This year, we are celebrating the 8 days of Hanukkah with 8 of the Hebrew University’s bright students. On each day we will be posting a picture along with a q&a. For the 1st day of Hanukkah meet Naama Hecht, Global Student: Naama is 26 years old and was born in Israel in a Yishuv …
A history book about Jewish-Arab relations titled Juifs et musulmans en Palestine et en Israel des origines à nos jours recently won the first prize for the best history book published in France in 2016. The book was written by Prof. Amnon Cohen, an historian at the Hebrew University, who is an expert on the …
Jerusalem, – After decades of studies, scientists now believe that a break-through in preserving body organs for the purpose of saving lives is imminent. A heart or lung is kept viable for transplantation for only six hours before deterioration begins. Pancreas or liver would go to waste after 12 hours in storage and a …
Jerusalem,— It is known for its exotic taste and aroma, but research by an interdisciplinary team of nutrition, neuroscience and plant scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem now shows that eating passion fruit could also preserve the brain’s health into old age. Prof. Oren Tirosh, Prof. Alon Samach and Dr. Aron Troen from …
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President of Israel Reuven Rivlin (seated, left) and President of the Hebrew University Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson (seated, right), meet with rectors from universities in Latin America. (Photo credit: Mark Naiman/GPO) Jerusalem, December 15, 2016 — Some twenty rectors from leading Latin American universities visited Israel this week and signed agreements with the Hebrew University of …
Jerusalem, December 8, 2016 — Overweight and obesity in adolescents have increased substantially in recent decades, and today affect a third of the adolescent population in some developed countries. While the dangers posed by high adult BMI on cognitive function in later life have been documented, the association of adolescent BMI with cognitive function in …
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Euryale ferox, from the water lily family, is one of several plant species that are considered extinct in Israel and the Levant region and were found in excavations in the prehistoric site of Gesher Benot Ya’aqov. In eastern Asia its seeds are roasted and pop like popcorn. (Credit: Naama Goren Inbar, Yaakov Langsam) 06/12/2016 A tiny …
Jerusalem, December 4, 2016 — The awarding of the prestigious EMET Prize will take place this evening at the Jerusalem Theatre with the participation of the Prime Minister of Israel. This year, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will be awarded prizes in three of the five award categories, and will account for three …
Hebrew University Researchers Awarded 3 Of The 8 EMET Prizes for 2016 Read More »
A young girl participating in an experiment studying how children divide resources that cannot be shared equally, at the Science Museum in Jerusalem. (credit: Ido Vaqnin) In one episode of Sesame Street, Ernie takes a bigger piece of pie for himself and gives a smaller piece to Bert. Bert responds, “That is not very polite. …
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Originally appeared on BBC News By Beth Rose BBC News Image copyright THINKSTOCKHeaven or hell? Smartphones are not for everyone In a university lab in Jerusalem two computer science students and their professor have hit upon a potential game-changer in the touchscreen market. With 37 million people said to own a smartphone in the UK, …
