Post Donation Category: Research
A new TAU study predicts that radio waves from the cosmic dark ages can help uncover the properties of dark matter, offering astrophysicists a new observational tool.
A new study from Tel Aviv University has...
Cosmic Particles Help Archaeologists Detect Hidden Underground Spaces
TAU study demonstrates how muon detectors can be used to map subterranean voids before excavation, offering archaeologists a powerful new tool.
A technological breakthrough at Tel Aviv University offers...
Liver Fat, Not Weight, Predicts Health Risks in Obese Children
A new study from Tel Aviv University and Dana Dwek Children’s Hospital shows that obese children can remain healthy if liver fat is kept low — highlighting diet quality as a key factor in preventing...
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
TAU researchers have developed a targeted method of delivering locked nucleic acids (LNAs) using lipid nanoparticles, achieving therapeutic effect against inflammatory bowel disease in preclinical models —...
Measuring Memory Through Eye Movements
A new TAU–Ichilov study shows that tracking eye movements can assess memory more accurately than verbal reports, with potential use for infants, Alzheimer’s patients, and brain injury victims.
Researchers...
TAU’s Coller School of Management Included in LinkedIn’s 2025 Top MBA Programs
The recognition highlights TAU’s MBA as one of the programs best preparing graduates for global career success
Tel Aviv University’s MBA program, offered by the Coller School of Management, has been included...
Innovative Gene Therapy Preserves Hearing and Balance in Preclinical Study
TAU researchers created a gene therapy that protects against hearing and balance impairments caused by inner ear dysfunction.
Scientists from the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv...
Seeing Is Believing?
A TAU-led study finds that seeing an image more than once, real or AI-generated, makes us more likely to believe it’s real.
The study— published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory,...
Earliest Evidence of Neanderthal–Homo sapiens Interbreeding Found in Israel
A TAU-led international study reveals the world’s oldest human fossil showing traits of both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens — a five-year-old child who lived 140,000 years ago in Mount Carmel’s Skhul Cave.
An...
TAU Researchers Fold Glass into Microscopic 3D Optical Devices
With a new method called photonic origami, researchers can bend ultra-thin glass sheets into complex, ultra-smooth structures directly on a chip — a step toward new optical devices for data processing,...
Israeli Breakthrough: First Human Trial of Engineered Spinal Cord
TAU researchers begin to prepare for the world’s first spinal cord implant in humans — a new development that brings fresh hope to paralyzed patients.
What if we could restore the ability to walk to people...
Earliest Evidence of Neanderthal–Homo sapiens Interbreeding Found in Israel
A TAU-led international study reveals the world’s oldest human fossil showing traits of both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens — a five-year-old child who lived 140,000 years ago in Mount Carmel’s Skhul Cave.
An...
Research in Resilience: TAU’s Summer That Almost Wasn’t
Eight weeks, two tracks, dozens of projects, and one extraordinary summer
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Summer Research Internships
Duration: 8 weeks in Tel Aviv|
Work one-on-one with a TAU faculty mentor
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Breakthrough at TAU: Blocking One Protein Could Prevent Food Allergy Disease
TAU researchers found that blocking the protein TSLP may prevent a painful, food allergy–driven disease on the rise worldwide.
A new study from the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel...
Rare Genetic Disease Decoded by TAU’s All-Women Research Team
A new model developed at TAU following a family’s request is helping researchers study a rare brain disorder known to affect only 40 people worldwide.
When the parents of an 8-year-old Israeli...
Kidney in a Dish: TAU and Sheba’s Six-Month Breakthrough
A lab-grown kidney model is giving researchers a rare view into human development, birth defects, and potential new therapies.
For the first time researchers from both Tel Aviv University and Sheba...
Breakthrough at TAU: Blocking One Protein Could Prevent Food Allergy Disease
TAU researchers found that blocking the protein TSLP may prevent a painful, food allergy–driven disease on the rise worldwide
A new study from the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv...
TAU Revisits 100-Year Mystery of Inherited Traits
An international team led by TAU’s Prof. Oded Rechavi is recreating century-old experiments to explore how traits can be inherited beyond genetics.
In 1902, three prominent Jewish biologists established the...
Kidney in a Dish: TAU and Sheba’s Six-Month Breakthrough
A lab-grown kidney model is giving researchers a rare view into human development, birth defects, and potential new therapies.
For the first time researchers from both Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical...
