Tag: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Protesters at Hebrew U call to ‘expel the occupier’
Around 100 students participated in an anti-Israel protest at the Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus in Jerusalem on Tuesday, waving PLO flags and chanting inflammatory slogans, according to Hebrew media reports.
Kan News shared video of...
Hebrew U. pushing scholarships to Palestinians in ‘occupied territories’
An official document from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem urges Palestinians from "the occupied territories" to apply to the Yad Hanadiv doctoral scholarship program.
The scholarships, in the sum of 8,000 shekels (about $2,100) per...
Israeli academia climbs in international rankings
Three Israeli universities appear in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities' top 100 list that the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy published on Tuesday.
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot climbed to No. 67 from last...
One small step for brain chemistry
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have identified a new molecular mechanism for autism, potentially opening up new methods of treatment.
Dr. Haitham Amal and his team at the university's School of Pharmacy in the...
New protein-based biosensor detects potato and tomato crop disease
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a new molecular sensor system that detects harmful diseases in plants and food crops, including potatoes and tomatoes.
Potatoes have become the world’s third major food...
Hebrew University unveils sculpture in memory of renowned Nobel Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor...
A new sculpture commemorating the life of writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was dedicated on Thursday at a moving ceremony on the Mt. Scopus Campus of the...
Israel approves $18 million for Albert Einstein Museum at Hebrew University
The Israeli government on Sunday approved the construction of an $18 million Albert Einstein Museum on the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Safra Campus at Givat Ram.
When Einstein died, he left his work papers and...
Ritual bath dating to eve of Second Temple’s destruction uncovered near Temple Mount
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Wednesday that it had unearthed an ancient Jewish ritual bath (mikveh) dating back to the Late Second Temple period, or the first century C.E.
The ritual bath was...
Zelensky challenges Israel over assistance to Ukraine in Hebrew University address
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in a live speech from Kyiv last Thursday, expressing frustration that Israel is not doing more to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian invasion.
The...
Ukrainian academics arrive at Hebrew University under emergency aid program
As part of a donor-funded emergency-aid program established at Hebrew University, 18 Ukrainian refugees have been accepted to programs to continue their studies.
Ten of them have already begun, including Anastasiia Zinevych, who has a Ph.D. and...