News Archive 2012

News Archive 2012

April 2012

Experts from Hebrew University and its Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace weigh in on the potential of an Israeli military strike on Iran - "Are Netanyahu and Barak bluffing on Iran, or are they already committed to war?" -    JTA - April 30, 2012

Professor Jaap van Rijn's eco-friendly fish-farming techniques are making fresh fish available worldwide - "Making the Desert Bllom (with Fish)"- The Jerusalem Post/JPost.com - April 30, 2012

The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences is unravelling the mysteries of the brain and developing technology that is improving lives. "Science in Israel: Hebrew U. Teams Produce Groundbreaking Research" - Jweekly of Northern California - April 26, 2012

Albert Einstein's 1955 obituary and tributes from AFHU and other Jewish organizations Prof. Einstein Dead; Eisenhower Leads Nation in Mourning - JTA Archives, April 18, 1955

An Israeli start-up company is a finalist for a top international award thanks to technology developed by the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment -  "Morflora is a Finalist for the 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award" - Business wire.com, April 18, 2012    Related Story: Israeli Researchers are Sowing Seeds of Revolution  - Haaretz.com, April 12, 2012

Professor Reuven Grunau quoted in "Israelis work more per year than OECD average"  - The Jerusalem Post, April 9,2012

Coverage of AFHU's Palm Beach Leaders of Distinction Award Luncheon in "Hebrew University honors top leaders at awards luncheon" - Palm Beach Daily News.com, April 7, 2012

"Einstein Archives Gets 21 Million Hits" - Israel 21c, April 4, 2012

Innovations from the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment are featured in the AgriTech Israel Expo:"Israel showcases the latest and greatest in agriculture" - Israel 21c, April 2, 2012

Meet Caron Berkley, Director of AFHU's new Orange County, San Diego and Desert office in "Community Building"-  Orange County Jewish Life, April 2, 2012

Rabbi David Ellenson, a fellow and lecturer at The Hebrew University's Institute for Advanced Studies, is ranked #9 in "America's Top 50 Rabbis for 2012"  - The Daily Beast/Newsweek - April 2, 2012

March 2012

Professor Avraham Diskin comments on Tzipi Livni's political demise in "The Last Honest Woman in Jerusalem - Foreign Policy, March 30, 2012 

"The U.S. Can Meet Israel Halfway on Iran" - The Washington Post, March 30, 2012 - Op Ed piece co-authored by Ambassador Dennis Ross, keynote speaker at The Hebrew University Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace Middle East Conference

Professor Avraham Diskin quoted in 'Kadima Party in Israel Replaces Livni as Leader" - The New York Times, March 28, 2012

Hebrew University's launches expanded, interactive Albert Einstein Archives website (links to media coverage, March 19, 2012)

A Hebrew University-developed compund that blocks a tumor's blood supply holds promise for a "New Weapon Against Pancreatic and Prostate Cancer" - Israel 21c, March 19, 2012

Sociology Professor Sigal Gooldin quoted in "Israeli law eyes super-thin models as bad examples" - The Associated Press, March 8, 2012

Hebrew University is one of "Two Israeli universities named among world's best" The Jerusalem Post, March 15, 2012

Professor Yosef Schlein and Dr. Günter Müller develop a safe and sweet method of malaria control - "Sweet Rewards" - American Way, March 15, 2012

"Made in the shade: A first look at designs for the Hebrew University's new humanities center" - Haaretz.com, March 13, 2012

Q & A with Professor Moshe Maoz: "Watching Syria" - The New York Jewish Week, March 13, 2012

"Photos Highlight the 'Start-up of the Start-up Nation'" - The Times of Israel, March 12, 2012

Professor Moshe Maoz discusses Muslim attitudes to Jews and Israel in "Israeli professor sees hope in Muslim attitudes"  - New Jersey Jewish News, March 12, 2012 

A review of Joseph Cedar's Oscar-nominated film, "Footnote" - "The Stuff of Life in Bitter Marginalia" - The New York Times, March 9, 2012. 

