Interpreting satellite images from Israel’s satellites requires long hours of concentration and constant attention to detail. Volunteers with autism provide a “win-win” situation for those who previously faced a bleak future. http://www.timesofisrael.com/soldiers-with-autism-give-army-rare-view-into-intel-and-disorder/

The Moona outer space research center in the Israel-Arab town of Majd Al-Kurum has attracted about 50 Jewish and 50 Muslim high school students. They attend courses in robotics, drones, 3D printing, electronics and other technologies related to outer-space exploration. … Continue reading →

A 13-year-old Syrian boy who was seriously injured by a mortar in the Quneitra region three months ago as a result of the ongoing civil war in Syria was brought to Israel for surgery and fitted with a prosthetic leg … Continue reading →

Israel’s Ben Gurion University and Australia’s Monash University have established the Monash Ben-Gurion Seed Fund to support joint research and education programs in the areas of Sustainability, Social Inclusion and Entrepreneurship. http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2015/03/08/monash-university-and-bgu-to-launch-joint-seed-fund-and-entrepreneurship-course/

Prince William met relief staff from the Israeli humanitarian group IsraAID while he was in Japan recently, visiting areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/03/05/britains-prince-william-meets-israeli-aid-workers-in-japan-while-visiting-earthquake-tsunami-disaster-sites/