Author: TauTrust

Are We Getting to the Root of Cancer?

Written on May 3, 2021.

Groundbreaking discovery that plant roots grow in a spiral motion inspires search for similar motion in cancer cells. In an interdisciplinary research project carried out at Tel Aviv University, researchers...

Life Sciences, Medicine & Health

British Variant 45% More Contagious than Original Virus

Written on April 28, 2021.

According to TAU study, based on data from 300,000 tests for Covid-19. A new study at Tel Aviv University found that the British variant (termed: B.1.1.7) of Covid-19 is 45% more contagious than the original...

Covid-19

Optical Technology Generates Immediate Melanoma Diagnosis

Written on April 27, 2021.

Expected to revolutionize the field of skin cancer diagnosis. Melanoma is a life-threatening cancer, but its immediate diagnosis can save lives. An innovative optical technology that can distinguish between...

Medicine & Health

Gut Healing

Written on April 25, 2021.

TAU researchers identify proteins that cause intestinal disease. Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created an artificial intelligence platform that can identify the specific proteins that allow...

Medicine & Health

Michal Bat Adam Receives Israel Prize for Film Art

Written on April 13, 2021.

Broke barriers to become one of Israeli cinema’s first directors. The Israel Prize for Film Art was awarded this week – to Michal Bat Adam, a lecturer at TAU’s The Steve Tisch School of Film and...

Arts & Culture, Film

An Underwater Salute to Grandma Vera

Written on April 8, 2021.

Marine biologist names new species of sponge after Holocaust survivor grandmother, turning 95. There are many ways to make a beloved grandmother feel special on her birthday, and Tal Idan, a doctoral student...

Zoology

Struggling in a Toxic Workplace?

Written on April 6, 2021.

TAU researchers hope to save farmers from snakebites in their fields. Did you know that about 1.8 million instances of snakebite envenoming occur around the world annually, killing about 94,000 people?...

Zoology

Antisemitism During the Pandemic: Less Physical Violence, Upsurge in Online Antisemitism

Written on April 6, 2021.

On the Eve of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry publishes the Antisemitism Report for 2020. The Antisemitism Report for 2020 – the year...

Anti-Semitism

Got Beef? Your Ancestors Were Likely VERY into Meat…

Written on April 5, 2021.

TAU researchers: Humans were apex predators for two million years. Whether you are a tofu loving vegan, a vegetarian (however you choose to define it – eggs, no eggs; fish, no fish), a flexitarian, a devout...

Archeology

Could Your Smartphone Be Damaging Your Teeth?

Written on April 4, 2021.

Your FOMO may be compromising your physical and mental health. Do you often find yourself checking your social media nonstop, so you won’t feel out of the loop? You may want to become more mindful of...

Medicine & Health

“Arabic for Beginners” – TAU’s Most Popular Course

Written on March 24, 2021.

With hundreds on waiting lists. Two and a half hours was the time it took for a sizeable number of people – as many as 907 – to enroll in TAU’s “Arabic for Beginners” course, from the...

Tel Aviv University

COVID-19 Vaccinations at TAU

Written on March 24, 2021.

400 students received their second COVID-vaccine on campus this month. While an impressive number of Israelis (close to 5.2 million) have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, there are...

Covid-19

Covid-19 Vaccination of Nursing Mothers May Protect Babies

Written on March 24, 2021.

Promotes production of important antibodies in breast milk. We may have some good news: Covid-19 vaccination of nursing mothers might actually work to protect not only them, but their babies as well. This...

Covid-19

Add ‘Zoom w. Dubai University’ to Your Calendar

Written on March 18, 2021.

TAU students welcome to join week of activities and getting to know our friends at UD. Israel and the UAE have been inching toward normalization in recent years. The historic, US-brokered peace deal that...

Collaborations, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Zvi Galil, Former President of Tel Aviv University, is Ranked 7th Among the World’s Most Influential Computer Scientists

Written on March 18, 2021.

Remarkable achievement for Israeli researcher. The prestigious Academic Influence ranking has placed Prof. Zvi Galil as 7th among the world’s most influential computer scientists for the decade of...

Honours & Awards

The Quest for A Lifesaving Cure

Written on March 16, 2021.

Innovative technology of BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery may save boy suffering from rare neurological syndrome. In December 2019, the BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery at Tel Aviv University was...

Medicine & Health

When Size Does Matter…

Written on March 11, 2021.

