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Hebrew U starts program for Haredim

Posted on December 2, 2012

Following on the heels of Bar-Ilan University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has launched a special pre-academic preparatory program for the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) population. It will increase haredi society’s access to higher education. http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=293879

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Europe Day at the Hebrew U

Posted on May 20, 2012

The Hebrew University in Jerusalem hosted 12 European Ambassadors on 8th May to mark Europe Day, an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. http://www.huji.ac.il/cgi-bin/dovrut/dovrut_search_eng.pl?mesge133649589205872560 http://telaviv.embassy.si/index.php?id=1055&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12600&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1054&cHash=6754719662

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New Japanese ambassador to Israel speaks Hebrew

Posted on December 18, 2011

Hideo Sato first came to Israel in 1977 as a student at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University. He addressed Israeli President Shimon Peres in fluent, flawless Hebrew, correctly pronouncing the letter “resh,” which many Japanese find difficult. New envoys from South Korea, … Continue reading →

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Five universities rise in rankings

Posted on May 19, 2024

UAE-based Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) has increased the ranking of five Israeli universities in its latest list. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is now 66th (was 70) and Weizmann Institute is now 74th (was 87). All nine Israeli … Continue reading →

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14 Israeli professors win EU research awards

Posted on May 5, 2024

Fourteen Professors from Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, the Technion Institute, Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute will each receive prestigious €2.5 million Advanced Grants from the European Research Council to fund potential significant scientific breakthroughs. https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-hebrew-university-professors-awarded-top-eu-research-grants/

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Healthier fish

Posted on May 5, 2024

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have proved that breeding disease-resistant carp can make fish farming more sustainable and profitable. It can even keep non-resistant fish healthier. The study bred fish with built-in immunity to the common cyrpinid herpes … Continue reading →

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Yale faculty members amazed in Israel

Posted on April 7, 2024

25 Yale University faculty members, including at least 4 professors, visited Ben Gurion Uni, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Uni, the Technion and Weizmann Institute. They were astounded to see Arab and Jewish students learning together during the war … Continue reading →

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Brain Science Prize winner

Posted on March 17, 2024

Prof. Haim Sompolinsky of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Harvard is the first Israeli to be awarded the Brain Prize – the largest and most prestigious international prize for brain research. The prize is awarded annually by the Lundbeck … Continue reading →

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Phage therapy combats antibiotic resistance

Posted on March 17, 2024

The Israeli Phage Therapy Center (IPTC), led by two Hebrew University of Jerusalem professors, has used a bacteriophage PASA16 on compassionate basis to treat tough Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in 16 patients. It has shown promising results with an 86.6% success … Continue reading →

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Biblical Kings on display

Posted on March 3, 2024

The “King David and Solomon Discovered” exhibit currently in Oklahoma USA includes many items from Jerusalem excavations by the late Dr. Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University (see here previously). One of them, a Phoenician pendant, is the earliest gold … Continue reading →

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