Jewish Studies MA in Israel: Why Study Jewish Civilization in Tel Aviv?
Now accepting applications: a new international MA program in Jewish Studies at Tel Aviv University brings together global perspectives, top faculty, and a flexible study path
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Rare Genetic Disease Decoded by TAU’s All-Women Research Team
A new model developed at TAU following a family’s request is helping researchers study a rare brain disorder known to affect only 40 people worldwide.
When the parents of an 8-year-old Israeli boy reached...
Class of 2025: A Year We’ll Never Forget
At this year’s end-of-year ceremony, TAU’s international students celebrated a journey shaped by challenge, growth, and community spirit.
On a warm evening of July 24, friends, families, faculty, and...
A Star’s Return? TAU Researchers Offer New Insight into Black Hole Encounters
Similar flares detected two years apart suggest stars may survive black hole disruptions.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU), together with international collaborators, have identified what may be...
Unexpected Founders, Unlikely Team, Unstoppable Idea
How the Sofaer Global MBA turned doubts into drive and launched a multicultural music-tech startup in Tel Aviv
At Tel Aviv University’s Sofaer Global MBA, innovation happens in the classroom, on the...
World’s First mRNA Vaccine Against a Deadly Bacterium
Groundbreaking collaborative research leads to a novel mRNA-based vaccine targeting a lethal bacterial infection
Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research...
Why Pursue an Undergraduate Degree at Tel Aviv University?
It’s your launchpad to a truly global career
Considering an international education for your undergraduate degree? If you’re exploring university degrees abroad and looking into undergraduate programs...
World’s First mRNA Vaccine Against a Deadly Bacterium
Groundbreaking collaborative research leads to a novel mRNA-based vaccine targeting a lethal bacterial infection
Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research in Ness...
Dramatic Discovery at Tel Aviv University: 15th-Century Holy Books of Ethiopian Jewry—the Oldest Found to Date
Two Orit books (the Torah of Beta Israel – Ethiopian Jewry) from the 15th century were discovered by the Orit Guardians program of TAU’s Department of Biblical Studies.
A Rare Discovery: A traveling...
Dramatic Discovery at Tel Aviv University: 15th-Century Holy Books of Ethiopian Jewry—the Oldest Found to Date
Two Orit books (the Torah of Beta Israel – Ethiopian Jewry) from the 15th century were discovered by the Orit Guardians program of TAU’s Department of Biblical Studies.
A Rare Discovery: A traveling...
Why Pursue an Undergraduate Degree at Tel Aviv University?
It’s your launchpad to a truly global career
Considering an international education for your undergraduate degree? Tel Aviv University (TAU) offers an exciting, accessible and academically rigorous...
Empowering Women, Advancing Peace
TAU alumna establishes scholarship fund for women in Conflict Resolution and Mediation MA at TAU
The MA in Conflict Resolution and Mediation at Tel Aviv University is proud to announce the...
TAU Students Develop RNA-Based Therapy to Fight Lung Cancer
As part of 2025 iGEM competition, team prepares to highlight their work on global stage
A team of 12 Tel Aviv University (TAU) students, from undergraduates to PhDs, is currently developing a novel,...
TAU Students Develop RNA-Based Therapy to Fight Lung Cancer
As part of 2025 iGEM competition, team prepares to highlight their work on global stage
A team of 12 Tel Aviv University (TAU) students, from undergraduates to PhDs, is currently developing a novel,...
Global Learning in Changing Times: A Guide to TAU’s Student Exchange Program
Even in challenging times, we at TAU continue to dream, learn, and build new global opportunities, including through our Student Exchange Program.
Despite our daily routine changing and shifting, Tel Aviv...
“It’s the Place Where You Can Experience It All”
Meet the Class of 2025 graduate who found her path through Tel Aviv University’s double-major BA
When Tyla Shur first arrived in Israel for her gap year, she had no intention of staying longer than...
Important Campus Updates – We Stand Strong and Keep Our Sights on a Better Future
“We Stand Strong and Keep Our Sights on a Better Future”
June 26, 2025
Message from Tel Aviv University
After nearly two weeks of uncertainty and disruption, Tel Aviv University has reopened its...
When Teaching Calls You Back
Rediscovering professional identity through TESOL training
Sometimes the most transformative educational journeys begin with a moment of unexpected discovery. For Haneen Abu-Khet, this year’s Tel Aviv...
Is This the Future of Burn Care?
