Sep 26 2011
“This has been an impressive visit. It has been a pleasure to be a guest of the University of Haifa and introduced to the groundbreaking research and the highest quality of researchers and students. This is just the first visit of many more to come,” said Andrew Standley, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Israel, who visited the University together with the Director and Owner of Osem Gad Proper. Continue Reading »
Sep 25 2011
Hundreds of children, teenagers and adults arrived at the University of Haifa on Thursday evening (September 22) to participate in breaking the Guinness world record for the Largest Chemistry Lesson as part of the “Researchers’ Night” events taking place at the University. “Ours is an inseparable relationship with you - the community. Let’s break this record together and bring it to a place that is truly worthy of it - the State of Israel,” said President of the University, Prof. Aaron Ben-Ze’ev. Continue Reading »
Sep 25 2011
Sep 20 2011
Cannabinoids (marijuana) administration after experiencing a traumatic event blocks the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms in rats, according to a new study conducted at the University of Haifa and published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Continue Reading »
Sep 18 2011
More than 400 participants arrived at the University of Haifa last week for the 2011 IGeLU (International Group of Ex Libris Users) conference. It was being held in Israel for the very first time following the initiative of the University’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library management. Continue Reading »
Sep 15 2011
Breaking a world record
The University of Haifa is opening its doors to the public for the annual Europe-wide “Researchers’ Night”, an event organized by the European Commission, during which research facilities hold activities for the public at large. Continue Reading »
Sep 11 2011
“White” light bulbs that emit light at shorter wavelengths are greater suppressors of the body’s production of melatonin than bulbs emitting orange-yellow light, a new international study has revealed. Continue Reading »
Sep 08 2011
The University of Haifa’s Model UN Society won five awards at “ISRAMUN 2011″, an International Conference that simulates the activity of the United Nations - the most awards won by a single delegation at the conference. The University of Haifa Model UN members received the “Best Delegate” prize in four out of the six committees in which it participated. “Just two months ago we sat down and introduced to our society to the students and already, at our first conference as an established society, we took more than a third of the prizes,” says Sefi Shalam, the society’s chairman. Continue Reading »
Sep 07 2011
Sep 04 2011
