Bar-Ilan University

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harness the AI ​​to reduce the damage of chemical pesticides

Dr. Elad Segal, founder and CEO of DriftSense, a start-up company that developed an artificial intelligence-based solution for accurate prediction of spraying times and locations, with the aim of reducing losses to farmers and preventing environmental risks
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New options for vaccine development against hepatitis C virus

A study conducted at the Faculty of Medicine of Bar Ilan University in Safed discovered antibodies found in the bodies of people who have recovered from the virus. The research insights will lead to the development of innovative therapeutic approaches, also for other viral diseases
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How technology affects humanity

Prof. Liran Razinski from the Program for Interpretation and Culture at Bar-Ilan University claims that the algorithmic view - the way in which computer systems analyze us - affects our self-perception and our behavior in the world. Worryingly,
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A huge donation worth a billion shekels to Bar-Ilan University: one of the largest donations given to universities in Israel

The donor, who chose to remain anonymous, is a Jew from North America and a graduate of Columbia University who participated in World War II, saw the State of Israel as a safe home for the Jewish people and recognized the importance of its economic and social stability
Yahal Sofer Rimelt, a graduate of the bachelor's degree track in physics and neuroscience at Bar Ilan University and currently at the Weizmann Institute, specializes in the design of observation systems in astrophysics

affects space exploration

Yahal Sofer Rimelt, a graduate of the bachelor's degree track in physics and neuroscience at Bar Ilan University and currently at the Weizmann Institute, specializes in the design of observation systems in astrophysics
Demonstrations at Columbia University in New York, April 2024. Screenshot from YouTube, FIRSTSPOT

The heads of Israeli universities: are concerned about the anti-Semitic attacks on campuses in the USA

In a letter issued by the committee of heads of universities in Israel, he called on the leaders of universities abroad to protect Israeli and Jewish researchers, and to act against calls for the destruction of Israel.
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To protect the city from the damaging effects of urban renewal

"As a result of urban renewal, commerce, like residents, is undergoing a process characterized by the entry of new businesses and the displacement of old local businesses, a process called 'commercial gentrification,'" explains Eyal Shavit from Bar Ilan University, who studies the field
Right: Ella Amitai Sadovsky - cystic fibrosis. On the left, Reut Dafna - Marfan syndrome

A database on the rare genetic diseases in Israel and an artistic project called "Rare" that illustrates each of these diseases

A new site that serves as the first knowledge base of its kind in Hebrew in the field of rare genetic diseases in Israel - was launched on the occasion of the International Day for Rare Diseases, which is noted on a date that returns only once every four years - February 29.
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Nature-based solutions to the problem of global warming

Noa Zuckerman from the Department of Environment, Planning and Sustainability investigates the effect of vegetation growing on top of buildings on the climate in an urban environment
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ERC grant for research that will lead to the improvement of group functioning

The European Union grants 2 million euros to Prof. Ilanit Gordon from the Department of Psychology and the Multidisciplinary Center for Brain Research at Bar-Ilan University, for her research that deals with brain, physical and behavioral synchronization during group dynamics
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Sexual frustration leads to stress in fruit flies

The research insights of Yulia Rivkin from the Faculty of Life Sciences in Bar-Ilan open up an opportunity for in-depth research into the effect of stress on the nervous system
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EIC grant for nanoparticle-based research for cancer therapy

Prof. Rachela Popobzer from the Faculty of Engineering and the Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials at Bar Ilan University won a grant of 150 euros, for research aimed at making drug treatment more efficient and targeted
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The Houthis and the threat to Israel

Dr. Uzi Rubin from the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies in Bar-Ilan, explains how the threat to the State of Israel was born from Yemen
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What have we learned from the historical heroes?

