Tel Aviv University (TAU) Professor Illana Gozes, in collaboration with colleagues from Hong Kong, was named among the winners of the 2021 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards, presented by the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM), for her contributions at the vanguard of Alzheimer’s research. Professor Gozes, of TAU’s Sagol School of Neuroscience and the Adams… Read More
TAU Ventures, the investment fund of Tel Aviv University (TAU), has announced raising a second fund of $50 million for investments in startups, with the opportunity to grow the fund to $70 million. The fund invests in early financing stages, often investing the first money in the company or after angel investment, a stage where… Read More
912 TAU undergraduate alumni, who have founded 761 companies and raised $26.8 billion in venture capital, make Tel Aviv University (TAU) eighth in the world and first outside the US among universities that produce successful entrepreneurs, according to the financial data company PitchBook. Topping the 2021 PitchBook list are four leading American universities: Stanford University… Read More
Based on the identification of plant remains, Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Tel-Hai College researchers have reconstructed in detail the climate in the Land of Israel at the end of the last ice age, 10,000-20,000 years ago. The researchers claim that significant climate changes characterizing the period, manifested by sharp differences in temperature and precipitation… Read More
TAU Professor Jonathan Gershoni tells the story of the significant scientific landmarks that led to the creation of RNA vaccines, that are significant in the global battle against the pandemic.
Israel’s Council for Higher Education has approved the Tel Aviv Online MBA program at the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University (TAU). This is the first time the Council has approved an entirely online degree taught by a research university, with no requirements for on-campus presence. All the residential MBA programs at the… Read More
Technology developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) detected 73% of the lies told by trial participants based on the contraction of their facial muscles, a higher rate of detection than any known method. The study identified two different groups of “liars”: those who activate their cheek muscles when they lie, and those who… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently hosted a delegation headed by the Emirati Minister of Education, Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, for a historic visit. The visit took place in the presence of TAU’s President Professor Ariel Porat and Vice President of International Academic Affairs Professor Milette Shamir. The visit focused on promoting innovation and multidisciplinary… Read More