TAU researchers and Sheba Medical Center developed bioengineered skin that accelerates healing time.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center have developed an innovative...
Can CRISPR Make a Better Tomato?
Researchers from Tel Aviv University used CRISPR to edit thousands of genes in tomato plants.
Researchers from the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at the Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at...
Is This the Future of Burn Care?
TAU researchers and Sheba Medical Center developed bioengineered skin that accelerates healing time.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center have developed an innovative...
Can CRISPR Make a Better Tomato?
Researchers from Tel Aviv University used CRISPR to edit thousands of genes in tomato plants.
Researchers from the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at the Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv...
Stone Age BBQ: How Early Humans Preserved Meat with Fire
Did Early Humans Smoke Meat Million Years Ago?
Did prehistoric humans know that smoking meat could preserve it and extend its shelf life? Researchers from the Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient...
Stone Age BBQ: How Early Humans Preserved Meat with Fire
Did Early Humans Smoke Meat Million Years Ago?
Did prehistoric humans know that smoking meat could preserve it and extend its shelf life? Researchers from the Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near...
Finding Kant in New Haven
TAU Fox Fellow bridges Israeli and American academic worlds at Yale
Meet Attay Kremer, a PhD student in the Department of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University, currently pursuing research into German...
‘Hackathon’ Led by Tel Aviv University and UConn Brings Together Students from Middle East, North Africa and the U.S.
Joint event fosters peacebuilding, dialogue and real-world problem solving
At a time when campuses across the world are grappling with polarization, dozens of students from the U.S., Israel, Palestine,...
TAU Honors Ten Visionaries with Honorary Doctorates and Fellowships
Honorees include scientists, journalists, industry leaders, philanthropists, a social activist, and Israel’s national orchestra – recognized for their exceptional contributions to science, culture,...
Tel Aviv University’s Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences Poised for Global Impact After Record Gift
$125 million donation will help advance research possibilities, collaboration, international studies and more
When Mindy and Jon Gray donated $125 million to Tel Aviv University (TAU) in May 2025, it was a...
TAU Prof Raanan Rein Honored in Buenos Aires
How a Tel Aviv historian became a voice in Latin America’s scholarly and public debates
On June 6, 2025, the University of Buenos Aires awards Prof. Raanan Rein an honorary doctorate: a tribute to a...
Laying the Foundation for a Global Future
Tel Aviv University celebrates the cornerstone ceremony for the new home of the Lowy International School dedicated to the memory of Shirley Lowy
In a festive event held on May 14 on the Tel Aviv...
Unlocking Quantum Mysteries with Pendula
Pendulum Experiment Sheds Light on Quantum Mysteries in Topological Materials, Revealing Insights Unreachable by Traditional Methods
A recent study conducted at Tel Aviv University has devised a large...
Study without Fees at Tel Aviv University
Top Tuition-Free Degree Programs in Israel
Looking to pursue a master’s of science (MSc) program in Israel without the burden of tuition fees? Then consider Tel Aviv University (TAU), the #1 choice for...
Tel Aviv University Inaugurates the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences
The $125 million gift from the Gray Foundation is set to transform the University’s medical education and research
Tel Aviv University made history today with the naming of its new Gray Faculty of...
Letter from the University President Honoring the Gray Family’s Gift to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
The Gray family has generously donated $125 million to advance and develop the Faculty.
Dear Tel Aviv University community – faculty, staff, students, Governors, and Friends of the TAU in Israel and...
Sustainability Without Borders
TAU’s Sustainable Development Alumni Share Global Career Stories
This April, graduates of the MA in Sustainable Development and Nitsan Sustainable Development Lab got together on Tel Aviv University campus...
Can AI Help Doctors Make Better Diagnoses?
A new TAU study explores how accurate AI can be when assisting with diagnoses in virtual urgent care.
A new study led by Prof. Dan Zeltzer, a digital health expert from the Berglas School of Economics at...
Can AI Help Doctors Make Better Diagnoses?
A new TAU study explores how accurate AI can be when assisting with diagnoses in virtual urgent care.
A new study led by Prof. Dan Zeltzer, a digital health expert from the Berglas School of Economics at Tel...
This Is Why Children Took Part in Creating Prehistoric Cave Art
TAU study suggests that children were seen as mediators between the physical and spiritual worlds.
A team of Tel Aviv University researchers from prehistoric archaeology has proposed an innovative...
Can Stem Cells Restore Bone Marrow?
