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Stephen Hawking Joins Academic Boycott of Israel

Physicist pulls out of conference hosted by president Shimon Peres in protest at treatment of Palestinians

(LONDON The Guardian) - Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel.

The world-renowned theoretical physicist is pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

In Bed With Bibi

It is time our progressive humanists engage in a preliminary ethical investigation.

(LONDON) - Once again we see a familiar pattern: our united 'progressives' -- a veritable synagogue, a collective of great humanists -- lend their support to the oppressed.

This time it is the ‘Syrian people’ whom they wish to liberate and their enemy is obviously Bashar Al-Asad.

Documentary Explores Students Bringing Water to Kenyan Community

Prgram is a collaboration between OSU's College of Engineering and University Relations and Marketing.

(CORVALLIS) - In July of 2012, a group of Oregon State University students traveled to the small village of Lela, Kenya, to help the community gain access to safe water.

The story of their journey will be told in Kel Wer ("to bring song" in the native Dholuo language), a documentary that will debut at Kearney Hall on Tuesday, April 30.

New Study Provides First Direct Evidence of Feral Cats in Hawaii Killing Endangered Hawaiian Petrel

Carcasses were adult birds, presumably ones that were actively breeding or seeking mates.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A new study by federal and university scientists has provided the first direct videographic evidence of depredation of the endangered Hawaiian Petrel by feral cats.

The study affirms large amounts of earlier anecdotal evidence that feral cats are an important factor in population declines of the species...

Oregon Company Changes Lives of Ugandan Women

The women Sseko Designs supports today will not make sandals forever...

(PORTLAND, OR) - Some of the brightest and most committed young women in Uganda are getting a chance to continue their education thanks to Sseko Designs and the sale of their unique handmade sandals and fashion here in the U.S.

Every year, women in Uganda struggle to fund their university education after completing secondary school.

Sri Lanka: `TN Student Movement Opens Possibilities of New Political Futures`

Formerly ‘apolitical’ and aloof sections in Tamil Nadu are being roused into participating in protests.

(CHENNAL TamilNet) - The Tamil Nadu student movement has “thrown up a new young leadership” that is unaffiliated to any political party.

They are challenging the US-sponsored UNHRC resolution on conceptually firm grounds “clearly shows that here is a new generation of Tamils which is imagining new political futures...”

John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka Create Stem Cells Identical to Embryonic Stem Cells Without Destroying Human Embryo

New test may allow the therapeutic use of induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS.

(MADRID) - John B. Gurdon of the UK and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan, have created cells whose characteristics are identical to those of embryonic cells, but without destroying human embryos.

The Swedish Academy said that both Gurdon and Yamanaka "have revolutionized our understanding of how cells and bodies develop", and allowed to refine unusual "methods of diagnosis and therapy".

46 Million Children Receive Single-Sex Education in 70 Countries Worldwide

In Spain, 81,000 students take courses in 184 centers of single-sex education, of which 109 have economic concerts for public funding. Almost all are of Christian inspiration.

(MADRID) - "We meet with each student every three or four weeks, with parents, three times during the academic year, but these meetings often defer to another date if the father and mother can not go together.

We have found that schools that educate boys and girls in separate classrooms enjoy better academic results", says Dobrochna Lama, Strumienie's school headmistress in Józefów, a village near Warsaw (Poland)

Salem-Area High School ROTC Cadets to Plant Trees at Belcrest Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Community youth to assist in maintaining beauty of local cemetery.

(SALEM) - Belcrest Memorial Park is proud to announce Salem-area high school ROTC cadets will be planting trees and plants beginning at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 6 at the cemetery, 1295 Browning Avenue South in Salem.

The new trees and plants will replace those that have died or have sustained damage.

Oregon Documentary `Finding Normal` to be Shown for Human Services Program`s 40th Anniversary

Oregonian film critic Shawn Levy praised “Finding Normal” in his review of the film, grading it an A-minus and calling it “incredibly engrossing.”

(SALEM) - A special screening of a documentary highlighting the battles in recovering from drug addiction will highlight a 40th anniversary celebration of Chemeketa Community College’s Human Services program.

“Finding Normal” will be shown at 6 p.m. Friday, April 5th, in the auditorium (Building 6) at the college’s main campus in Salem.