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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


University of Haifa to offer course on 'fake news' and propaganda

The class, which will investigate the impact of 'fake news' on democracy, will be taught by an expert in propaganda and psychological warfare.

Fake news

Plastic generation

Change can begin with small actions.

Plastic pollution

Grapevine: The campaign begins

A mayoral campaign turns ugly.

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University of Haifa program lets degree-holders become nurses in less time

There is a significant shortage of nurses in Israel.

A women speaks to a nurse (illustrative photo)

The dark side of a smiley

People often try to create a positive first impression by using emojis, in particular the smiley.

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Haifa psychologists suggest why people with autism recoil at physical contact

Some 70% to 80% of children and adults on the spectrum suffer from hypersensitivity or undersensitivity to neural stimulation through the various senses, including sight, touch, and taste.

A boy with autism stands in his room

Israeli researchers decipher how jellyfish shoot poisoned arrows

Unlocking the mysteries of the jellyfish’s burning mechanism.

Jellyfish [File]

Hebrew University rises three spots in World University Rankings

The rankings place the Hebrew University among the top 15% of the 980 higher education institutions surveyed by QS.

Students at Hebrew University

Israeli-led study busts myths about the lives of Levant 'cavemen'

Research shows that Neanderthals in Northern Israel were a resilient population before modern humans arrived from Africa 60,000 years ago.

An aerial view of the excavation site in Ein Qashsish

Study: Widows continue emotional relationship with deceased partner

University of Haifa research shows that widows continue emotional relationship with deceased partner, even after remarried.

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