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TAU and Goethe University establish joint Center for the Study of Religious and Interreligious Dynamics

December 20th, 2022

A full agreement establishing a joint Center for the Study of Interreligious Dynamics at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel and Goethe University (GUF) in Frankfurt, Germany, will be signed during an inaugurating two-day international conference at TAU this month entitled “Thinking Interreligiously.” The center will promote research on religion, in particular the monotheistic faiths,… Read More

TAU establishes Multidisciplinary Center for Research of Autoimmune Diseases

December 19th, 2022

Tel Aviv University (TAU) has established The Colton Center, Israel’s first multidisciplinary center for the study of autoimmune diseases, chronic conditions involving an abnormal response of the immune system within body tissues. The new Center will collaborate with Israel’s medical centers and health services, including HMOs and hospitals as well as selected scientists from other… Read More

TAU study offers solution that could save bats from danger of wind turbine blades

December 16th, 2022

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the University of Haifa offers an original solution to the biological challenge of wind turbine operation and helps prevent harm caused to flying animals, in particular bats. The researchers’ new development is a unique drone-mounted technology that transmits a combination of ultrasonic signals and lights. This… Read More

New TAU technology allows efficient encapsulation and UV light-regulated release of biomolecules and drugs

December 13th, 2022

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have developed a new technology that will allow controlled encapsulation and release of molecules by exposure to UV light. Efficient encapsulation of molecules has been considered a major technological challenge, say the researchers. The new technology, which allows for efficient encapsulation and high loading capacity of molecules, might address… Read More

Female locust has “superhero” abilities, TAU researchers say

December 13th, 2022

A new Tel Aviv University (TAU) study has found that the female locust’s central nervous system has elastic properties, allowing her to stretch up to two or three times her original length when laying her eggs in the ground, without causing any irreparable damage. “We are not aware of a similar ability in almost any… Read More

TAU research finds common drugs can reduce risk of cancer metastases

December 7th, 2022

A short, simple, and safe drug treatment developed at Tel Aviv University (TAU) reduced the risk of the spread of cancer metastases after surgery to remove the primary tumor, according to the first clinical study of its kind conducted among 34 colon cancer patients at Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center. The research was led by… Read More

New international study provides details of the oldest galaxies in the universe

December 7th, 2022

Tel Aviv University (TAU) astronomer Professor Rennan Barkana of TAU’s Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy was a member of an international team of astrophysicists that has managed for the first time to statistically characterize the first galaxies in the universe. According to the groundbreaking results, the earliest galaxies, which formed only 200 million years… Read More

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