Writer: Viva Sarah Press

Why do cancer cells divide so easily?

A study by a multidisciplinary team of Weizmann Institute researchers might help develop new effective approaches to chemotherapy. The researchers tried to answer the many

HU shares prize with Univ. of Kentucky

Research teams at the University of Kentucky and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have won a prestigious $300,000 award from the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation

United Colors of Tel Aviv

The Italian fashion chain, Benetton, will open its first flagship store in Dizengoff Center in the coming months. According to the Calcalist business newspaper, Israeli

BGU, UM sign academic agreements

BGU President Rivka Carmi and UM President Donna E. Shalala shake hands after signing an agreement of collaboration. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and

Aida at Masada

It was a magnificent night at the opera even if the people behind me were more interested in their iPhone apps than with the classic

Largest underground stream discovered

Engineers in Jerusalem have discovered the largest underground water system ever found in Israel. The beneath the surface stream was unearthed near the Jerusalem convention

World Cup Israeli technology

An Israeli architectural simulation system is being used to help build one of the stadiums for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament that is set

Sweet deal: Israel’s sugar to EU

Europe is suffering from a major sugar shortage, and Israel’s primary sugar mill, Sugat, has been called to the rescue. For the first time since

New $160m Israel-Europe tech fund

Venture capital house Greylock Israel Partners has closed a $160 million fund, Greylock Israel II, from which it will continue to invest in exceptional enterprise

Huge desalination plant to open

Israel’s Finance Ministry has approved funding for the construction of a seawater desalination plant in Sorek, said to be one of the world’s largest such plants.

The theater troupe with no words

Clipa’s non-text-based theatrical style wows audiences with dance, design, light, music and the performers’ own bodies and faces. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqyEdoQZ3Yo You don’t have to speak Hebrew

Marvell to invest $200m in Israel

Marvell Technology said it will invest $200 million in its two research and development (R&D) centers in Israel. The Silicon Valley chip designer co-founders, chairman