Post Donation Category: Tel Aviv University

Finding Kant in New Haven

Written on May 26, 2025.

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...

TAU Honors Ten Visionaries with Honorary Doctorates and Fellowships

Written on May 23, 2025.

Honorees include scientists, journalists, industry leaders, philanthropists, a social activist, and Israel’s national orchestra – recognized for their exceptional contributions to science, culture,...

General

Tel Aviv University Inaugurates the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences

Written on May 8, 2025.

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 Medical...

General

Letter from the University President Honoring the Gray Family’s Gift to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Written on May 8, 2025.

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...

General

Tel Aviv Conference: Future of Israel Held for the Second Time

Written on May 7, 2025.

The conference, featuring prominent public figures and policymakers, discussed pressing issues on the Israeli agenda. The Tel Aviv Conference: Future of Israel, held today (May 7, 2025) at Tel Aviv...

“Human language has not invented the words that can tell of Treblinka” – Yehudit Hendel

Written on April 24, 2025.

Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony at TAU The Bar Shira Hall was filled to capacity for the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day ceremony, honoring Holocaust survivors and commemorating the victims, held on...

General

Antisemitism Eases ,Yet Remains Alarmingly High

Written on April 21, 2025.

Antisemitism Worldwide Report for 2024. On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and the Irwin Cotler Institute Democracy, Human Rights and Justice,...

General, Humanities

Closing the Academic Gender Gap in Israel

Written on April 1, 2025.

Some 50 outstanding female TAU graduates have gone abroad for post-docs thanks to a fellowship aiming to increase women’s representation in academia Though great progress has been made for gender equality in...

New PTEN Research Could Transform Autism and Cancer Studies

Written on March 23, 2025.

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...

A Career Shift Rooted in Environmental Passion

Written on March 20, 2025.

Combing a background in law with water management and sustainability For Alexa Goldner, a lawyer from Mexico City, environmental issues have always carried particular importance. Having done her thesis...

The Future of Memory: Superlubricity Sparks Breakthroughs

Written on March 17, 2025.

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...

Should Platforms Control Your Data?

Written on March 17, 2025.

Game theory shows data sharing benefits. Researchers from Tel Aviv University used mathematical tools from game theory to show that in certain situations, allowing platforms to retain...

Tel Aviv University Launches TAU Shop

Written on March 16, 2025.

The merch store with Telavivian flair. Tel Aviv University is taking university merch to the next level with the launch of TAU Shop, the official e-commerce store for TAU-branded apparel and accessories....

TAU Breaks Israeli Record in Space

Written on March 16, 2025.

Tevel 2: Israel’s Largest Satellite Constellation Launch. The Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Tel Aviv University, and nine municipalities across Israel have announced an...

TAU Breaks Israeli Record in Space

Written on March 16, 2025.

Tevel 2: Israel’s Largest Satellite Constellation Launch. The Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Tel Aviv University, and nine municipalities across Israel have announced an unprecedented...

Astronomy

Universities as Catalysts for Climate Change Solutions

Written on March 12, 2025.

TAU joins forces with international universities to tackle pressing environmental challenges On March 3rd and 4th, a joint workshop hosted at the University of Cambridge and funded by the British Council’s...

Tel Aviv University Students Help Keep Women’s Rights on the Agenda at the UN

Written on March 6, 2025.

Traveling to Geneva, the students witnessed firsthand the challenges and urgency of sustaining international human rights efforts From February 3 to 21, 2025, the United Nations (UN) Committee on the...

From Startups to Stagecraft: TAU’s Student Clubs Have It All

Written on March 5, 2025.

Meet the passionate international students shaping TAU’s club scene With the second semester starting March 17, it’s the perfect time to explore Tel Aviv University’s vibrant student life. Here, everyone...

“The Complexity of the Human Brain Is What Drives People to Study Neuroscience”

Written on March 3, 2025.

Tel Aviv University’s research-intensive MSc is at the forefront of discovery If you are eager to understand the most complex machine imaginable—the human brain—Tel Aviv University’s MSc in...

Pushing the Boundaries of Nanomedicine

Written on February 25, 2025.

International researcher Riccardo Rampado helps lead discovery of new mRNA delivery system Legendary physicist Richard Feynman famously said, “There’s plenty of room at the bottom.” For Dr. Riccardo...

Four Tel Aviv University Professors Honored as Senior Members of the US National Academy of Inventors

Written on February 24, 2025.

