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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

Student Profile: Anwar Dabbour

Every student who comes to the Arava Institute grapples with Israeli-Arab conflict, but Anwar Dabbour is in a slightly different situation than most: she is

20/10/2017

What do our youngest Israel Rider, an Arava Institute short-term study program, and Mennonites have in common?

Levi Schirch Goldberg just turned 13 this summer, and instead of a traditional bar mitzvah celebration, he will cycle 150 miles through the Israeli desert.

20/10/2017

Watch Clive Lipchin’s Wastewater Lecture at the University of Arizona

Last week, our own Dr. Clive Lipchin gave a guest lecture titled “Water, Wastewater, and Energy Solutions for Bedouin, Palestinian, and Jordanian Communities” at

17/10/2017

Second Annual Track II Environmental Cross-Border Cooperation Conference

On September 13th-14th, the second annual Track II Environmental Conference was held at the Arava Institute. The conference, entitled “Promoting environmental agreements between Jordan, Israel

28/09/2017

Beginning of Fall 2017 Semester

Last week we welcomed 46 new students and interns to the Fall 2017 semester! Participants come from Israel, Jordan, Palestine, the United States, France, Germany,

20/09/2017