Post Donation Category: Research

World’s Earliest Evidence of Opium Use

Written on September 28, 2022.

Opium residue was found in Israel, dating back to the 14th century BC. Researchers believe Canaanites used the psychoactive drug as offering for the dead. A new study by the Israel Antiquities...

Archeology, Humanities

Slowing Down Skin Cancer

Written on September 22, 2022.

Tel Aviv University researchers decipher the mechanism that enables skin cancer to metastasize to the brain – delaying its spread by 80%. Once melanoma, or skin cancer, spreads to the brain, it...

Medicine & Health

Reproductive capacity of coral decreases with water depth. Today, when coral reefs around the world are being severely damaged by climate change and other human impacts, many are pinning their hopes on...

Life Sciences

Making Wheat Rust-Resistant

Written on September 12, 2022.

Researchers respond to the global food crisis by enabling resistance of wheat to rust diseases. Wheat supplies about one fifth of all calories and proteins consumed by humanity. However, through the...

Life Sciences

Like Manna from the Sea

Written on September 11, 2022.

Innovative technology may ease global food crisis: “enriched seaweed” with extremely high nutritional value. Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research...

Life Sciences

Covid-19 Antibodies May Eliminate Need for Boosters

Written on September 11, 2022.

Breakthrough TAU discovery can neutralize all known Covid variants. A team of Tel Aviv University researchers has demonstrated that antibodies isolated from the immune system of recovered COVID-19...

Medicine

Stop Blaming the Bats for Covid-19

Written on September 5, 2022.

Researchers conclude there’s insufficient proof of correlation between bats and the outbreak of the epidemic. Shortly after outbreak of the Corona epidemic, accusations were voiced among the...

Life Sciences

Eradicating Deadly Brain Tumors by ‘Starvation’

Written on September 1, 2022.

Inhibiting energy supply to glioblastoma cells, resulted in tumor regression within days A groundbreaking study at Tel Aviv University effectively eradicated glioblastoma, a highly lethal type of brain...

Arts, Life Sciences

Tiny Molecule Makes Big Impact on Cancer Treatment

Written on August 11, 2022.

Newly discovered molecule may allow for more accessible and effective cancer immunotherapies. Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Lisbon have discovered a potentially new...

Medicine & Health

From the Patriarch to the Mossad: Learning About Israel on the Inside

Written on August 8, 2022.

Greek student Athanasios Katsikidis pursues his passion for reporting in Israel. What do a former prime minister, a Greek Holocaust survivor and a retired spy chief have in common? Besides living in...

New Learning Method for People with Autism

Written on August 4, 2022.

Could accelerate learning process and improve visual perception capabilities. A new study from Tel Aviv University proposes a new learning method for people with autism that may accelerate the learning...

Autism, Medicine

Why do Corals Glow?

Written on August 2, 2022.

For centuries, nature lovers and scientists have been fascinated by the fact that creatures in the sea are able to glow. The phenomenon is very common in reef-building corals, but its biological role has...

Life Sciences

CRISPR Therapeutics can Damage the Genome

Written on August 1, 2022.

TAU Researchers caution that while the genome editing method is very effective, it is not always safe and can promote cancer. A new study from TAU identifies risks in the use of CRISPR therapeutics – an...

Life Sciences, Medicine

New Perspectives on Tackling Human Trafficking

Written on July 28, 2022.

Prof. Hila Shamir is among TAU scholars fighting modern slavery. In light of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, we caught up with Prof. Hila Shamir to discuss her trailblazing legal...

human trafficking, Impact, law

Combating Stigmas, Helping Others Thrive

Written on July 28, 2022.

Scholarship helps psychology student pursue dream of treating mental health among Ethiopian Israelis. Coming from the Israeli-Ethiopian community, TAU student Bat El Bogala is intimately familiar with the...

From City of God to the Holy Land

Written on July 25, 2022.

Brazilian student will apply TAU expertise in social innovation to empower youth in her impoverished hometown. As a girl, TAU scholarship student Ana Letícia Araújo would accompany her mother from their...

Tel Aviv University Researchers Develop Long Covid Treatment

Written on July 24, 2022.

High-pressure oxygen therapy is now available for millions suffering from long Covid. A groundbreaking new study from Tel Aviv University, the first of its kind in the world, found a promising treatment...

Medicine

Nursing People through Hard Times

Written on July 22, 2022.

Tami Fund Scholarship gives TAU student Hodaya Levy Rublin the chance to follow her dream. As a teenager, Hodaya Levy Rublin fell in love with the nursing profession when she volunteered at a children’s...

4th Covid-19 Vaccine Reduces Risk of Death by 72% Amongst Elderly

Written on July 21, 2022.

Study by Tel Aviv University, Ben Gurion University, and Israeli Ministry of Health included 40K Israelis. A new study by Tel Aviv University and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, in collaboration...

The Business of Balagan: Global MBA Propels Student’s Career

Written on July 21, 2022.

A TAU scholarship helped Eitan Rozen secure an international degree—and job After three years working at a global consultancy firm in his native Mexico, Eitan Rozen knew he wanted to pursue graduate studies...

Going to the Beach? Sun Exposure Makes Men Hungrier than Women

Written on July 19, 2022.

TAU researchers find surprising connection between sun exposure and men’s appetite. A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals that solar exposure increases appetite in males, but not in...

From EMT to MIT: Shai Zilberzwige-Tal’s Fast-Track Journey in Life Sciences

Written on July 18, 2022.

Scholarship helps outstanding student follow her dreams. When Shai Zilberzwige-Tal completed her army service, during which she was an emergency medical technician (EMT), she knew she wanted to learn more...

Impressive achievement for Tel Aviv University in the Bar Association Exam

Written on July 17, 2022.

100% of the TAU alumni who took the Bar Association exams for the first time, passed successfully and Tel Aviv University also leads with the highest average grade. For the first time, 100% of the TAU...

law, Tel Aviv University

While You Were Sleeping

Written on July 13, 2022.

Could we be one step closer to verifying whether a seemingly unconscious person is truly unaware of his or her surroundings? A new TAU discovery may provide a key to a great scientific enigma: How does...

Bio-Engineering, Medicine, Neuroscience

Forging a Brighter Future through Caring

Written on July 12, 2022.

Motivated by scholarship for Israeli-Ethiopian students, TAU nursing undergrad aims to advance society through healthcare, academia and philanthropy. In both her professional and personal ambitions, Tel Aviv...

Two New Planets Found in Milky Way

Written on July 11, 2022.

TAU team leads discovery of giant planets, similar in size to Jupiter, in remote corner of the galaxy. Tel Aviv University researchers led the recent discovery of two new planets in remote solar systems...

Astronomy, Life Sciences

Diagnosing Diseases in Space

Written on July 6, 2022.

TAU researchers successfully test genetic diagnosis under microgravity conditions. If pursuing the unknown in space is on your bucket list, you can take comfort in knowing that TAU researchers recently...

Astronomy, Life Sciences

An Unexpected Fit: From Yeshiva to TAU Law School

Written on June 29, 2022.

Trailblazers program & scholarship helped Daniel Ben Zeev find his place at TAU. Daniel Ben Zeev is one of many second-year students at Tel Aviv University’s Buchmann Faculty of Law, but the path that...

A Rising Star in STEM and Social Engagement

Written on June 28, 2022.

TAU student and Schulich Leader Kochava Pavlov overcame adversity to succeed in academia and beyond. TAU undergrad Kochava Pavlov always loved learning, but for many years she didn’t believe that she would...

Mexican Archaeologist Aspires to Bridge Countries, Cultures

Written on June 27, 2022.

Scholarship helped TAU student Andrea Garza pursue graduate studies in Israel. As an undergraduate student in her native Mexico, Andrea Garza first visited Israel as a volunteer on an archaeological...

Bringing Healthy Smiles to the Ultra-Orthodox Community

Written on June 27, 2022.

Backed by scholarship and support program, dental student Alon Elias pursues his dream of helping his community. After spending his formative years in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox education system, Alon...

Scholarship Helps Student Balance Top Internship with Graduate Studies

Written on June 26, 2022.

Legal Scholar David Bodenheim hopes to pay forward donor generosity. Several years ago, David Bodenheim was a father of baby triplets. He had a full-time job in real estate during the day and studied for...

Olive Trees Were First Domesticated 7,000 Years Ago

Written on June 16, 2022.

Earliest evidence for cultivation of a fruit tree, according to researchers. A joint study by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University unraveled the earliest evidence for...

