UofH signs academic MOU with Bahrain institute – its third academic partnership since the Abraham Accords

In the News UofH is honored to announce the signing of a landmark agreement with the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The new…

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UofH’s first academic visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain will cement an academic agreement with King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence

In the News University of Haifa is leveraging the friendly diplomatic relations between Israel and Gulf States to cultivate academic ties with countries in the region. On the first academic…

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Opinion: President Ron Robin and Prof. Dan Tchernov discuss how Middle Eastern collaborations can save the planet

In the News University of Haifa President Ron Robin and Prof. Dan Tchernov, founder and scientific director of University of Haifa’s Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, penned an Op-Ed in the Jerusalem Post, suggesting…

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Read more about the article Opinion: AI products cannot be moral agents. The tech industry must be held responsible for what it develops
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Opinion: AI products cannot be moral agents. The tech industry must be held responsible for what it develops

In the News Dr. Nizan Geslevich Packin (Faculty of Law) and Dr. Ori Freiman (University of Toronto) explored the recent debate in a recent article in Calcalist, as to whether algorithms…

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Members of UofH’s Forum for Law, Gender and Policy participate in a fascinating discussion on gender equality at the residence of the Canadian Ambassador to Israel

In the News At a special event hosted by the Canadian Ambassador to Israel, Prof. Shulamit Almog* and Prof. Noya Rimalt (Forum for Law, Gender and Policy) led a fascinating discussion on…

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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) mission pays a visit to UofH to meet scholarship recipients

In the News University of Haifa was honored to welcome a special FIDF mission to its Mt. Carmel campus, led by IMPACT! Executive Director Orna Pesach. The delegation met with…

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Read more about the article PIONEERING EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL BELIEFS: Some human gene mutations result from long-term environmental pressures
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PIONEERING EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL BELIEFS: Some human gene mutations result from long-term environmental pressures

In the News Prof. Adi Livnat (Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology) and scientists from Ghana made headlines when they called into question a central premise of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory.…

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UofH scientists confirm speaking more than one language boosts brain power

In the News Following two consecutive studies, Dr. Hanin Karawani Khoury (Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders) and PhD student, Dana Bsharat-Maalouf concluded that bilingual speakers demonstrate more brain plasticity—the…

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Read more about the article UofH study finds women are twice as likely as men to report side effects after Pfizer vaccinations
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UofH study finds women are twice as likely as men to report side effects after Pfizer vaccinations

In the News A study led by Prof. Manfred Green (School of Public Health) found that women were twice as likely to report side effects following the Pfizer vaccinations for the…

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Read more about the article DRUG INNOVATION: Carmel/ UofH startup makes progress in developing plant-based cancer treatment
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DRUG INNOVATION: Carmel/ UofH startup makes progress in developing plant-based cancer treatment

In the News Prof. Fuad Fares, Dr. Lital Sharvit and Prof. (Emeritus) Solomon Wasser (Faculty of Natural Sciences) have developed a novel cancer treatment that utilizes extracts of Cyathus striatus mushrooms to…

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UofH receives a major gift from the Patrick and Lina Drahi Foundation for artificial intelligence studies on its technological campus in downtown Haifa

In the News In a festive celebration, University of Haifa inaugurated the Dr. David Drahi AI Academic Complex, established with a generous gift from the Patrick and Lina Drahi Foundation…

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Dr. Gyongyver and Peter Kadas’ NIS 50M gift will establish an International Faculty Initiative for Global Climate Change at UofH

In the News Dr. Gyongyver and Peter Kadas, longstanding friends and supporters of the University from the United Kingdom, have pledged NIS 50 million (~$16 M) towards the University of…

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Globes names Prof. Eldar Haber among its “40 Under 40” Promising Leadership Team for 2022

In the News Prof. Eldar Haber (Faculty of Law) was nominated for Israel's prestigious Globes magazine's "40 Under 40" Promising Leadership Team for 2022. An expert in cyber law and…

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Integrative Pain Laboratory introduces novel methods to help traumatized Ukraine war victims

In the News Integrative Pain Laboratory headed by Dr. Pavel Goldstein.An initiative spearheaded by the Integrative Pain Laboratory, headed by Dr. Pavel Goldstein (School of Public Health), is offering a free…

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