Posts Tagged: University of Haifa
Pitzer College President’s Principled Boycott Rejection
Haifa is known as a city of co-existence in northern Israel, with a substantial Arab minority. But some faculty and students at Pitzer College in...
Pitzer College Condemned Over Faculty’s Vote to End Study Abroad Program in Israel
A campus antisemitism watchdog group and the University of Haifa have condemned the faculty of Pitzer College for its decision to end a study abroad...
University of Haifa Unveils Its New Downtown City Campus
JNS.org - The University of Haifa unveiled its new Lorry I. Lokey City Campus, which will comprise at least four buildings located throughout the Port of...
German Chancellor Merkel: Palestinians Must Recognize Israel as a ‘Jewish State’
JNS.org - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state. “There was a series of internal discussions in...
Merkel Gets Honorary Degree From University of Haifa
JNS.org - As part of her visit to Israel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel received an honorary doctorate on Thursday from the University of Haifa for “her...
University of Haifa to Confer Honorary Doctorate Upon German Chancellor Merkel
JNS.org - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Haifa “in recognition of her leadership grounded in principles of equality,...
Israelis Among Researchers Behind Cracking of Wheat Genome Sequencing
A group of researchers -- including several from Israeli institutions -- have succeeded in sequencing the wheat genome, the Hebrew newspaper Makor Rishon reported on...
Arrival of Summer Means One Thing for Israeli Beachgoers: Watch Out for Jellyfish
It’s summer, which means one thing for Israeli beachgoers on the Mediterranean coast -- watch out for jellyfish. “It’s their time,” Dr. Tamar Lotan of the...
University of Haifa Receives $10 Million Gift to Construct a Downtown Campus
JNS.org - The University of Haifa announced that it has received a $10 million donation from American businessman and philanthropist Lorry Lokey for the construction of...
Prenatal Vitamins Markedly Lower Autism Risk, Israeli Researchers Find
JNS.org - A four-year study of tens of thousands of Israeli children has concluded that mothers who take folic acid and multivitamins prior to and during...
Israeli University Hopes to Counter ‘Fake News’ With Real Course
JNS.org - Israel’s University of Haifa has introduced what it is describing as a first-of-its-kind course in the study of “fake news” that aims to foster...
7,200-Year-Old-Vessel Unearthed in Israel Shows Rituality of Food Storage
JNS.org - A 7,200-year-old pottery vessel recently unearthed at the prehistoric site of Tel Tsaf in Israel’s Jordan Valley is the first evidence of the ritualistic...
Ancient Roman Theater Unearthed in Northern Israel
JNS.org - A large Roman theater discovered at an archaeological excavation in Israel’s northern Golan Heights region changes everything researchers say they previously knew about the ancient...
Israeli Researchers Decipher Inscription on Rare Roman-Era Artifact Found Underwater
JNS.org - Israeli researchers from the University of Haifa have deciphered a rare inscription found on an underwater artifact that sheds new light on Roman rule...
