Though their lofty ideals of higher education are admirable, universities are often nevertheless subject to frequent budget cuts and funding shortages.  This can force university...

You’ve selected your gift (which is hopefully local, handmade, and made out of sustainable materials), you’ve written a card (hopefully on recycled paper), but the...

As with any good idea, it doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t find a convenient, easy, and preferably aesthetic way to bring it to...

In a step towards preserve the wealth of its national animal and plant populations, Qatar will be setting up a gene bank of local species. ...

Concerts are a good way to bring environmentalism to the streets and the general public.  Over the past few years, we’ve seen this tactic used...

Walking the streets of any modern city, you are likely to encounter wasted materials.  Materials that – with a little imagination, skill, and love –...

The Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture, an international conference series initiated in 1992, is devoted to discussing contemporary issues in the fields of architecture, urban planning...

When most of us think about retirement homes, we think about sad, isolated places with TVs turned to the highest possible volume, very few visitors,...

Karen ponders the possibilities of a new social idea to help the homeless and the environment. Walking down the street this morning, watching a homeless...

Tevel b’Tzedek, an Israeli-based non-governmental organization, defines itself as being “dedicated to creating a new generation of Israeli and international Jews engaged in social and...