Archeology, Humanities

Asper Foundation, TAU Launch Innovative Clean Water Project

Written on June 15, 2022.

Gift enhances partnership between Tel Aviv University and one of Canada’s largest foundation. Tel Aviv University together with the Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University (CFTAU) on June 14 inaugurated the...

Environment & Ecology

Breakthrough Technology Could Lead to One-Time HIV Treatment

Written on June 14, 2022.

TAU researchers demonstrate initial success in neutralizing the virus with a single vaccine. Researchers from Tel Aviv University demonstrated success of a novel technology that may be developed into a...

Medicine & Health

If We Let Them Go, They Won’t Come Crawling Back

Written on June 6, 2022.

One in every five species of reptiles is facing extinction. There are over 12,000 species of reptiles crawling our planet, but according to a new international study, involving researchers from Tel Aviv...

Life Sciences

BOG 2022: Strauss Brain Bank Inaugurated

Written on May 31, 2022.

Israel’s first MRI brain database launched to prevent brain disease. In a festive ceremony during the 2022 Board of Governors meeting, TAU inaugurated the Strauss Neuroplasticity Brain Bank—Israel’s first...

BOG 2022, Tel Aviv University

Outstanding Navigators, both Night and Day

Written on May 30, 2022.

Researchers find that bats navigate well, also during the day, thanks to their unique sensory integration. It is time to bust a myth about bats – bats actually see well during the day and they know how to...

Neuroscience, Zoology

TAU Researchers Find Gene Mechanism Linked to Autism and Alzheimer’s

Written on May 26, 2022.

Experimental drug has potential to treat rare syndromes that impair brain functions. Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Illana Gozes from the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and...

Neuroscience

Standing Up to Climate Change

Written on March 7, 2022.

TAU researchers are making significant environmental impact on the ground—now. A software programmer, an ecologist and a wildlife photographer enter a room. This is not the preamble to a joke. This is a...

Climate Change

Big Brains Helped Large Animals Survive Extinction

Written on May 19, 2022.

TAU researchers: more brain power helped animals adapt to changing conditions and increased chances of survival. What do an elephant, a rhino and a hippopotamus all have in common? All three, along with...

Zoology

BOG 2022: TAU Inaugurates Koret Center for Jewish Civilization

Written on May 16, 2022.

Center, uniting TAU and ANU Museum, aims to bridge divides between Israel and Diaspora, boost understanding of contemporary Jewish thought and identity. Tel Aviv University, together with the Koret...

BOG 2022, Tel Aviv University

Want to Live Longer? Find Out if You Snore

Written on May 15, 2022.

Tel Aviv University

BOG 2022: TAU Inaugurates Sylvan Adams Sports Center

Written on May 14, 2022.

Upgraded facility “will nurture world-class athletes and future medal winners. At a festive ceremony held on May 11, Tel Aviv University inaugurated the Sylvan Adams Sports Center. The Sylvan Adams...

BOG 2022, Tel Aviv University

BOG 2022: TAU Awards Honorary Degrees to Change-Making Cohort

Written on May 13, 2022.

11 distinguished individuals and one organization from diverse fields receive University’s top honor. In a festive ceremony held during the 2022 Board of Governors meeting, Tel Aviv University awarded...

BOG 2022, Tel Aviv University

BOG 2022: Nine Winners Receive Reimagined Dan David Prize

Written on May 12, 2022.

New focus on history reaffirms importance of field, supports early and midcareer researchers and practitioners. The Dan David Prize was awarded to a diverse cohort of historians and researchers from around...

BOG 2022, Tel Aviv University

This Week: TAU Welcomes Governors to Annual Meeting

Written on May 10, 2022.

Festive event brings hundreds of Governors and friends to campus from around the world, for first time since 2019. The annual TAU Board of Governors Meeting will be taking place between May 11-16....

Tel Aviv University

On Israel’s Independence Day, TAU Celebrates Breakthroughs

Written on May 3, 2022.

3D human spinal cord implants, a new type of prehistoric human and what could be the ultimate solution to Global Warming. Birthdays are a great opportunity to reflect on achievements in the year that...

Tel Aviv University

New Collaborations between TAU and Leading Turkish Universities

Written on April 29, 2022.

