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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 430

Tel Aviv University

An image from a record of seismic activity generated by Hamas vehicles heading toward the Gaza-Israel border on October 7, 2023. (Tel Aviv University)
3 seismometers in southern Israel detected Hamas activity just before Oct. 7 attack
By Sue Surkes
Tel Aviv scientists find widely spaced stations picked up heavy vehicle movement in 30 minutes prior to invasion; findings could open way for detection systems to serve security
A house for sale in Caesarea, January 2023. (Arena Properties Caesarea/Rena Roberman)
Homeowners opt for free real estate listings even when they lose money, says new study
By Jennifer Korn
An image from a record of seismic activity generated by Hamas vehicles heading toward the Gaza-Israel border on October 7, 2023. (Tel Aviv University)
November 28, 2024, 10:43 pm
3 seismometers in southern Israel detected Hamas activity just before Oct. 7 attack
Tel Aviv scientists find widely spaced stations picked up heavy vehicle movement in 30 minutes prior to invasion; findings could open way for detection systems to serve security
By Sue Surkes
Tel Aviv University doctoral student Inbar Fischer researches the SHANK3 gene mutation involved in genetically-based autism, in an undated photo. (Tel Aviv University)
November 25, 2024, 9:56 pm
Israeli study finds gene mutation that may cause some autism, possibly enabling treatment
About a million people worldwide have autism originating in mutation in SHANK3 gene
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro of Tel Aviv University. (Tel Aviv University)
November 22, 2024, 8:39 am
COVID vaccine in nasal spray: Israeli researchers help develop needle-free inoculation
Tel Aviv University scientists say peer-reviewed invention can be stored at room temperature, helping to reach remote regions; it can be administered without nurses or injections
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Carmit Levy, left, and Prof. Yaron Carmi of Tel Aviv University. (Tel Aviv University)
November 4, 2024, 4:53 pm
Israeli researchers identify protein that stops immune cells from attacking tumors
Tel Aviv University team finds Ly6a protein ‘puts the brake’ on the immune system, in discovery that points to a cure for cancers, including those resistant to immunotherapy
By Diana Bletter
Oriental hornets feeding on a fig fruit. (Prof. Eran Levin)
October 28, 2024, 1:25 pm
Buzzed but never drunk: Research shows Oriental hornets defy alcohol’s effects
Tel Aviv University team believes surprise findings could be used to develop new models for studying alcoholism
By Sue Surkes
David Magerman (courtesy)
October 21, 2024, 1:59 am
Spurning alma mater UPenn over response to antisemitism, benefactor pivots to Israel
David Magerman to donate millions to 5 Israeli universities to create specialized degree programs that aim to integrate English speakers into Hebrew-speaking society
By Gavriel Fiske
Species of Acropora corals sampled in the Gulf of Eilat, southern Israel, for the pharmaceutical research. (Noa Shenkar)
September 24, 2024, 9:34 pm
Researchers raise concerns as medical compounds found in Eilat coral samples
Tel Aviv University team says trace pharmaceuticals in corals are compounding threats to marine ecosystems from climate change, pollution, overfishing
By Sue Surkes
Prof. Uri Ashery, Tel Aviv University, left, stands with Ph.D. student Ofir Sade in front of the super-resolution microscope. (Courtesy, Tel Aviv University)
September 24, 2024, 6:18 pm
In breakthrough, Israeli researchers detect Parkinson’s markers 15 years before symptoms
Tel Aviv University-led team uses super-resolution microscopy to detect abnormal aggregates in skin cells, focusing on 2 gene mutations known to be widespread among Ashkenazi Jews
By Diana Bletter
Aerial view of the historical Masada fortress, near the Dead Sea, December 3, 2021.(Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 6, 2024, 1:05 am
Masada legend upended: ‘The Romans came, saw and conquered, quickly and brutally’
The costly Roman operation was likely undertaken only after Masada-based Jewish forces raided nearby Ein Gedi and disrupted production of balsam, a precious commodity, TAU prof says
By Gavriel Fiske
An aging vulture wearing a GPS radio transmitter. (Tovale Solomon)
September 3, 2024, 11:25 am
While young vultures gad about, older ones prefer to stay home – study
Tel Aviv University research shows that aging vultures become less sociable
By Sue Surkes
A house for sale in Caesarea, January 2023. (Arena Properties Caesarea/Rena Roberman)
August 30, 2024, 2:06 am
Homeowners opt for free real estate listings even when they lose money, says new study
In a new look at the ‘zero price effect,’ researchers from Tel Aviv University find that consumers gravitate towards an unpaid option, though it may be costlier in the long term
By Jennifer Korn
Prof. Yasmine Meroz, School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
August 23, 2024, 1:15 am
Sunflowers dance together to balance sunlight and shade, Israeli researchers say
Tel Aviv University team explains how the plants grow close together and move in zigzag patterns for optimal growth in a collective ‘dance party’
By Diana Bletter
FILE - A worker wearing a protective suit swabs a man's throat for a COVID-19 test at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, on June 22, 2022. The World Health Organization said Friday May 5, 2023 that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
August 22, 2024, 12:30 am
Israeli researchers say wearable sensors could cut spread of contagious disease
Tel Aviv University-led team finds that technology that warns of illness 1 to 3 days before appearance of symptoms might prevent future pandemics and help timely disease management
By Diana Bletter
From left to right: Professors Ruth Heller, Yoav Benjamini and Daniel Yekutieli of Tel Aviv University's Department of Statistics and Operations Research, in an image released August 6, 2024. (courtesy)
August 7, 2024, 1:24 pm
Tel Aviv University team wins international $1 million statistics prize
Professors Yoav Benjamini, Daniel Yekutieli, Ruth Heller awarded prestigious Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics for their work on methodology for discovering errors in large datasets
By Gavriel Fiske
Israeli swimmer Andrea Murez prepares for her leg of the 4x100-meter mixed medley relay at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics in Nanterre, France, August 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
August 2, 2024, 11:06 pm
Fresh out of med school, a 3-time Israeli Olympian works to improve team’s mental health
Swimmer Andi Murez, 32, pushed off Mayo Clinic psychiatry residency to participate in Paris Games; says two passions can be hard, ‘but there’s something about having balance’
By JANIE McCAULEY
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