Credits: (l) New York University | (r) University of Haifa

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You can’t get more visible than standing on stage next to a former president. Last month I was privileged to be the MC at University of Haifa's Honorary Doctorate Event in New York City for President Bill Clinton and Prof. John Sexton (former President of NYU). A tech glitch put me in an awkward position where I had to inform President Clinton that he could not take the podium. After the ceremony, Clinton told me he was tickled by the incident and found the ceremony itself refreshing. Shaking Clinton’s hand and making him laugh makes me eager for my next transformative moment. For now, I’ll continue to work hard and dedicate myself to the University of Haifa - an institution that prides itself on promoting coexistence. It is arguably the only place on earth where Arabs and Jews coexist. If I learned anything from Clinton, it is to fearlessly come forward to the center of the stage. Let’s make our own peace happen. Because nobody will make it for us. Let’s make a shared society happen because nobody will unless we do it first. FULL ARTICLE HERE

Dr. Hanin Karawani-Khoury (Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders) is a Chrstian Arab researcher of neuroscience, clinical audiologist, and speech pathologist.

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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 (Presidential Advisor on Gender Equity and Founding co-director of the Forum for Gender, Law and Policy at the Faculty of Law) and Prof. Anne Wagner (University of Lille). The first of two workshops was recently held at the University of Haifa on the topic of gender equality in academia. Defining the challenges aims and future direction of this issue in Israel was Prof. Yonina Eldar (Weizmann Institute), who heads the Steering and Judgment Committee for the Promotion of Gender Equality of the Planning and Budget Committee of the Council for Higher Learning. The event served as a launching pad for diverse discourse, as well as for making connections for future global collaborations.

(l-r) Prof. Israel Finkelstein, Director of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, and Prof. Jacob (Koby) Rubinstein, executive vice president for research at the Technion. | Credit: Rami Shulsh/Technion

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. As modern archaeology relies more and more on highly specialized expertise in DNA extraction, biochemical analysis and AI to investigate discoveries on a molecular level, academics say that the initiative will benefit both institutions. | READ MORE

"Our work seeks to answer questions about our history and draw interpretations, and the introduction of advanced scientific tools are improving our ability to do this. It is incredibly special to be able to combine history, humanities and scientific research, which is allowing us to interpret things in a whole new way.” – Prof. Israel Finkelstein, Director of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures

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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. The technology transmits ultrasonic signals and lights to lead bats to higher altitudes. The study, led by doctoral student Yuval Werber and Prof. Nir Sapir (Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology) and neuroscientists from Tel Aviv University in collaboration with WinGo Energy, is the first in the world to integrate technologies including RADAR, LIDAR and high altitude acoustic recorders to track bats. READ MORE |  ABSTRACT HERE

Since 2016, researchers from the Leon Charney School of Marine Sciences led by Dr. Aviad Scheinin (Apax Marine Predator Lab at the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station) have caught, sampled, and successfully released over 80 sharks (the dusky and sandbar species), around Hadera's electric power plant. When a shark is caught, the team collects biological, morphometric, and passive acoustic data to estimate its health and distribution patterns. This is the only lab in the Mediterranean Sea with a dedicated long-term catch and release program. In the upcoming year, the lab will set up a training school for scientists studying apex predator populations from other research institutes in the Mediterranean.

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The University community warmly welcomes seasoned Jewish leader Naomi Reinharz as the new Chief Executive Officer of the American Society of the University of Haifa. Naomi brings a passion for providing opportunities for individuals, families, and foundations to support projects and beneficiaries in Israel and throughout the global Diaspora — experience that strongly aligns with University of Haifa’s institutional mission. From 2020-2022, she served as Chief Development Officer of the America-Israel Friendship League. From 2013-2019, she held various roles at ORT America, including National Director of Next Generation, Director of Major Gifts for the Northeast, and National Director of Major Gifts. READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

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