May 08 2012
A new survey from the University of Haifa has found that 40% of Arab youth in Israel were personally willing to volunteer with the civil service in 2011, compared to 53% in 2009. It has also shown a drop in public support for the civil service: 62% today as compared to 68% in 2009 and 78% in 2007. “Nevertheless, the support percentages are still high”, researchers Prof. Sammy Smooha and Zohar Lechtman indicated. Continue Reading »
Apr 30 2012
A new unique digital gallery, “The Spirit of Israel”, has been opened at the University’s “Interim Gallery”. As a permanent gallery, it will be presenting changing exhibitions that relate to everyday Israeli life. The first exhibition now showing: “Israeli Oldsters”. Continue Reading »
Apr 23 2012
The University of Haifa will be conferring the Degree of Philosophy, Honoris Causa, upon Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Prof. Dan Shechtman at the University’s 40th Meeting of the Board of Governors, which is being held on 3-5 June, 2012. Prof. Shechtman is to be awarded the honorary doctorate in recognition of his breakthrough scientific achievements, for reminding us that loyalty to truth will ultimately defeat critics, and for the great honor that he has brought the State of Israel. Accompanying him to receive the honor will be University of Haifa honorary doctorate recipient Sami Sagol and hi-tech entrepreneur Dr. Shimon Eckhouse, both of whom are close friends of the University. Continue Reading »
Apr 04 2012
Mar 27 2012
The 2012 prize-winning photography competition on Facebook is now open to the best University of Haifa campus photos!
Take a photo that reflects our campus, its atmosphere and people, and send it to the competition’s email address. The photo that gets the most “Share”s and “Like”s takes first place. Continue Reading »
Mar 22 2012
Fear of flying? The University of Haifa has recently implemented an effective and proven form of therapy that uses virtual reality technology to treat the common phobia. Continue Reading »
Mar 21 2012
Readers whose mother tongue is Arabic have more challenges reading in Arabic than native Hebrew or English speakers have reading their native languages, because the two halves of the brain divide the labor differently when the brain processes Arabic than when it processes Hebrew or English. That is the result of a new study conducted by two University of Haifa researchers, Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim of the Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities and the Learning Disabilities Department, and Prof. Zohar Eviatar of the Department of Psychology. Continue Reading »
Mar 20 2012
The University of Haifa’s Executive Committee has elected Amos Shapira as the University’s next president, to replace current President Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze’ev who is completing two terms in this position. The appointment will be brought to the University’s Board of Governors for its approval when the Board convenes at the beginning of June 2012. Continue Reading »
Mar 01 2012
Feb 29 2012
A new program at the University of Haifa will train students to be unofficial “ambassadors” for Israel on the Internet. The students will learn how to confront the delegitimization of Israel that is present on the World Wide Web and on social networks in particular. Continue Reading »
