grant
Yafa Energy could be a bridge over which Arab-Israeli technology finds its way to industries in the Arab world seeking renewable energy solutions.
Israel’s Paralympic team goes for the gold
A group of 25 hard-training athletes in nine sports will represent Israel at the Paralympic Games in London, starting August 29.
Muslim-Jewish high school musical tours Europe
With the stage as their common ground, Muslim and Jewish Israelis put aside their differences to perform at home and abroad.
Nature preservation in the Internet age
A school project to protect the lesser kestrel, now in its 16th year, uses live video broadcasts from within nesting boxes built by fifth-graders.
Wanted: Bedouin school psychologists
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev launches special program preparing Bedouins to fill a dire need in their community’s schools.
Revolutionary Israeli toilet gets Gates Foundation grant
Earmarked for homes in developing nations, the device needs no water and generates its own power to turn waste into sterile, odorless compost.
Israeli kids take gold in MindLab Olympics
For the seventh straight year, a team of Israeli schoolchildren bests peers from several countries in games of strategy.