Author: TauTrust

Tel Aviv University Trust jazzes up its fundraising in UK to a record £12 million

Written on October 7, 2019.

How an Israel educational support group has become one of the most successful charities in the community For 200 years, the Victorian Bath House in Bishopsgate has been a place to unwind in the heart of the City...

TAU Trust News

Antibacterial fillings from TAU may combat recurring tooth decay

Written on July 10, 2019.

New material may prevent one of the costliest and most prevalent bacterial diseases in the world Tooth decay is among the costliest and most widespread bacterial diseases. Virulent bacteria cause the acidification...

Medicine & Health

The 50th International Physics Olympiad has opened in Tel Aviv

Written on July 8, 2019.

Hosted and academically managed by the School of Physics and Astronomy 78 delegations of high school students from all over the world have arrived in Tel Aviv to display their talents...

Tel Aviv University

Are American Jews and Israel growing apart?

Written on July 4, 2019.

The Center for the Study of the United States at TAU teams up with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) to explore the shifting attitudes of American Jews toward Israel Over a third...

Politics & Society

TAU one of top 20 universities worldwide in scientific impact

Written on July 3, 2019.

QS World University Rankings assess performance of over 1,000 universities in 82 locations worldwide The 16th edition of the QS World University Rankings, released this month by...

Tel Aviv University

From VR to the migrant crisis at TAU’s international film festival

Written on July 2, 2019.

International students, filmmakers and glitterati attend to 21st edition of the TAU student film festival, held throughout the city of Tel Aviv The Tel Aviv International Student...

Arts & Culture, Film

TAU scientist elected EMBO member

Written on June 24, 2019.

Prof. Judith Berman will now be a member of the The European Molecular Biology Organization which promotes excellence in the life sciences Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Judith Berman was...

Medicine & Health

8,000 Cyber Security Experts to Attend 9th Annual Cyber Week Conference at Tel Aviv University

Written on June 21, 2019.

Weeklong event features world’s top cyber security experts in government, military, industry and academia On June 23-27, more than 8,000 cybersecurity professionals, policymakers,...

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University Ranks Among World’s Top 20 for Research Impact

Written on June 20, 2019.

The QS World University Rankings assess the performance of over 1000 universities in 82 locations worldwide The 16th edition of the QS World University Rankings, released today by global...

Tel Aviv University

BOG 2019: Yehuda Naftali Botanic Garden Dedicated

Written on June 18, 2019.

A major gift by entrepreneur and philanthropist Yehuda Naftali will transform the Garden into an Israeli national landmark Mr. Yehuda Naftali, an Israeli-American real estate entrepreneur,...

Tel Aviv University

It’s Simple Math

Written on June 14, 2019.

TAU is pursuing creative ways to get more girls interested in STEM subjects Whoops and cheers rip through the room as industrial engineering student Merav David looks on with amusement. She has just told...

STEM, Tel Aviv University

Pope welcomes Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian bird experts

Written on June 11, 2019.

Scientists go to Vatican to share excitement about the cross-border barn-owl project for pest control (and peace) that originated in Israel. Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian and Swiss bird experts recently...

Zoology

New system for detecting Parkinson’s early

Written on June 10, 2019.

New method tracks early stages of protein aggregation involved in Parkinson’s Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease, affecting everything from speech, posture and gait...

Medicine & Health

BOG 2019: Practice Makes Perfect at Kreshek Center

Written on May 31, 2019.

TAU’s Buchmann-Mehta School of Music inaugurates a new home for students to hone their piano skills With over 100 in attendance, including outgoing TAU President Joseph Klafter and Head of TAU’S Buchmann-Mehta...

Tel Aviv University

Early Humans Deliberately Recycled Flint To Create Tiny, Sharp Tools

Written on May 30, 2019.

Exceptional conditions at Israel’s Qesem Cave preserved 400,000-year-old “tool kit,” TAU researchers say A new Tel Aviv University study finds that prehistoric humans “recycled”...

Archeology

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Memoranda of Understanding Between Florida Institutions and Tel Aviv University

Written on May 30, 2019.

The Florida Governor was presented with a Friendship Award for his ‘continued friendship with the State of Israel’ Tel Aviv – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed eight historic Memoranda of Understanding...

Tel Aviv University

BOG 2019: Hugo Ramniceanu Prize in Economics

Written on May 28, 2019.

Prize awarded to Imad Telhami, Chairman and Founder of Babcom Centers, for promoting the integration of minorities into Israel’s workforce The 2019 Hugo Ramniceanu Prize in Economics was awarded to...

Honours & Awards

Advancing Israeli Innovation in China

Written on May 22, 2019.

A new agreement signed by Tel Aviv University and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Global School (TSIGS) will promote technological exchange between the two institutions A ceremony marking...

Collaborations

Prof. Ariel Porat is incoming Tel Aviv University President

Written on May 19, 2019.

