BoG 2015 - Ceremony dedicating the Alex U. Soyka Pancreatic Cancer Research...
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View ArticleMaking Sesame Seeds A Growth Area In Global Food Production
Scientist wins Kaye Innovation Award for recognizing ancient crop's value to a hungry planetJerusalem, June 15, 2015— Many people think of sesame seeds as a topping on hamburger buns at profitable...
View ArticleSpeech by Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Convocation...
Full text of the convocation speech is available below.31.05.2015Mr. President Ben-Sasson!President Peres!Esteemed fellow honorary recipients!Dear friends, families, and most of all:Dear graduates!Wow,...
View ArticleHebrew U Micro-Antenna To Treat Tiny Digestive Tract Cancers
Hebrew University students are working on an antenna that can be inserted into the stomach via an endoscopic tube to detect and treat cancers too small to be treated with available methodsDevelopment...
View ArticleCanadian And Israeli Scientists Tackle Deadly Pancreatic Cancer As Alex U....
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) Commits Additional $4.6 Million to Research Efforts Initiated by Sylvia Soyka and SMGS Family FoundationJerusalem, June 16, 2015 — Leading Canadian and...
View ArticleCanadians Honoured at the 78th Board of Governors Conference
At the recently held 78th Board of Governors Meeting of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, several distinguished Canadians were honoured and many scholarships were given from Canadian donors to worthy...
View ArticleUnique 3000-Year Old Hebrew Inscription From Davidic Era Found Near Jerusalem
A rare inscription from the time of King David was discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafain, in the Valley of Elah, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) revealed Tuesday.A ceramic jar c. 3,000 years old that...
View ArticleHebrew U & Dalhousie U: Canada/Israel Exchange 2015
Students from Hebrew University and Dalhousie University had the experience of a lifetime recently when they participated in The Canada / Israel Exchange Program, presented by the Gerald Schwartz &...
View ArticleCancer And Vampires: An Evolutionary Approach From IMRIC
Jerusalem, June 22, 2015 — Two major revolutions, one genomic and one in informatics, are completely changing the face of biomedical research. Every day all over the world, millions of genetic...
View ArticleHUJI Professor At IMRIC Honoured With Helmholtz International Fellow Award...
The Israeli immunologist and cancer researcher Professor Yehudit Bergman of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Israel, has been honored with the Helmholtz International Fellow Award for her...
View ArticleHolding On To The Blues: HUJI Study Shows Depressed Individuals May Fail To...
Given that depression is characterized by intense and frequent negative feelings, like sadness, it might seem logical to develop interventions that target those negative feelings. But new research...
View ArticleNew System Developed By IMRIC Tells People Which Deadly Diseases They Are...
Two years ago, Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy after she found out she was carrying a genetic mutation that greatly increased her risk of contracting potentially fatal breast cancer. This March,...
View ArticleJoint Israeli-Palestinian Poll June 2015: Less Support For Two-State...
In the past year, support for the two state solution has decreased among Palestinians and Israelis; today only 51% on each side support it. Meanwhile, each side continues to view the intentions of the...
View ArticleCombining Old And New To Teach Medical Students At Hebrew U
Israeli medical students – who tend to look to the future rather than to the past – can be forgiven for not knowing much about the history of medicine. In none of the five medical faculties here is it...
View ArticleCFHU's First Ever Playoff Hockey Madness Scored Big!
CFHU is proud to announce the success of its First Annual Playoff Hockey Madness Online Tournament!With over 150 entries for its’ inaugural launch, Playoff Hockey Madness is positioned to become a...
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