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Nine outstanding scholars and practitioners of history to receive $300,000 each in recognition of breakthrough achievements in the study of the past.
The Dan David Prize, the world’s largest history prize,...
What the Ukraine Crisis Means for Cyber Warfare
What the Ukraine Crisis Means for Cyber Warfare.
While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rapidly unfolds, we sat down with Omree Wechsler, a senior researcher in TAU’s Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for...
AI Week 2022 Draws over 5,000
Three-day virtual event hosted by TAU forecasts an exciting future in artificial intelligence.
Israel’s leading AI Week was recently organized by Tel Aviv University and covered breakthroughs and innovations...
Israeli Breakthrough in Treating PTSD
World first: TAU-led team shows success of oxygen therapy in alleviating symptoms of PTSD in military veterans.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Israel’s Shamir Medical Center were able to successfully relieve...
Prof. Oded Lipschits Awarded the 2022 EMET Prize in Archaeology
The annual prize is considered the “Israeli Nobel Prize”.
Prof. Oded Lipschits, head of The Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at The Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv...
Microplastics Increase Toxicity of Organic Pollutants by a Factor of 10
May cause severe damage to our health.
Microplastics are tiny fragments of plastic that are found almost everywhere: in wells, soil, food products, water bottles, and even in glaciers at the North Pole. A...
Why do Locusts Form Destructive Swarms?
TAU researchers may have the answer.
Locust swarms that ruin all crops in their path have been a major cause of famine from Biblical times to the present. Over the last three years, large parts of Africa,...
Can Higher Temperatures Accelerate the Rate of Evolution?
TAU researchers use worms to demonstrate that epigenetic inheritance of sexual attractiveness can impact the evolutionary process.
Can environment impact genetic diversity in face of changing conditions,...
Discovery May Enable Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
Can your sleep predict your chance of developing the disease?
A new study at Tel Aviv University revealed abnormal brain activity that precedes the onset of Alzheimer’s first symptoms by many years:...
Finding the Optimal Location for the Tribal Bonfire
Early humans’ placement of cave hearths ensured maximum benefit and minimum smoke exposure.
In a first-of-its kind study, the researchers developed a software-based smoke dispersal simulation model and applied...
And Let There Be Light
Efforts by TAU’s Clinical Law Program will help keep electricity running for those who are struggling to pay utility bills.
The recent drop in temperature in Israel has led to a significant increase in electricity...
TAU Breakthrough Offers New Hope to Help People With Paralysis Walk Again
Researchers successfully engineer world’s first 3D human spinal cord tissue transplant.
Paralysis from spinal injury has long remained untreatable. Could scientific developments get people affected on their...
More than 16,000 participants on TAU’s Open Day 2022
Online format of the event has increased number of participants from all across Israel.
This years TAU Open Day took place on February 1-2, 2022 and comprised 165 Zoom meetings where potential incoming students could...
Annual Review – Positive Trends in Fighting Antisemitism and Radicalization around the World
The Holocaust exhibit in the Crossroads Of Civilizations Museum (CCM). Photo credit: Ofir Winter of the Kantor Center.
The Kantor Center at Tel Aviv University presents for the 1st time
International Holocaust...
Ketogenic Diet Likely to Reduce Damage from Traumatic Brain Injuries
TAU-led study finds diet improves spatial and visual memory, lowers signs of brain inflammation, reduces neuronal death and slows down cellular aging.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death...
Reading Tea Leaves
What is the origin of tea, and does the climate crisis threaten its production?
Tea – the ancient beverage comes in different flavors and colors. The Queen of England will never go without her afternoon...
How Can We Boost Our Fight Against Marine Plastic Pollution?
TAU researchers say global standardization must be established.
Plastic wastes endanger marine life in many ways: animals get entangled in large plastic items or swallow small particles and chemicals, consequently...
Start Up Nation in Ancient Canaan
Thanks to advanced management skills, the Arava became the copper power of the ancient world.
