Libya Storm’s Severity Caused in Part by Climate Change, Scientists Say
By Chao Deng and Eric Niiler Published On: September 19, 2023 11:09 am ET Human-caused climate change caused a 50% increase in heavy rainfall over the Mediterranean that led two dams in Libya to collapse, killing thousands of people and creating a massive humanitarian disaster, according to a group of international climate change scientists. The […]
25 ViZionaries: Inna Braverman – No. 12
By: JERUSALEM POST STAFF | Published On: September 15, 2023 07:50 | The Jerusalem Post Meet the entrepreneur pioneering renewable energy in Israel. Inna Braverman, an Israeli entrepreneur, is the co-founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power, a pioneering renewable energy company. She started the company when she was just 24 years old. Braverman led […]
Using data to save bees and the sweetness of new years to come
By: ZACHY HENNESSEY | Published On: September 13 2023 12:37 | The Jerusalem Post BeeHero’s use of data collection, algorithmic analysis, and insight generation is revolutionizing the world of beekeeping. As the High Holy Day season approaches, apples and honey have once again begun to dominate our thoughts, plans, and most-used emoji lists. Indeed, honey […]
Zuckerman STEM program taps latest north American scholars for cutting-edge research in Israel
By JNS Published: August 8, 2023 This year’s Zuckerman Faculty Scholars at seven Israeli universities join a community of 37 scientists who have returned to Israel to establish labs since the program’s inception in 2016. Twenty-five scholars from North America and Israel will join the 2023-2024 academic year cohort of the prestigious Zuckerman STEM Leadership […]
3,600-year-old tsunami ‘time capsule’ sheds light on one of humanity’s greatest disasters
BY KRISTIN ROMEY PUBLISHED: JULY 14, 2023 The volcanic eruption of Santorini rocked the Mediterranean and changed history. Crucial—and chilling—evidence from the Bronze Age cataclysm as well as a medieval-era tsunami can help people better prepare for future disaster, researchers say. A remarkable “time capsule” from one of the greatest volcanic disasters in human history […]
Discovery of ancient tsunami along Israel’s coast could help predict impact of future disasters
By Ynetnews Published: 07.11.23 | 17:20 Landmark study provides first-ever evidence of a tsunami deposit on land and exposes the potential risk in the region for future natural disasters Researchers at the University of Haifa School of Marine Sciences, in collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority, have uncovered evidence of a tsunami deposit along […]
Planet on Borrowed Time: Changing Coastlines in a Beachfront Nation (And Around the World)
The fight against climate change is a race against time – leveraging the vast research potential of the Mediterranean Sea, University of Haifa’s Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences is trying to win that race before it is too late! We hear from National Geographic Explorer and Scientific Director of University […]
Ancient Tel Shikmona factory probably supplied the First Temple with dye
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Published: JUNE 20, 2023 19:43 Updated: JUNE 21, 2023 10:21 A new study by the University of Haifa claims to completely change the story of the biblical Shikmona. Tel Shikmona, which was under the control of the Kingdom of Israel between the middle of the ninth century and the middle of the eighth century BCE, was […]
University of Haifa rises in global sustainability ranking
By RENEE GHERT-ZAND 5 June 2023, 2:46 pm The University of Haifa ranks high — in the 101-200 cluster — in the most recent edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Report, which assessed 1,600 universities around the world against the United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Israeli university’s ranking rose by over 100 places […]
University of Haifa presents: Dig, Dive, and Discover your Master’s, on land and underwater
By GALIT DIAMANT | 30 April 2023, 12:56 pm The Times Of Israel UHaifa international’s Master degree programs in prehistoric, coastal and underwater archaeology are paving the way as global game changers in archaeological research. The University of Haifa’s School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures (SAMC) is the first of its kind to integrate the […]
