Int’l Women’s Day: Breaking through Israel’s cement ceiling – opinion
By Mouna Maroun | March 8, 2023 The Jerusalem Post As a Christian in Isfiya, a small Druze village in northern Israel, I often saw the impressive University of Haifa campus zoom past me as I was driven to school. I can’t say I longed to find my way to that institution because I could […]
University of Haifa scholar: Israeli judicial reforms may present ‘clash’ with American Jews
By JNS Wire | February 28, 2023 Jewish News Syndicate After the Knesset passed the first reading of a controversial bill to overhaul Israel’s legal system last week, the country is on the brink of virtually eradicating its checks and balances, and potentially even spurring a clash with the American Jewish community, said Dr. Yair […]
University of Haifa scientists unlock key to drought-resistant wheat plants – study
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich | February 25, 2023 The Jerusalem Post Growing wheat in drought conditions to make bread that could feed the hungry could become easier in the future, thanks to new genetic research at the University of Haifa and the University of California at Davis. An international team of scientists found that the right […]
When All Roads Lead to Haifa
By Naomi Reinharz | February 25, 2023 The Times of Israel If you’re lucky, there comes a time in your career when your next position is not just a job, but the beginning of a crucial chapter in your life story. For me, that moment arrived last month, as I stepped into a role that […]
Earliest brain surgery in the Middle East uncovered at Megiddo
By Melanie Lidman | February 24, 2023 The Times of Israel When archaeologists excavated the remains of two brothers from more than 3,500 years ago in Megiddo, northern Israel, they weren’t expecting one of the brothers to have a square-shaped hole in his skull. The precisely cut hole is the result of one of […]
Maladaptive daydreaming: What is it and are you suffering from it?
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich | February 21, 2023 Jerusalem PostA “groundbreaking” intervention program integrating mindfulness techniques, self-monitoring and tools to enhance personal motivation offers help for people suffering from maladaptive daydreaming, according to researchers at the University of Haifa.This pathological form of daydreaming leads sufferers to spend a large part of their waking hours daydreaming to an […]
This is What Happens to Rainforests When There’s Not Enough Rain
By Gwen Ackerman | February 20, 2023 Bloomberg A decline in rainfall caused by climate change could endanger the planet’s rainforests by reducing soil moisture that’s essential to maintaining their biodiversity and resilience, according to a new study published in Nature. Rainforests help to cool the Earth by absorbing planet-warming carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, but both the […]
Bulwark: University of Haifa Helps Israel Hold the Line
By Jeff Robbins | February 14, 2023 Winston Churchill’s proposition that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all others that have been tried” has picked up support in recent years, courtesy of two of the world’s foremost democracies. The United States and Israel, which have much in common generally, have each given […]
The Land of Israel in the eyes of medieval cartographers
By Tamar Hayardeni | February 9, 2023 Ynet News Dr. Richard Umansky studied medicine in Ohio and had his pediatric residency in Japan. From there he moved to Oakland, California, but the vagabond within him wouldn’t let him be. Every year, he’d travel to some faraway location to broaden his global perspective and collect ancient […]
Lessons from a tech glitch with President Bill Clinton
By Hanin Karawani Khoury | January 23, 2023 The Times of Israel You can’t get more visible than standing on stage next to a former president. Yet there I was in front of hundreds of people — many of whom were part of the elite echelons of academia and New York City society — getting […]
