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End of Fall 2017 semester

Last week we welcomed 46 new graduates to the Arava Institute alumni network, as the Fall 2017 semester came to and end. The last few

15/01/2018

Arava Institute-Aston University project wins SWIG award

The Arava Institute and Aston University recently received the 2017 Sustainable Water Industry Group (SWIG) Award for their joint project on “Off-grid desalination for irrigation

07/01/2018

Director’s Blog: Oh Jerusalem

Since President Donald Trump’s declaration in November, the world has focused its Middle East attention on Jerusalem. Though President Trump’s speech was for once carefully

31/12/2017

Acacia research in the Arava Valley

The research during my internship with Dr. Elli Groner at the Center for Hyper-Arid Socio-Ecology thus far has been focused on the majestic Acacia

19/12/2017

Alternative Energy Science Field Trip

At 3 pm on Monday, our Alternative Energy class set out to explore the sustainable energy practices in some of the nearby Kibbutzim, led by

29/11/2017

Fall 2017 Alumni Tour

Arava Institute alumni Eve Tendler and Shadi Shiha spent the past month visiting universities and communities throughout the United States promoting peace-building and environmental cooperation,

28/11/2017

An intern’s view on: Fall ’17 Negev Trip

1. On many moments of the Negev trip, we found ourselves in the same set-up. The nearly fifty of us would sit on floor pillows,

27/11/2017

Director’s Blog: Thanksgiving 2017

To our American friends, supporters and alumni, I would like to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. I am currently travelling around the US on

23/11/2017

Director’s Blog November 2017: Israel Ride 2017

I was appointed Executive Director of the Arava Institute in September 2001. At the time, the Institute was mainly an academic study program with a

15/11/2017

Alternative Energy Science – In the Field

This blog will view glimpses of Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed’s class, Alternative Energy Science. The class studies alternative energy on many levels beginning with a

06/11/2017

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