AFTAU Connections: November 2010

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Paradise Lost — And Found
TAU researchers unearth ancient water secrets at royal garden dig.
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Nothing New Under the Sun? Not So
TAU develops new nanomaterial as strong as steel.
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Out-Sniffing Bomb-Sniffing Dogs
TAU researcher leads development of small sensor to detect explosives.
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Top U.S. Science Prize Awarded to TAU Physicist
Prof. Yakir Aharonov to receive honors at White House.
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Fat Sand Rats Are SAD Like Us
TAU shines a light on a mood disorder.
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Breaching the Breech Protocol
TAU researcher advocates returning to old-school methods for delivering breech babies.
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Boosting Productivity Without Additional Capital
Confidence in your tools increases your efficiency, TAU study finds.
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Time for a Rain Dance?
TAU research finds "cloud seeding" doesn't produce rain.
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NE Alumni Campaign Reaches 2010 Goal
Alumni fund full undergrad scholarships for two students in need.
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Obsessing Over Strep Throat in Kids
TAU research links OCD to common childhood illness.
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The Department of Electrical Engineering

 

Bringing unparalleled ingenuity to high-tech, the School of Electrical Engineering trains the brains who will build tomorrow's technologies.

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Greetings from Our Chairman

THE DREAM TEAM

You've done it again!

Thanks to your support, Tel Aviv University set a new record for "brain gain" this year.

50 hand-picked researchers and scholars have joined the TAU faculty in fields ranging from life sciences to linguistics. That far outstrips last year's record crop of 34, and is significantly more than any other university in Israel.

They're the fruits of TAU's campus-wide 5-year plan to increase the faculty to 1,030 members. Through your generosity, the number now stands at 970. And with your ongoing help, 1,030 is within reach.

Please make a gift today. Help complete TAU's dream team of academic all-stars, and strengthen Israel's premier institution of higher learning.

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Upcoming Events

Beverly Hills, CA — Thursday, November 11, 2010
Cocktail Reception with Harvey Krueger

welcoming the newly-elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University

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Golden Beach, FL — Sunday, November 14, 2010
Winetasting and Briefing

with Prof. Asher Tishler, Dean of the Faculty of Management of the Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration

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Fort Lauderdale, FL — Monday, November 15, 2010
Business Breakfast Forum

featuring Prof. Asher Tishler on "Speeding Recovery: What can we learn from the strong Israeli economy?"

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Boston, MA — Monday, December 6, 2010
Alumni Chanukah Party and Film Screening

latkes, sufganiot, and three powerful short films from TAU's celebrated School of Film and Television

 

La Jolla, CA — Sunday, December 12, 2010
Dreaming Without an Accent

conversation on Yiddish and Jewish-American writing and coffee with Prof. Hana Wirth-Nesher

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Boca Raton, FL — Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tips, Tools and Taxes: The Essentials of Estate Planning in 2011

part of AFTAU's Can You Secure Your Financial Future? financial planning series

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Aventura, FL — Sunday, January 9, 2011
Can Iran Be Stopped?

cocktails and a conversation with Prof. David Menashri, hosted by Astrid & Henri Misrahi, for the Latin American community

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New York, NY — Thursday, January 13, 2011
New York Philharmonic Concert with Yefim Bronfman

concert and pre-performance reception with the internationally acclaimed pianist

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Madrid, Spain — March 10–14, 2011
Tel Aviv University 20th European Conference

featuring programs on regional diplomacy, 25 years of Spanish-Israeli relations, and cutting-edge TAU science

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