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  • Dec132022

    HUJI Bites: Salty and Dry – Plants Struggle to Survive

    Dr Yair Mau studies how the basic act of watering crops affects soil salinity, while gaining insights into basic processes that affect soil quality.

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  • Dec012022

    Ancient DNA from Medieval Germany Tells Origin Story of Ashkenazi Jews

    DNA analysis of 14th-century German Jews, led by researchers at HU and Harvard, shows Jewish community was more genetically diverse than modern day Ashkenazim.

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  • Nov292022

    Yuval Noah Harari Shows Kids How to Tackle Big Questions

    CNN interviews HU Professor Yuval Harari in a wide-ranging interview touching on major topical issues.

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  • Nov292022

    Beautiful Persian Carpet Gifted to The Hebrew University

    The carpet was woven in the city of Kashan, which was known worldwide as a centre for silk and textile manufacturing.

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  • Nov242022

    The Fall 2022 Flagship Programme, International Master of Public Health Alumni Newsletter

    Available to read online now.

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  • Nov232022

    Breakthrough in Antibiotic Safety at HU

    Bionic Technology blends sensors and human tissue to create smart “Kidney-Chip”

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  • Nov232022

    Glocal’s Twelfth Cohort Acts Local for Global Impact

    A new academic year starts with Glocal!
    New students, new adventures, new opportunities around the globe.

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  • Nov152022

    Study Shows Significant Decline In Sperm Counts Globally

    Alarmingly, this study also shows that the decline in sperm counts in North America, Europe, and Australia — reported by this team in 2017 — has continued and even accelerated in the 21st century.

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  • Nov152022

    The Rothberg International School’s 2023 Summer Study Opportunities

    There are a variety of great courses on offer at the Rothberg International School of The Hebrew University in 2023.

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  • Nov152022

    Ancient Fish Teeth Reveal Earliest Sign of Cooking

    The remains of a huge carp fish mark the earliest signs of cooking by prehistoric human to 780,000 years ago, predating the available data by some 600,000 years.

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