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Israel Prize announces two University of Haifa professors as 2021 winners
Israel Prize announces two University of Haifa professors as 2021 winners
Ariela Lowenstein was tapped for work in sociology and criminology, and Nitza Ben Dov for the study of Hebrew literature.
Professor Ariela Lowenstein. Credit: The University of Haifa.
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(February 19, 2021 / JNS) Two professors from the University of Haifa have been announced recipients of the prestigious 2021 Israel Prize: Professor Ariela Lowenstein for work in the field of sociology and criminology, and Professor Nitza Ben-Dov for the study of Hebrew literature.
Lowenstein, founder and head of the Social Gerontology Center for Research at the University of Haifa, is being acknowledged for her world-class research in the field of elderly aging, particularly in “identifying, decades ago, the greatest challenge of the elderly facing the 21st century: improving quality of life as members of the population age.”