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A demonstration in Israel commemorating an entire family that perished in the October 7, 2023 massacre. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Study: October 7th trauma led to dramatic increase in OCD symptoms among survivors

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Researchers from the Hebrew University and Columbia found that nearly 40% of the survivors of the siege developed or worsened obsessive-compulsive symptoms months after the attack.
Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Israeli researchers win ERC grants for proof of feasibility and transition to implementation

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Dr. Ayelet Landau. From the Facebook page of the Department of Psychology, Hebrew University

Three researchers from the Hebrew University won research grants to prove commercialization ability on behalf of the European Union Research Fund

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The European Research Council of the European Union (ERC) has announced its support for 7 Israeli research proposals, 3 of which are led by Hebrew University researchers. The three Hebrew University researchers who will receive the grant this year will join
AI ALIENCE symbol. Courtesy of IBM

Meta IBM, Intel, the Hebrew University and CERN are among the dozens of entities that joined to create an alliance for safe artificial intelligence

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Meta IBM, Intel, the Hebrew University and CERN are among the dozens of entities that joined to create an alliance for safe artificial intelligence
Tamar Stein. Credit - Uri Stein

The Hebrew University is a leader in entry-level ERC grants. Ten researchers will receive 17 million euros for five years 

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The number of wins by male and female Hebrew researchers places the university in first place among universities in Israel in terms of success rate among applications, with an increase of 5.5% compared to last year and it has the highest number of winners
optical network. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Hebrew University researchers have created the smallest color switch in the world

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The quick color switch allows an immediate change of the emitted color. The discovery has implications for diverse technologies in which fast color adjustment is required, such as display screens, quantum communication and miniaturized light sources
Reconstruction of the Ethiopian wolf from Melaka Wakana. Credit: Saverio Bartolini-Lucenti

The Hebrew University: The first and unique fossil of the Ethiopian wolf was found

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The unique finding provides insights into understanding the species' resistance to environmental changes that took place during its existence in Ethiopia and emphasizes the urgency of the need for a conservation policy of its ecological environment in light of climate change in the near future and the fact that
Prof. Haim Sompolinsky. Photography by David Salem - a pair of productions courtesy of the A.M.T. Award

The Grover Brain Research Award from Yale University was awarded to Prof. Haim Sompolinsky from the Hebrew University

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The award was given to Sompolinski for his pioneering contribution to theoretical and computational neuroscience. This is the first time that the prize is awarded to an Israeli scientist
Launch of the RAM1 rocket courtesy of Talmud Raphael

Students from the Hebrew University successfully launched an experimental rocket in the south of the country

Last Friday, an experimental rocket was launched from Kibbutz Beit-Nir. This is an unclassified, unique launch, one of the few made in our region
Professor Eliezer Rabinovitch. Photo: The Hebrew University

Prof. Eliezer Rabinowitz from the Hebrew University was elected the 24th president of CERN

There are 23 member states in the organization, of which Israel is the only member state that is not from Europe. Israel joined the organization as a full member in December 2013, after many years of participating only as an observer.
The photo of the root of the plant from Dr Efroni's laboratory. Photo: Rotem Matusevich

New research from the Hebrew University challenges the concept of injury and recovery from injury in plants

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Prof. Hadar Steinberg, Nano Center at the Hebrew University. Photography: Yoav Dudkevich

Researchers from the Hebrew University succeeded in developing a transistor consisting of a single atom - the smallest and most stable

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Naomi Habib Photo by Moshe Volkowitz

The mystery of the Hadassah tests has been solved: researchers from the Hebrew University have developed a cheap and fast method for diagnosing corona

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In Israel they manage to reduce the number of deaths from Corona compared to China and Italy, whose health systems were saturated

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The corona virus. Transmitted through secretions from the body such as sneezing. Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

A researcher from the Hebrew University: the new virus has changed its face compared to Sars and will be difficult to neutralize

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Prof. Hillel Furstenberg. Photo: National Academy of Sciences

Prof. Hillel Furstenberg from the Hebrew University won the ABEL prize, the most important prize in mathematics

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Prof. Danny Zamir. Photo: Courtesy of the Israel Prize Committee

Winner of the Israel Prize for Agriculture and the Environment: Professor Danny Zamir from the Hebrew University

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An illustration depicting Denisovan man. Courtesy of Maayan Harel and CELL

The tip of a pinky, that's all the researchers from the Hebrew University needed to reconstruct what the Denisovan man looked like

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Excavations in the biblical Betzkalg. Photo-excavation expedition to Horbat al-Rai (8)

Researchers from the Hebrew University, the Antiquities Authority and Macquarie University in Sydney: "We have found the biblical Tzkelg"

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Chemical laboratory. Photo: shutterstock

The number of recipients of a master's degree in a research track has remained relatively stable over the past decade - approximately 3,800 per year

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More accurate, more convenient

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Fighting the most violent cancer that has no cure

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When light and matter work together

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For the first time, a model was published that explains supersonic earthquakes

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The Hebrew University. Source: Milan.sk / Wikimedia Commons.

A recovery plan was drawn up for the Hebrew University

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Cancer research. Illustration: shutterstock

Researchers from the Hebrew University have discovered anti-cancer substances that can stop tissues and proteins from betraying their role in the body

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Higher education. Illustration: shutterstock

Israeli universities fall in the index of the best universities in the world

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Prof. Jacob Beckenstein. From Wikipedia

The recipient of the Israel Prize in Physics, Prof. Jacob Bekenstein from the Hebrew University, has passed away

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DNA replication using RNA. Illustration: shutterstock

Researchers from the Hebrew University have cracked a mechanism that will contribute to the understanding of muscular dystrophy

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Michael Brandwein, 2014 Kay Award winner, Photo: The Hebrew University

The Kay Prize was awarded to Michael Brandoin, a student from the Hebrew University, who found a way to protect fruits and vegetables from bacteria

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State President Shimon Peres on Science Day, at the Hebrew University, 26/3/2014. Photography: Yoav Ari Dudkevich

President Shimon Peres: "Israel is already a world power in brain research"* Minister Piron: Bring science back to schools

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Naama Kenrick, PhD student at the Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research at the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University, and Prof. Yinon Neria. Photo: The Hebrew University

A doctoral student from the Hebrew University revealed the cause of the destructive inflammation that affects cancer patients

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Dr. Jacob Nachmias, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Yair Reisner from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Dr. Jacob Nachmias from the Hebrew University won the Rapoport Prize for Biomedicine

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Prof. Raz Yeremiah. Photo: The Hebrew University

Researchers from the Hebrew University discovered that the degeneration of the cells of the immune system in the brain leads to the development of depression

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Cluster: The president of the Hebrew University met with the president of a Kabul university from Afghanistan; And news from the Technion, Haifa University and the SPACE-IL association

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Prof. Shlomo Havlin. Photo: Bar-Ilan University

Researchers from the Hebrew University, Bar Ilan and the Technion won the 2014 Rothschild Prize

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A stamp issued in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Hebrew University from 1950 showing the National Library on Mount Scopus, photo: shutterstock

Shanghai ranking: The Hebrew University still leads the Israeli list despite falling six places; The Technion and the Weizmann Institute rose by one rank

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Researchers from the Hebrew University have developed a dynamic tool for mapping areas at risk of natural hazards and disasters

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Quantum computing. Illustration: shutterstock

Quantum power: The Hebrew University is opening a unique research center in Israel for quantum information

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Professor Peter Hillman passed away

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Prof. Hagi Berman, Hebrew University

Rapaport awards for excellence in the field of biomedical research to Prof. Hagai Bergman from the Hebrew University and to Dr. Yaakov Hana, from the Weizmann Institute of Science.

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Prof. Eva Iloz. Photo: The Hebrew University

Two female researchers from the Hebrew University won a research grant of 250,000 euros each from the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

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Astronomer David Levy. From Wikipedia

Asteroid by the Hebrew University

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Vared Ben Hur. Photo: The Hebrew University

The fight against cancer: researchers from the Hebrew University discovered a mechanism that makes breast cancer cells violent and malignant

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Prof. Yitzhak Papel. Photo: Weizmann Institute

Prof. David Enoch, Prof. Yuval Dor from the Hebrew University and Prof. Yitzhak Flafel from the Weizmann Institute will receive the 2012 Bruno Prize next week

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Logo of the Max Planck Society from Wikipedia

A new research center in cooperation with the Max Planck Society from Germany will be established at the Hebrew University

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Fingerprint. From Wikipedia

Helping Sherlock Holmes: Hebrew University researchers propose a new method for detecting fingerprints on paper products

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Ran Hasin. Photo: Odyssey

Going to the unconscious: researchers from the Hebrew University found that the human unconscious can read and solve math problems

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The president of the Hebrew University, Prof. Menachem Ben-Shashon

The president of the Hebrew University, Prof. Menachem Ben-Shashon is the chairman of the new committee of heads of universities

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A member of the Israeli delegation, Yuval Elmaleh, inside the "Krobera and Voronia" cave. Photography by Boaz Langford

A journey to the bowels of the earth - researchers from the Hebrew University descended to a depth of more than two thousand meters

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