Following warming of relations between Israel and Turkey. The warming of relations between Turkey and Israel, which peaked recently with the summit meeting between the President of Israel Yitzhak Herzog...

Partnerships

How are the Birds Coping with Climate Change?

Written on April 25, 2022.

Researchers detect changes in birds’ bodies, probably caused by global warming. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found changes in the morphology of many birds in Israel over the past 70 years, which...

Life Sciences, Zoology

The Ultimate Solution to Global Warming?

Written on April 25, 2022.

Breakthrough TAU discovery may accelerate an industrial transition to sustainable energy. Hydrogen-powered bicycles and cars have been in serial production for years. In these vehicles, the regular...

Life Sciences

TAU Researchers Invent Healthy Weapon Against Covid

Written on April 14, 2022.

Vaccines of dietary supplements can help protect us against Corona and winter illnesses. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, humanity has led an arms race against mutations, variants, and...

Covid-19

TAU Launches Manufacturing Research Center in India

Written on April 13, 2022.

Initiative will promote cutting-edge research with applications in biomedicine, space, defense, and more. Tel Aviv University and Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET) in India have...

Collaborations

Is the Vaccine Safe? Consult the Smart Sensor!

Written on April 11, 2022.

Innovative technology will prevent the reliance on self-reports for future vaccines, using smart sensors to ensure vaccine safety. In most methods used today, clinical trials designed to evaluate the...

Medicine

Research based on a comprehensive study of 8,000 birds in Israel

Written on April 8, 2022.

Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers say that climate change may be responsible for changes in the morphology of many birds in Israel over the past 70 years. The body mass of some species decreased while...

Biology & Evolution

Work created by TAU-affiliated artists can’t exist on earth

Written on April 8, 2022.

Many think that physics is an exact science that requires the application of analytical and quantitative abilities, while art is based on emotion and creativity. A collaboration between the physicist Dr....

Life Sciences

TAU Nanodrug Enables 2-in-1 Attack on Cancer

Written on April 5, 2022.

Innovation pinpoints hard-to-treat cancers and amplifies their responsiveness to treatments. To overcome the resistance of certain cancers to different types of treatments, Tel Aviv University researchers...

cancer, Medicine & Health

Strengthening Local Leadership in Israel

Written on April 5, 2022.

New TAU program will help mayors of cities across Israel improve services, strengthen social bonds, and foster relationship with mayors globally. Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Sagol Family announced a...

Tel Aviv University

First Israeli Research Book Published in Abu Dhabi

Written on April 3, 2022.

The work was issued by the UAE’s largest public research institute. For the first time since the signing of the Abraham Accords, an Israeli research book was published in Abu Dhabi. The UAE’s...

Collaborations

TAU Welcomes Ukrainian Emergency Fellowship Students

Written on March 31, 2022.

Some “need time to unfreeze”, as they begin their studies on campus. Tel Aviv University officially welcomed seven Ukrainian graduate students, who arrived within the framework of the Emergency...

law, Medicine, Psychology, Ukraine

TAU Researchers Identified a Serious Security Flaw in Samsung’s Galaxy Series

Written on March 31, 2022.

TAU Researchers Identified a Serious Security Flaw in Samsung’s Galaxy Series. Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered a serious security flaw in Samsung’s flagship Galaxy series. The...

Engineering, Exact Sciences

Prof. Ehud Gazit – First Israeli to Receive Prestigious International Recognition in Chemistry

Written on March 31, 2022.

Selected as International Solvay Chair in Chemistry for 2023. Prof. Ehud Gazit from The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences and The Department...

Honours & Awards, Life Sciences, Medicine

Minor Head Injury Leads to Chronic Post-Concussion Syndrome in 1 of 4 Children

Written on March 28, 2022.

Long term consequences of mild head injury in children are underdiagnosed, causing prolonged suffering. A new study by Tel Aviv University, Kaplan Medical Center and Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh)...

Medicine

Inventive Study to Develop Biological Solutions for Agriculture

Written on March 27, 2022.

TAU and ag-biotech company PlantArcBio to collaborate on development of RNAi-based products. Genetically improved plants can be a real-life magic stick for solving global famine issues. In a...

biology, Life Sciences, Medicine

TAU Technology Could Prevent Repeat Heart Valve Surgery

Written on March 24, 2022.

