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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Giraffes at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 18, 2018, 6:00 pm
Scientists go to zoo, find that cell size, not body size, affects lifespan
Close examination of pancreas in various animals, large and small, yields 'shockingly beautiful and unexpected' correlation for researchers from Israel, Canada, Germany
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Cancer cells. (Pixabay)
June 12, 2018, 11:15 am
Hebrew University researchers team up with US firm to fight cancer
GRAIL, based in Menlo Park, California, aims to detect cancer early, using data science and machine learning to study cancer DNA
By Shoshanna Solomon
Hanson Robotics' robot Sophia, a lifelike robot powered by artificial intelligence, is displayed in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
June 3, 2018, 12:38 pm
Oh the humanity: Hebrew U conference ponders our brains and robots who can learn
In the midst of 'the biggest revolution' and in light of self-driving cars and machines that perform our chores, professors take a look at 'What makes us human'
By Shoshanna Solomon
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
May 31, 2018, 3:19 pm
Hebrew University squeezes into top 100 in Times Higher Education ranking
No Israeli university has made the list since 2014
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a brown spider (JasonOndreicka; iStock by Getty Images)
April 30, 2018, 11:48 am
Male spiders prefer mature aggressive females over fertile young ones
Israeli researchers say older female mates are 50 percent more likely to eat males after sex
By Shoshanna Solomon
This Thursday, November 2, 2017 photo shows gel capsules of acetaminophen in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
April 24, 2018, 11:42 am
Israeli research links acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism, ADHD
Hebrew U team checks data on more than 130,000 mothers and children, finds increased risk associated with prolonged use of popular analgesic
By Michael Bachner
Supreme Court judge Menachem (Meni) Mazuz, seen at the hearing of Israeli businessman Jacky ben Zaken‘s appeal on manipulating the share price of Financial Levers, July 14, 2016. Photo by Flash90
February 27, 2018, 12:53 am
Supreme Court judge decries ‘leadership crisis’ amid Netanyahu probes
Menachem Mazuz, a former attorney general who indicted several leaders, denies specifically speaking about prime minister
By Michael Bachner
Prof Alex Lubotzky, winner of the Israel Prize for research in mathematics and computer science, 2018. (Courtesy)
February 21, 2018, 9:39 am
Former MK awarded Israel Prize for math and computer science
Alex Lubotzky, ex-lawmaker for now defunct Third Way party, cited as one of world's most important researchers in group theory
By JTA
Alice Shalvi, Israeli professor and educator, poses for a photo at her home in Jerusalem on March 14, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 18, 2018, 5:29 am
Dr. Alice Shalvi: Equal education of Orthodox women is changing Israeli society
The fight for parity in Israel is only just getting started, says the 91-year-old champion of religious feminism
By Tracy Frydberg
Arab students rally at the Hebrew University, calling for 'Zionists, out' of the country, November 8, 2017. (screen capture: Channel 2)
November 10, 2017, 3:01 am
At Hebrew University rally, Arab students call for ‘Zionists, out’
Complaint filed after demonstrators denounce Israeli presence in Golan Heights, wave Palestinian flags, vow to keep up 'struggle' of 'shahids'
By TOI staff
Doctor helping a boy with his asthma inhaler (LeventKonuk, iStock by Getty Images)
October 24, 2017, 11:00 am
Can cannabis treat asthma? Jerusalem experts to find out
Hebrew University's Raphael Mechoulam and Francesca Levi-Schaffer to undertake research with funding from UK-Israel startup CIITECH
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Cannabis leaves (Yossi Zamir/ Flash90)
October 22, 2017, 8:17 pm
Hebrew U. organizes Buenos Aires cannabis conference
College says it chose Argentina for summit because of the country's land extension and climatic variations
By JTA
Part of the draw for scholars attending the 17th World Congress of Jewish Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem on August 6-10, 2017, is the chance to catch up with old friends. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
August 10, 2017, 4:46 pm
At 70, Jerusalem’s Jewish Studies ‘Olympics’ still a good brain workout
Held every four years, the World Congress of Jewish Studies brings together the field's finest with those who want to walk in their footsteps
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The Nate D. Sanders auction house advertises the sale of an iconic photo of Albert Einstein taken in 1951 and signed by the physicist. (Nate D. Sanders, Inc)
July 28, 2017, 6:24 pm
Iconic Einstein ‘tongue’ photo brings $125,000 at auction
Photo was taken at physicist's 72nd birthday party at Princeton in 1951; he had tired of faking a smile for the cameras
By JTA
Research samples at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Researchers call the findings a 'canary in a coal mine' regarding overall health in Western countries. (YouTube screenshot)
July 25, 2017, 8:06 pm
Israeli study sounds alarm as sperm count halved in Western men
New international research led by Hebrew U shows says that change over the last 40 years has been 'steep and significant'
By Shoshanna Solomon
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