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Loneliness surged while suicidal thoughts declined after October 7, new study finds

Analysis of 17,523 helpline chats reveals unexpected shift in mental health concerns during national crisis

 This stress will eventually cost you your health
 A voting station for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023

Israeli bar exam passed by nearly 68% of first-time examinees, as divide widens

Drone imagery of an archaeological site.

Israeli AI, drone imagery revolutionizing mapping of archaeological sites

El-Wad Terrace Excavations: Excavation at the El-Wad Cave terrace on Mt. Carmel reveals layers of Natufian history, offering a window into life 15,000 years ago.

Ancient Carmel cave dwellers hunted in lakes and marshes, not the sea, new study reveals


Are Israel's jellyfish getting larger? And what could it mean? - study

Some suggest that the decrease in human presence along the country's shores that is a direct result of the coronavirus can partially explain the phenomenon.

The “pink jellyfish.”

Boosting campus innovation, Haifa University launches student VC fund

"Our goal is to enable every student at Haifa University to understand and reach their potential," said University of Haifa rector Prof. Gustavo Mesch.

University of Haifa.

Haifa U at forefront of research into social outcomes of coronavirus

All of the projects will take between two and six months to complete, and most of the researchers are with the University's Faculties of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, and Social Sciences.

An ICEJ volunteer nurse caring for a Holocaust survivor in Haifa amid the Coronavirus crisis.

Strengthening Israel’s North: A mission to stand the test of COVID-19

Reviving downtown Haifa is just one piece of our broader mission to strengthen the North, Israel’s last frontier.

University of Haifa.

Haifa U launches innovation hub to remember Holocaust victims

Examples of student projects include a virtual reality experience telling the story of Jewish children in Holland during the Holocaust.

Students from University of Haifa's Innovation Hub hard at work conducting research for their projects.

Study shows young Israelis are more concerned with finances than health

Researchers note that this is probably due to their age, considering the coronavirus is widely believed to be more dangerous to the elderly population.

A man wears a face mask for fear of the coronavirus as he takes the train to Haifa, on March 17, 2020

A long way to freedom

The University of Haifa’s Clinics for Law and Social Change embarked on a mission to assess the mental health of refugees in Greece. The volunteers who listened to their stories are forever changed.

Students at University of Haifa gather in Athens, Greece as part of a delegation to help refugees from Syria and North Africa.

Archaeologists to study 10,000 years of climate change off Israel’s coast

A specific characteristic of the joint project is that it will combine archaeological and environmental studies.

Nearshore excavation with newly developed barge system at Biblical port of Tel Dor, Israel.

Walter and Nina Wiener Scholarships Awarded to Haifa University students

The scholarships were awarded by Ms. Nina Wiener, the honorary chair of the ISEF Foundation, who has returned to Israel after spending the past 50 years in the United States.

Nina Weiner, Honorary Chair of ISEF Foundation, with Gabriel Malka, CEO, Israel School of Tourism at the University of Haifa, who served as first CEO of ISEF Foundation, together with one of the scholarship recipients

Colorful mosaics uncovered on Golan from third century

Mechael Osband from the University of Haifa said that the findings date back to the third century CE and very little information from that period is available on the Jewish presence in the Golan.