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Miss Israel Melanie Shiraz joins 1,000 Christian leaders in Jerusalem for Oct. 7 anniversary summit

Participants will meet released hostages, bereaved families and survivors of the Nova massacre during a week of events intended to strengthen ties between Israel and Christian communities.

Miss Israel Melanie Shiraz in Jerusalem.
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UC Berkeley offers Israeli dance scholar position after legal settlement over denied job

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.

Scientists identify nearby 'super-Earth' as promising candidate in search for alien life - study

A man walks through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, US, August 11, 2025.

UCLA, student president distance themselves from student gov't that condemned former Gaza hostage


Professor resigns after allegedly faking Native American identity

University of California, Riverside professor, Andrea Smith, has faced accusations for years that alleged she was co-opting an identity that wasn’t her own.

 Photograph of Gloria Wells on the left and Andrea Smith on the right taken at the 2011 Annual Women's Studies Conference on Saturday March 26th, 2011.

Stimulating hair growth possible within skin moles - study

The findings of the study could also help with therapy that can treat androgenetic alopecia.

 Woman with long, curly, brown hair.

A Bay Area billboard battle breaks out between Jews over branding of anti-Zionism

Various Jewish groups have gone to battle over Israel-related billboards.

A JewBelong billboard in Oakland, California, papered over by a Jewish anti-Zionist group, Feb. 1, 2023.

UC Berkeley Law student groups ban Zionist speakers

UC Berkeley’s Law Students for Justice in Palestine (LSJP) declared that not inviting pro-Zionist speakers was necessary for “the safety and welfare of Palestinian students on campus."

UC Berkeley campus in California

Campus police investigate antisemitic banners at UC Davis

Pruitt said at sentencing that he regretted participating in the insurrection, but also that he still believed the election was stolen.

 A view of a building on the University of California, Davis campus.

Climate change could trigger megaflood in California - study

UCLA climate scientist and other researchers said that the West Coast state could experience a once-in-a-century “megaflood” exacerbated by climate change.

Lightning strikes over the Mediterranean sea during a rain storm near the city of Ashkelon

Promising future for brain injury treatment - study

“We’ve known for a long time that the communication between different brain cells can change very dramatically ... but we haven’t been able to see what happens in the whole brain until now."

 The brain (illustrative).

Increased immunity may protect against long COVID - study

“While this was a small pilot study, it does suggest that some people with long COVID may have underactive immune systems after recovering from COVID-19," said a senior researcher.

 CCR5 receptor (yellow) in cell membrane (grey, modeled)

Fresno State University’s Madden Library to be renamed over Nazi sympathies

The Fresno State library has been named after Henry Madden, who was the university’s librarian from 1949 to 1979, since 1981.

 California State University, Fresno. Henry Madden Library.

UC Berkeley receives $10m. to ensure "lasting legacy" for Jewish studies

The endowment was made in honor of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley.

University of California Berkeley campus.