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Scientists from around the world say more women pursue biology than physics out of personal preference. The researchers disagree.

By Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University and David R. Johnson, Georgia State UniversityDistrust of atheists is strong in the United States. The General Social Survey consistently demonstrates that as a group, Americans dislike atheists more than any other religious group. According to various studi...

The head of the National Institutes of Health is retiring. Why his faith mattered.

Some NJ religious leaders urge faithful to take the COVID vaccine, despite some moral qualms Replay Video UP NEXT As Pfizer and Moderna begin to roll out their much anticipated COVID-19 vaccines at hospitals across the country, many religious leaders are urging their followers to receive it with open arms — despite moral qualms by some faithful.  Distribution of the vaccine began Tuesday in New Jersey among front-line health care workers, and it is expected to become available to the g...

NorthJersey.com As Pfizer and Moderna begin to roll out their much anticipated COVID-19 vaccines at hospitals across the country, many religious leaders are urging their followers to receive it with open arms — despite moral qualms by some faithful.  Distribution of the vaccine began Tuesday in New Jersey among front-line health care workers, and it is expected to become available to the general public in the coming months.    The pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 300,00...

The TikTok video of Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld receiving a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine isn’t racking up Cardi B numbers, but it has reached an impressive 400,000 views. “I saw an advertisement that they were looking for people for their clinical trial,” Rabbi Herzfeld, 46, said. “I am not a doctor or a nurse, but I wanted to see what I could do to make a difference. So I volunteered” Herzfeld, spiritual leader of Ohev Sholom in Washington, D.C., also posted videos and images of h...

With vaccines on the horizon, faith leaders could play a crucial role in promoting their use Asked about his participation in the Moderna vaccine trial, Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld replied, ‘It’s the most important sermon I’ve ever given — by far.’ A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guys Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting...