Prof. Zvi Ben-Avraham Awarded the Prestigious Maurice Ewing Medal for 2025
Awarded by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Ewing Medal is one of the most distinguished honors in Earth and ocean sciences. It recognizes a career of transformative impact on our understanding of the ocean and its geophysical processes, placing Prof. Ben-Avraham among the most influential scientists in the field worldwide.
Ancient Corals Reveal the Marine Environment of Hellenistic Akko
A new study published in Sustainability reconstructs the marine conditions of the historic port of Akko during the Hellenistic period. The research was led by Prof. Tali Mass from the Coral Biomineralization and Physiology Laboratory, in collaboration with Kobi Sharvit from the Marine Archaeology Unit at the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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Marine Technologies Conference (MTC) 2025 – A New Tradition Begins
Last week, we launched the first Marine Technologies Conference (MTC), initiated and led by Prof. Itzik Klein, Head of the Hatter Department of Marine Technologies.
Prof. Zvi Ben-Avraham Appointed Founding Governor of the Charney School of Marine Sciences
This week, we had the honor of celebrating the appointment of Prof. Zvi Ben-Avraham as Founding Governor of the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences.
Prof. Ben-Avraham – Israel Prize laureate, member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and pioneering scientist – founded the school and led it through its first decade, shaping it into a leading institution in marine science.
Announcing the First Marine Technologies Conference (MTC)
This one-day event will bring together researchers, industry professionals, and students to explore the latest developments in marine technologies. The conference will highlight cutting-edge research, breakthrough innovations, and emerging trends shaping the future of the field.
Advanced Marine Research in Haifa Bay: Highlights from the Charney School’s Annual Research Cruise
In July 2025, the Charney School of Marine Sciences launched one of its most ambitious and multidisciplinary research cruises to date.
Over the course of three intensive days at sea, researchers, students, engineers, and professional staff worked side by side—merging diverse fields of expertise, cutting-edge technologies, and a variety of research platforms
Final Event of the Marine Entrepreneurship Course: A Celebration of Innovation and Collaboration
Final Event of the Marine Entrepreneurship Course: A Celebration of Innovation and Collaboration The Marine Entrepreneurship Course concluded with an inspiring final event that showcased the creativity, dedication, and teamwork […]
Outstanding Achievement: Marine Biology Graduate Receives Prestigious University Award
The School of Marine Sciences congratulates Tovah Nehrer, graduate of our MSc program in Marine Biology, on receiving the University of Haifa’s Dean of Graduate Studies Award for Outstanding Thesis for the 2024–2025 academic year.
Her research, titled “A Conserved Signaling Pathway, a Different Outcome: The Role of the ERK Signaling Pathway in Sea Urchin Skeletal Elongation,” was supervised by Prof. Smadar Ben-Tabou de-Leon.
Charney School signed a first-of-its-kind MOU with Emirati and German academic institutes to protect oceans
The University of Haifa is partnering with the United Arab Emirates University and the Germany-based GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel to investigate climate change and pollution in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Gulf.
The Dusty and Ettie Miller Fellowship was recently awarded to Dr. Tal Luzzatto-Knaan
The Fellowship was recently awarded in a festive ceremony, for her cutting-edge research in metabolomics. Luzzatto-Knaan’s Lab explores the communication “chemistry” in algae and bacterial interactions, as well as the functional role of these molecules.
