ISRAEL INNOVATION PROJECT

On November 3, IIP hosted a lecture with Visiting Professor Yair Bar Haim, an internationally recognized expert in anxiety disorders, who discussed Israel’s extensive experience in understanding, preventing, and treating trauma related to war and shared emerging approaches to PTSD prevention and treatment grounded in cognitive neuroscience. Attendees engaged in a thought-provoking discussion, and a full recording and event photos are available for viewing.

On November 3, IIP hosted a lecture with Visiting Professor Yair Bar Haim, an internationally recognized expert in anxiety disorders, who discussed Israel’s extensive experience in understanding, preventing, and treating trauma related to war and shared emerging approaches to PTSD prevention and treatment grounded in cognitive neuroscience. Attendees engaged in a thought-provoking discussion, and a full recording and event photos are available for viewing.

Bar-Haim seeks to improve treatment for PTSD patients, starting with the new center’s patients, many of whom are combat veterans whose sustained exposure to trauma puts them at higher risk of developing PTSD.

On May 15, IIP hosted a luncheon lecture with Alon Tal, Israeli environmentalist and former Knesset member, who shared insights on how environmental collaboration can foster peace in the Middle East. Attendees engaged in a thought-provoking discussion, and a full recording and event photos are available for viewing.

On May 15, IIP hosted a luncheon lecture with Alon Tal, Israeli environmentalist and former Knesset member, who shared insights on how environmental collaboration can foster peace in the Middle East. Attendees engaged in a thought-provoking discussion, and a full recording and event photos are available for viewing.

Northwestern’s Ninth Annual Water Symposium was held on Tuesday, May 13, on the Evanston campus, bringing together global experts, scholars, and professionals to discuss water sustainability and regional cooperation. The event featured a dynamic opening panel on innovations in water technology and cross-border solutions, followed by interactive workshops on May 14 that addressed pressing regional water challenges through collaborative, solution-focused dialogue.

Northwestern’s Ninth Annual Water Symposium was held on Tuesday, May 13, on the Evanston campus, bringing together global experts, scholars, and professionals to discuss water sustainability and regional cooperation. The event featured a dynamic opening panel on innovations in water technology and cross-border solutions, followed by interactive workshops on May 14 that addressed pressing regional water challenges through collaborative, solution-focused dialogue.

Northwestern University has selected five innovative science and engineering research projects to receive critical funding as part of its Crown Family/Israel Innovation Project Collaborative Seed Research Fellowships for Northwestern University/Israel (Crown/IIP-Seed). This new resource, supported by Northwestern Engineering’s Global Initiatives office and the University’s Israel Innovation Project, will advance collaborations between researchers from Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and five Israeli institutions: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, and the Weizmann Institute of Science.

The Northwestern Israel Innovation Project (IIP) hosted Eshkol Nevo, International Best-selling Israeli Writer, on Wednesday, February 5, for a webinar discussing a variety of topics such as writing in times of war, creating stories for global audiences, and producing characters that capture the complexities of life.