Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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.

JANUARY 29, 2026|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

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.

JANUARY 25, 2026|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Life beyond Earth may exist in far stranger places than scientists once thought, a new study suggests. January, 22.

Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says

Published in the peer-reviewed The Astrophysical Journal, the research focuses on tidally locked planets, worlds that always show the same face to their star.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

Prof. Choshen-Hillel (L) with Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Aumann and Prof. Maya Bar-Hilel at the Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality at Hebrew University

Why making better decisions Is harder than we think

Inside the mind of a decision scientist: What influences what we choose.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByALAN ROSENBAUM

New study points to genetic ‘Achilles’ Heel’ in cancer cells

Researchers explained to TPS-IL that the same genetic machinery that allows tumors to grow at extremely high speed may also damage their DNA, exposing new vulnerabilities for future treatments.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByTPS

3d illustration of cancer cells on background of DNA strands.

Ben-Gurion University tops list of on-time graduates in Israel, new ranking reveals

According to the report, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) recorded Israel’s highest on-time graduation rate, with 91%, followed by Bar-Ilan University at 87%

JANUARY 21, 2026ByYANIR YAGNA, AVIHAI CHIIM

Graduates celebrate at a commencement ceremony at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, which is fielding a growing number of inquiries from Americans interested in enrolling for college at the university in Beersheva, Israel.

Turkish Muslim student faces arrest, death threats after calling herself Zionist - interview

Aspiring-journalist Avci moved to Israel from Turkey five years ago. Last week, Instagram influencer Tal The Traveler posted a video in which he asked Avci if she is a Zionist.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER

TURKISH MUSLIM student Türkü Avci, now unable to go back to Turkey because of an arrest warrant in her name.

Unfairness perceptions may intensify, prolonging psychological trauma after war, HUJI study says

The longitudinal research was conducted in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attack and the subsequent war, examining how cognitive patterns known as perceived injustice shape responses to trauma.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

IDF helmet developed to get neuro feedback relating to PTSD.

Meet the scholar behind the science of better decisions

'The Scholar' - Insights from the Faculty of the Hebrew University Business School. Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director In conversation with Professor Shoham Choshen-Hillel.

JANUARY 19, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH CANADIAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY