Dozens of Israeli business leaders, key public figures, longstanding friends of the University and members of the Board of Governors, gathered at Tel Aviv law firm FISCHER (FBC & Co.), for the annual Business Leaders Forum hosted by the Israeli Friends Association.
German Friends of the University of Haifa held a festive event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the University and its special connection with Germany at the residence of German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Since 2016, researchers from the Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences led by Dr. Aviad Scheinin have caught, sampled, and successfully released over 80 sharks around Hadera’s electric power plant.
Millions of bats and other flying animals are killed each year by wind turbine blades around the globe. A new interdisciplinary collaboration developed a drone-mounted technology that deters bats from approaching the generators.
At a joint conference, the University’s School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures and the Technion announced the launch of a new collaboration that will bring together archaeologists and researchers from the exact sciences.
Dozens of researchers from Israel and Europe gathered to participate in a first-of-its-kind international research project in the field of gender equality, initiated by Prof. Shulamit Almog
Prof. Tali Kristal (Department of Sociology) was awarded a grant in the amount of 2 million euros for her research, Dr. Emmanuel Nantet (School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures) was awarded a grant in the amount of 2.7 million euros for his research.
New research from the University of Haifa suggests that an innovative eight-week intervention program combining mindfulness techniques, self-monitoring, and motivation exercises could help people suffering from maladaptive dreaming.
Researchers hope that the findings will help medical professionals and caregivers improve treatment of people with autism, who do not always express the experience of pain in the usual way.