TAU study suggests the extinction of large animals led to increased volume of the human brain. In recent years, more and more evidence has been accumulated to the effect that humans were a major factor...

Archeology

President’s Message

Written on March 10, 2021.

The 2020-21 academic year has rolled out under the shadow of the ongoing corona crisis, but this situation hasn’t held back the University, its marvelous people and its remarkable innovations in the service...

Tel Aviv University

Dafna Meitar-Nechmad Tapped as Chair of TAU’s Board of Governors

Written on March 8, 2021.

A triple alumna and long-time benefactor of TAU, she will be first woman in role. Last Wednesday, Tel Aviv University’s Search Committee unanimously recommended the appointment of Dafna Meitar-Nechmad...

BOG, Tel Aviv University

Robot “Hears” through the Ear of a Locust

Written on March 4, 2021.

TAU researchers open the door to sensory integrations between robots and insects Tel Aviv University researchers have opened the door to sensory integrations between robots and insects: for...

Engineering, Zoology

TAU Launches Israel’s First Center for AI and Data Science

Written on February 25, 2021.

Center to take TAU and Israel to forefront of the global artificial intelligence revolution. Tel Aviv University launched the new, interdisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science...

AI, Tel Aviv University

TAU’s First Autonomous Boat is Ready to Sail

Written on February 24, 2021.

The boat will enter the upcoming “RoboBoat” competition. A team of 15 TAU students from the School of Electrical Engineering and the School of Mechanical Engineering at The Iby and Aladar Fleischman...

Engineering

A Healthier Alternative to Antibiotics

Written on February 24, 2021.

New study proves biological treatment can be a suitable alternative to antibiotics. In a groundbreaking new study led by Dr. Natalia Freund and doctoral candidate Avia Watson at the TAU Sackler Faculty of...

Medicine & Health

Israel’s Premier Artificial Intelligence Event is Back!

Written on February 22, 2021.

TAU’s AI Week brings together top Israeli and global experts in the field for three fascinating days, Feb 22-24. It is time for TAU’s annual International Conference on Artificial Intelligence...

AI, Global Events

Children with Autism during Lockdown: Serious Implications for Behavior and Development

Written on February 22, 2021.

A new TAU study examines the difficulties experienced by children with different levels of autism and their parents during Israel’s first lockdown during the coronavirus crisis (in the spring of 2020)....

Medicine & Health

Ready for Launch!

Written on February 17, 2021.

TAU’s first nanosatellite ready to be launched into space. Watch it Launch The moment we’ve all been waiting for is now only days away: TAU’s first nanosatellite, TAU SAT1 is about to be launched into...

Engineering, Nanosatellite, Tel Aviv University

TAU Announces First of Its Kind International Programme

Written on February 16, 2021.

First in the world to combine politics, cyber and government. Tel Aviv University launches a new program, first of its kind in the world, taught in English and targets Master’s students from Israel and...

Tel Aviv University

More than 20,000 participants on TAU’s Open Day 2021

Written on February 15, 2021.

Record high attendance despite event held online due to Corona. This year, TAU wholeheartedly embraced the challenge of organizing its Open Day event online, resulting in a hugely successful...

Tel Aviv University

Online Impact: TAU 1st in Israel, Among Top 100 Worldwide

Written on February 9, 2021.

Webometrix ranks web presence of institutions of higher education. Tel Aviv University was ranked 73rd out of more than 31,000 institutions worldwide, number one in Israel and third in Asia by...

Tel Aviv University

And the Oscar goes to…

Written on February 4, 2021.

Tel Aviv University Team Receives Prize for Significant Technological Impact to Film Industry. The American Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the Academy Award winners in the Scientific...

Arts & Culture, Film

Increased Diversity Secured On TAU Campus

Written on February 4, 2021.

Marketing efforts and direct lines of communication generate impressive results. Consistent and Targeted Marketing The number of Arab students in technological studies Electrical Engineering and Computer...

Diversity, Tel Aviv University

A Glimpse into the Wardrobes of King David and King Solomon

Written on February 1, 2021.

Archaeologists discover fabric dyed royal purple, dating back to the time of King David and King Solomon. “King Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from Lebanon. Its posts he made of...

Archeology

Tel Aviv’s Ecological Oasis: The Yehuda Naftali Botanic Garden at TAU

Written on January 31, 2021.

A donor-supported renovation focuses on research, facilities and visitor access. By Lindsey Zemler TAU’s Yehuda Naftali Botanic Garden is a Tel Aviv oasis for all, a collaborative research hub for plant...

Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University

Cancer Breakthrough: Cells’ Uniqueness is Also Weakness

Written on January 29, 2021.

TAU research proves connection for first time, can be base for cancer drugs. What makes cancer cells different from ordinary cells in our bodies? Can these differences be used to strike at them and paralyze...

Medicine & Health

TAU Excavation Examines “Ancient High Tech”

Written on January 25, 2021.

Plant remains elucidate early Israel’s role in global metals industry. By Melanie Takefman The wind is the first to “welcome” visitors to the hilltop TAU excavation at Yotvata, a kibbutz in the Arava...

Archeology

Power of Images: Memorializing the Holocaust through Film

Written on January 25, 2021.

TAU researchers explore how artistic critique shapes the memory of historical trauma. By Lindsey Zemler Schindler’s List is a classic representation of the Holocaust film genre because it represents the...

History, Holocaust

New Study Presents A Gloomy Climate Future for the Middle East

Written on January 21, 2021.

But Raises Hope the Region Could Become Part of the Solution to the Climate Crisis. A fresh study conducted by Professor Dan Rabinowitz, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of...

Climate Change, Earth Sciences, Sociology

Opening Gates and Scaling Mountains

Written on January 21, 2021.

The TAU women breaking convention in the Jewish world. By Lisa Kremer A young girl, captivated by her family’s lively Talmud discussion around the Shabbat table, is prohibited from studying Talmud at...

Impact

The Toolkit of Prehistoric Humans

Written on January 20, 2021.

New discovery: Early humans used chopping tools to break animal bones and consume the bone marrow. Researchers from the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University unraveled the...

Archeology

See you in Dubai

Written on January 17, 2021.

The new agreements between nations have created new opportunities – A TAU student meets students from the University of Dubai. Oleg Ben-Avi, a third-year student in the Digital Society Studies Track at the...

Collaborations, Tel Aviv University

Building Community during Crisis

Written on January 15, 2021.

When COVID-19 broke, hundreds of students who participated in “TAU Impact,” the University’s flagship community leadership program, were forced to abruptly terminate their field work. In response, the TAU...

student stories

Academic First Responders

Written on January 14, 2021.

How TAU sparked a learning revolution in the wake of COVID-19. By Idit Nirel When COVID-19 broke in Israel in mid-March and the country shut down, Tel Aviv University (TAU) decided to continue teaching all...

Covid-19, Tel Aviv University

Social Work Student Sees Light in Unexpected Places

Written on January 11, 2021.

For Glaser Scholar Lea Tamanyo, making positive change starts with helping individuals. By Melanie Takefman TAU graduate student Lea Tamanyo isn’t afraid of challenges; she’s had to overcome many...

Impact, Scholarships

Accelerating Jewish-Arab Entrepreneurship

Written on January 10, 2021.

TAU’s jumpTAU program helps bicultural teams found start-ups and friendships. By Lindsey Zemler “If you put a law student, a medical student, a social sciences student and an engineer in a...

Collaborations, Impact, Tel Aviv University

2020 Kadar Ceremony Celebrates Pioneering Spirit and Hard Work

Written on January 6, 2021.

In its sixth year, the Kadar Family Award continues to nurture research and excellence in teaching at TAU. Four outstanding junior and senior TAU faculty members on campus were...

Honours & Awards, Impact

TAU Scientists Develop Innovative Therapy to Prevent Deafness

Written on December 28, 2020.

The treatment is inserted into the ear, prevents hearing loss caused by a genetic mutation. A new study at Tel Aviv University presents an innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of...

Medicine

Two TAU Professors Win 2020 Nature Mentoring Award

Written on December 28, 2020.

Prof. Neta Erez and Prof. Tal Pupko, nominated by students, are building the future generation of scientists. Two scientists from Tel Aviv University – Professor Neta Erez, head of the Department...

Honours & Awards, Medicine & Health

Globalization During the Bronze & Early Iron Ages

Written on December 28, 2020.

Evidence for trade from India & Southeast Asia to the Land of Israel in the 16th century BCE. A new international study, which included researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel...

Archeology

Enemies: A Love Story

Written on December 23, 2020.

TAU’s Alliance Center for Iranian Studies is global authority on modern Iran and Iranian Jews. By Melanie Takefman Even though they have been enemies in official channels for decades, Iranians and...

Collaborations, Tel Aviv University

Twelve TAU Researchers among Top 50 in their Fields

Written on December 20, 2020.

