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January 23, 2023

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NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY

Top Marks

TAU's Coller School of Management was ranked among the top 100 business schools in the world for 2023 by CEOWORLD magazine, the only Israeli institution to be included in the list. Seven different factors were considered in the rankings. READ MORE

 

Fighting Rare Diseases

TAU researchers from the School of Psychological Sciences and Sagol School of Neuroscience were part of a team that discovered a new cause of brain development disorders in Williams syndrome (WS), a rare, multisystem genetic disease. TAU is a center of excellence in the study of rare diseases like WS. READ MORE

 

A Robotic Nose

A new technological development from TAU has made it possible for a bio-hybrid robot to smell using a biological sensor. The robot can detect and identify nearby odors through the use of the sensor's electrical signals and may be used one day to detect drugs and explosives. READ MORE

 

Antibodies Against Bacteria

Dr. Natalia Freund's lab is the first to neutralize antibodies against tuberculosis (TB). Her groundbreaking work has been recognized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and her lab is one of 12 labs globally that have been chosen to be part of the Foundation's Collaboration for TB Vaccine Discovery. READ MORE

 

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Congratulations to Osnat Benari on the publication of her book Starting from Scratch: Managing Change Like Your Career Depends on It. Osnat gives practical advice, including a toolkit to make changes and reinvent yourself. READ MORE or BUY THE BOOK HERE

PODCAST RECOMMENDATION

Decoding the DNA of Israeli creativity

In the latest episode of TAU UNBOUND, Ambassador Ido Aharoni Aronoff talks with Professor Moshe Zviran, Professor of Information Technology at the Coller School of Management and TAU's Chief Entrepreneurship and Innovation Officer. Professor Zviran shares his unique perspective on the "DNA" of Israeli innovation and creativity. WATCH HERE