People with autism feel more pain, not less
In the News Credit: M. ZreikAccording to a team of Israeli scientists, people with autism are not indifferent to pain – a theory based on a tendency of people with autism…
Study finds may improve prediction of response to drug therapy in bipolar patients
In the News Getting diagnosed and receiving effective treatment for bipolar disorder is crucial, as it can negatively impact education, work status, family relationships, and even lead to suicide. Dr. Shani…
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Climate change is impacting species diversity and resilience in rainforests
In the News Credit: Getty Images The rainforests are a complex ecosystem that plays a vital role in the maintenance of the environment. A key feature of the rainforests…
ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to two UofH researchers
In the News (l-r) Prof. Tali Kristal (Department of Sociology) and Dr. Emmanuel Nantet (School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures)Prof. Tali Kristal (Department of Sociology) was awarded a grant in…
UofH marine researchers conduct longest shark “catch and release” program in the Mediterranean Sea
In the News TAKE A DIVE WITH THE SHARKS Since 2016, researchers from the Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences led by Dr. Aviad Scheinin (Apax Marine Predator Lab at the Morris…
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EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCES: Scientists develop innovative devise designed to save bats from wind turbine blades
In the News Credit: Getty ImagesMillions of bats and other flying animals are killed each year by wind turbine blades around the globe. A new interdisciplinary collaboration developed a drone-mounted…
The discovery of luxury fabrics from the Far East in Israel’s Arava points to the existence of a previously unknown “Silk Road”
In the News Credit: Israel Silk Road Project excavation teamThe remains of luxury fabrics from the Far East dating back 1,300 years were discovered in a massive garbage pit in…
New Study reveals earliest use of silver coins as currency in Israel some 500 years earlier than previously believed
In the News Items from the Tel el-Ajjul hoards. | Credit: Israel Antiquities AuthorityProf. Ayelet Gilboa and Dr. Tzilla Eshel (School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures) in collaboration with a…
Announcing new game-changing initiative in archaeological sciences
In the News (l-r) Prof. Israel Finkelstein, Director of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, and Prof. Jacob (Koby) Rubinstein, executive vice president for research at the Technion. |…
UofH signed a first-of-its-kind MOU with Emirati and German academic institutes to protect oceans
In the News The University of Haifa is partnering with the United Arab Emirates University and the Germany-based GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel to investigate climate change and…
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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…
Canadian child to participate in research for ultra-rare genetic disorder led by Dr. Shani Stern
In the News Michelle Gauthier and Adam Freed from Ottawa visited Israel this past May to find help for their four-year-old son Maksim who has an ultra-rare disease — GRIN2B-related…
UofH scientist to help Canadian child with ultra-rare genetic disorder
In the News Dr. Shani Stern (Head of the Precision Disease Modelling Laboratory in the Sagol Department of Neurobiology), is participating in an international effort to find a cure for GRIN2B, an ultra-rare…
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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.…
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…
Study identifies Parkinson’s nerve cell processes for the first time
In the News New research led by Dr. Shani Stern (Sagol Department of Neurobiology) and international researchers from the Weizmann Institute, Salk Institute in San Diego, the Paris Brain Institute and the…
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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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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…
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…
UofH Law professor breaks down Roe vs. Wade and a women’s right to choose in Israel
In the News Dr. Noya Rimalt (Faculty of Law) co-director of the Forum for Gender, Law and Policy at the forefront of reproductive rights in Israel, was recently featured in the Times…
UofH included in first major ERC grant to study medieval Hebrew manuscripts
In the News The E-Lijah Lab, headed by Dr. Moshe Lavee (Department of Jewish History), will participate in the Israeli-led project that is using digital imaging and machine learning to decipher thousands…
Study finds cotton fibers dyed 7,000 years ago in the Jordan Valley
In the News Cotton fibers from Tel Tsaf. | Credit: Scientific team at Tel TsafThe discovery made by an international team led by Prof. Danny Rosenberg (School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures)…
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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Israel must prepare for extreme heatwave and wildfires, say UofH experts
In the News CLIMATE CHANGE:Dr. Avi Bar-Massada (Department of Biology and Environment at University of Haifa at Oranim), a global leader in fire research, warns that the extreme heatwave experienced in southern…
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University of Haifa is ranked 6th globally for safety climate research
In the News Safety climate research - which examines how people perceive safety and its value in the workplace, particularly in healthcare, as well as organizational climate - is an…