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TAU research finds how early-life experiences shape adult bat behavior

What makes one bat take risks and venture far from its roost in search of food, while another stays close to familiar, safer areas? A new study from the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University (TAU) reveals that the environment in which a bat is raised during the first months of its life largely… Read More

Noninvasive brain treatment reduces traumatic memories, TAU study says

A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University (TAU) introduces an innovative approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generating particular interest in light of the sharp rise in the number of individuals coping with the condition following the events of October 7 and the Iron Swords War. According to the study’s preliminary findings, treatment… Read More

TAU documents sea urchin mass mortality event in the Canary Islands

A global study by an international research team including Professor Omri Bronstein of the School of Zoology at the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University (TAU) reveals new and particularly alarming findings: for the first time, evidence of apparent local sea urchin extinction… Read More

TAU publishes fifth annual “For a Righteous Cause” report

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2026, the Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University (TAU) published, for the fifth year, the “For a Righteous Cause” Report, which examines initiatives and activities around the world to preserve Jewish heritage, commemorate the memory of the Holocaust, and combat racism… Read More

TAU study finds that brain function can influence vaccine effectiveness

A new study by Tel Aviv University (TAU), the Technion, and Tel Aviv Medical Center (Ichilov) provides the first evidence in humans that brain activity associated with the expectation of reward has a measurable effect on the body’s response to a specific vaccine. The study was conducted through a collaboration between two research groups: the… Read More

TAU launches International MA degree in Jewish Studies

Tel Aviv University (TAU) has announced a new International MA degree in Jewish Studies, a dynamic program in English offering an in-depth exploration of Jewish civilization from antiquity to the present. Hosted within the framework of TAU’s Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities and in collaboration with TAU’s Lowy International School and the Koret… Read More