Bar-Ilan University Launches New School and Research Facility for Clean Energy and Sustainability
Bar-Ilan University announced this week the launch of its new campus research facility, the Center for Energy and Sustainability, and its Multidisciplinary School for Sustainability and the Environment in the presence of Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, and officials from the Israel Electric Company (IEC) and the Doral Group. The university will invest hundreds of millions of shekels over the next ten years into training and technological research projects in and outside of Israel. Read More.
Ecosystems can Collapse, Just Like Coalitions
An Israeli study recently found evidence of an old theory: in nature, ecosystems either have few species with strong bonds or many species with weak bonds – just like in government coalitions. Researchers from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University calculated the level of connectivity in the ecosystems of bacterial communities to better understand how to preserve human health and the environment. Read More.
BIU Medicine Complex in Tzfat Transforms into Teddy Bear Hospital
BIU’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine complex in Tzfat was transformed into a mock hospital, with X-ray rooms, blood-test facilities, an ambulance, a cardiac room, and more. The annual communal-educational activity aims to alleviate the anxiety that children may experience towards medical professionals, medical care, and hospitalization. Read More.
Israeli Study on Neural Activity Could Lead to Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
There might be a correlation between decreased brain wave activity, caused by lower synchronization levels in neural activity, and cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, a research team from Bar-Ilan University has discovered. The research was published in a new study titled, “Upstream Y-Synchronization Enhances Odor Processing in Downstream Neurons” in the peer-reviewed online Cell Reports journal. Read More.
Oppose Istanbul Convention? You Don’t Care When Women Are Abused
Signing the Convention will bring Israel a major step closer to eradicating gender violence and will protect thousands of women and children. This opinion piece was written by Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, founding academic director of Bar-Ilan University’s Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women, and Leah Goeppinger-Levy, a staff member at the center. Read More.
The Changing Workplace with the Transition to Remote Employment Following COVID-19
Meet Maayan Nakash, an information researcher and a Presidential Doctoral Fellow. Her research explores the broad implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on intellectual capital resources in the workplace. Read More.
Bar-Ilan University Alumni in the Prime Minister’s Office
Two Bar-Ilan University alumni, Eden Bizman and Keren Hajioff, have been appointed to senior roles in the Prime Minister’s Office. Read More.
BIU Graduate at International Conference of Government Officials
Meet Dr. Nirit Ofir, a graduate of Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies, who serves as the CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Israel-Gulf Countries. She recently represented the State of Israel at an international conference of government officials, held in Abu Dhabi in May, on the subject of rail transportation in smart cities. In this context, she spoke about Israeli developments that address cybersecurity in smart cities. Read More.
Influential BIU Student – Mariam Hannoun
Meet Mariam Hannoun, a professional player in both the Israeli Basketball Premier League and Israel’s national team, and a student in Bar-Ilan University’s MBA program with a specialization in management. Read More.
Bar-Ilan Researcher Exemplifies Successful Israel-Europe Academic Cooperation
Prof. Yehuda Lindell, a cryptographer and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Computer Science, participated in Israel’s recent inaugural event of Horizon Europe, the European Union’s key funding program for research and innovation. Read More.
Herod’s Royal Bathtubs Were Made in Israel
King Herod the Great had his bathtubs made of alabaster quarried in Israel rather than Egypt, as has always been assumed, according to a research team at Bar-Ilan University. The ruthless first-century ruler brought Roman cultural norms – including bathing and architectural innovation – to Judea during his reign. Read More.
West Bank Relics Reveal History of Ancient Jewish Revolt in Tekoa Valley
Dr. Dvir Raviv, an archaeologist with Israel’s Bar-Ilan University, spoke with i24NEWS on the history of the Tekoa Valley in the West Bank and the area’s ties to an ancient Jewish revolt. Raviv and his colleagues surveyed a collection of caves in the area back in 2019 and uncovered relics from the Bar Kokhba revolt – an ancient Jewish uprising against the Roman Empire. Read More.
Watch: More Than 80 Cases of Monkeypox in 14 countries
“Not overly concerned”: Prof. Cyrille Cohen, immunotherapy expert at Bar-Ilan University, explains what is known so far about the disease that has begun to spread across the globe. Watch the Video.
