World Mental Health Day, which was recently observed on October 10, aims to bring greater awareness to the damaging stigmas that people with mental health issues face on a regular basis. Prof. David Roe, of the University of Haifa’s Department of Community Mental Health, is at the forefront of combating…

On this Yom HaShoah, we are also looking back on one year of the Covid pandemic. The global crisis has impacted all areas of life, Holocaust education being no exception. …

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day on Monday, University of Haifa has revealed that more than half of its faculty are women, denoting the significant progress that has been made in Israeli academia towards gender equality. According to the latest figures, of the 787 junior faculty members, 60% are…

By Dr. Manfred Green, director of University of Haifa’s International Master’s Program in Public Health and Global Health Leadership. All of a sudden — seemingly overnight — many people are speaking as if they’re qualified epidemiologists and infectious disease experts. While I’m flattered that my profession has finally garnered the…

During the earlier stages of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Dr. Eli Somer, a clinical psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at University of Haifa’s School of Social Work, warned that the “accumulative stress” of self-isolation could take a toll on many vulnerable people. Subsequently, Israel’s Welfare and Social Services…

From grocery stores to governments to global financial markets, how will economic behavior continue to change in response to the ever-evolving conditions of the coronavirus pandemic? Professor Doron Kliger, a faculty member in the Department of Economics at the University of Haifa, gave a videoconference briefing to the American Society…

An inspiring new documentary — My Year of Living Mindfully — spotlights University of Haifa Professor Amit Bernstein’s research applying mindfulness training to promote resilience and recovery among traumatized refugees and asylum seekers. …

Among the various layers of the all-encompassing coronavirus crisis, companies have largely shuttered their office doors and are allowing their employees to work remotely. In the long run, could the workforce actually benefit from this dramatic shift? “At the end of the day, I think we can do quite a…

This story first appeared in Bloomberg Terminal By Yaacov Benmeleh (Bloomberg) — A 30-year veteran of Wall Street takeovers and turnaround jobs is taking a crack at his next challenge: Boosting the economy of northern Israel. Bradley Bloom, who founded Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston-based private equity firm that manages…