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Kantor Center’s annual review sees positive trends in the fight against antisemitism

The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University (TAU) today released its inaugural report on Positive Trends in Fighting Antisemitism and Radicalization Around the World, including recommendations for policies and activities that can enhance these trends. The report was presented today to President of Israel Isaac Herzog at a… Read More

TAU and Israeli Air Force launch air and space power center

Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) announced the establishment of the joint Elrom Center, which will harness scientific knowledge to advance various areas related to air and space power in Israel. It is the first center of its kind in Israel in this area of research. The inauguration ceremony was held… Read More

Ketogenic diet likely to reduce brain damage after traumatic injury

A new international study led by Tel Aviv University (TAU) has determined that a ketogenic diet may reduce the effects of brain damage after traumatic injury. The study indicates that the diet improves spatial memory and visual memory, lowers brain inflammation indices, causes less neuronal death, and slows down the rate of cellular aging. The… Read More

Standardization of measurement can help fight plastic pollution in the world’s oceans

A new review from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has determined that global standardization of methodologies for monitoring and measuring plastic pollution in the world’s oceans can significantly boost international efforts to mitigate this troubling phenomenon. In a comprehensive survey of all methods described in existing literature, the researchers charted the great complexity and diversity of… Read More

TAU satellite protects electronic systems from hazardous radiation effects in space

Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently launched the TauSat-3 satellite to space, a technological demonstrator of the COTS-Capsule, an innovative space mechanism for detecting and mitigating cosmic-ray-induced damage to space systems. TauSat-3, which is approximately the size of a shoebox, was carefully designed and built by TAU’s team of experts and will examine the performance of… Read More

Was there a “Start Up Nation” in Ancient Canaan?

A new Tel Aviv University (TAU) study has determined that, thanks to advanced management methods and impressive technological creativity, the Arava Valley’s copper industry managed to thrive and become the largest and most advanced smelting center in the ancient world about three thousand years ago. The study was conducted by graduate student David Luria of… Read More

TAU study tracks development of early humans’ hunting practices

A groundbreaking study by researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) tracks the development of early humans’ hunting practices over the last 1.5 million years as reflected in the animals they hunted and consumed. The researchers claim that at any given time early humans preferred to hunt the largest animals available in their surroundings, which provided… Read More

TAU study finds medicinal cannabis oil is effective for treating autism

Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have successfully treated autism in animal models with medical cannabis oil. The researchers found that this treatment improves both behavioral and biochemical parameters of autism. The study was led by PhD student Shani Poleg and Professor Daniel Offen of TAU’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, and… Read More