Prestigious recognition highlights TAU’s leadership in innovation, with honorees from engineering and medical sciences Four professors from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have been named Senior Members of the...

The Scholar in the “Eye of the Storm”

Written on February 23, 2025.

Julie E. Cooper’s new role as Director of the Stephen Roth Institute As the new director of the Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism at Tel Aviv...

The Scholar in the “Eye of the Storm”

Written on February 23, 2025.

Julie E. Cooper’s new role as Director of the Stephen Roth Institute As the new director of the Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism at Tel Aviv University, Prof....

Harvard Jewish A Capella Choir to Perform at Tel Aviv University

Written on February 18, 2025.

A musical bridge to spread joy and culture through song Harvard’s rising Jewish a capella group, ApiChorus, is set to captivate audiences at Tel Aviv University on March 16 with a dynamic blend of songs in...

Harvard Jewish A Capella Choir to Perform at Tel Aviv University

Written on February 18, 2025.

The Lowy International School Supports Successful Goethe University–Tel Aviv University Winter School

Written on February 16, 2025.

Israeli and German early career researchers participate in academic exchange on adaptive cognition Prof. Tom Schonberg, co-organizer of the Winter School, and Prof. Roy Mukamel, from TAU’s School of...

Raziel Hernandez Batista’s Environmental Mission

Written on February 12, 2025.

From Panama to Tel Aviv and back For Raziel Hernandez Batista, the journey to studying environmental science at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has been anything but conventional. Originally from Panama, Hernandez...

Hernandez Batista in the lab where she conducts research on nanobubbles, along with her supervisor Dr. Ines Zucker and the Ambassador of Panama to Israel Ezra Cohen

Raziel Hernandez Batista’s Environmental Mission

Written on February 12, 2025.

Is the Spread of Deadly Pathogens Threatening Coral Reefs Worldwide?

Written on February 11, 2025.

From Eilat to the Indian Ocean, a relentless pathogen is ravaging marine ecosystems An international team of researchers, led by scientists from Tel Aviv University, has discovered that the pathogen...

Life Sciences

City Life Keeps These Birds on the Move

Written on February 11, 2025.

City birds roam, rural birds stay put—how urban life shapes movement. Researchers from Tel Aviv University’s School of Zoology studied the behavior and movement of the common spur-winged lapwing. They...

environment, Life Sciences

Open Day at TAU: Choose the Unconventional, Combine Your Passions

Written on February 9, 2025.

Thousands came to discover how they can combine their areas of interest in their studies. The winter weather, which decided to visit us in Tel Aviv for only a few hours, added to the festive atmosphere of...

Open Day at TAU: Choose the Unconventional, Combine Your Passions

Written on February 9, 2025.

Tel Aviv Conference: Where is Israel Headed?

Written on February 9, 2025.

Save the Date – May 7, 2025 | Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University Following a year of profound challenges, the Tel Aviv Conference returns on May 7, 2025, at the Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv...

Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel delivering a lecture at TAU's annual Physics Colloquium

Main Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel Visits TAU as a Lowy Distinguished Guest Professor

Written on February 6, 2025.

Unveiling the Universe’s Mysteries In January, Tel Aviv University (TAU) hosted Nobel Laureate Professor Reinhard Genzel for a lecture on recent advancements in understanding black holes and their role in...

Diamonds, Gold and the New Alchemy of Materials

Written on February 5, 2025.

How can a simple shift create something more valuable than gold? Can copper be turned into gold? For centuries, alchemists pursued this dream, unaware that such a transformation requires a nuclear...

Exact Sciences

From Hostage Situations to Flea Markets: How to Negotiate Anything

Written on February 3, 2025.

Prof. Hilla Dotan breaks down what it takes to negotiate like a pro Negotiation is a skill that touches every part of our lives, from deciding who drives the kids to school or what to pay for a product, to...

General

Should Platforms Control Your Data?

Written on January 22, 2025.

Game theory shows data sharing benefits. Researchers from Tel Aviv University used mathematical tools from game theory to show that in certain situations, allowing platforms to retain decision-making power...

Management

The Global Music Stage Starts at Tel Aviv University

Written on January 20, 2025.

From Steinways to the sea: the TAU’s Buchmann-Mehta School of Music is the perfect place for musicians to thrive What do you get when you combine world-class faculty of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music,...

