Author: TauTrust

“I Applied to Several Universities, But TAU’s Documentary Film Program Stood Out”

Written on October 10, 2024.

Kristoffer Brugada is now in his second year of the international MFA in Documentary Cinema at Tel Aviv University. Currently working on his final project, a documentary on gay conversion therapy in the...

Tel Aviv University

Why Do Employees Keep Their Ideas from Their Bosses?

Written on October 10, 2024.

TAU research reveals that 1 in 4 employees hide their inventions from their employers. A new study from the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University sheds light for the first time on an...

Management

Tel Aviv University Marks One Year Since October 7

Written on October 8, 2024.

TAU commemorates the victims and fallen of October 7th. On October 7, 2024, Tel Aviv University held a solemn commemoration for the tragic events of October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched brutal attacks...

Tel Aviv University

TAU President’s Speech for October 7 Commemoration

Written on October 7, 2024.

TAU marked one year since the October 7 tragedy and the Iron Swords War. A year has gone by since Israel went through the most terrible calamity in its history, the Jewish people’s worst disaster...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Trains 400 Social Workers in Trauma Relief

Written on October 1, 2024.

A year into the Gaza War, frontline social workers continue to benefit from Tel Aviv University’s specialized training program. The incredibly widespread trauma caused by the October 7th atrocities and the...

Humanities

Corals on Drugs: A Threat We Can’t Ignore

Written on October 1, 2024.

10 different pharmaceuticals detected in corals in the Gulf of Eilat. Severe environmental contamination: A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History detected traces...

environment

TAU Scientist Featured on Nobel Prize Prediction List

Written on September 29, 2024.

Prof. Rafi Bistritzer, an award-winning physicist, made the prestigious citation list. Every year, Clarivate, the organization behind the Web of Science database, attempts to predict the next Nobel...

Exact Sciences, Physics

TAU Students Once Again Lead in Bar Exam Success with 95% Pass Rate

Written on September 23, 2024.

The Buchmann Faculty of Law at TAU continues to top the rankings with a 95% bar exam pass rate. According to data published by the Bar Association, the Buchmann Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University...

law

Could Cancer Vulnerabilities Be Hidden in Chromosome Changes?

Written on September 23, 2024.

TAU researchers uncover cancer weaknesses, paving the way for targeted treatments. Two complementary studies from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with...

Medicine

Spotting Parkinson’s Early: A New TAU Breakthrough

Written on September 17, 2024.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University cooperated with three major Israeli medical centers to develop a new method for detecting protein aggregation in cells – a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. The...

Medicine

How Can We See Through Closed Eyes?

Written on September 16, 2024.

Tel Aviv University tech tracks pupil changes in sleep and anesthesia. A new technological development allows for the first time to monitor changes in pupil size and gaze direction behind closed eyes...

Medicine

Unlocking Green Energy from Microscopic Plants

Written on September 15, 2024.

TAU post-doc Tamar Elman is creating a startup to harness hydrogen gas produced by algae during photosynthesis. Recent reports that 2023 was the world’s hottest year on record highlights the urgency of...

environment

Crushing the Longtime Myth of Masada

Written on September 10, 2024.

TAU archaeologists reveal the Roman siege of Masada likely lasted weeks, not years, according to new research findings. Researchers from the Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv...

Archeology

ERC 2024 Awarded to 11 TAU Researchers

Written on September 8, 2024.

Congratulations to 11 TAU Researchers on the Prestigious ERC Starting Grant 2024. The European Research Council (ERC) announced the winners of the ERC Starting Grant for 2024. Among the winners are eleven...

Tel Aviv University

Just Like Us: Retired Eagles Like to Stay In

Written on September 8, 2024.

It turns out that older eagles go out less and prefer to stay home. A new Tel Aviv University study, the first of its kind, has revealed that vultures, much like humans, experience changes in movement...

environment

Free vs. Paid Real Estate: The Pricing Difference

Written on September 5, 2024.

Free real estate ads might cost you: Paid listings fetch thousands more. Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that there may be a cost to the zero-price effect: statistically identical homes that...

Management

Eilat’s Sponges’ Unique Way to Deter Predators

Written on September 5, 2024.

Beware, We’re Toxic! Sponges Use Precious Metal to Warn Predators. A new study at Tel Aviv University found that sponges in the Gulf of Eilat have developed an original way to keep predators away. The...

environment

Can Parkinson’s Treatment be Enhanced by AI Tech?

