Author: TauTrust

Over the Past 1.5 Million Years, Human Hunting Preferences have Wiped Out Large Animals

Written on December 30, 2021.

Breakthrough study tracks development of early humans’ hunting habits. A groundbreaking study by researchers from Tel Aviv University tracks the development of humans’ hunting practices over...

Archeology, Zoology

As Pandemic Persists, TAU Forges Ahead with COVID-19 Research on All Fronts

Written on December 30, 2021.

The University’s Center for Combating Pandemics leads research efforts in a range of fields. As the COVID-19 pandemic nears the end of a second year, Tel Aviv University is maintaining its fast pace of...

Covid-19

First Anniversary of Morocco-USA-Israel Agreement

Written on December 28, 2021.

TAU hosted celebration one year after the signing of the Tripartite Agreement. Tel Aviv University hosted a celebration of the first anniversary of the signing of the Tripartite Agreement between...

Collaborations

Medicinal Cannabis Oil Effective for Treating Autism

Written on December 22, 2021.

Treatment improves both behavioral and biochemical parameters of the disease. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disease, and its main symptoms are social deficiencies and compulsive behaviors. Cases range...

cannabis

TAU Students Racing Towards a Greener Campus

Written on December 21, 2021.

As part of Tel Aviv University’s initiative to reduce its environmental footprint to help combat the global climate crisis, the Entrepreneurship Center rallied 73 students to the cause and held a...

TAU and Goethe University Establish Joint Center for Interfaith Studies

Written on December 19, 2021.

First-of-its-kind academic collaboration between Israel and Germany. Academic collaboration between Israel and Germany is growing, and for the first time, Tel Aviv University in Israel and Goethe...

Collaborations

Parent Smartphone Use Could Harm Child Development

Written on December 19, 2021.

Mothers devote only 25% of their attention to toddlers when distracted, consequences can be far-reaching. A new study from Tel Aviv University found that mothers devote only 25% of their attention to...

Breakthrough TAU Discovery Key to Reversing ALS

Written on December 16, 2021.

Findings may lead to ways to delay, or even roll back, the course of the fatal disease in its early stages. A Tel Aviv University-led research team has uncovered a core mechanism that causes ALS and has...

ALS

Experimental Drug Displays Effectiveness in Treating Symptoms of Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease

Written on December 15, 2021.

Has FDA orphan designation for a rare developmental disorder. An extensive TAU-led international study found that an experimental drug, which has already been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA...

ALS, Alzheimer's

Seaweed – A Promising Defense Against Covid-19

Written on December 15, 2021.

Natural substance from marine algae prevents infection. The lack of access to Covid-19 vaccines results in the deaths of many people and even accelerates the development of new variants. Researchers from...

Chemistry, Covid-19, Nanotechnology

New Ethical Code for World Research of Ancient DNA

Written on December 14, 2021.

TAU researcher was part of international team of experts who composed ethical standard. For the first time, an international team of experts, among them TAU anthropologist and paleo-geneticist Dr. Viviane...

Anthropology, Biohistory

TAU Ventures Raises $50M to Boost Israeli Startups

Written on December 12, 2021.

Israel’s first university investment arm leverages academic power to enrich startup ecosystem. Tel Aviv University’s own investment arm, TAU Ventures, recently announced that it has secured $50...

Collaborations

Saving Lives with Artificial Intelligence

Written on December 9, 2021.

New technology will identify patients at risk for serious illness before they become symptomatic. Blood infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. The body’s...

TAU Experts on Omicron: “Don’t Panic”

Written on December 7, 2021.

Our COVID-19 researchers weigh in on the latest strain. As scientists race to understand the newest Omicron variant of COVID-19, Tel Aviv University experts share insights—largely reassuring—on the...

Covid-19

Ancient Climate Crisis Transformed Us from Nomadic Hunters to Settled Farmers

Written on December 6, 2021.

Researchers used plant remains to reconstruct the climate in the Southern Levant at the end of the last ice age. What made the residents in the Southern Levant, tens of thousands of years ago, put down...

Archeology

Coexistence – Israel’s Inevitable Faith

Written on December 6, 2021.

The Arditi Prizes for coexistence were awarded to students for their original plays on Jewish-Arab relations. Tel Aviv University presented the Arditi Foundation Awards to outstanding students in the...

