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  • Mar072022

    Hebrew University Offers Emergency Aid to Students & Professors from Ukraine

    Plus Teaching Posts, Stipends and Studies for Fleeing Ukrainian Academics and University Students.

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  • Mar072022

    German Chancellor Scholz’s First Visit to Israel

    New Hebrew University survey probes German and Israeli’s perceptions of one another, shows bilateral support for Germany as middle-east mediator.

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  • Mar042022

    Hebrew University Weekly Snippets 11

    In this week’s snippets: Includes the future of international relations, the anti-vax paradox, Haredi integration in the workplace, native Israeli tehina, a HUJICast from the Davis Institute on the Ukraine-Russia conflict (in Hebrew)

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  • Mar042022

    HUJI Bites: Digging Up the Past with Professor Naama Yahalom-Mack

    On this episode of HUJI Bites, Prof. Yahalom-Mack discusses her excavation at the site of Tel Abel Beth Maacah – and insight into the fascinating figure of the Wise Woman who stood up to the commander of King David’s army, and successfully negotiated her city’s salvation.

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  • Mar042022

    Hebrew University Team Finds How Plants Make Aerial Roots

    Roots are normally associated with things that live underground, in the damp and the dark. Think of turnips, radishes and yams. However, many plants make their roots above ground.

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  • Mar012022

    Summer Study Opportunities at Rothberg International School of Hebrew University

    There are a variety of great courses are on offer this summer at the Rothberg International School of Hebrew University.

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  • Feb282022

    Out of the Lab Series with Dr. Jasmin Ravid & Dr. Daria Feldman

    In this episode of #OutOfTheLab, we hear from the co-founders behind Kinoko-Tech, CEO Dr. Jasmin Ravid and CTO Dr. Daria Feldman.

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  • Feb232022

    Siblings of Children with Disabilities May Have Greater Cognitive Empathy

    A new study published in Child Development, led by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) developmental psychology expert Professor Ariel Knafo-Noam and Dr. Anat Perry, examines how growing up as a sibling of a child with disabilities may nurture empathy.

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  • Feb212022

    Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, General Manager of Microsoft Israel R&D Center, visits the Hebrew University

    This visit took place as part of Microsoft’s plans to establish an R&D center in Jerusalem.  While there, they met with HU President Prof. Asher Cohen, Rector Prof.  Barak Medina, and CEO and VP Yishai Fraenkel.

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  • Feb212022

    Big-data Tracking Technologies can Uncover Wildlife Secrets and Reduce Their Conflicts With Humans, International Team Led by Hebrew University Shows

    Professor Ran Nathan of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, together with students and colleagues from 12 countries around the world, reviewed a variety of technologies that have been used to gather information on the movements of mammals, birds, fish, and other wildlife in their natural environments.

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