A new Tel Aviv University study has determined that thanks to advanced management methods and impressive technological...
Viruses and Game Theory
TAU researchers discover new mechanism for communication between viruses and bacteria.
Phages are viruses that attack bacteria. Many phages can exist in one of two states: active (lysis), in which the phages...
Learning from The Fastest Growing Alga in The World
In scientific first, researchers successfully map photosynthetic properties of the Chlorella ohadii.
Sustainable food are grown, produced, distributed and consumed whilst keeping the environment in mind,...
What’s The Link Between Electrical Voltage and Brain Adaptability?
New study finds direct and significant link between changes in G-protein-coupled receptors and the brain’s ability to adapt to external changes.
Our brain has a large amount of G protein-coupled receptors...
The “COTS-Capsule” that protects electronic systems from hazardous radiation effects in space
An Innovative Technology has been Launched into Space…
Tel Aviv University recently launched TauSat-3 satellite to space. TauSat-3 is a technological demonstrator of the COTS-Capsule, an innovative space...
The Magnificent TAU Trees
They paint our campus in a variety of colors throughout the seasons, provide us with shade on hot sunny days and fill our souls with gladness. Our campus wouldn’t have been the same without them, and what better...
Out of This World
A new star and satellite observatory is currently being set up on the roof of TAU’s Shenkar building, and is set to become one of the most sophisticated labs in the world.
If you’d like to take a look...
Health Revelations from Ancient Jerusalem
Relic provides “window into the lives of people in ancient times”.
‘Who is wealthy?… Rabbi Yosef says: Anyone who has a bathroom close to his table.’ (The Talmud, Bavli Shabbat 25: 2).
Having...
For the 1st time at an Israeli university: Air and Space Power Center
Tel Aviv University and the Israeli Air Force establish a joint center that will harness the world of civilian research and knowledge to advance various areas related to policymaking and strategic thinking on...
Over the Past 1.5 Million Years, Human Hunting Preferences have Wiped Out Large Animals
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 the...
As Pandemic Persists, TAU Forges Ahead with COVID-19 Research on All Fronts
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 scientific...
First Anniversary of Morocco-USA-Israel Agreement
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 Morocco,...
Rising Temperatures Fuel Increase in Violence: TAU Study
Findings demonstrate first direct link between climate change and criminal behavior.
Rising temperatures increase the likelihood of violent crimes, according to a new study led by Tel Aviv University‘s Dr. Ram...
Medicinal Cannabis Oil Effective for Treating Autism
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 from...
TAU Students Racing Towards a Greener Campus
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 hackathon...
TAU and Goethe University Establish Joint Center for Interfaith Studies
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 University...
Parent Smartphone Use Could Harm Child Development
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 their...
Breakthrough TAU Discovery Key to Reversing ALS
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 succeeded...
Experimental Drug Displays Effectiveness in Treating Symptoms of Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease
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 for...
Seaweed – A Promising Defense Against Covid-19
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...
New Ethical Code for World Research of Ancient DNA
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 Slon...
TAU Ventures Raises $50M to Boost Israeli Startups
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 million...
Saving Lives with Artificial Intelligence
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 immunological...
TAU Experts on Omicron: “Don’t Panic”
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 situation....
Ancient Climate Crisis Transformed Us from Nomadic Hunters to Settled Farmers
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 their...
Coexistence – Israel’s Inevitable Faith
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 field...
Cybermania
How did Israel become a global cyber-power?
Did you know that 40% of all private cyber investments in the world are invested in Israel? Or that a third of the unicorn companies – private start-ups worth more...
Tel Aviv University and Rutgers University Strengthen Ties
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 universities...
TAU’s Tisch Film School Among Global Best
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 another...
TAU 8th in World for Entrepreneurship
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 undergraduate...
Climate Action: From Campus to Glasgow
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 Aviv...
Tired of The Lies?
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...