Honours & Awards

Tel Aviv University and Rutgers University Strengthen Ties

Written on November 29, 2021.

Latest move to boost TAU’s global presence includes US-Israel tech exchange. Tel Aviv University and Rutgers University have inked a deal to enhance the existing partnership between the two...

Collaborations

TAU’s Tisch Film School Among Global Best

Written on November 29, 2021.

Achievement comes as our alumni win international Emmy for “Tehran”. The nonstop (lights, camera,) action at Tel Aviv University’s Steve Tisch School of Film and Television has earned it...

Film, TV

TAU 8th in World for Entrepreneurship

Written on November 29, 2021.

Ranked first among universities outside the US that produce successful entrepreneurs. For the fourth year in a row, Tel Aviv University graduates are at the top of global entrepreneurship: 912 TAU...

Entrepreneurship

Climate Action: From Campus to Glasgow

Written on November 26, 2021.

TAU researchers report on global summit. As more than 130 heads of state and thousands of delegates converged in Glasgow for the two week-long United Nations global climate summit known as COP26 and Tel...

Climate Change

Tired of The Lies?

Written on November 23, 2021.

TAU researchers are catching ‘liars’ at an unprecedented accuracy of 73% by measuring facial muscles’ movements. Don’t even think of bending the truth around our campus, or we may be on...

Nanotechnology

How Do Bats Get Street-Smart?

Written on November 23, 2021.

TAU researchers find that baby fruit bats acquire their boldness from their adoptive mothers. Tel Aviv University researchers conducted the first ever “cross-adoption” behavioral study in...

Neuroscience, Zoology

TAU: First Israeli University to Launch Online MBA

Written on November 18, 2021.

Students can access competitive curriculum, ranked 13th globally, from anywhere in the world. Would you like to study at a competitive international MBA program while traveling through Latin America or...

Online Learning

Hitting Rock Bottom?

Written on November 14, 2021.

First meta-analysis of its kind shows warming of Mediterranean Sea causes marine species to migrate. As has been heavily discussed at the recent the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, our...

Climate Change, Life Sciences

Feeling at Home in Tanzania

Written on November 13, 2021.

Six TAU students who volunteer with Engineers Without Borders tell us about their project in Tanzania, where they are working to provide clean drinking water for local communities. TAU students Yaeli...

Collaborations

Revisiting the Tel Aviv Zoo

Written on November 12, 2021.

Two TAU students developed an app that recreates the mythological zoo in the heart of the city. For many years, there was a zoo right in the center of Tel Aviv. Residents of nearby streets used to...

Zoology

TAU Initiates Model for Carbon Neutrality

Written on November 11, 2021.

Climate change efforts among University’s top priorities. Against the backdrop of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, and following a comprehensive series of tests, TAU prepares to...

carbon neutrality

Britain and Israel Team Up on Challenge of Healthy Ageing

Written on November 10, 2021.

British-Israeli research partnership contributes £1.6 Million to research collaboration. A new collaboration between Israel and the UK aims to promote joint research projects related to ageing. As part...

Collaborations, Medicine & Health, Tel Aviv University

Meet the New Academic Power Couple

Written on November 10, 2021.

Johns Hopkins SAIS and Tel Aviv University launch cooperative degree program. Tel-Aviv University (TAU), Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced...

Collaborations

TAU Researchers Identify COVID Proteins that Cause Strokes and Heart Attacks

Written on November 8, 2021.

Findings may help develop drug to halt virus’ damage to blood vessels. Two years into the global pandemic, we still do not know which of the proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 virus are the ones responsible for...

Covid-19

Like Teenagers on Vacation

Written on November 3, 2021.

Light pollution can impair crickets’ reproductive process and threaten their survival. A joint study conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Open University of Israel revealed that...

Zoology

TAU Launches Cutting-Edge Center for Innovation Labs

Written on November 3, 2021.

Center to cooperate with industry veterans to develop innovative solutions to real-world issues. Tel Aviv University is launching the Center for Innovation Laboratories. The center will join forces with...

Collaborations, innovation, Tel Aviv University

From Law and Education to Nursing

Written on November 3, 2021.

Number of TAU academics transferring to nursing tripled following Corona crisis. While our health care system is struggling to keep up with the pressure, hundreds of graduates from the Department of...

Covid-19

394 TAU Researchers Among World’s Top 100,000

Written on October 31, 2021.

