Academic World

Israeli academia must adapt to fast-changing security and tech challenges, HIT president says

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of HIT spoke about the growing role of Israeli academia in national resilience and workforce development

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of HIT
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

The boycott of Israeli academia - opinion

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, president of the Holon Institute of Technology

Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates

Person, hands and writing with tablet for research (illustrative)

Study: Younger scientists produce more disruptive research


Technion opens 18 new nursing rooms for mothers in academics

“The welcome growth in the number of women studying at the Technion means that it is all the more important to provide the new mothers among them with suitable and respectful conditions for nursing."

 Doctoral student Keren Or Greenberg in the Ulman Building’s new nursing room

There must be emphasis on critical thinking skills on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

How many college students know that chants of “From the River to the Sea” are calling for the murder of Israelis – both Jews and Arabs?

 Wounded-in-action IDF veterans toured American college campuses and tried to change the narrative towards the conflict.

Saliva tests developed by the US and Taiwan successful in detecting breast cancer

In a medical breakthrough, a team of researchers from the US and Taiwan collaborated to develop a saliva test that can detect breast cancer efficiently and effectively

 A pink ribbon on the field in recognition of breast cancer awareness month at SoFi Stadium

Major medical journals show anti-Israel bias in coverage of Hamas war - report

An analysis of 1,628 English-language scientific publications found an anti-Israel bias in some of the world's most influential medical journals in their coverage of the Hamas war.

 Soldiers from the Commando Brigade operating in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, January 25, 2024

Arafat-affiliated former US gov't official to teach in Yale on Israel-Palestine

With the launch of this school year, former special envoy for Iran Rob Malley was announced as one of the new senior fellows at Yale's Jackson School.

 Rob Malley (center) seen with then-US president Bill Clinton and Yassar Arafat at Camp David, July 17, 2000

Israeli-born celebrity professor Neri Oxman accused of plagiarism

The Israeli-born Neri Oxman, a tenured professor at MIT and a celebrity in the academic world, was reported to have plagiarized content in her academic writing, Business Insider reported on Saturday.

Neri Oxman

UPenn professors embark on high-level faculty solidarity mission to Israel

‘We sought to bear comfort to our brothers and sisters in Israel and to more fully absorb the depth of this trauma’

 UPenn professors tour Israel's south, January 2024

Amid campus antisemitism, Jewish students are welcome in Israeli academia - opinion

Jewish individuals with basic Zionist values seeking a welcoming and supportive environment should strongly consider studying here.

 ‘WE CAN proudly present academic excellence and the opportunity to study in Israel, with numerous undergraduate and graduate programs available in English,’ says the writer

This week in Jerusalem: Red or Green?

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 LIGHT RAIL’S Red Line extension: Delayed.

Israeli woman scientist is nominated to the National Academy of Inventors

Prof. Shulamit Levenberg from the Haifa Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is among the few Israeli women scientists who have invented the most innovative technologies and registered patents.

 Photo of Prof. Shulamit Levenberg