Haifa University

Israel's loneliness is impossible to ignore: Lessons from University of Haifa conference - opinion

I recalled, of course – as had all those who spoke before me – the unprecedented wave of hatred that has swept across the world since October 7. But I also insisted that the battle is far from lost.

JULY 18, 2026|ByBERNARD-HENRI LÉVY

Aerial view of the Haifa university. September 20, 2018.

Cave from Lower Paleolithic era found south of Haifa, June 11, 2026.

WATCH: A Paleolithic time capsule: Rare prehistoric cave discovered near highway outside of Haifa

The cave dates back to 400,000 and 250,000 years ago, to the time of the Acheulo-Yabrudian culture – a collection of archaeological cultures in the Levant from the end of the Lower Paleolithic era.

JUNE 11, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Ancient textile fragment found at the Nahal Omer archaeological site in the Arava, southern Israel, by archaeologists from the University of Haifa, May 19, 2026.

Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava

The exhibit, curated by academics from the University of Haifa, features textiles from India, Central Asia, and China.

MAY 19, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Ancient city of Hippos looking east, with the cathedral’s location marked within the city, March 31, 2026.

Evidence of lost baptismal rite stage uncovered in Byzantine era church near Kinneret - study

Additional discoveries made a the site included a bronze candelabrum and marble reliquary, both the largest of their kind to ever be found in Israel.

MARCH 31, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Study finds why one in three hospital patients over 70 are discharged with functional decline

University of Haifa finds that upon discharge, previously healthy elderly likely to suffer functional decline.

APRIL 30, 2015ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Report: Rise in undergraduate applicants to academic colleges in Israel

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the amendment which fallowed approved colleges to award certified academic degrees.

FEBRUARY 4, 2015ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI

Restoring green to cities, up in the air

The University of Haifa’s Green Roof Ecology Center explores creating natural habitats atop urban buildings.

DECEMBER 4, 2014ByMIRIAM KRESH

What is a ‘succa’?

A succa is a structure, albeit temporary, but nevertheless a structure and not just a tent and certainly not a cloud.

OCTOBER 7, 2014BySTEPHEN GABRIEL ROSENBERG

Israeli-Arab attitudes toward the state remained stable in 2013, study shows

There was a 10 percent increase in the amount of people who identify as Israeli-Arab rather than Palestinian.

MAY 20, 2014ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON

Knesset Panel: Serious deficiencies in university oversights

Committee also examines report of ‘academic politicization’ of legal clinics in Haifa University.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI

University bans Arab students from waving Palestinian flag during protests

Arab legal rights group lawyer: Haifa U. is denying students freedom of speech, flag didn't lead to violence in past.

NOVEMBER 28, 2013ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON

Israeli Arab man raises Palestinian flag 370

U. of Haifa study: Bilingual people exhibit greater cognitive flexibility

Study is part of a Safra Center series that integrates direct measurement of cognitive and brain activity and the connection between bilingual experience to the formation of cognitive processes.

NOVEMBER 11, 2013ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH