26.01.12Want to win over your opponents? Put on your baby face
Do baby-faced enemies have a better chance of gaining your trust? By subtly altering fictional politicians' faces, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem examined the extent to which minor changes in appearance can affect people's judgment about politicians from the opposing side in a conflict and their peace proposals. In the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the research showed that peace offers from baby-faced politicians had a better chance of winning over the opposing population than the exact same offer coming from leaders with more mature faces...
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26.01.122012 Israel Prize for Mathematics and Computer Science goes to Hebrew University's Prof. David Kazhdan
Israeli Education Minister Gideon Saar announced on January 23 that the 2012 Israel Prize for Mathematics and Computer Science will go to Prof. David Kazhdan of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A Professor of Mathematics at the Hebrew University's Einstein Institute of Mathematics, Kazhdan will receive the prize for his important contributions to group theory research...
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20.01.12Omen for the future: the Dead Sea was nearly dry generations ago, drilling project shows
The rapidly dropping water level of the Dead Sea, a cause of much concern today, occurred as well in the distant past, resulting in the severe drying up of the lake, an international drilling project there has shown...
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29.12.11Joint Israeli Palestinian Poll shows increase in Palestinians’ and Israelis’ willingness to compromise amidst climate of feud and mistrust
These are the results of the most recent poll conducted jointly by the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah... >> Читать...
29.12.11Innovative Hebrew University research approach successfully maps susceptibility to type 2 diabetes
Research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has provided the first proof of molecular risk factors leading to type 2 diabetes, providing an “early warning” sign that could lead to new approaches to treating this and other human disease conditions... >> Читать...
29.12.11Prof. Orit Kedar to receive Presidential Award for Outstanding Young Researcher
Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will present the President’s Prize for Outstanding Young Researcher to Prof. Orit Kedar of the Department of Political Science (Faculty of Social Sciences)... >> Читать...
15.12.11Prize-winning research on solubility by Hebrew University doctoral student yields promise for pharmaceutical, other industries
A method for increasing solubility (the ability of one substance to dissolve into another), developed by a graduate student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, has yielded promising commercial benefits for industry, particularly in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and agriculture...
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08.12.11Hebrew University brain sciences researcher receives Swartz Prize in US from Society for Neuroscience
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has awarded the Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience to Prof. Haim Sompolinsky of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences...
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