Invention may lead to a dramatic improvement in the quality of life of many heart patients. An international study led by a researcher from Tel Aviv University offers a novel technology that can assist...

Medicine & Health

Unravelling Recycling Practices from 500,000 Years Ago

Written on March 21, 2022.

The urge to collect in the prehistoric world: preserving memory of ancestors and connectedness with place and time. What drove prehistoric humans to collect and recycle flint tools that had been made,...

Archeology

From War in Ukraine to Studies at TAU

Written on March 20, 2022.

We welcome PhD researcher Maryana Sytar, who left her war-torn country. Tel Aviv University welcomed the first Ukrainian researcher who will spend the coming semester at the University after she was forced...

Ukraine

TAU Special Briefing: Crisis in Ukraine

Written on March 8, 2022.

Experts dissect the war and its implications for the Jewish community, Europe and the world. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters a second week, Tel Aviv University on Sunday hosted an expert...

Judaism, Politics & Society, Tel Aviv University

Investment in Social Funds Leads to a Reduction in Charitable Donations

Written on March 7, 2022.

Researchers warn that this substitution effect may impact charities negatively. A new TAU study, the first of its kind, examined whether there is a connection between the rapid growth of investment in...

Management, Sociology

TAU Launches Emergency Fellowship Fund for Ukrainian Graduate Students

Written on March 3, 2022.

Tel Aviv University to host students whose studies have been halted due to the unfolding crisis. In response to the escalating war and dire humanitarian situation in Ukraine, Tel Aviv University today...

Scholarships, Ukraine

The New Dan David Prize Announces Inaugural Cohort of Winners

Written on March 2, 2022.

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...

Honours & Awards

What the Ukraine Crisis Means for Cyber Warfare

Written on February 28, 2022.

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...

Cyber Security

AI Week 2022 Draws over 5,000

Written on February 23, 2022.

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...

Prof. Oded Lipschits Awarded the 2022 EMET Prize in Archaeology

Written on February 21, 2022.

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...

Honours & Awards

Microplastics Increase Toxicity of Organic Pollutants by a Factor of 10

Written on February 20, 2022.

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...

Earth Sciences, Environment & Ecology

Why do Locusts Form Destructive Swarms?

Written on February 17, 2022.

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...

Zoology

Can Higher Temperatures Accelerate the Rate of Evolution?

Written on February 16, 2022.

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...

Neuroscience

Discovery May Enable Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

Written on February 15, 2022.

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...

Alzheimer's

Finding the Optimal Location for the Tribal Bonfire

Written on February 9, 2022.

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...

Archeology

And Let There Be Light

Written on February 6, 2022.

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...

law

TAU Breakthrough Offers New Hope to Help People With Paralysis Walk Again

Written on February 3, 2022.

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...

Medicine & Health

More than 16,000 participants on TAU’s Open Day 2022

Written on February 2, 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...

Open Day 2022

Annual Review – Positive Trends in Fighting Antisemitism and Radicalization around the World

Written on January 27, 2022.

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...

Anti-Semitism

Ketogenic Diet Likely to Reduce Damage from Traumatic Brain Injuries

Written on January 25, 2022.

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...

Medicine & Health

Reading Tea Leaves

Written on January 25, 2022.

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...

Food Security, Life Sciences

How Can We Boost Our Fight Against Marine Plastic Pollution?

Written on January 24, 2022.

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,...

Environment & Ecology, Zoology

Start Up Nation in Ancient Canaan

Written on January 24, 2022.

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...

Archeology

Viruses and Game Theory

Written on January 24, 2022.

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...

Medicine & Health, Virus

Learning from The Fastest Growing Alga in The World

Written on January 24, 2022.

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...

Food Security, Plant Sciences

What’s The Link Between Electrical Voltage and Brain Adaptability?

Written on January 23, 2022.

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...

Neurosciene

The “COTS-Capsule” that protects electronic systems from hazardous radiation effects in space

Written on January 17, 2022.

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

Written on January 16, 2022.

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...

campus

Out of This World

Written on January 5, 2022.

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...

Astronomy

Health Revelations from Ancient Jerusalem

Written on January 4, 2022.

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:...

Archeology

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

Written on December 30, 2021.

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

Archeology, Zoology

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

Written on December 30, 2021.

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

Covid-19

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