#HebrewU mathematician Karim Adiprasito won the 2019 Breakthrough New Horizons in Mathematics prize for “early-career achievements in math”. The $100,000 prize was awarded to Adiprasito for helping to develop “a combinatorial Hodge theory which led to the resolution of the log-concavity conjecture of Rota”. Now, say that three times fast.
Originally appeared in J-Wire Michael Dunkel, Federal President of the Australian Friends of the Hebrew University today announced the appointment of Rob Schneider as the new National CEO of the organisation. Rob Schneider In announcing the appointment, Michael Dunkel stated that “Rob will bring his many years of communal endeavours and successes to the Australian …
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN “THE JERUSALEM POST” BY GALI WEINREB/GLOBES The biggest Israeli advantage in 2000-2018 is in medical devices, followed by drugs, communications and software. Israel has been one of the leading countries in the past eighteen years in terms of number of international patents filed via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in relation to population …
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Originally appeared in ‘Watch Jerusalem’ Dr. Eilat Mazar displays a gold medallion found at the foot of Temple Mount Dr. Eilat Mazar’s spectacular discovery of the Ophel treasure assemblage Archaeological digs on the Ophel have occurred on and off since the middle of the 19th century. But only in recent years have royal structures been …
Originally appeared in ‘The Jerusalem Post’ Prof. Ruth Gabizon. (photo credit: JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH) An innovative Israeli supplement for preventing and improving neurodegenerative diseases is here. Pomegranates are known to contain powerful antioxidants that fight the oxygen free radicals that cause inflammation, accelerated aging of the tissues, the activation of harmful genes within DNA and an …
Originally appeared in ISRAEL21c Prof. David Naor at Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90 A special peptide under development in Israel declares war against chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. Could one drug effectively treat incurable inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis as well as neurodegenerative …
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Originally appeared in J-Wire Melton Sydney’s Modern Living Melton class with Rabbi Dr Howard Deitcher Rabbi Dr. Howard Deitcher, Director of the Florence Melton Institute at the Hebrew University, paid a flying visit to Sydney and Melbourne last week to learn more about Melton’s impact on Australian Jewish life and adult learning. After meeting enthusiastic …
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Image credit- news-medical.net The researchers at Blum Lab will be using the MILabs’ ultra-high resolution CT to detect novel gold labeled probes in cancerous tissue as well as in atherosclerotic plaques. A MILabs dual-energy, ultra-high resolution U-CT system has been installed at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel (HUJI). Under the direction of Professor Galia …
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Originally appeared in THE TIMES OF ISRAEL Illustrative image of bacteria colonizing a surface; the Israeli startup Nobio has developed particles to combat bacteria (YouTube screenshot) With product initially aimed for dental industry, Petah-Tikva based Nobio raises $3.6 million from aMoon Fund and Dr. Ole Jensen, a US surgeon and dentist An Israeli startup, Nobio …
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Originally appeared in BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS “Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage”. (Psalm 84:5) Albert Einstein with his wife, Elsa. (Credit: via Wikimedia Commons) In 1922, 42-year old Albert Einstein – arguably the greatest secular Jewish genius, and one of the most famous and admired people …
