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Topic: Hebrew University

April 15, 2013
5:24 am

Illustration from the new book 'Tiny Dynamo,' which promotes the most important and interesting innovations to emerge from Israel. (photo credit: Courtesy Megan Flood)

65 years of innovation, from Rummikub to the ‘God Particle’

A timeline chronicling vital, fascinating breakthroughs produced by Israelis in the lifespan of the modern state

By Marcella Rosen

April 8, 2013
6:01 am

The Santa Maria de la Vid monastery in Burgos, Spain, sheltered Karl and Ruth Albrecht, refugees from Nazi Germany. (Marianne Perdomo/Creative Commons via JTA)

Spaniard seeks refugee couple who hid in monastery

Santiago Arroyo hopes to find relatives of a German Jew and her Catholic husband, shielded together during Holocaust

By Hillel Kuttler

March 7, 2013
9:49 pm

Professor Hagai Berman (Photo credit: Courtesy)

The unsung Israeli hero of Parkinson’s treatments

Next week, Hagai Berman of Hebrew University will get an overdue thank you for his breakthrough technique

By David Shamah

February 10, 2013
7:40 am

Hummus has become a potent symbol in the Middle East debate, first against and later on behalf of Israel. (Chen Leopold/Flash 90)

Let them eat hummus, with a Hebrew U breakthrough

More lutein, less need for irrigation makes for a chickpea that may help feed millions better

By David Shamah

December 10, 2012
11:41 pm

An urgent need for pro-Israel unity

Do the B’nai Jeshurun rabbis intend to pray at the Kotel next time they visit Israel?

By Alan Dershowitz

December 9, 2012
11:42 pm

Jewish graduates of New York City public schools have won Nobel Prizes in numbers that far exceed their tiny proportion of the overall population. (Per Thrana/MFA Norway via CC BY/Utenriksdep/Flickr.com)

New York Jews won’t stop winning Nobel Prizes

With two more accepting awards on Monday, Jews educated in the Big Apple are vastly overrepresented among winners of the world’s most prestigious honor

By Mark Schulte

November 19, 2012
10:05 pm

UC Irvine rejects divestment push

Campus officials veto unanimous student council resolution criticizing Israeli ‘apartheid’

November 9, 2012
4:50 pm

The original Hebrew University buildings (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)

History on high at Mount Scopus

A thank you gift from the Jews to Lord Balfour, the cemetery hilltop 834 meters above sea level has been a command post, a danger-zone, a world-class medical facility, and a fount of Hebrew knowledge

By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

October 19, 2012
4:46 pm

Hebrew University loses lawsuit over Einstein image

The beneficiary of scientist’s will, school sued over car ad featuring his face

September 20, 2012
9:14 am

A Coursera in-course quiz for students working over the Internet (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Hebrew U — now anytime, anywhere, and for free

Israel’s premier higher education institution will be enrolling students from around the world over the Internet

By David Shamah

September 10, 2012
12:42 pm

'Fifty Shades of Grey' in its Hebrew translation (photo credit: Facebook)

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ goes blue and white

The wait is over for Hebrew readers eager to get their hands on the erotic bestseller

By Jessica Steinberg

September 6, 2012
9:32 pm

Dr. Yuval Shany, international law expert at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will soon serve on the UN's Human Rights Commission (UNHRC). (photo credit: Flash90)

Israeli law expert appointed to UN human rights committee

Hebrew University professor Yuval Shany becomes second Israeli to serve on prestigious panel

By Yifa Yaakov

August 3, 2012
1:21 am

The symbol of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is glued to a door on the Mount Scopus campus. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Hebrew U. is 9th-best university to work in the world

Survey of academic institutions puts Jerusalem landmark among the elite

July 15, 2012
11:16 am

Does the ‘God particle’ shed light on the Creation story?

The Higgs boson discovery is illuminating, but all conclusions are premature, an Israeli physicist says

By David Shamah

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Hebrew University

65 years of innovation, from Rummikub to the ‘God Particle’

A timeline chronicling vital, fascinating breakthroughs produced by Israelis in the lifespan of the modern state

Spaniard seeks refugee couple who hid in monastery

Santiago Arroyo hopes to find relatives of a German Jew and her Catholic husband, shielded together during Holocaust

The unsung Israeli hero of Parkinson’s treatments

Next week, Hagai Berman of Hebrew University will get an overdue thank you for his breakthrough technique

Let them eat hummus, with a Hebrew U breakthrough

More lutein, less need for irrigation makes for a chickpea that may help feed millions better

An urgent need for pro-Israel unity

Do the B’nai Jeshurun rabbis intend to pray at the Kotel next time they visit Israel?

New York Jews won’t stop winning Nobel Prizes

With two more accepting awards on Monday, Jews educated in the Big Apple are vastly overrepresented among winners of the world’s most prestigious honor

UC Irvine rejects divestment push

Campus officials veto unanimous student council resolution criticizing Israeli ‘apartheid’

History on high at Mount Scopus

A thank you gift from the Jews to Lord Balfour, the cemetery hilltop 834 meters above sea level has been a command post, a danger-zone, a world-class medical facility, and a fount of Hebrew knowledge

Hebrew University loses lawsuit over Einstein image

The beneficiary of scientist’s will, school sued over car ad featuring his face

Hebrew U — now anytime, anywhere, and for free

Israel’s premier higher education institution will be enrolling students from around the world over the Internet

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ goes blue and white

The wait is over for Hebrew readers eager to get their hands on the erotic bestseller

Israeli law expert appointed to UN human rights committee

Hebrew University professor Yuval Shany becomes second Israeli to serve on prestigious panel

Hebrew U. is 9th-best university to work in the world

Survey of academic institutions puts Jerusalem landmark among the elite

Does the ‘God particle’ shed light on the Creation story?

The Higgs boson discovery is illuminating, but all conclusions are premature, an Israeli physicist says

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