Thanks to the baby’s urine collection – award to the Technion Students

Shlomo Maital

National Entrepreneurship Competition for students is being won by Peekaboo Grop from the Technion, which developed a technology for sterile and non-invasive collecting urine form female infants.

Have you heard about Oliver Lowry?

Uri Kirsch

You probably haven’t heard about Oliver Lowry, but he is the researcher who signed the most cited study in history, and it surprising for hi, to – “It’s not a great study”, he admitted. So how do you rank articles and universities, which cited more than others – and where in all this are the Israelis.

Between (MACHA”R) Tomorrow and Today

Reuven Gal, Ilia Zatcovetsky

“Between (MACHA”R) Tomorrow and Today”: This is the Name of a Special Report Published recently by SNI.

Choking the public: fewer green spaces in cities and towns across the country

Another step of advancing the hasty construction: beaches, nature reserves and avenues will be considered as “open public space” and deducted from the designers and developers debts. Other actions: a synagogue in school and kindergarten in mall.

100 Most Influential – the Social Lobby

They conduct researches, consolidate position papers, fighting for transparency and whisper in the ears of the Knesset members. Social organizations often influence the Israeli public arena more than the elected representatives themselves.

Test: Is it worth to travel through the Carmel Tunnels?

Ofira Ayalon, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Shiri Freund-Koren

A research conducted by SNI team and Ecofinance analyses benefits of using the Carmel Tunnels.

Price to Occupant will put a whole generation in the cycle that can buy an apartment

Prof. Rachelle Alterman from the Technion believes strongly in the program of Finance Minister Kahlon, but regrets the unnecessary conditions imposed, whereby residents will not be allowed to sell their apartments for five years.

What is the most favorite academic field among the ultra-orthodox students?

Reuven Gal, Ilia Zatcovetsky

What is the most favorite academic field among the ultra-orthodox students? And what is the most favorite subject among the ultra-orthodox women?

And which one is the only orthodox academic framework that develops at a satisfactory rate? And how many ultra-orthodox students are there  actually? .

A special report published this week by SNI, reveals some fascinating data on the ultra-orthodox academic world.

Carmel Tunnels save Israelis time and money

Ofira Ayalon, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Shiri Freund-Koren

An economic study conducted assessed the benefits (in terms of time and fuel savings and reduction in air pollution and noise) of traveling within the Carmel tunnels compared to other routes in the city of Haifa.

Limited success for the integration of the Ultra-orthodox in academia – the program is mostly effective for women

Reuven Gal, Ilia Zatcovetsky

10,000 Ultra-orthodox students have studied in academic institutions in 2014 – most of them at colleges with specialized facilities;

Of these, 60% were women, while the proportion of men is declining. According to the authors, it is not clear if the labor market is prepared for the absorption of 1,800 Ultra-orthodox with an academic degree who would graduate soon.