The TAU Board of Governors ratified the presidency of Porat, a TAU alumnus, law professor and EMET Prize laureate Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Ariel Porat served as an officer in the “8200” IDF Intelligence...

Tel Aviv University

President’s Farewell Message – 2009 to 2019

Written on May 19, 2019.

Prof. Joseph Klafter sums up a rewarding tenure of championing creativity and entrepreneurship in every field Like many organizations, Tel Aviv University must reinvent itself every now and then to ensure...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Honorary Degrees 2019

Written on May 13, 2019.

This year’s Honorary Degrees will be awarded to illustrious individuals in the areas of research, business, banking, social activism and philanthropy The ceremony will take place on 16 May 2019 at the Miriam...

Honours & Awards

What will life look like in 2030?

Written on May 9, 2019.

From surgery to household tasks, humanity is about to see its daily life transformed. Prof. Irad Ben-Gal is planning for the biggest unknowns of our future. Only twenty years ago, connecting to the internet...

Engineering, Future

New evidence points to existence of Biblical figure

Written on May 6, 2019.

A line of the Mesha Stele inscription lends credence to the story of Balaam in the Book of Numbers, Tel Aviv University researchers say he legendary King Balak from the Book of Numbers may have been a real...

Archeology

Violent attacks against Jews worldwide spiked 13% in 2018

Written on May 6, 2019.

The U.S. saw highest number of cases – over 100 – of severe violence against Jews in the world, annual Tel Aviv University Kantor Center study reports Thirteen Jews were murdered in the world in 2018, and...

Anti-Semitism

Discovery of a binary star orbited by three planets

Written on May 6, 2019.

Discovery by a team of researchers, including Prof. Tsevi Mazeh from the School of Physics and Astronomy Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, turning the system’s to be one of...

Astronomy

Over 400 People Attend Launch of “Astronomy on Tap”

Written on April 22, 2019.

The School of Physics and Astronomy inaugurated a new public outreach activity – short astronomy-related presentations at a bar. The first event was held at the Kanta Bar in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, April...

Astronomy

27 TAU alumni in the 21st Knesset

Written on April 18, 2019.

TAU Alumni are the most influential in Israel! 27 TAU alumni, from the right-wing and left-wing parties, were elected yesterday as MK’s in the twenty-first Knesset of the State of Israel: Avi...

Alumni News

2019 Israel Prize goes to TAU Jewish Studies scholar

Written on April 18, 2019.

Mordechai Akiva Friedman wins high national honour for Geniza work The 2019 Israel Prize in the category of Jewish History was awarded to TAU Prof. (emer.) Mordechai Akiva Friedman, Chaim Rosenberg School of...

Honours & Awards

TAU Scientists Print First 3D Heart Using Patient’s Own Cells and Materials

Written on April 15, 2019.

Engineered heart completely matches the immunological, cellular, biochemical and anatomical properties of the patient In a major medical breakthrough, Tel Aviv University researchers have “printed”...

Medicine & Health

Better maps for better self-driving cars?

Written on April 8, 2019.

New research on object detection breaks with long-held principles of radar technologies Radar technologies were originally designed to identify and track airborne military targets. Today they’re more...

Engineering, Future

New genetically encoded sensor isolates hidden Leukemic cells

Written on March 29, 2019.

Cells express surface markers that help them escape most targeted therapies, Tel Aviv University researchers say Understanding how leukemic stem cells are regulated has become an important area of cancer...

Medicine & Health

When Harry met Zahava

Written on March 27, 2019.

TAU expert on post-military combat trauma, Prof. Zahava Solomon, speaks at the Veterans’ Mental Health Conference in London TAU’s Prof. Zahava Solomon discussed issues relating to the long term trauma...

Tel Aviv University

A unique collaboration for Blockchain Applications at the Coller School of Management

Written on March 27, 2019.

This is a special opportunity for researchers at the Coller School of Management and Tel Aviv University to carry out blockchain and crypto currency research in cooperation with international industry. The...

Blockchain, Collaborations

What’s in a pi?

Written on March 14, 2019.

March 14h is International Pi Day. Why do we celebrate it? Is pi still relevant 4,000 years after being discovered? And is peach pie better than cherry? What’s the best kind of pie? And what’s...

Mathematics

New blood test could detect genetic disorders during first trimester

Written on March 8, 2019.

Test could map the fetal genome and detect innumerable diseases caused by minuscule impairments, Tel Aviv University researchers say Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a new blood test for genetic...

Medicine & Health

TAU scholar named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters

Written on March 5, 2019.

Dr. Sefy Hendler received the highest decoration awarded by the French Ministry of Culture Dr. Sefy Hendler, head of the Department of Art History at Tel Aviv University, has been named Knight of the Order of...

Honours & Awards

TAU Confers Honorary Doctorate on Pioneer in Internet Technology

Written on March 4, 2019.

