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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) and The University of Illinois (U of I) System awarded $200,000 to four new interdisciplinary research teams to drive innovations and advance collaboration between the universities.

In this week’s snippets: new archaeology discovery, the James Webb telescope, climate crisis ‘survival commandos’, new member of the National Academy of Inventors, physics breakthrough of the year, HUJI podcast – AI deployed to understand animal language and behaviour.

Israeli cultured meat company Future Meat Technologies is raising $320 million in a funding round that will bring the company’s total worth to $600 million.

The Answer Depends on Parents’ Religiosity Level, Surprising Hebrew University Study Finds.

In this week’s snippets: smart cities, Japanese psychometric exams, Israel Zoological Society, drugs from flies, fintech competition, HUJI podcast – AI & Human Intelligence

Hebrew University alumni are more appreciated and getting more recognition in the international work market, according to the prestigious GEURS (Global Employability University) ranking.

Blood test developed at the Hebrew University detects immune and inflammatory ativity in tissues, removing need for painful biopsies and expensive imaging.

Physics World, the leading physics magazine published by the UK-based Institute of Physics, awarded the 2021 Breakthrough of the Year prize to two research teams who advanced our understanding of quantum systems.

This week’s edition: Neuman Prize Hebrew Literature, Beatles George Harrison, disease in the 17th century, HUJI pride, do lockdowns work, Globes – great places to work in Israel, podcast in Hebrew: ancient DNA, recreating Neanderthals.

This week’s edition: Thumb wrestling, impact of drought, community gardens, new HU members of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, women behind the Centre for Disabilities Study, 2 podcasts in Hebrew – colonial legacies and new insights into marketing in the world of consumerism.