2015 American Fulbright post-graduate alumna, Rachel Gur-Arie, has published a research article in the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research examining and comparing influenza vaccination practices among health care providers in Israel and the U.S. Read the full article HERE.

The Israel Cancer Research Fund has awarded $4.3 million in new funding to Israeli researchers searching for cures and treatments, among them are 10 Fulbright Israel alumni. Read the full "Israel 21C" article HERE. 

Congrats to:
Dr. Irit Ben-Aharon
Professor Aaron Ciechanover
Dr. Rony Dahan
Professor Naama Geva-Zatorsky
Dr. Erez Levanon
Professor Ofer Mendelboim
Dr. Michael Milyavsky
Professor Yitzak Pilpel
Professor Asya Rolls
Professor Ronit Satchi-Fainaro

The Fulbright commission in Israel is currently seeking qualified candidates to fill the following position:
 

Office Manager

80% -Full-time work in Tel Aviv, flexible hours. To support the administrative activities of the commission by providing high-level administrative support, managing the Office, help planning special events and other matters assigned by the Director.

Duties and Responsibilities
• To answer telephone, and provide adequate information to callers.
• Coordinate appointments& meetings, maintain calendar (manually and electronically).
• Perform general office and administrative tasks 
• Establish and update files, records, accounts and other information as needed to support and document functional operations and activities.
• Keep office space organized and friendly to staff and guests.
• Assist the staff in special event operations.
• Other duties as assigned by the director.

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree (in all fields) 
• 3 year work experience
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• High energy and commitment.

Qualifications
• English and Hebrew at the mother tongue level - speech, reading and writing !
• Must possess good interpersonal skills/human relations 
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suites and applications to include Excel.

Applications are submitted through the following link:

http://www.tfaforms.com/359754?tfa_1=01817&tfa_16=MTM

Only appropriate applications will be answered!

A new exhibition has opened at Bay College by Terri Warpinski, Fulbright Senior Scholar 2000 to the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies.

Surface Tension will be open till September 18, including an Artist Talk and a reception on September 3rd.

For more details click here.