• Jan082026

    How the Brain Decides on a Smile Before It Happens

    From Intention to Expression Every time someone smiles, grimaces, or flashes a look of surprise, the movement feels effortless –…

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  • Jan082026

    100 Hands, One Brain: The Making of a Community Installation at ELSC

    At the entrance to the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC), a white, transparent installation resembling a…

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  • Jan072026

    Dentin Inside Wolffish Teeth is a Rare Material: when compressed in one direction – it shrinks also in the other

    A new study has uncovered a rare behavior in the material of the teeth of the Atlantic wolffish. This material…

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  • Jan072026

    Professor Eva Illouz Named First Recipient of the Hebrew University President’s Lifetime Achievement Award

    For the first time in its history, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has conferred the University President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The…

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  • Jan052026

    A CRISPR screen reveals many previously unrecognized genes required for brain development and a new neurodevelopmental disorder

    An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene linked to…

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  • Jan052026

    Why Some Bacteria Survive Antibiotics – and How to Stop Them

    A new study from the Hebrew University reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different “shutdown modes”…

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  • Jan022026

    A Coral Reef’s Daily Pulse Reshapes Microbes in Surrounding Waters

    A new study shows that coral reefs don’t just provide a home for ocean life, they also help set the…

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  • Dec302025

    Six Hebrew University Researchers Awarded Research Grants from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology

    Six researchers from the Hebrew University have been awarded research grants from the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. Each…

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  • Dec232025

    Israel Post Issues Commemorative Stamp Marking 100 Years of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    As part of the centennial celebrations of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Post has issued a new commemorative stamp…

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  • Dec192025

    Tiny Viral Switch Offers Hope Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria

    As antibiotic-resistant infections rise and are projected to cause up to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, scientists are…

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