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When the Brain’s GPS Goes Off the Grid Life Sciences 11.08.2021

In a new study published in Nature today, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, unveiled for the first time how three-dimensional space is represented in the mammalian cortex by the brain’s “GPS” system. The...
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METAL POLLUTION: IF IT’S IN THE AIR—AND OUR iPHONES—IT’LL END UP IN OUR BONES Lead Found in 12,000 Year Old Skeletons Reflects Increasing Rates of Lead Production, Toxic Exposure and a Harbinger of Things to Come, Hebrew University Study Finds

(Jerusalem, August 17, 2021)—In our increasingly industrialized world, what we produce “out there” has a direct impact on what happens in here, inside our bodies.  A new study by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) reveals the link between rates of metal production and toxic lead exposure in...
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A NEW ACADEMIC ERA: Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Sign Historic Agreement

(Jerusalem, August 18, 2021)— Following on the heels of the Abraham Accords, a further step has been taken to strengthen relations among Israel and Arab countries: Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in...
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Board of Governors of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2021

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