First in Israel in international ranking of leading researchers and articles in their field. Leading academic publisher Elsevier has published its Stanford ranking, announcing the 100,000 researchers...

Tel Aviv University

TAU 5th in World for Entrepreneurship

Written on October 28, 2021.

Right after leading American universities – Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley and Harvard. Tel Aviv University was ranked fifth in the world in the ranking of Startup Genome (a world-leading innovation policy...

Entrepreneurship, Startups

Israel-Indian academic ties boosted by visit of Indian Minister of External Affairs

Written on October 26, 2021.

(Left to right): President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Prof. Daniel Chamovitz, Minister of External Affairs of India , Dr S. Jaishankar, and President of Tel Aviv University, Prof. Ariel Porat. ...

Collaborations

Between Climate Change, Space Research and Life under Extreme Conditions

Written on October 21, 2021.

NASA astronaut Dr. Jessica MeirPhoto courtesy NASA “We have to work together to truly preserve our planet for the future,” says Jewish-American trailblazer. WATCH: Jessica Meir’s...

BOG 2021, Climate Change

This Week: TAU Board of Governors Meeting 2021

Written on October 11, 2021.

Festive event to be hosted on campus and broadcast around the world. The annual TAU Board of Governors Meeting will be taking place between October 13-17. For the first time since the outbreak of the...

BOG, BOG 2021

Seahorses – Slow, but Fierce

Written on October 6, 2021.

Terrible swimmers with incredible preying capability. Seahorses are not exactly Olympic swimmers, in fact they’re considered to be particularly poor swimmers. Despite being relatively slow, however, they...

Life Sciences, Zoology

Can’t Multitask Anymore?

Written on October 6, 2021.

Non-invasive brain stimulation may boost mobility in the elderly and prevent falls. Walking while simultaneously carrying out a cognitive task, like talking on a cellphone or with a companion, happens...

Neuroscience

Why Do We Squabble Over The AC?

Written on October 5, 2021.

New study reveals the evolutionary reason why women feel colder than men. Why do women typically bring a sweater into work while their male counterparts feel comfortable wearing short sleeves in an...

Zoology

The Immune System’s Double Agents

Written on October 5, 2021.

The Immune System’s Double Agents Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain cancer, and one of the most violent and deadly cancers in humans; the average life expectancy of glioblastoma patients is...

cancer, Medicine & Health

A House is Not a Home Without a Pet

Written on October 4, 2021.

TAU law students are helping elderly citizens and their pets move to senior homes. Many senior citizens have to part with their beloved pets just when they need them the most: when they leave their...

animal rights, law

Help A Friend Out?

Written on September 30, 2021.

Help A Friend Out? Ever wonder what causes us to help – or not to help – someone in distress? New research from the Tel Aviv University indicates that the brain activity that gives rise to one’s...

Neuroscience

Using ‘Good’ Bacteria to Fight ‘Bad’ Bacteria

Written on September 29, 2021.

Antibiotic resistance is an ever-growing worry to the medical profession, with the World Health Organization recently defining it as one of the most significant dangers to public health and food safety. A new...

bacteria, Microbiology

Be My Guest

Written on September 19, 2021.

What famous personalities would TAU researchers invite to their sukkah? Welcoming guests is a prominent part of celebrating the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Family, friends, and neighbors are...

sukkah

Recruiting ‘Fighting Cells’ to Destroy Tumors

Written on September 14, 2021.

TAU discovery of cell interaction may serve as basis for improved cancer treatments. Tel Aviv University researchers have found that our body’s natural defenses can help destroy malignant tumors. The...

cancer research

Fighting Pollution With Seaweed

Written on September 12, 2021.

Coastal seaweed farms can help fight environmental damage. Nitrogen is a common fertilizer for agriculture, but it comes with an environmental and financial price tag. Once nitrogen reaches the ocean, it...

Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environment & Ecology

TAU Team Reverses Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

Written on September 10, 2021.

New non-drug method holds promise for preventative therapies. Approximately 50 million people worldwide live with Alzheimer’s or other related forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease leads to memory...

Alzheimer's, Medicine & Health

Nicotine Testing of Children Curbs Parents’ Smoking

Written on September 5, 2021.

70% of children of smokers suffer from secondhand smoking. Warnings against the dangers of smoking can be read on every cigarette box and in every advertisement for smoking brands. Those who smoke...

smoking

Want to Fall in Love? Step Outside in The Sun

Written on August 31, 2021.