“A cause for real national pride,” says Research VP of the Stanford University study. A new study from Stanford University places 12 TAU faculty members among the world’s top 50 researchers in their...

Tel Aviv University

Researchers from TAU have developed a technology that enables photographing moving objects

Written on December 17, 2020.

The new development will enable taking photos of race cars, runners, birds in flight, and dunking basketballs into hoops. Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed a computational photography...

Engineering

Hollywood Legend Martin Scorsese Meets with TAU Students, Donors

Written on December 14, 2020.

“Film school was a major turning point in my life; I’ve been wanting to talk to TAU students for a long time” More than 1,700 participants from Tel Aviv University’s Steve Tisch School of Film and...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Study Proves that Light Can Kill Coronavirus

Written on December 14, 2020.

Groundbreaking research finds UV-LED diodes efficiently and cheaply disinfect social spaces. A revolution in disinfection? Researchers from Tel Aviv University have proven that the coronavirus can be killed...

Covid-19, Engineering

COVID-19 Takes TAU’s Legal Clinics into High Gear

Written on December 7, 2020.

Clinic staff share experiences of protecting those most affected by pandemic Dr. Yuval Livnat, Adv. Anat Ben Dor and Adv. Irina Rozina The Refugee Rights Clinic “The coronavirus crisis forced the...

Covid-19, Tel Aviv University

Lack of Teacher Support during Pandemic Causes Acute Emotional Harm

Written on December 4, 2020.

TAU study provides insights into preventing burnout among educators. A new Tel Aviv University study led by Dr. Shahar Lev-Ari, Head of the Department of Health Promotion at TAU’s Sackler Faculty...

Medicine & Health

Parents show love less during COVID-19: TAU Study

Written on December 2, 2020.

Stress, crowded homes cause parents to “forget” to express love, at a time when children are in great need of parental affection. A new study from Tel Aviv University found that during...

Education

An Underwater Journey Following the Vanishing of Sponge Species from the Shallow Water of the Israeli Coast

Written on December 1, 2020.

The researchers believe that the sharp rise in water temperatures may lead to the death and disappearance. Researchers from Tel Aviv University embarked on an underwater journey to solve a mystery: Why...

Zoology

New Discovery: Development of the Inner Ear in Embryos is Similar to Crystal Formation

Written on November 26, 2020.

This discovery could contribute to the development of treatments for hearing loss based on regeneration of hair cells in the ear. An interdisciplinary study headed by Prof. David Sprinzak, a researcher from...

Medicine & Health

The future generation of the Startup Nation

Written on November 26, 2020.

Students from Tel Aviv University win a gold medal at iGEM – the World Championship in Synthetic Biology An unprecedented achievement for the TAU team at iGEM (International Genetically Engineered...

Engineering

In First, Aging Stopped in Humans: TAU Co-Study

Written on November 23, 2020.

New research finds that high pressure treatments can reverse two processes associated with aging and its illnesses A first-of-its-kind clinical trial in human subjects: A new study from Tel Aviv...

Medicine & Health

TAU developed genome editing system destroys cancer cells

Written on November 20, 2020.

Breakthrough treatment, with no side effects, may increase life expectancy in brain and ovarian cancer patients. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have demonstrated that the CRISPR/Cas9 system is very...

Medicine & Health

Attracting Students with “Fire in Their Hearts”

Written on November 18, 2020.

TAU’s DAN Department of Communication trains young Israelis in digital literacy, unbiased reporting and media professionalism By Lindsey Zemler Since Aubrey and Marla Dan, Toronto, Canada based...

Tel Aviv University

European Association of Law and Economics recognizes TAU President

Written on November 17, 2020.

Professor Ariel Porat, President of Tel Aviv University and former Dean of its Buchmann Faculty of Law, has been named the winner of the 2020 European Association of Law and Economics (EALE) Lifetime...

Tel Aviv University

Unique Collaboration Between Tel Aviv University And Local Fashion Designers

Written on November 17, 2020.

What do you do when the academic year begins but the students can’t come to campus? When the 2020/21 academic year began on October 18, TAU found itself in an unprecedented situation. The...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Co-Study: “Green Revolution” Decreased Infant Mortality

Written on November 17, 2020.

“Israel, as a global leader in agriculture R&D, has much to offer to the developing world.” In the first global-scale study of its kind, researchers used wide-scale data to correlate between...

Agriculture, Medicine & Health

Online With Students From Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq

Written on November 12, 2020.

