What Makes an Airbnb Host Look Trustworthy?

What Makes an Airbnb Host Look Trustworthy?

25 February, 2020

Hebrew University Researchers Crack the Code

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  Nowhere is this principle more true than in the world of social media.  There, people choose cab drivers, Airbnb rentals and even life partners based on photos. 

In online transactions like Airbnb, photos play an outsized role in a renter’s decision-making process:  Which host looks trustworthy?  Who do I think will provide me a nice rental--one that closely resembles the photos they posted? 

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Hebrew University Inches Closer to Harnessing DNA Molecules for Disease Detection and Electronics

Hebrew University Inches Closer to Harnessing DNA Molecules for Disease Detection and Electronics

15 September, 2020

We all know that DNA molecules express heredity through genetic information.  However, in the past few years, scientists have discovered that DNA can conduct electrical currents.  This makes it an interesting candidate for roles that nature did not intend for this molecule, such as smaller, faster and cheaper electric circuits in electronic devices, and to detect the early stages of diseases like cancer and COVID-19.

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World’s Top Math Prize Awarded to Hebrew U’s Hillel Furstenberg

World’s Top Math Prize Awarded to Hebrew U’s Hillel Furstenberg

20 March, 2020

The Abel Prize, often referred to as the Nobel of Mathematics, was established to recognize contributions that are of “extraordinary depth and influence”.
Today, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced it will award the Abel Prize to Hillel Furstenberg at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Gregory Margulis at Yale University “for pioneering the use of methods from probability and dynamics in group theory, number theory and combinatorics”. 

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New Wildlife Tracking System Provides Evidence of Sophisticated Navigation Among Wild Fruit Bats, Hebrew University Research Finds

New Wildlife Tracking System Provides Evidence of Sophisticated Navigation Among Wild Fruit Bats, Hebrew University Research Finds

9 July, 2020

When wild Egyptian fruit bats set out at night to forage in Israel's Hula Valley, they do so using advanced spatial memory and a flexible cognitive mapping of the fruit trees and other goals scattered in their foraging area. They seldom search randomly and their foraging patterns cannot be explained by simpler navigation mechanisms, a research team headed by Professor Ran Nathan of Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)’s Movement Ecology Lab has found.

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The Hebrew University - In Space!

The Hebrew University - In Space!

3 September, 2020

A joint Israeli-Italian nanosatellite has been launched into space – with a Hebrew University experiment on board!  

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A Beacon of Support for Small Businesses – HUBS-Aid Provides Unique Support for War Impacted Small Businesses

19 March, 2024

The HUBS-Aid project led by Hebrew University Business School (HUBS) responded to the Gaza conflict's impact on small businesses with innovative support, pairing them with mentors and students to devise tailored plans for recovery and growth. Around 80 businesses received vital assistance, demonstrating resilience and fostering community bonds amidst adversity.

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For the First Time, a Joint Israeli-German School for Doctoral Students in the Field of Humanities

13 November, 2023

The "German Science Foundation" (DFG) has approved the financing of an innovative joint school for doctoral students, an international collaboration between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Leipzig, and the Dubnow Institute in Leipzig. This groundbreaking academic initiative marks a significant step towards fostering international collaboration in the field of humanities.

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Hebrew University Takes the Lead Among Israeli Universities with the Highest Number of 2023 ERC 'Starting Grant' Recipients

5 September, 2023

The European Research Council (ERC), the grant fund of the European Union, has allocated 16.7 million euros (NIS 69 million) to support ten researchers from Hebrew University with 'Starting Grants.' Each of these scholars will receive an individual grant ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 million euros, totaling 16,770,424 euros. Hebrew University stands out as the top-performing Israeli institution with the highest success rate in grant applications. Additionally, the university has witnessed a 5.5 percent increase in the number of grant recipients compared to 2022.

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Breakthrough in Antibiotic Safety: Bionic Technology Blends Sensors and Human Tissue to Create Smart “Kidney-Chip”

23 November, 2022

Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health concern with global implications. Antibiotic-resistant infection affects over 2.8 million individuals each year in the United States alone, resulting in more than 35,000 annual deaths. New resistance mechanisms constantly emerge and spread globally, threatening our ability to treat common infectious diseases, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and sepsis.

 

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Yoram Aschheim

Hebrew University and Meta AI Launch Joint AI PhD Program to Drive Cutting-Edge Research

26 October, 2022

This first of its kind partnership between Meta and an Israeli university marks a significant step to bring industry-leading Artificial Intelligence research from Hebrew University’s Rachel and Selim Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering to the AI marketplace. 

 

(Jerusalem, October 26, 2022)--Today, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)’s School of Engineering and Computer Science and Yissum, HU’s technology transfer company announced a new research partnership with Meta AI.

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Hebrew University and Technion Partner with IBM to Advance Artificial Intelligence

Hebrew University and Technion Partner with IBM to Advance Artificial Intelligence

14 September, 2022

The Technion and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have signed a partnership agreement with IBM Research to advance artificial intelligence capabilities and applications in Israel. The collaboration was announced this week at a conference held by IBM in Tel Aviv to mark 50 years since the establishment of the IBM Research Lab in Israel.

 

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Light Trap

The Perfect Light Trap

7 September, 2022

Whether in photosynthesis or in a photovoltaic system: If you want to use light efficiently, you have to absorb it as completely as possible. However, this is difficult if the absorption is to take place in a thin layer of material that normally lets a large part of the light pass through.

 

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A young lady has dental work done at a local dentist in Jerusalem July 22, 2008. (credit: DANIEL DREIFUSS/FLASH 90)

JERUSALEM POST OPED: Why people with disabilities have trouble with dentists - opinion

17 November, 2022

Why people with disabilities have trouble with dentists -

By Barbara Sofer, Israel director of public relations at Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America. Her latest book is A Daughter of Many Mothers.

How can boys and girls, or men and women with intellectual and physical disabilities carry them out? For them, just sitting in the chair amid the machinery for long periods is a hardship.

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