Honoris Causa to EU parliament president

Thursday, Feb 27, 2014

TheHebrew University of Jerusalem's President, Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson awarded the Hebrew University's highest honor to European Parliament President Martin Schulz EU Parliament President: 'No...

First New $100,000 Mathematical Neuroscience Prize

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

Oct 15, 2013 Prof. Haim Sompolinsky of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been awarded the 1st Annual Mathematical Neuroscience Prize by Israel Brain Technologies (IBT), a non-profit...

Prestigious German Literary Prize For Book On Memories Of Auschwitz

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

Oct. 27, 2013 Historian Otto Dov Kulka, professor emeritus at the Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the winner of the Geschwister Scholl Prize for...

Hebrew University Professor Receives Honour In Istanbul

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

Nov. 12, 2013 Amidst a prolonged background of strained Turkish-Israeli relations, a Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor was honored in Turkey recently, for his academic scholarship. At a...

Hebrew University Professor Top Kaye Award Winner

Monday, Jul 15, 2013

Jerusalem, June 11, 2013 – Research leading towards a solution to the problem of colony collapse disorder (CCD) -- a world-wide syndrome of bee disappearance inflicting losses of an estimated $35...

Ph.D. Student At Hebrew University Wins Kaye Award

Monday, Jul 15, 2013

Jerusalem, June 11, 2013 – New, more efficient drug formulations designed to treat illnesses through skin applications -- thus avoiding serious side effects associated with oral drug-taking...

Prof. Alexander Levitzki of Hebrew University chosen for American Cancer Research Association Award

Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013

Jerusalem, April 7, 2013 -- The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has chosen Prof. Alexander Levitzki of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as the winner of its 2013 Award for...

Israel Prize Will Be Awarded To Hebrew University's Prof. Yosef Kaplan For His Work On History Of Jewish People

Monday, Mar 18, 2013

Will become the 271st Hebrew University faculty member or graduate to win Israel Prize Jerusalem, January 27, 2013 - Israel’s Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar has announced that Prof. Yosef...

EU Commission selects Human Brain Project, with Israelis as partners, as flagship research initiative, backed by one billion euros in funding

Monday, Mar 18, 2013

Jerusalem, Jan. 28, 2013 – The European Commission has chosen the Human Brain Project, in which the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is participating, as one of two Future and Emerging Technologies...

German Foundation Awards Two €250,000 Prizes To Hebrew University Researchers In Humanities And Social Sciences

Monday, Mar 18, 2013

Jerusalem, February 4, 2013 — Germany’s Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded two Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty members the Anneliese Maier Research Award and granted each a...