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight enhances romantic passion in humans. Any Tel Avivian will tell you that the perfect place for a first date is at the beach. Now, we have the science to...

Sociology, sun

The Silent Prophets

Written on August 31, 2021.

TAU researchers prove that silent mutations can predict development of cancer cells. Our genome, our complete set of genetic instructions, contains mutations that can change the sequence of amino acids...

cancer research

Recordings of the magnetic field from 9,000 years ago teach us about the magnetic field today

Written on August 19, 2021.

View west of the 1999 excavations, Stratum IIB, Tel Tifdan/ Wadi Fidan. Photo courtesy of Thomas E. Levy Tel Aviv University Research Links Archaeology, Physics, and Geophysics Burnt archaeological...

Archeology

First 3D-bioprinting of entire active tumor

Written on August 18, 2021.

Research team(Left to right): Eilam Yeini, Prof. Satchi-Fainaro and Lena Neufeld Scientific breakthrough in the battle against cancer The 3D print of glioblastoma – the deadliest type of brain cancer...

cancer

Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel Receives the IEEE Leadership Award

Written on August 13, 2021.

For his outstanding leadership contributions to homeland security, cyber security and resilience. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has extended its IEEE TCHS Outstanding...

Tel Aviv University

Where Have All the Birds Gone?

Written on August 11, 2021.

Humans Behind Extinction of Hundreds of Bird Species Over the Last 50,000 Years. A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute revealed that over the last 20,000-50,000 years, birds have...

Zoology

For the first time: The “God Particle” has been characterized in its decay into a pair of charm quarks

Written on August 8, 2021.

TAU researchers contribute further understanding of elusive elementary particle that gives mass to everything in the universe Physicists worldwide have been captivated by the Higgs boson particle, also...

Exact Sciences, Physics

New Warning Sign for Breast Cancer

Written on August 6, 2021.

TAU-led research lays groundwork for preventive treatment that may save millions of lives. A team led by Tel Aviv University identified a new indicator of metastatic breast cancer, laying the groundwork...

cancer

Diminishing at the Edges

Written on August 3, 2021.

TAU study reveals: overfishing severely harms marine protected areas around the world A new study by Tel Aviv University reveals significant ecological damage to many marine protected areas (MPAs) around...

Environment & Ecology

This Exhibition Will Make You Sweat

Written on August 2, 2021.

New exhibition on climate crisis gives us tools to save the planet. Recent news has covered extreme events all over the world: floods in Germany, Belgium and central China, huge wildfires raging in...

Steinhardt Museum

He’s Bringing Plastic Back

Written on August 2, 2021.

TAU alumnus Tal Cohen and his company “Plastic Back” converts plastic waste back to its original form. We use plastic in almost every aspect of our lives. It is cheap in production, durable and can be reused...

ecology, plastic

COVID-19 Immunity Varies Among Genders and Age Groups

Written on July 26, 2021.

TAU researchers contribute a new piece to the puzzle on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination. As experts continue to learn more about immune responses to COVID-19 and the effectiveness of...

Covid-19

Tel Aviv Bats Have More Fun

Written on July 22, 2021.

More adventurous than their rural counterparts, fruit bats in Tel Aviv enjoy what the city has to offer. Urbanization processes tend to lead animals to leave the city, but some animals are able to...

Neuroscience, Zoology

When the stars aligned: A star in a distant galaxy blew up in a powerful explosion, solving an astronomical mystery from the 11th century

Written on July 15, 2021.

Las Cumbres Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope color composite of the electron-capture supernova 2018zd (the large white dot on the right) and the host starburst galaxy NGC 2146 (toward the left). Giant...

Astronomy, Press Release

New study found differences between women and men in the level of COVID-19 antibodies

Written on July 15, 2021.

Prof. Noam Shomron, Head of the Computational Genomics Laboratory at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and a member of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Bioinformatics A joint study conducted by researchers from...

Covid-19, Medicine & Health, Press Release, Research

A world first: Technology that restores the sense of touch in nerves damaged as a result of amputation or injury

Written on July 15, 2021.

Cut your finger and lost your sense of touch? There’s hope yet. Researchers have developed a sensor that can be implanted anywhere in the body, for example under the tip of a severed finger; the sensor...