Written on September 1, 2024.

TAU researchers developed an AI-powered wearable to track FOG episodes in Parkinson’s patients. Researchers at TAU’s Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences invited the international...

Medicine

Education during wartime

Written on May 22, 2024.

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Tel Aviv University

Israel at the Movies

Written on May 5, 2024.

Film critic Prof. Shmulik Duvdevani speaks on how Israeli cinema gets to the heart of Jewish history, identity and trauma To start, can you describe your background and your role at TAU? I teach...

Arts

Go Fish: Decline in Poleward-Moving Fish

Written on April 4, 2024.

How Does Global Warming Impact Fish Abundance? An extensive international study led by researchers from Tel Aviv University found a decline in the abundance of marine fish species that rapidly...

Life Sciences

Do Green Environments Help Heart Patients Live Longer?

Written on April 4, 2024.

Grass Is Greener, Lives Are Longer: Nature’s Impact on Heart Patients’ Health. In a long-term study, unprecedented in its kind and scope, researchers from Tel Aviv University examined the...

Medicine

TAU Receives $12.67M Grant for Medical Simulation Center

Written on April 1, 2024.

The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University Receives a $12.67 Million Grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to Create a Medical Simulation Training Center. TEL AVIV, Israel...

Medicine

Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron: Eco-Tech ‘Nobel’ in Electrical Engineering

Written on March 28, 2024.

Congratulations to Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron on receiving the IEEE Medal, the ‘Nobel Prize’ of Electrical Engineering for Eco-Technologies. Tel Aviv University applauds and congratulates...

Engineering

Breaking the MedTech Glass Ceiling

Written on March 26, 2024.

An alumna of TAU’s program for young women entrepreneurs is developing a device that could revolutionize heart disease treatment. Israel’s reputation as “Startup Nation” is well-deserved, but its tech...

Medicine

TAU’s Inside Woman at the UN

Written on March 26, 2024.

Gender and Law Professor Daphna Hacker speaks on women, war, and her experience at the UN. One devastating aspect of the current war has been the world’s hesitance to speak up about the gendered...

law

Prof. Ehud Gazit: Meitner-Humboldt Award Winner

Written on March 20, 2024.

Congratulations to Prof. Ehud Gazit on receiving the esteemed Meitner-Humboldt Research Award. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany has announced that it is awarding the Meitner-Humboldt...

Tel Aviv University

Do Viruses Have Consciousness?

Written on March 17, 2024.

Bacteria-Targeting Viruses Adapt, Improving their Decision-Making. Researchers from the Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at Tel Aviv University have deciphered a novel complex...

Life Sciences

Unlocking Quantum Mysteries with Pendula

Written on March 17, 2024.

Pendulum Experiment Sheds Light on Quantum Mysteries in Topological Materials, Revealing Insights Unreachable by Traditional Methods. A recent study conducted at Tel Aviv University has devised a large...

Life Sciences

Could Restarting Change the Game for Chemical Research?

Written on March 17, 2024.

Not only in Information Technology: Restart Also Works in Chemical Simulations. A new study from Tel Aviv University discovered that a common practice in Information Technology can also be applied in...

Exact Sciences

Bye Bye Birdie: How Will Crows Survive Without Us?

Written on March 10, 2024.

When the Humans Are Away, Do the Crows Still Play? A new study from Tel Aviv University examined what happens to birds that are accustomed to living around humans, when their habitat is suddenly emptied of...

Life Sciences

Summer Glow: How Sun Exposure Boosts Fertility in Women Ages 30-40

Written on March 7, 2024.

Exposure to The Sun’s UV Radiation May Have a Positive Effect on Fertility in Women Aged 30-40. A research team from Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer investigated...

Medicine

Standing Alongside Our Students: President Herzog’s TAU Visit

Written on March 7, 2024.

President Herzog’s Recent Visit Highlighted Our Strong Support and Fostering Environment for Students. Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal Herzog, visited Tel Aviv University yesterday...

Tel Aviv University

Tree Planting Ceremony Honoring October 7th Victims: A Symbol of Remembrance and Hope

Written on March 3, 2024.

At Tel Aviv University Campus, a Planting Ceremony Commemorated the Fallen of the October 7th War while Expressing Hope for the Safe Return of All Captives. In a solemn yet hopeful ceremony held at Tel...