Doubling adult stem cells for bone marrow and immune system regeneration.
An international research team, led by scientists from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center, has unveiled an innovative...
The Bat’s Walking Cane: How a Tail Becomes a Sensor in the Dark
New research highlights a unique evolutionary adaptation: a bat’s tail acting as a reverse walking cane.
A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat (Rhinopoma...
Why We Really Exercise: First AI Study Reveals True Motivation
A first-of-its-kind AI study finds 23.9% exercise for appearance and 18.9% for health.
A new study from Tel Aviv University used AI tools for the first time to discover what motivates people to exercise...
Bias, Blame, and Brainpower: What Happens When Minds and Machines Collide
Highlights from the LMU-TAU AI-Humanity-Society Workshop
From March 17–19, 2025, early-career researchers from Tel Aviv University and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) gathered in Munich for...
The Bat’s Walking Cane: How a Tail Becomes a Sensor in the Dark
New research highlights a unique evolutionary adaptation: a bat’s tail acting as a reverse walking cane.
A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that the Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat (Rhinopoma...
Why We Really Exercise: First AI Study Reveals True Motivation
A first-of-its-kind AI study finds 23.9% exercise for appearance and 18.9% for health.
A new study from Tel Aviv University used AI tools for the first time to discover what motivates people to exercise and...
What Happens Inside a Cell Under Stress?
A novel AI-based method reveals how cells respond to drug treatments.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed an innovative method that can help to understand better how cells behave in changing...
What Can Bob Dylan Teach Researchers?
TAU postdocs get a crash course in the art of scientific discovery
The Postdoc Researcher Club kicked off at the Lowy International School with a thought-provoking session on the creative process of...
Can Stem Cells Restore Bone Marrow?
Doubling adult stem cells for bone marrow and immune system regeneration.
An international research team, led by scientists from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center, has unveiled an innovative...
New PTEN Research Could Transform Autism and Cancer Studies
Is PTEN the key to advancing autism and cancer research?
A novel scientific method developed at Tel Aviv University promises to accelerate our understanding of the gene PTEN, a key player in cellular...
Gender-Specific Damage in Rare Genetic Syndrome
.ADNP Protein Causes Different Brain Damage in Males and Females.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Illana Gozes, examined the effects of different mutations in the ADNP protein, which is...
Half the Tumors Gone: TAU Scientists Remove a Cancer Gene with CRISPR
This gene-editing success from TAU could change cancer treatment forever.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University utilized CRISPR to cut a single gene from cancer cells of head and neck tumors – and...
The Future of Memory: Superlubricity Sparks Breakthroughs
A two-atom-thick, frictionless layer could boost speed, efficiency, and durability.
A groundbreaking technological advancement from Tel Aviv University has, for the first time, enabled the application of the...
Why Do City Bats Give Birth Earlier?
Research reveals the city’s surprising effect on birth timing.
A groundbreaking study from Tel Aviv University, the first of its kind on mammals, has found that bats living in urban environments give...
First of Its Kind: mRNA Drugs Delivered Straight to the Gut
Potential new therapy for Crohn’s, colitis, and other inflammatory diseases.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have achieved a breakthrough in drug delivery: they have successfully transported lipid...
When Marine Animals Become ‘Plastic Distributors’
Marine animals eat and release microplastics, harming the environment.
A new Tel Aviv University study has uncovered alarming findings about the spread of microplastic particles in the marine food web. In...
Innovative Technology from Tel Aviv University researchers can double IVF Success Rates
New tech enhances sperm selection, boosting IVF success.
A new technology developed at Tel Aviv University and implemented at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon has demonstrated a significant increase in...
Against Hate: Expanding Holocaust Memory
TAU Study Examines Holocaust Education in Muslim Nations.
Every year, Tel Aviv University publishes two reports addressing antisemitism:
1. On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day – the “For A...
Why Is There No Cave Art in Israel’s Ancient Caves?
Research suggests: extinct animals explain Israel’s lack of cave art.
For over a century, archaeologists have puzzled over the absence of cave art in the Levant in general, and specifically in Israel....
Rewriting the Narrative of King Solomon’s Mines
TAU research overturns myths about ancient copper pollution.
A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon’s Mines not only harmed workers’ health in...
Is This the Birthplace of Religious Rituals?
A rare discovery of early rituals in the levant.