How Do Bats Get Street-Smart?
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 bats,...
TAU: First Israeli University to Launch Online MBA
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 keeping...
Hitting Rock Bottom?
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 entire...
Feeling at Home in Tanzania
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 Benovich,...
Revisiting the Tel Aviv Zoo
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 wake...
TAU Initiates Model for Carbon Neutrality
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 formulate...
Britain and Israel Team Up on Challenge of Healthy Ageing
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 of...
Meet the New Academic Power Couple
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 International...
TAU Researchers Identify COVID Proteins that Cause Strokes and Heart Attacks
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 cases...
Like Teenagers on Vacation
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 exposing...
TAU Launches Cutting-Edge Center for Innovation Labs
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 industry...
From Law and Education to Nursing
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 Nursing...
394 TAU Researchers Among World’s Top 100,000
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 (whose...
TAU 5th in World for Entrepreneurship
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 advisory...
Israel-Indian academic ties boosted by visit of Indian Minister of External Affairs
(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.
All...
Between Climate Change, Space Research and Life under Extreme Conditions
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...
“In Wars, there are Winners and Losers. In Peace, Everyone Wins”
Commemorating Yitzhak Rabin, 26 years after his assassination.
Hundreds of students and faculty members gathered to show their respect to late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, 26 years after his assassination....
This Week: TAU Board of Governors Meeting 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...
Seahorses – Slow, but Fierce
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...
Can’t Multitask Anymore?
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 frequently...
Why Do We Squabble Over The AC?
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 air-conditioned...
The Immune System’s Double Agents
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 12...
A House is Not a Home Without a Pet
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 homes...
Help A Friend Out?
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 motivation...
Using ‘Good’ Bacteria to Fight ‘Bad’ Bacteria
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...
Be My Guest
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 often...
Recruiting ‘Fighting Cells’ to Destroy Tumors
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 team...
Fighting Pollution With Seaweed
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...
TAU Team Reverses Early Signs of Alzheimer’s
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...
Nicotine Testing of Children Curbs Parents’ Smoking
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 endanger...
Raising the Bar in Film
TAU student Bar Cohen is bringing Israeli spirit and transgender representation to the big screen.
“I like to explore myself through film, as a woman and a transgender woman; filmmaking is always personal,”...
Want to Fall in Love? Step Outside in The Sun
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 support...
The Silent Prophets
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 in...
Recordings of the magnetic field from 9,000 years ago teach us about the magnetic field today
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 flints...
First 3D-bioprinting of entire active tumor
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 –...
Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel Receives the IEEE Leadership Award
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 Leadership...
Where Have All the Birds Gone?
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 undergone...
For the first time: The “God Particle” has been characterized in its decay into a pair of charm quarks
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 known...
New Warning Sign for Breast Cancer
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 for...
Diminishing at the Edges
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...
This Exhibition Will Make You Sweat
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 California,...
He’s Bringing Plastic Back
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...
COVID-19 Immunity Varies Among Genders and Age Groups
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 vaccines, researchers...
What to Do When Everything is Vulnerable and Under Attack
Highlights from Cyber Week 2021.
Israel’s 11th Annual Cyber Week Conference, this year hosted in a hybrid in-person and online format, was attended last week by 2,500 in-person...
Tel Aviv Bats Have More Fun
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 thrive...
See You at Naftali
Prof. Itai Sened explains how TAU students will tackle global warming from what will become the greenest building on campus.
The Naftali building, which houses the Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences...
When the stars aligned: A star in a distant galaxy blew up in a powerful explosion, solving an astronomical mystery from the 11th century
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 Explosion...
New study found differences between women and men in the level of COVID-19 antibodies
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 Tel...
A world first: Technology that restores the sense of touch in nerves damaged as a result of amputation or injury
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 connects...
A New Tool for Combating Discrimination
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 Jewry...
TAU Medical Student to Swim for Israel at Summer Olympics
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 to...