A major EU Horizons 2020 grant for the study of large forest fires has been awarded to an international consortium co-led by Dr. Avi Bar-Massada, a landscape ecologist at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Oranim Collage. FirEUrisk – Developing a holistic, risk-wise strategy for European wildfire management will address all types of forest fires, including mega-fires, the urban-forestry interface, and the challenges of emerging fires in the northern European Union. The project includes 39 research groups from 16 countries.
In the News University of Haifa proudly welcomes six exceptional new faculty members joining after prestigious Alon Fellowships, Israel’s leading program for early-career academic
In the News Congratulations to Prof. (Emerita) Ariela Lowenstein (Department of Gerontology) on being selected for the 2021 Israel Prize for Social Work and Criminology.
An archaeological dig led by Dr. Rafael Lewis (Zinman Institute of Archaeology) has identified the remains of a massive siege ramp built near the ancient port city