A rare prehistoric ritual complex has been uncovered in the darkest depths of Manot Cave in Western Galilee, Israel. The complex is enclosed naturally by...
TAU Discovery Decodes a Rare Neurological Disease
This breakthrough could pave the way for neurological treatments.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed an innovative research model that allowed them to decode the mechanism underlying a severe...
What Can Locusts Teach Us About Efficiency in Design?
Research shows locusts’ digging valves are built just right for their task.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University examined the mechanical wear of digging valves located at the tip of the female locust’s...
Is Treatment for Genetic Autism on the Horizon?
New study reveals brain mechanisms involved in genetically based autism which may lead to effective treatment
A groundbreaking study from Tel Aviv University expands the understanding of the biological...
Does Looking Good Lead to Doing Good?
New study finds that feeling attractive can lead to more generosity and kindness.
Does the global beauty trend have positive social aspects as well? A new study from Tel Aviv University shows that people...
Nasal Spray Revolutionizes COVID Protection
Researchers created an affordable, needle-free nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine.
A breakthrough in vaccine development: Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro’s lab at TAU’s Faculty of Medical and Health...
Is There a Way to Stop Parkinson’s Disease at Its Source?
TAU Researchers discovered a potential new target for developing effective treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers at Tel Aviv University discovered a new factor in the pathology of...
How Does the Brain Keep Calm?
New Insight into Brain Stability: The Key Role of NMDA Receptors
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have made a fundamental discovery: the NMDA receptor (NMDAR)—long studied primarily for its role in...
Buzzed but Never Tipsy: Hornets’ Remarkable Alcohol Tolerance
Oriental hornets are the only animals able to drink unlimited amounts of alcohol.
A new study from the School of Zoology and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University has revealed...
TAU Breakthrough Reveals Mechanism That Eliminates Tumors
Researchers identified a mechanism that eliminates tumors—even those resistant to immunotherapy.
A technological breakthrough by medical researchers at Tel Aviv University enabled the discovery of a cancer...
Why Do Employees Keep Their Ideas from Their Bosses?
TAU research reveals that 1 in 4 employees hide their inventions from their employers.
A new study from the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University sheds light for the first time on an...
Corals on Drugs: A Threat We Can’t Ignore
10 different pharmaceuticals detected in corals in the Gulf of Eilat.
Severe environmental contamination: A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History detected traces...
Could Cancer Vulnerabilities Be Hidden in Chromosome Changes?
TAU researchers uncover cancer weaknesses, paving the way for targeted treatments.
Two complementary studies from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with...
Spotting Parkinson’s Early: A New TAU Breakthrough
Researchers at Tel Aviv University cooperated with three major Israeli medical centers to develop a new method for detecting protein aggregation in cells – a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. The...
How Can We See Through Closed Eyes?
Tel Aviv University tech tracks pupil changes in sleep and anesthesia.
A new technological development allows for the first time to monitor changes in pupil size and gaze direction behind closed eyes...
Crushing the Longtime Myth of Masada
TAU archaeologists reveal the Roman siege of Masada likely lasted weeks, not years, according to new research findings.
Researchers from the Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv...
Just Like Us: Retired Eagles Like to Stay In
It turns out that older eagles go out less and prefer to stay home.
A new Tel Aviv University study, the first of its kind, has revealed that vultures, much like humans, experience changes in movement...
Free vs. Paid Real Estate: The Pricing Difference
Free real estate ads might cost you: Paid listings fetch thousands more.
Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that there may be a cost to the zero-price effect: statistically identical homes that...
Eilat’s Sponges’ Unique Way to Deter Predators
Beware, We’re Toxic! Sponges Use Precious Metal to Warn Predators.
A new study at Tel Aviv University found that sponges in the Gulf of Eilat have developed an original way to keep predators away. The...
Can Parkinson’s Treatment be Enhanced by AI Tech?
TAU researchers developed an AI-powered wearable to track FOG episodes in Parkinson’s patients.
Researchers at TAU’s Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences invited the international...
The Reason Behind the Dancing Sunflowers
As they grow, sunflowers “dance” to avoid blocking each other’s sunlight
Flowers have long fascinated scientists and nature enthusiasts alike, not just for their beauty, but also for their...
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...
How a Brain Parasite Becomes a Brain Cure
TAU research paves the way to brain healing with parasites
Have you ever imagined that parasites could be beneficial for brain diseases? TAU Researchers have reengineered Toxoplasma gondii, the ‘cat...