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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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Lewis studies anatomical texts from ancient Greece and Rome, and how people back then explored and interpreted the living body, its structure, and its workings.

Few better illustrations of natural selection exist than the repeated emergence of malaria resistance to such drugs.

In this week’s snippets: combatting decreasing trust in government institutions, new ERC (European Research Grants) reflecting ground-breaking research, impact of residential expansion, Faculty of Agriculture Open Day, benefits for HU employees, HUJICast – journey to the centre of the earth with Dr Yaakov Weiss.