The Israeli course on Islam has been ranked as one of the 50 best online courses in the world. A coup for the Innovative Learning Center and the Zvi Yavetz School of Historical studies at Tel Aviv...

Partnerships

Study: Women Suffer More from COVID-related Orofacial Pain

Written on November 12, 2020.

New TAU dental research finds that pandemic stress results in excessive teeth grinding and facial pain. A new study from the Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler...

Covid-19, Medicine & Health

Why Do Bats Fly Into Walls?

Written on November 10, 2020.

A sensory misperception – like people bumping into a glass wall Why do bats fly into walls, even though they can hear them? Researchers at Tel Aviv University conducted an experiment in which they...

Neuroscience, Zoology

Souvenirs of Sand and Sun

Written on November 4, 2020.

Sugandh P. Ojha, an international student from India, shares insights from her time at TAU. It was thrilling to receive my acceptance letter from Tel Aviv University. As an International Relations...

student stories

The Sky is Not the Limit

Written on November 2, 2020.

Tel Aviv University Builds and Launches a Nanosatellite into Space The TAU-SAT1 nanosatellite was devised, developed, assembled, and tested at the new Nanosatellite Center, an interdisciplinary endeavor...

Engineering, Exact Sciences

Historic TAU-UAE Partnership Symbolizes Hopeful Future

Written on October 26, 2020.

Moshe Dayan Center signs agreement with TRENDs Research Center in Abu Dhabi TAU’s Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (MDC) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of...

Partnerships

TAU Prof. Wins Schmidt Science Polymath Award

Written on October 26, 2020.

Prof. Oded Rechavi one of first winners of prestigious prize, which is defined as “an experiment in extreme curiosity-driven innovation” A great honor for Israeli science: Schmidt Futures, a...

Honours & Awards, Neuroscience

Global First: Center for Combating Pandemics

Written on October 22, 2020.

TAU is combining interdisciplinary expertise with Israeli ingenuity to fight COVID-19 and future epidemics. By Rava Eleasari Despite tens of millions of cases worldwide and rising, SARS-Cov-2, the new...

Covid-19, Medicine & Health

Rescue Mission: Pioneering TAU Program Preserves Ethiopian Jewish Heritage

Written on October 21, 2020.

“The students understand that if they don’t do it, it simply won’t happen.” The Department of Biblical Studies at Tel Aviv University’s Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies and...

Humanities

TAU’s Cyber Week 2020 Goes Virtual

Written on October 18, 2020.

Global cyber leaders and international researchers will gather on one virtual stage from October 19-21 TAU’s Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center, the Israel National Cyber Directorate...

Cyber Security

TAU Researchers Discover Antibody Combo that Fights COVID-19

Written on October 12, 2020.

The cocktail, which could treat and temporarily prevent the coronavirus, is advancing to clinical trials Researchers at Tel Aviv University identified a combination of COVID-19 antibodies that can serve as...

Covid-19

Seeing the World in New Colors

Written on October 12, 2020.

A New Technology Allows to See and Capture on Camera Colors Unseen by the Human Eye A new development of Tel Aviv University will allow us to identify on a “standard” camera, colors that the...

Biotechnology

Immunity Memory Cells Stay Stable Over Time After Recovery From COVID-19

Written on October 12, 2020.

Joint research between TAU and Hasharon Hospital (Rabin Medical Center) proposes the new possibility Researchers of Tel Aviv University examined blood samples from 60 patients at Hasharon Hospital who had...

Covid-19

A 6,500-year old copper workshop uncovered in Beer Sheva

Written on October 12, 2020.

Study by Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority reveals One of the oldest Workshop in the world A new study by Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority has been...

Archeology

Prince of Monaco to TAU: Together, We Can Fix Environment

Written on October 1, 2020.

Frenkel Initiative for Combating Pollution but one example of productive ties between TAU and Monaco, says Albert II, during webinar Tel Aviv University held an online meeting on September 24 with the...

Environment & Ecology

Researchers Identified the Genetic Causes of Inherited Hearing Loss in the Jewish Population of Israel

Written on September 30, 2020.

A New Gene for Human Deafness Found in a Family in Israel In the Jewish population of Israel, until now, seven genes were known to be involved in hearing loss. Now, thanks to a new study led by Zippora...

Medicine & Health

Finding Humor in Imperfection

Written on September 18, 2020.

The “TAU Review” held a Zoom interview with well-known Israeli comedian, writer and TV and radio host, Einav Galili, who earned her BA in psychology and arts from TAU in 2001. By Melanie...

