Tag: Tel Aviv University
UAE publishes book on Zionism written by Tel Aviv University researchers
For the first time since the signing of the Abraham Accords, an Israeli research book has been published in Abu Dhabi, announced Tel Aviv University.
The UAE’s largest public research institute—the Emirates Center for Strategic...
Prehistoric humans recycled old tools to honor ancestors
Prehistoric human beings collected and recycled old tools, possibly to preserve their ancestors’ memory, according to scientists at Tel Aviv University who examined flint tools from 500,000 years ago found at an archeological site...
Some positive political, cultural trends in battling anti-Semitism in past year, report finds
The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University presented an inaugural report on “Positive Trends in Fighting Anti-Semitism and Radicalization around the World” to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday,...
Study: Extensive use of smartphones by parents could hamper toddler development
A new study from Tel Aviv University found that interaction between mothers and toddlers is reduced by a factor of four when the mothers use their smartphones, which might damage the toddler’s development and...
Tel Aviv University discovers technology to expose ‘liars’ through activation of facial muscles
Researchers at Tel Aviv University detected 73 percent of lies told by trial participants based on the contraction of their facial muscles—achieving a higher rate of detection than any other known method. The study...
Indian external affairs minister meets with Israeli university heads to boost academic ties
India’s external affairs minister met on Tuesday with the presidents and senior leadership of Israeli universities to discuss the expansion of academic ties between the two countries.
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar also met with a group...
Joint Israeli-Emirati water research program ready to open in Abu Dhabi
An agreement was signed in Abu Dhabi to launch a joint Israeli-Emirati water research program as part of a collaboration between the Israeli Watergen company and Baynunah, a sister company of Al Dahra Group, an Emirati...
450-plus entities adopted IHRA definition of anti-Semitism in past five years
A new study from the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University has revealed that more than 450 leading organizations, including 28 countries, have adopted and/or endorsed the International Holocaust...
Google, Tel Aviv University launch joint program, ‘AI for Social Good’
Google and Tel Aviv University recently launched a program for promoting artificial intelligence-related multidisciplinary research for the benefit of society. The program aims to support research and collaborations in data science and artificial intelligence...
IsraAID to provide oxygen concentrators, supplies to India in midst of COVID crisis
In response to the devastating coronavirus outbreak in India, now at the epicenter of the pandemic, IsraAID will provide urgently needed medical supplies to the beleaguered nation.
According to the World Health Organization’s weekly epidemiological...