Discovery Day Program
MARCH 7–8, 2025
Hyatt Place Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL
FRIDAY / MARCH 7
SHABBAT WELCOME DINNER
7:30 pm / B’nai Torah Congregation, Boca Raton
Join us for a festive Shabbat dinner
SATURDAY / MARCH 8
All events will take place in the 7th Floor Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Place Boca Raton
MEDICAL ADVANCES CHANGING THE WORLD
Highlights of some of the groundbreaking and innovative medical research happening in labs across TAU’s campus, featuring Professor Noam Shomron, Head of the Functional Genomics Laboratory at TAU’s Medical School and Head of the Rare Genomics Institute–Israel
ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS: TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY’S TECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO ISRAEL’S NATIONAL SECURITY
Featuring Dr. Avishai Sintov, Head of the Robotics Lab at TAU
ANTISEMITISM AND TERRORISM
Featuring David Scharia, TAU alumnus and Director, Chief Branch of Counterterrorism, United Nations
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY LAW CLINICS
A panel discussion about the wide-ranging activities of TAU’s law clinics, featuring a TAU student and a TAU alum. Moderated by Deedee Bitran, Senior Counsel and Director of Pro Bono Network, StandWithUs
ISRAEL AND THE MEDIA
Leading journalists and influencers discuss the current media landscape from print to online, how Israel is portrayed in the global media, and how to shift the narrative. Featuring David Kaufman, TAU alumnus and Features Editor-Writer at the New York Post, and other special guests
Program subject to change
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hotel reservations
There are a limited number of rooms available at the Hyatt Place Boca Raton at a special rate of $269 per night. To book the hotel, please click on the link above, enter your dates of stay, then hit the SEARCH button. You’ll then be offered the Tel Aviv University group rate. You may also register by calling (888) 492-8847 and asking for the Tel Aviv University rate or providing the code G-AMTA. Guests have up to 48 hours prior to arrival to cancel a reservation without penalty.