Prof. Amnon Yariv honored for decades of breakthrough research in optoelectronics In recognition of his indelible mark in the field of integrated optics technology, Tel Aviv University awarded an honorary...

Honours & Awards

Adolescents with Celiac disease at higher risk of eating disorders

Written on March 3, 2019.

Teenage girls who are overweight and have Celiac Disease are at highest risk of developing eating disorders Celiac disease is a chronic condition, characterized by inflammation and atrophy of the small intestine....

Medicine & Health

MIT expert helps promote synthetic biology at TAU

Written on March 1, 2019.

Prof. Christopher Voigt of MIT visits TAU to talk to researchers and set up new collaborations for grad students Living organisms are amazing feats of engineering: By following instructions encoded entirely...

Biotechnology, Microbiology

Are two brains better than one?

Written on February 19, 2019.

In scientific research, sometimes 1 + 1 equals more than 2 What do scientists need to become a winning team? Is it true that the opposites attracts? Or is it that research based on a rivalry...

Combined Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Medicine & Health

TAU Shines at Elite German Science Event

Written on February 19, 2019.

German Friends features TAU professors during prestigious Berlin Science Week German Friends of Tel Aviv University hosted three of the University’s brightest minds at an event held at Humboldt...

Tel Aviv University

The 2019 Rappaport Prize for Excellence

Written on February 17, 2019.

The 2019 Rappaport Prize for Excellence in the field of Biomedical Research is awarded to Prof. Ehud Gazit from the School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology The Rappaport Prize for Excellence in the...

Honours & Awards

A match made in Megiddo

Written on February 13, 2019.

How the chemistry between archaeology and physics researchers led to groundbreaking discoveries about biblical history Sometimes when you’ve stopped looking for a solution is exactly when...

Archeology, Physics

Inside a bat’s brain

Written on February 13, 2019.

Prof. Yaniv Assaf and Prof. Yossi Yovel are working together on a unique collection of brain scans of different mammals It’s a chicken versus egg scenario: Does behavior build a neural network or does...

Zoology

Conversations in the Clean Room

Written on February 13, 2019.

At the shared laboratories of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, casual conversations between scientists can lead to breakthroughs A chemist and a physicist walk into a clean room. No, this...

Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics

Inside a bat’s brain

Written on February 13, 2019.

Zoology

Congratulations to Prof. Khitam Muhsen for Receiving a Certificate of Appreciation

Written on February 11, 2019.

The President of the University will award Prof. Muhsen with a certificate of appreciation for her achievements to mark International Women’s Day Dr. Khitam Muhsen is Associate Professor at the Department...

Honours & Awards

Dr. Mordechai Gerlic’s Paper on the Cover of The FEBS Journal

Written on February 11, 2019.

IL-33 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays a role in a range of inflammatory diseases. To date, the mechanism underlying its release in cells is not fully understood. A recent work led by MD/PhD student...

Medicine & Health

The Kadar Family Award granted to Professor Oded Rechavi from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Written on February 11, 2019.

The Kadar Award is granted annually to four TAU researchers, two senior and two junior faculty members, from across the spectrum of faculties and disciplines at TAU. The Kadar Family Award for Outstanding...

Honours & Awards

Connecting through Music

Written on January 28, 2019.

TAU’s Institute for Promoting Dialogue through Music is pioneering a new tool for bringing people closer together In Israel’s fractured society – Arab vs. Jew; religious vs. secular; Ashkenazi vs. Sephardi;...

Music, Tel Aviv University

Pure Escapism

Written on January 28, 2019.

The new Escape Room Project provides a creative way of making learning more fun University exams are not the easiest time for students. The pressure leads to thoughts of escape – to anywhere except the...

Neuroscience

TAU-led team discovers new way black holes are “fed”

Written on January 24, 2019.

These “giant monsters” were observed suddenly devouring gas in their surroundings Supermassive black holes weigh millions to billions times more than our sun and lie at the center of most...

Astronomy

Eli Gelman appointed TAU Executive Council Chairman

Written on January 7, 2019.

The former Amdocs CEO replaces Dr. Giora Yaron, who completed two terms in office The Executive Council of Tel Aviv University approved the appointment of Mr. Eli Gelman as its Chairman, replacing Dr. Giora...

Tel Aviv University

TAU’s Ben Luria is one of the first Israeli Rhodes Scholars

Written on January 7, 2019.

We talked to the Political Science major just before he flew to Oxford to begin his Master’s degree What does former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner have in common with three Australian prime ministers,...

Tel Aviv University

Our 2018 Highlights- Dan David research is at the Top

Written on January 4, 2019.

The 2018 Altmetric Top 100; The PLOS Blogs (SciComm) Top 6 Human Evolution Discoveries of 2018; The Ynet top Scientific Research for 2018 Dan David Centerf for Human Evolution and Biohistory Research at Tel Aviv...

Biohistory, Biology & Evolution