The Hebrew University’s 74th annual Board of Governors meeting and Presidential Conference took place in June. Almost 320 Hebrew University governors and friends from abroad attended. Mazel Tov to our outstanding Canadian donors who received the following honours: Toronto’s Jeannie Tanenbaum – Wall of Trustees; Montrealers Morrie and Diane Cohen and Mitzie and Mel Dobrin [...]

This year the Rothberg International School has begun promoting programs to students that offer a focus in various arts programs. The goal of these programs is to attract a range of  students who are following an arts-based track of study at their home university to the Hebrew University so that they too can have the amazing [...]

Hebrew U welcomes 12 displaced US students from Egypt. Check out this fascinating video.

Rick Hansen raised his hands in victory when crossing the Allenby bridge from Jordan to the West Bank, this Wednesday. And for good reason. Rick is Canada’s leading advocate for spinal cord injury research, and Hebrew University has arguably the world’s best resources for  medical research. Together they signed an agreement on December 1,2010 -  [...]

Most humans are deeply impacted by changes in our daily schedules. Take for instance the time it takes  shift workers to get used to their schedule, and the effects of sleep deprivation for new parents. Disturbance of the biological clock – the circadian rhythm – can also contribute to mood disorders (ask any new parent [...]

On the first day of school – take a look what happened in the hallways to set the tone for the year!

Ask the President! In honor of the new school year, this month’s Expert on the Spot features the President of the Hebrew University, Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson. Now is your chance to ask anything you wanted to know about the Hebrew University… but never dared to ask. Watch this short clip and submit your questions in [...]

Israel is filled with incredible history and culture and is an archeologist’s dream, not to mention curious history nuts like myself. That’s why the recent excavation of Prof. Ehud Netzer of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Institute of Archaeology caught my attention. His dig uncovered a “royal box” built at the upper level of King [...]

Leftovers from last night’s dinner are ok …but imagine 12,000 year old leftovers! Archaeologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unearthed the leftovers of the world’s first known funerary feast, which took place around 12,000 years ago at a burial site in northern Israel. The team of archaeologists, headed by Dr. Leore Grosman, have [...]

This year Israel’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest Harel Skaat is daring to dream about winning the competition. The young singer could be set to walk in the footsteps of Dana International with his song ‘Words’. Skaat is confident that he can pass the semi final stages and is praying to even win the [...]