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Sharm Conference: academic cooperation between the University of Haifa, the United Arab Emirates and Germany on climate change

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The tripartite partnership will combine the knowledge, expertise and infrastructure of all the partners, in order to study the consequences of these effects and act to reduce damage and adapt in various areas in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf
Haifa University. Photo: University Spokesperson

The Shanghai Index ranks Haifa University first in Israel in the fields of education, nursing, sociology and marine sciences

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The university was listed as the only Israeli university among the top two hundred in the field of marine sciences
Find from Mesad Nakrot: Edible oyster from the Red Sea (a), jaw of a deer (b), edible oyster from the Mediterranean Sea (c), string woven from date leaves (d). Photographer: Roy Shapir

Fish from the Red Sea, oysters from the Nile and bowls from Petra were part of the ancient perfume route trade

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"The findings reflect the beginnings of globalization processes in the ancient world and the special importance of the Middle East and the desert space in particular, at the crossroads of East and West," say the researchers
Migdal Eshkol at the University of Haifa. Photo: depositphotos.com

The University of Haifa launches its new vision: a commitment to social and environmental sustainability

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The new vision of the University of Haifa is comprehensive and includes the entire avenue of its activity: in research, teaching and operation. It is based on the 17 goals established by the United Nations to ensure the sustainable development of humanity
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About a third of Israelis are willing to cheat to earn money

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A new study conducted at the University of Haifa together with international partners revealed that people who were asked to answer an answer from memory searched Google without permission to get money * Another finding: Israelis are indifferent to corruption
A firefighter fights a forest fire. Illustration: depositphotos.com

By 2030, the number of extreme fire events is expected to increase by about 14%; By the end of the century: about 50%

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"Wherever there are trees, fires are likely to occur," says Prof. Leah Wittenberg from the University of Haifa, the Israeli representative on the UN team of experts that compiled the report * Even the arctic regions are no longer immune
Excavations in a synagogue from the time of the Second Temple in Migdal. Photo: Haifa University

A second synagogue from the days of the Second Temple was found in the excavations in the tower

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This is the first case that two synagogues from the Second Temple period are in the same settlement. "The discovery of a second synagogue in the Galilee settlement sheds light on the social and religious life of the Jews in the Galilee during this period and indicates the need for a special structure for studying and reading the Torah and social gathering," said Dina Avshalom Gurani from the University of Haifa, a partner in the management of the excavations
The cable car from the center of the Gulf to the University of Haifa. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The University of Haifa will put an emphasis on sustainability in the academic year that opens this week

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The president of the university, Prof. Ron Rubin: "The University of Haifa operates in a unique texture of mountain-city-sea, which makes us a living laboratory for research in the fields of the environment, man and society"
The excavation site in Carmel. Photo: Haifa University

Why did the Netopim of Carmel go all the way to the Sea of ​​Galilee to grind basalt vessels

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Tensions between communities and complex technology 15 years ago: Although there are sources of high-quality basalt for chiseling tools close to Carmel, the residents of the Al-Wad Cave Terrace 15 years ago went as far as the Sea of ​​Galilee to collect basalt for chiseling tools for food processing, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Haifa
The base of the wall is from the Iron Age. Credit to his Ehud Arkin

The coastline was erased: a drastic rise in the sea level in Israel 2000 years ago

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This is according to a new international study led by the University of Haifa and the University of San Diego. About the residents of the area two thousand years ago," said Prof. Assaf Yasseur Landau
Three sperm whale pups Photo: Amanda Cotton

An international project will try to identify the language of whales for the first time

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This week Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) was launched. The project, which will last at least 5 years, is a multidisciplinary project that will combine knowledge from the fields of marine biology, marine acoustics, artificial intelligence, linguistics and more
The freckled leek off the coast of Hadera, February 2021 (before the storm and the oil spill). Photo: Hezi Shohat

For the first time: a finned leek was identified and tagged in front of the Hadera power plant

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The phenomenon of sharks gathering in the warm waters during the winter on the coasts of Israel - Hadera, Ashdod and Ashkelon - is a unique and intriguing phenomenon that does not occur in other similar places in the world
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A new computational method significantly shortens the process of identifying receptor roles

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Since most of the drugs today work by activating or blocking receptors, the new method has the ability to significantly shorten the drug production process
A boy and his dog. Photo: depositphotos.com

Now it's scientific: dogs love us as much as we love them

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"The discussion is always about what the dog contributes to man, and there are even opinions that accuse humanity of exploiting other species. The innovative research findings of CLEVER DOG LAB and TECH4ANIMALS imply that the dog also benefits from the interaction," said Prof. Anna Zamansky from the University of Haifa
A handful of olive pits from the facility at the Carmel forging site (photo by Ehud Galili)

The earliest evidence of the production of edible olives was found

Researchers from the Hebrew University, the University of Haifa, the Technion, Aviv University, the Volcanic Institute and other research institutions from Israel and the world discovered the find at a site from about 6,500 years ago that sank into the sea. In this way, the discovery predates the ancient evidence that was known until now by about 4000 years.
Heat sink. Photo: Bruno Miranda

The TiME organization will purchase 2 areas in Kenya and Brazil and turn them into nature reserves

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Photo 1 The 350 thousand year old item from the Tabun Cave. Haifa University spokeswoman photo

The earliest evidence of the use of stone tools for grinding by our hominin ancestors from 350 thousand years ago was found

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Make money from Tel Megiddo. Photo: Clara Amit, Antiquities Authority.

"Dirty" money from 3,000 years ago

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A shark attacked by a dolphin. Courtesy of Haifa University

First record of a dolphin with scars from a shark attack in Israel

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In November 2019, researchers identified a dolphin tagged with number 1359, about three meters long. When they spotted him again a few weeks ago, they were surprised to find jagged scars on the sides of his body. After delving into the photos they took and even consulting with experts from around the world, they all determined that these are scars that come from a shark attack
Trash in the bud. Photo: Yotam Teper

The sheep dung tells the story of the sunset of the Byzantine Negev cities

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The inhabitants of the Byzantine Negev used sheep droppings to fertilize the green fields. With the transition to the Islamic period and the beginning of the collapse of the Negev cities, the sheep's dung is piled up in the barns in such large quantities that it is necessary to burn them
An aerial view of the destroyed palace at Tel Kabri. Photo: Research team, Tel Kabri excavations

The earthquake that destroyed the Canaanite palace in Tel Kaberi from 3700 years ago

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Michael Lazar and Naama Sherid (University of Haifa) install the sonar device on the boat in the Sea of ​​Galilee. Photo: Luca Gaspirini

The first geological map of its kind of the young copies in the Sea of ​​Galilee marks the places prone to earthquakes

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The human jaw from Mycelia Cave. Photo: Israel Hershkovitz, Tel Aviv University

200,000-year-old fossils from a cave in Carmel indicate that man's departure from Africa occurred precisely during the Ice Age

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Inhabitants of prehistoric systems with animal carcasses that were hunted for food. It turns out that snakes were also on the menu. Illustration: shutterstock

For the first time it was discovered: the primitive man of 15000 years ago also ate snakes and lizards

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Brick buildings in Tel Zef - courtesy of Prof. Yossi Garfinkel, University of Haifa

The uniform construction standard 7,000 years ago in the Jordan Valley

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