Medicine & Health, Press Release, Research

A New Tool for Combating Discrimination

Written on July 15, 2021.

After decade long study, the Kantor Center has published a special book edition on legislation against discrimination and racism around the globe. The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European...

Anthropology, Racism

TAU Medical Student to Swim for Israel at Summer Olympics

Written on July 15, 2021.

Andi Murez enhances her athletic performance at the Sylvan Adams Sports Institute. “Most people tell me I’m crazy to be a professional swimmer and medical student, but I couldn’t give either up, so I tried...

Anthropology, Medicine & Health, Sports

Digital Learning: TAU 1st in Israel According to International Ranking

Written on July 12, 2021.

Among leading ‘global champions for digital education worldwide’ in Emerging rankings for 2021. Tel Aviv University ranked first in Israel and among the leading international institutions for...

Tel Aviv University

New nanotech from TAU produces “healthy” electric current from the human body itself

Written on July 9, 2021.

Approach allows for the charging of cardiac pacemakers using only the heartbeat, eliminating the need for batteries A new nanotechnology development from an international research team led by Tel Aviv...

Medicine & Health, Nanotechnology

Introducing the world’s thinnest technology – only two atoms thick

Written on July 2, 2021.

Technological breakthrough from Tel Aviv University The research team The new technology, enabling the storage of information in the thinnest unit known to science, is expected to improve future electronic...

Medicine & Health, Press Release, Research

Want to Live a Long Life? Consider Investing in Your Marriage.

Written on July 2, 2021.

TAU researchers find link between marriage quality and life expectancy. Want to live a long and healthy life? For the men among us, TAU researchers’ best advice is to invest in our relationship. ...

Medicine & Health

The Faculty of Engineering Predicts: A Greener and Safer Future

Written on July 2, 2021.

Graduates of TAU’s School of Mechanical Engineering present innovative projects. Just like every year, graduates of the School of Mechanical Engineering of The Iby...

Anthropology, Engineering

A world first: Targeted delivery of therapeutic RNAs only to cancer cells, with no harm caused to healthy cells

Written on June 30, 2021.

Tel Aviv University’s Groundbreaking Technology: The “door-to-door service” that delivers therapeutic RNA payloads directly to cancer cells and other diseased cells The groundbreaking technology may...

Medicine & Health, Press Release, Research

New Type of Prehistoric Human Discovered in Israel

Written on June 27, 2021.

TAU researchers unearth missing link in human evolution. A new discovery by Tel Aviv University researchers may change the story of human evolution. The bones of an early human, unknown to science, were found...

Archeology, Biohistory

Care for A Glass of Tel Aviv Air?

Written on June 24, 2021.

TAU study shows atmospheric water vapor in the city is suitable for drinking. The best things in life are allegedly free, and a first-of-its-kind study in the world conducted at Tel Aviv University supports...

Earth Sciences

Leading the Global Yiddish Renaissance

Written on June 22, 2021.

TAU’s Jona Goldrich Institute for Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture boasts vibrant, diverse curriculum and student body. What do scholars, teachers, translators and aficionados of Yiddish have in...

Humanities, Judaism, Yiddish

Combating Antibiotic Resistance

Written on June 22, 2021.

Discovery may contribute to new treatments for infectious diseases. A new TAU study revealed a mechanism through which “good” viruses can attack the systems of “bad” bacteria,...

Medicine & Health

Celebrating 20 Years of Gender Studies

Written on June 16, 2021.

TAU and Jewish women’s group launched first B.A. program of its type in the Middle East. Tel Aviv University this week alongside the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) are marking 20 years of...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Alumni Fill Ranks in Israel’s New Government

Written on June 15, 2021.

Ten graduates among ministers in recently convened cabinet. Upon the swearing in of Israel’s new Unity Government, the country’s 36th government, on Sunday night, Tel Aviv University would like to...

Alumni News, Politics & Society

Exploring New Frontiers in AI

Written on June 14, 2021.

With the global artificial intelligence market skyrocketing, TAU’s new Center for AI and Data Science leads the way in Israel—and beyond. The endless possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI) have...

TAU Graduates Bolster Israel’s Global Standing

Written on June 14, 2021.

Alumni in top diplomatic positions driven by a passion for Israel, share success stories from the field. As a young girl growing up on a kibbutz, Galit Ronen wanted to change the world. At the time, she...

