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June 2012

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CJN Article: "Israel A Great Place To Do Business: Entrepreneur"

Montreal venture capitalist Matthew Price-Gallagher is bullish on Israel. The successful high-tech entrepreneur has been to the country about 20 times in the last two years, attracted to its refreshing “can-do” approach to business – and science. READ MORE... about CJN Article: "Israel A Great Place To Do Business: Entrepreneur"

CJN Article: "Hansen Gets Honorary Degree From Hebrew University"

When Rick Hansen found out that he’d be receiving an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he didn’t quite believe it. Having verified the information, Hansen not only received his doctorate on June 10 with fellow Canadian, international relations expert Janice Gross Stein, he also delivered the convocation address to the university’s PhD graduates. READ MORE... about CJN Article: "Hansen Gets Honorary Degree From Hebrew University"

Jewish Tribune Article: "Hebrew University Honours Canadians"

Rick Hansen and Professor Janice Gross Stein have been awarded honorary doctorates by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at a recent ceremony held in Jerusalem. READ MORE... about Jewish Tribune Article: "Hebrew University Honours Canadians"

Jerusalem Post Article: "Science-Fiction Brain Technology To Become Reality"

Helping the blind to “see” with their acute sense of hearing, treating schizophrenia patients by electrically stimulating tissue deep in their head, and giving the sense of feeling to those without limbs are all part of the wave of the future in brain science, presented by Israeli and foreign researchers at the Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. READ MORE... about Jerusalem Post Article: "Science-Fiction Brain Technology To Become Reality"

Canadians Honoured at the Board of Governors Conference

A list of the Honorary Doctorate Recipients, Fellowship Recipient, Wall of Life Honourees, and Scholarships that all celebrated Canadians at the 75th Board of Governors Meeting at the Hebrew University. READ MORE... about Canadians Honoured at the Board of Governors Conference

Groundbreaking Ceremony Launches Construction Of New Mandel School For Advanced Studies In The Humanities

The Mandel School will spearhead a revival of the humanities across Israel and at the Hebrew University in particular, where it will anchor the Faculty of Humanities’ efforts to strengthen its five new disciplinary schools of History, Philosophy and Religion, Literatures, Arts, and Language Sciences. READ MORE... about Groundbreaking Ceremony Launches Construction Of New Mandel School For Advanced Studies In The Humanities

2012 Kaye Innovation Award Recipients Includes Two IMRIC Researchers

The annual Kaye Innovation Awards at the Hebrew University were established in 1993 by Isaac Kaye, a pharmaceutical chemist who has become very successful in translating novel ideas into marketed profit-generating products. The prizes are awarded annually for any innovation that shows potential for bringing profit or savings to the University principally through royalties. READ MORE... about 2012 Kaye Innovation Award Recipients Includes Two IMRIC Researchers

The Eensy-Weensy Spider Can Put More Food In Our Mouths

How do grasshoppers who are being frightened by spiders affect our ecosystem? In no small measure, say researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at Yale University in the US. READ MORE... about The Eensy-Weensy Spider Can Put More Food In Our Mouths

Novel Compounds To Activate Cannabinoid Receptors In Immune System Wins Award For Young Hebrew University Researcher

Experimental work by a Hebrew University researcher involving stimulation of a cannabinoid receptor in the immune system has been shown to hold promise for the treatment of many neurological, inflammatory and other illnesses. READ MORE... about Novel Compounds To Activate Cannabinoid Receptors In Immune System Wins Award For Young Hebrew University Researcher

Hebrew University Honorary Doctorate Recipients To Include Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman, Historian Sir Fergus Millar, Athlete And Disability Activist Rick Hansen And Philanthropist Susan Koret

Leader of French academia Monique Canto-Sperber, Canadian Paralympics athlete and rights activist Rick Hansen, playwright and director Michael Gurevitch, Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman and geologist Edward Stolper and are among the distinguished figures who will receive honorary Doctor of Philosophy degrees on June 10, at the opening session of the 75th meeting of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Board of Governors. READ MORE... about Hebrew University Honorary Doctorate Recipients To Include Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman, Historian Sir Fergus Millar, Athlete And Disability Activist Rick Hansen And Philanthropist Susan Koret

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