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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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
An artist's rendering of the brain sciences building at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (Image: Foster + Partners / Hebrew University)"
June 11, 2017, 2:13 pm
Hebrew University to dedicate new brain research center
Designed by British architect Lord Norman Foster, center aims to foster research collaboration and interaction
By Shoshanna Solomon
View of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus seen from Jerusalem's Old City, on June 10, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 9, 2017, 9:17 am
Hebrew U ranked best Israeli school, among top 15% in world
University ranks 145 of 959 in the 2018 QS World University Rankings, a three-spot increase over last year
By JTA
The lower limbs of a Neanderthal exposed at the open-air site of Ein Qashish, on the banks of the Kishon River in northern Israel (Erella Hovers, courtesy of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
June 7, 2017, 2:28 pm
Who are you calling a caveman? Israeli study finds Neanderthals had versatile habitats
Analysis of remains from 60,000 years ago found at Ein Qashish questions a bedrock narrative of humanity's ancestors
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The Hebrew University team at the ICC Moot Court Competition in The Hague, May 2017 /Rotem Bavli)
June 6, 2017, 4:05 pm
Palestinians pass up chance to debate Israelis at ICC moot court
Although PA chief Abbas says he rejects boycotts of Israel, Birzeit University, which calls itself 'Palestine's leading academic institution,' quits mock trial competition at international court to avoid facing Hebrew U
By Raphael Ahren
Eliezer Jaffe. (Screen capture: YouTube)
May 30, 2017, 6:26 pm
Father of Israeli social work dies after winning lifetime achievement award
American-born Eliezer Jaffe led numerous government programs to help needy, founded trailblazing academic program
By JTA
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