President Peres Awards

Wednesday, Aug 20, 2014

President Peres Awards Scholarships to Hebrew University PhD Students Advancing Agriculture, Water and the Environment In one of his final acts before leaving office, Israeli President Shimon...

Novel system to prevent microbial contamination of food packaging

Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014

Eating fruits and vegetables is good for you, but sometimes there’s a price to pay: illness caused by bacterial biofilms that adhere to the produce and to the packaging in which it’s...

Israel Prize in Medicine awarded to developer of Alzheimer's drug

Thursday, Apr 3, 2014

Prof. Weinstock-Rosin, photo by Nati Shohat / Flash 90 March 5, 2014: Israel’s Minister of Education Shai Piron has announced that the Israel Prize for Medicine will be awarded to the Hebrew...

Hebrew U. PhD Student Wins Gold Medal at Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore

Thursday, Feb 27, 2014

Doctoral student Yossi Kabessa Proposed system to detect dangerous materials in large water supply systems Hebrew University of Jerusalem doctoral student Yossi Kabessa has brought home the top...

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...