Professor Gadi Wolfsfeld is quoted in "Pondering a Threat, but Taking Panic Off the Table" - The New York Times, March 8, 2012

Ambassador Efraim Halevy, head of the Shasha Center for Strategic Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, poses the question, "Are We the Victims of our own Biases?": "Meet the Mossad"- 21c Israelity Blog (Israel 21c.com)

Award-winning Israeli film director, Joseph Cedar, son of renowned Hebrew U cancer researcher, Professor Howard Cedar, discusses his Oscar-nominated film, Footnote: "On the Oscars, Talmud Scholars and Risky Filmmaking" - The New York Jewish Week, March 5, 2012

February 2012

"Yissum and BioConnections to Collaborate on Commercialization of Kits for Identifying Antibiotic Resistant Infections" - Business Wire.com, February 27, 2012 

Hebrew University researchers participate in a study to determine whether mice hold the key to longer life - "Fountain of Youth Found -- in Mice" - The Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2012

"Laplanders turn to Israel to learn Sámi" - Israel 21c, February 23, 2012

Hebrew University life scientists are part of an international team working on the creation of a robotic octopus -  "Better than a Real Octopus" - Israel 21c, February 22, 2012

Dr. Amir Amedi is enabling the sight impaired to see through the use of a sensory substitution device: "Blind People Can Use Sounds to 'See' - The Epoch Times, February 22, 2012

Hebrew University Truman Institute Middle East Conference (April 22, 2012) Speakers  in the news:

  - Op-Ed by  keynote speaker, Ambassador Dennis Ross, "Iran is Ready to Talk" - The New York Times, February 14, 2012

 - "Overstating Israel’s ‘internal Arab problem’" an article by Professor Oded Haklai, research fellow at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace - The Jerusalem Post, February 13, 2012
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- Q & A with Professor Moshe Maoz - "'Assad will fall, but not so quickly'"  - The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, February 15, 2012

Professor Ifat Maoz explains why we are more receptive to individuals with wide-eyed, baby faced expressions in "Make a baby face, make peace" - Israel 21c, February 13, 2012

Press coverage of the January 28, 2012 Palm Beach Scopus Award Gala honoring Roberta and Stanley Bogen in
BlackTieInternationalMagazine.com and PanachePrivee.com

Film by Joseph Cedar, a Hebrew University alumnus and acclaimed Israeli director and screenwriter, receives Oscar nomination: "Writing Footnote" - The Tablet, February 9, 2012

Dr. Amir Amedi is helping the blind to see with the use of sensory substitution devices: "Star Trek's Vision-Restoring Visor Closer to Reality, As New Device Lets Blind 'See' With Their Ears" - The Huffington Post, February 12, 2012;   "Scientists: Sound can activate ‘sight’ for blind" - The Jerusalem Post,com, February 9, 2012;  "Sound Rather than Sight Can Activate Seeing for the Blind, Say Researchers" - Science Daily.com, February 8, 2012

Op-Ed article by Ambassador Efraim Halevy, head of The Shasha Center for Strategic  Studies at Hebrew University - "Iran's Achilles Heel" - The New York Times, February 8, 2012

Mobileye, a company founded by Professor Amnon Shashua, is featured in "How to Avoid a Crash, in One Easy Stage" - Israel 21c, February 1, 2012

January 2012
Professor Dan Rosenfeld of Hebrew University's Fredy and Nadine Hermann Institute of Earth Sciences explains the connection between car exhaust fumes and pollution in "Can Car Exhaust Cause Tornados? - Israel, 21c , January 26, 2012

Professor Amos Goldberg quoted in "Observant survivors keep the faith after Holocaust" - Associated Press, January 26, 2012

Professor Avi Domb, School of Pharmacy/Faculty of Medicine discusses clean water technology used aboard spacecraft: "Outer-space Swordfight Against Bacteria" - Israel 21C, January 22, 2012

Read a pre-Oscar nominations interview with Hebrew University alumnus and award-winning Israeli film director, Joseph Cedar: "For an Israeli Director, the Oscar Ceremony Gets Interesting After it's Over" - The New York Times, January 18, 2012

Professor Moshe Halbertal quoted in "Israel Facing a Seismic Rift Over Role of Women" - The New York Times, Janaury 15, 2012

Professor Eitan Barak quoted in "Delay of U.S.-Israel anti-missile exercise fuels speculation - JTA, January 17, 2012

"Gala planned for American Friends of The Hebrew University" - The SunSentinel, January 4, 2012

Professors Assaf David and Avraham Sela are quoted in "Israelis and Palestinians Go to Amman in Nod to Others" - JTA, January 3, 2012

"Scrolls raise questions as to Afghan Jewish history" - The Jerusalem Post, January 2, 2012