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Winners of the 2026 ERC starting grants, from left to right, top row: Dr. Sharon Fleischer, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Leeat Keren, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Reuma Gadassi-Polack, Bar-Ilan University, Dr. Hagai Maron, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Dr. Nir Hananya, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; bottom row, from left to right: Dr. Ran Finkelstein, Tel Aviv University, Dr Amit Vinograd, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Michael Chapman, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Or Zamir, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Arnold Filtser, Bar-Ilan University, Prof. Dean Doron of the Institute for the Theory of Computing in the Stein Faculty of Computer and Information Science at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Photo of Keren, courtesy/Itai Belson; photo of Vinograd, courtesy/Yael Tzur; photo of Filtser, courtesy/Gabe Gomez; all other photos, courtesy)
September 3, 2026, 2:35 pm
Eleven Israeli researchers awarded prestigious EU starting grants
Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Weizmann Institute, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Technion scholars to receive over $18 million in total European Research Council funds
By Diana Bletter
Reporter Diana Bletter joins hosts Gabriella Jacobs on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI photo)
August 30, 2026, 2:12 pm
Daily Briefing August 30 — Golan Druze rethink their ties to Syria
Reporter Diana Bletter explains why more Druze are becoming Israeli citizens, and explores the UV trend many worldwide are using to get a tan faster
By Gabriella Jacobs and Diana Bletter
Students seen at the campus of Mount Scopus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 16, 2026, 10:55 am
2 Israeli universities listed among top 100 worldwide in Shanghai Ranking
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Weizmann Institute both hold places in list, while the Technion falls out of top 100
By ToI Staff
Left to right: An aerial view of Tel Aviv University (Tel Aviv University); Haifa's Technion campus. (Technion Spokesperson's Office)
July 30, 2026, 12:55 am
Two Israeli universities rank among top 30 global producers of AI talent, startups
Technion and Tel Aviv University secure 25th and 28th places, respectively, in global index measuring ability to educate talent and generate research and entrepreneurship in AI
By Sharon Wrobel
Students at Ben Gurion University, in Beersheba. November 4, 2025. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
July 20, 2026, 6:32 pm
Five members of top higher education authority quit over new gender segregation law
Council for Higher Education members tell education minister, president that ‘unprecedented’ legislation harms ‘academic freedom, equality, excellence and pluralism’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Students at Bar Ilan University, November 21, 2024 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 10, 2026, 9:46 am
Top universities come out against legislation to expand gender segregation in academia
Tel Aviv University head: ‘Real, tangible danger’; Hebrew University says legislation would cause ‘direct harm to academic freedom’; Bar Ilan says quality of research would be harmed
By ToI Staff
June 22, 2026, 1:26 pm
Daily Briefing June 22 — ‘A cease between fires’: Living on Israel’s northern front
Health reporter Diana Bletter discusses life along Israel’s northern border under intermittent Hezbollah attacks, as well as Israeli breakthroughs in cancer treatment and space exploration
By Gabriella Jacobs and Diana Bletter
Asst. Prof. Assaf Zinger, left, of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology with PhD candidate Ofri Vizenblit in the Zinger lab. (Courtesy/Rami Shelush, Technion Spokesperson’s Office)
June 18, 2026, 5:05 pm
Israeli drug-free nanomedicine gives fresh hope in battling aggressive breast cancer
Technion scientists halt ‘triple-negative’ tumors in female mice models; particles made of materials already deemed safe for humans by international regulatory bodies
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Itamar Harel in his lab in the Department of Genetics, the Silberman Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Courtesy/Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
June 11, 2026, 10:51 am
Live fast, die young: Israeli scientists link rapid-growth gene to early aging in fish
Alteration of VGLL3, also found in humans, results in shorter lifespan and higher tumor risk, say Hebrew University researchers, offering new evidence for decades-old evolutionary theory
By Diana Bletter
From left to right, Rajesh Pallava, Pallab Karjee, lab manager Guy Kamnesky, and Ashok Donthoju at the Ashraf Brik lab in the Shulich Faculty of Chemistry at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on March 24, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
April 10, 2026, 8:18 am
Undeterred by war, foreign students at universities learned what it means to be Israeli
As many international students stayed put despite constant missile fire, Israeli resilience became second nature – as did the routine of running from lab to safe room and back again
By Diana Bletter
CeraPiper clay cooling pipes. (Courtesy/Haim Zinger); Ofer Berman, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Courtesy)
March 15, 2026, 4:49 pm
Cornell and Technion scientists adapt ancient clay air conditioning tech for sustainable cooling
In innovative study that precedes Cornell students’ push to sever ties with Israeli institution, researchers use traditional ceramic know-how for off-grid chill through evaporation
By Diana Bletter
Students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beersheba. November 4, 2025. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
March 8, 2026, 5:27 pm
Universities say they may start upcoming semester with online classes
Tel Aviv University delays opening until after Passover on April 12, to help reservists unable to get back to school, but others say they will begin next week or soon after
By Rossella Tercatin
The Barnard 68 nebula, located in the constellation Ophiuchus, approximately 400 light-years from Earth. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Dr. Shmuel Bialy of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and his team measured the signals emitted from this nebula as a result of molecular hydrogen excitation by cosmic rays for the first time. (Courtesy/ European Southern Observatory)
February 6, 2026, 7:57 am
A star is born: Israeli team detects stellar-creation particles 400 light-years away
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers measure cosmic rays in far-off Barnard 68 nebula; study opens ‘new field of astrophysics research’
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Airplanes at Ben Gurion Airport. February 11, 2026. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
February 1, 2026, 10:27 pm
Boeing and Israel’s Technion to develop clean fuel tech to cut carbon footprints
US aerospace giant backs multi-million-dollar project at institute to advance towards competitive commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the industry
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Strains of B. paralicheniformis seen on skim milk, left, and gelatin agars. (CC-BY; Saniya Aktayeva, Bekbolat Khassenov in Scientific Reports)
January 9, 2026, 4:33 pm
Israeli team pioneers bacteria ‘factories’ to produce medicine inside the body
In peer-reviewed study on mice, Technion scientists say novel method using harmless microneedle patches opens the door to treat war wounds, diabetes, and inflammatory skin diseases
By Diana Bletter
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