Many of the students at Bar-Ilan University were drafted into reserve service in the "Iron Swords" war. Some of them, studying in the Faculty of Humanities, recalled the historical heroes who inspired them, and helped them in dealing with the complex challenges
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A pro-Israel outreach project based on artificial intelligence

The project developed by students and graduates of Bar-Ilan University analyzes anti-Israeli propaganda films and creates a response video to them on social networks
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Prof. Shlomo Heblin won the Bakhuis Roozeboom medal

The medal was awarded to Prof. Heblin from the Department of Physics by the Royal Academy of Science of the Netherlands for groundbreaking research in the fields of physics and networks
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How to manage diabetes in war and crisis situations

Stress and anxiety can worsen health conditions, including diabetes. Awareness and preparation reduce risks
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90 thousand tons of diplomacy

Dr. Tal Tobi from the Department of General History at Bar-Ilan University describes the capabilities of American aircraft carriers, and reviews the historical events in which the US deployed aircraft carriers in crisis areas
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Is morality relative or universal?

Meet Prof. Aner Govrin from the program for interpretation and culture, who is the head of the program for interpretation and psychoanalysis
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Take care of the bears and strengthen the children

Collaboration between the Faculty of Medicine, the Department of Psychology and the School of Social Work at Bar Ilan University resulted in the project - "Strength Center for Bears" - to reduce stress and anxiety and increase personal resilience among children
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The war is also being waged online

The enemy uses 'fake news' spread on social networks to create deterrence and fear and dissolve our sense of resilience and security
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Cancer cure and chirality research: two researchers from Bar Ilan won ERC grants

Dr. Shahar Alon from the Faculty of Engineering won a grant of about 2 million euros for his research in the field of the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells, and Dr. Assaf Ben Moshe from the Department of Chemistry won a grant for a total of
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Develops catalysts for clean energy production

Dr. Ariel Friedman, develops solutions in the field of electrochemistry that will lead to green and cheap energy
Antiquities Authority excavations at the Byzantine church in Geth Shemanim. Photo: Shai Halevi, Antiquities Authority

Researches the roads to Jerusalem

Annette Landes Nagar is an archaeologist-digger and Bar Ilan President Fellow, whose research has yielded important discoveries in the Jerusalem area
The excavation site at Tel Tivneh. Photo: Shahar Cohen, Ariel Zion for Bar Ilan University

A magnificent building from the Second Temple period was uncovered in Tel-Tavna

In the archaeological excavation project that took place, for the second year in Tel Tabna, findings were discovered that indicate, among other things, the use of the area as an administrative regional center in the Roman period.
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Those suffering from social anxiety are prone to depression

Dr. Reot Tsbag, a graduate of the psychology department at Bar Ilan researches the relationship between social anxiety and depression as part of a post-doctorate at Yale University in the USA
Prof. Omri Koren. Photo: Bar Ilan University Spokesperson

Antibiotics in pregnancy affect the behavior of the fetus

Prof. Omri Koren from the Faculty of Medicine won an ERC grant for his research dealing with the development of a post-biotic supplement to protect mothers and newborns
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St. Uni' Bar Ilan: "They are opposed to a change of regimes in a unilateral procedure"

The Senate also warned of a negative impact that could be caused by the legislation and the manner in which it was adopted on the continued cooperation with researchers from abroad and on the winning of international research grants by Israeli researchers, and harm to their position
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Does carbon offset compensate for its emissions?

One of the problems is that offsetting carbon to the Rav fails to offset emissions empirically, and its effectiveness is questionable. In addition, when calculating emissions, emissions caused by ancillary activities are sometimes ignored
In the photo: a five-dimensional cube that Dr. Klein printed with a XNUMXD printer for his supervisor. Photo: Bar Ilan University Spokesperson

led to the solution of a 35-year-old mathematical problem

Meet Dr. Ohad Klein, PhD graduate in the Department of Mathematics at the Faculty of Exact Sciences, postdoctoral student at the Hebrew University and working at a startup company as an algorithmist
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IJCAI award in the field of artificial intelligence to Prof. Sarit Kraus

Prof. Kraus won the award thanks to her research in the field of interactions between self-interested agents, creating a field of automatic negotiation, and developing methods for creating coalitions and work teams, both as formal models
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The "Mosaic" project will promote personalized medicine