Alumni News

We Are Part of the Problem and the Solution

Written on June 10, 2021.

Tel Aviv University launches first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary research hub on climate change. Tel Aviv University last week launched the multidisciplinary Center for Climate Change Action, with the aim of...

Climate Change

Bats ‘Social Distance’ Too

Written on June 6, 2021.

TAU researchers find that bats also self-isolate when sick, helping prevent outbreaks of epidemics. The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced us to expressions such as ‘lockdown’,...

Neuroscience, Zoology

Diamonds in the Rough

Written on June 3, 2021.

Maximizing the potential of TAU students on the autism spectrum. Giving a presentation in front of a class can be daunting for any university student. For someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD),...

Anthropology, Education, Medicine & Health

A Bridge to Clean Water

Written on June 3, 2021.

Joint Israeli-Emirati Water Research Institute to Open in Abu Dhabi, UAE. A first of its kind agreement was signed this Tuesday in Abu Dhabi to launch a joint Israeli-Emirati Water Research Institute. It is...

environment

Time Flies and So Do Bats

Written on May 31, 2021.

Bats map the world in units of time, an innate ability. Bats know the speed of sound from birth. Unlike humans, who map the world in units of distance, bats map the world in units of time. This means...

Neuroscience, Zoology

How Will We Brave the Post-COVID Era?

Written on May 31, 2021.

TAU’s Dr. Bruria Adini spoke to TAU Review about mental health, resilience and hope in the post-Corona world. By Melanie Takefman Dr. Bruria Adina, head of the Emergency and Disaster Management Program...

Covid-19, Medicine & Health

TAU and Columbia University Launch Dual Degree Program

Written on May 31, 2021.

“Synergy” between students, faculty is excellent as TAU prepares to welcome next cohort. Despite the worldwide lockdown, an enthusiastic cohort of students arrived in Tel Aviv in fall 2020 for the...

Partnerships, Tel Aviv University

Antisemitism – Defined, Yet Running Wild

Written on May 28, 2021.

Widespread adoption of working definition of Antisemitism is contradicted by realities on ground. What do the governments of Canada, German football club Borussia Dortmund and the Global Imams Council all...

Anti-Semitism, Humanities

When One Becomes Three

Written on May 19, 2021.

Extraordinary discovery in the Gulf of Eilat: Animal able to regenerate all its organs fully after dissection. Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a species of ascidian, a marine animal...

Zoology

Facebook And WhatsApp Are Changing The Sexual Abuse Attitude In Israel’s Hasidic Community

Written on May 18, 2021.

New study at Tel Aviv University reveals deep processes occurring in this sector over the past few years. After years of silencing and concealment, covering up and repressing the issue, a new TAU study...

Religious Studies

Standing With The Tel Aviv University Community

Written on May 13, 2021.

Message from the President of Tel Aviv University, Prof. Ariel Porat – Dear Tel Aviv University Community, These are difficult times for all of us, Jews and Arabs alike. The riots in Israel – in...

Tel Aviv University

Our Planet in the Hands of Academia

Written on May 12, 2021.

TAU to launch a multidisciplinary research center on climate change with the aim of finding practical solutions to the global crisis. Tel Aviv University will soon launch the multidisciplinary Center for...

Earth Sciences, Environment & Ecology

Fireflies’ Protective ‘Musical Armor’ Against Bats

Written on May 12, 2021.

Trailblazing TAU study reveals that fireflies produce strong ultrasonic sounds that may potentially work to deter bats. They sure know how to put on a show at nights – fireflies are striking with their...

Engineering, Neuroscience, Zoology

Show Me Your Playlist And I’ll Tell You Who You Are

Written on May 12, 2021.

Could you be inadvertently channeling your inner Beyonce or Eminem? A new study shows that three songs from a playlist are enough to identify the person who chose the songs. Hence, companies like YouTube...

Education, Music

Promoting Equality on Campus

Written on May 12, 2021.

Prof. Neta Ziv to head the Equality and Diversity Commission, dealing with all aspects of equality and diversity on campus. Tel Aviv University has announced the formation of a new unit – the Equality and...

Diversity, Tel Aviv University

Google and TAU to Harness the Power of AI for Social Good

Written on May 6, 2021.

Google and Tel Aviv University recently launched a three-year program for promoting AI-related multidisciplinary research for the benefit of society. The program aims to support research and collaborations in...

AI, Engineering