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A Century of Partnership: American Friends of the Hebrew University and the Transformation of Scientific Innovation

by Special to J. February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

The establishment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) in 1925 represented more than the founding of an academic institution; it embodied a visionary approach to knowledge creation that would […]

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It’s not just USC and Columbia: The center of campus resistance is in Israel

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A world pioneer in cannabis research, Raphael Mechoulam helped form the Hebrew University Multidisciplinary Center for Cannabinoid Research in 2017. (Photo/JTA-Yoram Aschheim-Hebrew University)
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Raphael Mechoulam, Israel’s ‘father of cannabis research,’ dies at 92

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA March 10, 2023
Israeli cannabis researcher Yossi Tam in 2018 (Photo/Courtesy Hebrew University)
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Meet Hebrew University’s top cannabis researcher

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