Author archive for Arianna Steigman

  • Jan192026

    Listen to the Latest Hebrew University Podcast: STARTUP CAMPUS

    In The View from Mt. Scopus, a new podcast series from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the past, present, and…

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  • Jan152026

    Flowers Do More than Feed Bees – They also Help Shape How Viruses Move Through Wild Bee Populations

    A team led by PhD student Idan Kahnonitch, supervised by Prof Yael Mandelik of the Hebrew University and Dr Asaf…

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  • Jan142026

    Medical Students Gain Empathy and Professional Insight Through Sustained Home Visits with Older Adults

    A new study shows that year-long home visits with older adults help first-year medical students build stronger communication skills, rethink…

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  • Jan142026

    Why Do We Fail at Reducing Medical Errors?

    Medical errors remain one of the leading causes of death, yet healthcare systems continue to struggle to reduce them. A…

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  • Jan132026

    Paulson Family Foundation Makes a $19 Million Donation to the Hebrew University to Fund a New Building for Electrical Engineering

    The Paulson Family Foundation announced an additional $19 million donation to Hebrew University. Together with the foundation’s previous donation of…

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  • Jan122026

    DNA Breaks in BRCA Carriers Reveal the Beginnings of Breast Cancer Before there’s a Tumor

    New study shows that in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, their breast cells already carry a clear pattern of…

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  • Jan122026

    A New Transparent and Colour-Tunable 3D-Printed Solar Panel

    A new study highlights a semi-transparent, colour-tunable solar cell designed to work in places traditional panels can’t, like windows and…

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  • 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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