In this week’s snippets: preparing for storms, learning Sumerian, cyber-attacks on transport systems, a meaty revolution, the maternal bond, latest HUJI podcast  – Professor Shai Morin, interactions between insects and plants (in Hebrew).

Read about the ongoing work of the Hebrew University School of Public Health sharing vital knowledge and skills across countries on every continent.

On Thursday 16 December BBC Radio interviewed Professor Ronit Calderon-Margalit, noted epidemiologist, Director of the Hebrew University – Hadassah Braun School of Public Health & Community Medicine.

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.