Arts & Culture, Psychology

New Program Fosters Well-Rounded STEM Graduates

Written on September 17, 2020.

Expansion of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Humanities in STEM ushers in a new era in the Israeli university curriculum By Rafael Ben-Menashe Beginning in the next academic year, 1,500...

STEM, Tel Aviv University

“A Scientific Discovery Can Never Be Undone”

Written on September 16, 2020.

Change-maker Yuri Milner talks to the “TAU Review” about why he supports TAU and Israel By Ruti Ziv A theoretical physicist turned tech investor and philanthropist, Russian-Israeli Yuri...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Professor First Israeli Named to US Inventors’ Academy

Written on September 15, 2020.

Noam Eliaz is a global change-maker in materials engineering In a significant first for Israeli academia, TAU’s Prof. Noam Eliaz has been selected as a senior member of the National Academy of...

Engineering

Google Awards Competitive Grant to Tel Aviv University for COVID-19 Research

Written on September 15, 2020.

The grant is for high-impact research using Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to combat the coronavirus Google.org, a Google fund aimed at supporting data based solutions for some of...

Covid-19, Honours & Awards

The Texts From The Biblical-Period Fortress At Tel Arad Were Written By 12 Different Authors

Written on September 14, 2020.

The implication: Literacy in the kingdom of Judah was widespread How many people in the Kingdom of Judah could read and write? And what does this say about the date of the composition of biblical texts...

Archeology

Targeting Melanoma

Written on September 9, 2020.

TAU researchers create a nanocarrier that selectively delivers two medications and releases them simultaneously at the malignant target Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro...

Medicine & Health

TAU Wins 3M Grant to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Written on September 9, 2020.

Grantee Professor Jonathan Gershoni aims to block the coronavirus by targeting its most vulnerable spot Science-based technology company 3M has awarded a significant philanthropic research grant of...

Covid-19

TAU Inaugurates Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research

Written on September 8, 2020.

School is funded with a generous gift from the Shmunis family for research and improved treatments for cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases Tel Aviv University inaugurated the Shmunis School of Biomedicine...

Covid-19, Medicine & Health

How the parents’ environment impacts the lives of their offspring

Written on September 2, 2020.

Three rules that dictate transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in worms – independently of changes in DNA sequences. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered three rules that dictate...

Neuroscience

Does our Brain like risk?

Written on August 31, 2020.

A new study attempts to find out whether our brains are prone to over caution or to underestimating risk A new Tel Aviv University study examined the brain’s reactions in conditions of uncertainty...

Neuroscience

Physical exercise can help improve both physical and mental health

Written on August 31, 2020.

Participating in online sports programs during the COVID-19 pandemic improves adolescents’ psychological resilience Researchers at Tel Aviv University have examined the connection between...

Medicine & Health

Pharmaceutical residuals pose a serious threat to Marine life

Written on August 19, 2020.

A study by Tel Aviv University reveals worrying evidence of environmental contamination A study led by Prof. Noa Shenkar and graduate student Gal Navon, from the Tel Aviv University (TAU) School of...

Zoology

Tel Aviv University Researcher Heads a Committee in Charge of the Future of the European Science

Written on August 16, 2020.

CERN Council unanimously decided to update its scientific strategy – according to the recommendation of a committee headed by Prof. Halina Abramowicz After two years of prolonged discussions of...

Physics

New school for Biomedicine and Cancer Research at Tel Aviv University

Written on August 13, 2020.

The school, funded by a generous endowment from the Shmunis Family, aims to research and improve treatments for cancer, COVID-19 and other diseases Israel’s Minister of Science and Technology...

Medicine & Health

Fight Online Antisemitism

Written on August 13, 2020.

Kantor Center Joined 125 International Organizations in a Call to Adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism, In Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Spike in Antisemitism on Social Networks ...

Anti-Semitism

TAU Researcher Invents Environmentally-Friendly Sanitizer

Written on August 11, 2020.

Innovative method to convert waste into disinfectant is a pandemic game-changer The fight against coronavirus began with disinfection and hygiene. Prof. Hadas Mamane, head of the Water-Tech Laboratory at...

Covid-19

Tel Aviv University Scientists Successfully Reduce Metastatic Spread Following Tumor Removal Surgery

Written on August 11, 2020.

A Study Performed in Colorectal Cancer Patients Found that Implementing a Stress-Inflammatory Response Reducing Treatment During Surgery Could Lead to a Decrease in Metastatic Risk A research group...

Neuroscience

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