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/// EXPANDING STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC OUTLOOK WITH A UNIQUE NEW DIVISION IN LIFE SCIENCES
This year, the University launched its life sciences division for the first time, as part of its undergraduate degree in psychology. The division, headed by Prof. Arnon Afek, Deputy Director of Sheba Medical Center and Founding Dean of the new Dina Recanati School of Medicine at Reichman University, aims to expand students’ scientific outlook to build a strong framework capable of developing future generations of scientists and health specialists. The diverse curriculum includes courses of 26 academic credits and provides students with the necessary knowledge and skills needed when facing the challenges of science and medicine. The division offers various courses intended to promote scientific thinking in the realm of physiological processes, such as the development of diseases, the human genome, and chemical processes affecting the biological space in which we live.

Students of the Life Sciences Division
Back row, from left: Itay Grinberg, Chen Bar, Maya Kahn Kanner, Dana Ben Dov, Noam Speier, Tal Anane, Ofek Balisha Front row, from left: Hodaya Zadok, Katarina Marikutsa, Marina Blumin, Lior Mirzaee, Yarden Hasson, Lee Dahan, Reei Ilan Not pictured: Shiraz Orlev and Eden Pagirsky