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Top Honors for Professor Dan Peer
Professor Dan Peer, Vice President of Research & Development for TAU, has been elected as a Fellow of the United States National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest recognition given by the Academy, which includes 1,850 Fellows in 260 different institutions around the world. The honor is given to innovators whose inventions have had a decisive impact on quality of life, economic development, and social welfare. READ MORE
Rare Discovery in the Study of Prehistoric Humans
A team of archeologists has unearthed a rare prehistoric ritual complex in the darkest depths of Manot Cave in the Western Galilee, Israel, a global breakthrough that sheds light on the role of ritual centers in the evolution of human society. According to TAU Professor Israel Hershkovitz, the ritual complex symbolizes the transition from unstructured worship to institutionalized public rituals. The complex is enclosed naturally by impressive stalagmites that create a distinctive entrance to the site and features a unique and impressive rock with geometric engravings resembling a turtle shell. READ MORE
Smartphones and Weather
Professor Colin Price of TAU's Porter School of the Environment and Earth Studies has found that the smartphones we all carry in our pockets could help collect weather data from the public to provide early warnings for wildfires and other extreme weather conditions. "Better early warnings could prevent natural hazards from becoming natural disasters," he says. READ MORE
Future Treatments for Neurological Diseases
A team led by Professor Abdussalam Azem, Dean of the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, has developed an innovative research model that allowed it to decode the mechanism underlying a severe and rare neurological disease characterized by symptoms such as epilepsy, developmental delay, and intellectual disability. He says the breakthrough offers hope for new drug developments and highlights the power of understanding cellular processes to drive medical breakthroughs. READ MORE
UPCOMING EVENTS
China and The Swords of Iron War
Midtown Manhattan
Monday, January 6, 2024
Dr. Ori Sela, a renowned expert on China and a Visiting Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies at TAU, will discuss China's stance in the Swords of Iron War, including China's positions vis-à-vis Israel, the Palestinians, the Middle East, and the United States. REGISTER NOW
Webinar Series
January–March 2025
The TAU Alumni Organization and TAU Global Leadership Community in collaboration with YPO Mosaic and YPO Jewish Group are proud to present a webinar series featuring top TAU researchers describing their research and new developments at the University. Participants will include Professor Emeritus Eyal Benvenisti, Buchmann Faculty of Law, speaking on the new TAU Institute for Democracy; Professor Irad Ben-Gal on the role AI can play in sports; and Professor Noga Kronfeld-Schor, Chair of the TAU School of Zoology, on the new TAU School for Environmental Innovation. REGISTER FOR THE SERIES
ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
Congratulations to bestselling author and journalist Lisa Barr, on the many awards and honors that her newest book, The Goddess of Warsaw, has received and for standing strong with Israel in the face of threats and blacklisting by her peers. READ MORE in the Times of Israel
IN MEMORIAM
Nir Giladi
AFTAU mourns the recent death of Professor Nir Giladi, a senior faculty member in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and at the Purple School of Brain Sciences at TAU. A pioneer in Parkinson's care, Professor Nir was an integral part of the Sagol School of Neuroscience community, contributed greatly to his peers, and was a dedicated educator to many generations of students. READ MORE
LIVING LEGACY
Many loyal donors make provisions in their estate plans to support American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU). If you are interested in learning about making a gift to AFTAU through your will or trust, please contact us at cgaprogram@aftau.org or visit aftaugiving.org.
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