According to Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers, 23% of adult Jewish Israelis suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The high incidence of PTSD is explained by increased news consumption and especially by the availability of explicit videos on social media. In addition, data collected the first week after October 7th indicates the possible development of… Read More
Research from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and three other Israeli universities will enable archaeologists to identify burnt materials discovered in excavations and estimate their firing temperatures. The new technique can determine whether a certain item, such as a mud brick, underwent a firing event even at relatively low temperatures, from 200°C (about 400°F) and higher…. Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is launching a National PTSD Clinic in response to urgent needs. The Clinic will serve as the therapeutic arm of TAU’s National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience, which combines research, training, and intervention in the field of post-trauma and related mental health disorders. In the coming year, the Clinic is… Read More
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has predicted for the first time the groundbreaking results that can be obtained from a lunar-based detection of radio waves. The study’s findings show that the radio signals can be used for a novel test of the standard cosmological model and to determine the composition of the… Read More
A comprehensive study by the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University (TAU) that was conducted after the outbreak of the Iron Swords War indicates that about half of the Arab population in Israel (47%) feel that Israel’s response to the Hamas attack on October 7 was justified, while… Read More
Ben Bright, 28, from Montreal, Canada, was one of the first to join a task force of international students at Tel Aviv University (TAU) that is using social media and other means to boldly combat fake news and tell the true story about the October 7 terror attacks and the Israel-Hamas war. Bright, who is… Read More
A new report from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals the scope of volunteering and donations in Israel during the Iron Swords War. Focusing on the third week of the war, the report’s findings reflect a picture of extraordinary solidarity, with rates of volunteering and donations that are much higher… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) announced that every student now serving as a reserve soldier in Operation Iron Swords will immediately receive a grant of NIS 1,000 (US $250) from the University. According to recent data, over 5,000 TAU students have been called up since war broke out on October 7. All of them will receive… Read More