Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Parental burnout, not military deployment alone, drives children’s wartime stress - study

A new Hebrew University-led study uncovered how military deployment affects family dynamics.

CHILDREN’S DIFFICULTIES were linked less to mobilization and more to the level of burnout experienced by the parent who remained at home, according to the researcher
HEBREW UNIVERSITY graduation ceremony

Preparing the next generation of leaders

A butterfly clay bead from the Final Natufian period in Eynan-Mallaha, Hula Valley, colored red with ochre and marked with the fingerprints of an approximately 10-year-old child, March 18, 2026.

Ancient clay beads found in northern Israel rewrite timeline of cultural expression in the region

 The many colors and shapes of flavored e-cigs.

Who uses e-cigs? Israeli study sheds light on electronic cigarette use - study


Grapevine, February 21, 2026: Stars and Stripes impact

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Malcolm Hoelein

Dr. Dan Marom: Shaping Israel’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

At the HUJI Business School, the Asper Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation equips students with practical tools, real-world experience, and strategic guidance to turn ideas into ventures.

DR. DAN MAROM, academic director of the Asper Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Business School of the Hebrew University.

Prof. Asher Cohen reflects on leading Jerusalem's Hebrew University through war, crises - interview

After eight eventful years leading Hebrew University, Professor Asher Cohen discusses crisis, continuity, and the role of academia in uncertain times

Outgoing Hebrew University president Prof. Asher Cohen.

Shaping Israel’s next generation of entrepreneurs

The Scholar: Insights from the Faculty of the Hebrew University Business School. An in-conversation interview with Dr. Dan Marom, hosted by acclaimed Israeli director Maor Zaguri.

Dr. Dan Marom in conversation with Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director

Many medical institutions automatically refuse to admit, correct errors, researcher finds

According to Prof. Mayer Brezis, “the greatest barriers to patient safety are not technological or scientific – but cultural," such as the fear of legal consequences and institutional defensiveness.

PROF. MAYER BREZIS: The greatest barriers to patients’ safety are cultural.

Early warning system for undrinkable wine glows in the dark

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have built a living biosensor made of bacteria that lights up when it detects acetic acid, a chemical compound present in spoiled wines.

PHD STUDENT Yulia Melnik-Kesler.

Why Jerusalem’s last-place quality of life ranking doesn’t tell the full story - opinion

A new quality of life report puts Jerusalem last, yet cranes, jobs, housing, and transit projects point to a great future.

Jerusalem is in the midst of an unprecedented development boom.

How AI is bringing the dead back and what that means for the living

A new study by Tom Divon, a media and cultural researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores the use of generative AI to recreate deceased individuals' likenesses.

MEDIA AND cultural researcher Tom Divon. Society has reached a stage where it seeks to overcome death through technology, he maintains.

Father of former Gaza hostage joins Columbia as a Jewish history professor

Jonathan Dekel-Chen’s son Sagui spent 498 days in captivity in Gaza after he was taken by Hamas from Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

 JONATHAN DEKEL-CHEN, the father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, speaks to reporters after he and other family members of American hostages being held by Hamas, participated in a meeting with US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 25, 2024.

Medical students who spend a year with seniors rethink aging, Jerusalem study finds

Ageism is prejudice directed toward someone based on their age, particularly older people, and it persists among clinicians and medical students, undermining empathy and care quality.

PROF. NAAMA CONSTANTINI