Triple TAU Honor: Professor Michal Feldman Wins Third ERC Grant

Written on January 16, 2025.

An outstanding milestone in economics and computer science research. Professor Michal Feldman, a leading expert in Algorithmic Game Theory from the Blavatnik School of Computer Science at Tel Aviv...

General

Can Foreign DNA Outsmart Bacterial Defenses?

Written on December 31, 2024.

A step toward combating resistance and manipulating bacteria A new study by Tel Aviv University reveals how bacterial defense mechanisms can be neutralized, enabling the efficient transfer of genetic...

Life Sciences

Mystery in the Stones: The Truth About Rujm el-Hiri

Written on December 31, 2024.

Geodynamic shifts challenge Rujm el-Hiri’s role as an ancient observatory. A new study by Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals groundbreaking findings about the famous Rujm...

Archeology

What Happens When the Brain Learns Two Behaviors at Once?

Written on December 29, 2024.

TAU researchers reveal the brain resolves conflict by blocking dual learning. A new study from Tel Aviv University could reshape our scientific understanding of how humans learn and form memories,...

biology, Medicine

GPS for Cancer: Directing Drugs to the Tumor

Written on December 23, 2024.

A breakthrough method delivers two drugs straight to the cancer site. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new platform using polymeric nanoparticles to deliver drug pairs to specific cancer...

Medicine

TAU Student Team Wins Gold at Prestigious IGEM Competition

Written on December 22, 2024.

Develops groundbreaking cancer treatment and files patent. The student team from Tel Aviv University (TAU) achieved a remarkable milestone by winning a gold medal at the prestigious IGEM (International...

General

Investing in the Academic Entrepreneurs behind Israel’s Innovation

Written on December 19, 2024.

Doctoral fellowships enable Tel Aviv University STEM students to make groundbreaking discoveries Firewalls, pillcams, Flexible Stents, Mobileye, and Iron Dome are just a few examples of Israeli innovation at...

TAU Researchers Win Rousseeuw Prize from King Baudouin Foundation

Written on December 16, 2024.

The prestigious prize recognizes TAU innovations in statistical science. On Dec. 3 the King Baudouin Foundation in Belgium awarded the prestigious Rousseeuw Prize in Statistics to Prof. Yoav Benjamini,...

General

Prof. Dan Peer Elected Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors

Written on December 15, 2024.

TAU researcher receives top honor for innovation. Prof. Dan Peer Vice President of R&D at Tel Aviv University was elected as a Fellow of the United States National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The...

General

How Can Songwriting and AI Transform Education?

Written on December 4, 2024.

Encouraging independent learning through an AI songwriting competition. The Jaime and Joan Constantiner School of Education at Tel Aviv University recently hosted the SRL-VISION Competition, a groundbreaking...

General

Cotler Fellows Make a Difference

Written on November 25, 2024.

TAU international students fight antisemitism globally In the wake of October 7th and the ensuing war, Jewish communities around the world are experiencing a troubling surge in antisemitism, while Israelis...

Eyes Wide Shut: Bats Can Navigate Long Distances Using Sound Alone

Written on November 12, 2024.

Researchers found that bats can create a mental “sound map” of their environment. A new study by Tel Aviv University and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History has proven, for the first...

Life Sciences

Chemistry Researchers Awarded Prestigious ERC Synergy Grant

Written on November 5, 2024.

For research on electromagnetic impacts in molecular systems under strong light-matter coupling. The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the results of the 2024 ERC Synergy Grant Call. Among the...

General

A Letter from TAU President Welcoming the New Academic Year

Written on November 3, 2024.

“May the hostages come back, the wounded heal, and the displaced return to their homes”. This week, we begin the 2024-5 academic year, against the backdrop of the bloody war that rages on, and...

General

Prof. Beatriz Magaloni: 2024 BMI Prize Laureate

Written on November 3, 2024.

Congratulations to Prof. Magaloni on winning the esteemed 2024 BMI prize. The Faculty of Social Sciences at Tel Aviv University has announced that it is awarding the 2024 BMI Prize to Prof. Beatriz Magaloni...

General

“I Applied to Several Universities, But TAU’s Documentary Film Program Stood Out”

Written on October 10, 2024.

Kristoffer Brugada is now in his second year of the international MFA in Documentary Cinema at Tel Aviv University. Currently working on his final project, a documentary on gay conversion therapy in the...