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Major Israeli universities will allow students, faculty to join hostage families strike next week

Israel’s Bar Association and the Hi-Tech Forum announced their intentions to join the Sunday strike in support of reaching a deal to free the hostages.

 Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025.
Shay Manspeizer Levin – Fashion Department show at the University of Haifa

From "gender trauma" to "way of life" – 11 young designers reveal a new visual language

 SHARON HESKIA and Avi Levi.

Grapevine, May 16, 2025: Generous gift to the University of Haifa

A joint study conducted by Dr. Ziv Ben-Zion has discovered that it’s possible to predict the severity of PTSD by analyzing brain connectivity patterns as early as one month after a traumatic event.

How to predict PTSD severity by brain connectivity patterns: University of Haifa researcher


Israeli jellyfish experts predict a summer jellyfish-free on Israel's shores

Usually, at this time of the year, huge swarms of jellyfish would have already reached Israel’s beaches, but now, they're almost completely free of them.

Jellyfish 370

Faith leaders unite in Haifa to champion religious diversity amid tensions

The timing of the event is particularly significant, as political strife and surging violence dominate headlines in Israel, while the Middle East conflict continues to present complex challenges.

 On behalf of University of Haifa, Uriel Simonsohn, head of the school's Laboratory for Religious Studies, awards a plaque of appreciation to the leader of the Islamic Ahmadiyya community in Israel, Amir Muhammad Sharif Odeh

Israel's judicial reform is concerning, German president says in rare remark

In a rare comment, Germany's Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed 'concern' about the 'restructuring of the rule of law' in Israel.

 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, April 8, 2022. Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander via REUTERS.

120 Israeli academics launch petition in support of government's judicial reform

The initiative was supported by Professor Yisrael Aumann, who spoke at the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee sessions on the reforms.

 Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with MK Yariv Levin during a vote for the new Knesset speaker at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2022.

Going on an artistic journey with a needle

Artist Batia Shani hand-embroidered robes for acclaimed artist Marina Abramovic and distinguished architect and urban planner Moshe Safdie.

 BATIA SHANI and her hand-embroidered robes

Diversity and social mobility at University of Haifa - opinion

With 32% of the student body comprised of Arab students, we believe that University of Haifa has a critical role to play in forming cross-cultural bridges.

 STUDENTS ENROLLED in the University of Haifa’s Social Mobility Program – the first of its kind in Israel – work to empower, expand, and redefine the role of Israeli higher education as an engine for change

New study discovers where Israel's jellyfish come from

A University of Haifa study found that Israel's jellyfish come from the beaches opposite the eastern side of the Nile Delta.

AT LEAST eight types of Jellyfish populate Israeli waters, most of which don’t sting

Israel, UAE sign first academic cooperation agreement

The first agreement of its kind for academic cooperation was signed between the University of Haifa and the National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates.

 Israel and the UAE sign first academic cooperation agreement

U of Haifa English dep. hosts convicted terror supporter as guest lecturer

Dareen Tatour is a poet who writes about her opposition to Israel while inciting violence and supporting terror.

 Dareen Tatour

Can growing up surrounded by books protect against old-age dementia?

Over 5 million adults over 65 suffer from dementia, and over 14 million are expected by 2060 as the general population ages, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Reading a book (Illustrative)