Tag: University of Haifa
Israel-UAE deal could position Abu Dhabi as ‘idea capital’ through higher-education ties
When Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a normalization agreement earlier this month, University of Haifa president Ron Robin immediately contacted his Emirati colleagues to set into motion a process where higher education...
From Hadera to Ashdod: Daily and seasonal commutes of Israel’s sharks
Israel’s sharks travel about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) between human-altered habitats along the shores of Hadera and Ashdod from season to season in a single-day commute, reveals research from the University of Haifa’s Leon...
Israeli scientists develop hand sanitizer from waste
Hand sanitizers—once the preserve of nurses, mothers and the uber-clean—have now become a ubiquitous accessory found in purses, cars, businesses and offices worldwide.
But the surge in demand as the global coronavirus pandemic rages for...
New study reveals extreme anti-Semitism on TikTok
The social-media platform TikTok is a growing hotbed of extreme anti-Semitism, according to a new report.
Led by researchers Gabriel Weimann, a professor of communication at the University of Haifa and senior researcher at the...
American-Israeli linguistics professor inducted into arts and sciences academy
An American-Israeli professor of linguistics at the University of Haifa and founding director of the northern Israeli institution’s Sign Language Research Lab was inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Wendy Sandler is the...
Israeli government awards Haifa faculty funding for 18 projects related to COVID-19
The University of Haifa today announced that its faculty members have been awarded funding from the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology for 18 of the 84 coronavirus-related research proposals that the government is...
Oceanography exchange program to bring American graduate students to Israel
Israel has been chosen as one of four countries to host 27 graduate students from 24 U.S. institutions as part of a first cohort of the Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) program, funded...
Hebrew University to open tech centers in Chicago, China and Paraguay
The Hebrew University in Jerusalem announced this week that it will open three tech centers in Chicago; Asunción, Paraguay; and Shenzhen, China.
The centers will encourage cooperation between Hebrew University researchers and local industries, according...
University of Haifa unveils its new downtown city campus
The University of Haifa unveiled its new Lorry I. Lokey City Campus, which will comprise at least four buildings located throughout the Port of Haifa and the city’s downtown area.
An opening ceremony took place...
Merkel gets honorary degree from University of Haifa
As part of her visit to Israel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel received an honorary doctorate on Thursday from the University of Haifa for “her inspirational leadership in the European and global arenas, fostering tolerance...