The information that will be collected in the project will help in locating risk factors for diseases, which cannot be detected by other research methods
Photographs: Engineered gray soil in sand above fresh ground water. Photo. Dr. Itamar Taksel, Antiquities Authority, a lime kiln on top of an embankment. The products of the kiln were apparently used to improve the sand and turn it into fertile soil. Photo. Prof. Yoel Raskin. Photographs of the researchers: Prof. Yoel Raskin - Bar-Ilan University Spokesperson, Dr. Itamar Taksel (on the beach), photographed by Prof. Yoel Raskin.

Near Caesarea, evidence of the beginning of agriculture in the sands was discovered

The system from the tenth century AD, in the Islamic period is the first significant development of agriculture in the sand in human history
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Expulsion from Spain

The Alhambra Edict signed by Ferdinand of Aragon and his wife, Queen Isabella of Castile on March 31, 1492 and prohibiting by law Jewish settlement in Castile and Aragon, changed the face of Jewish history beyond recognition
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Innovative treatment for myeloma and amyloidosis patients

In the clinical trial, T Cell-CAR genetic engineering technology was used to program the patient's white blood cells to attack the cancerous blood tumors
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Bar-Ilan and the Technion will establish a national research institute for energy storage

The institute will be established under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy, and will work to develop breakthrough technologies for the accumulation and conversion of energy using electrochemical methods, to establish personnel training systems and to promote start-up companies.
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From a battlefield - to a battlefield

The conference held at Bar-Ilan University focused on four main topics: strategy and thinking directions for building the future land force; Future Power Building Based on Artificial Intelligence; the place of the unmanned in the future power building; and the industrial angle
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The anti-acne treatment suspected of causing suicidality and depression has been proven to be safe to use

An epidemiological study carried out by Dr. Halaf Kharidin, from Bar-Ilan University in the Galilee, examined the risk of developing psychiatric morbidity in patients taking the drug isotretinoin (Raucotan) for the treatment of acne - a drug suspected of causing depression and suicide
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A customized method for monitoring physiological indices

Maged Biochip in which researchers from Bar Ilan develop biological chips for continuous monitoring of a large group of biological markers for human diseases
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The model that will warn in advance about a pregnancy at risk

A new company, established at the Enbox Center for Entrepreneurship at Bar-Ilan University, has developed a technology for predicting pregnancy complications at the very beginning, by characterizing the microbiome (bacteria) population
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Research in ancient manuscripts using artificial intelligence

The researchers from Bar Ilan, Tel Aviv, Haifa and the National Library will use artificial intelligence to analyze tens of thousands of Hebrew manuscripts from the Middle Ages and shed light on the literary and historical aspects of the European Jewish population and their contribution
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The face of history is the face of the letter

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Dr. Zuriel Rashi, from the School of Communication at Bar-Ilan University, tells how the "Shanah Tova" letters reflected the events of the Jewish people throughout history
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The algorithm that will change the ways of information consumption

Meet Uri Ernst, a PhD student in the Faculty of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science, who researches automatic summarization of texts
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About the bitter and the sweet in her old age

Is it happy to grow old? And how to grow old? Can the way we perceive old age be changed for the better? Prof. Ehud Bodner from the master's degree program in gerontology, answers these questions: Is it happy to grow old? and how
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The development of a system for the production of disinfectant from tap water has been completed

The system developed in the Bar Ilan Chemistry Department will produce an effective and safe disinfectant that is suitable for cleaning surfaces, the body and agriculture
Prof. Dror Pixler. Photo: Bar Ilan University Spokesperson

Developments that change the way of looking at existing systems

Prof. Dror Pixler from the Faculty of Engineering and the Institute of Nanotechnology is developing optical tools that expand diagnostic and healing capabilities
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Nanotechnology radiation that will optimize cancer treatment

The new technology that is being developed at the Faculty of Engineering is based on machine learning models and is customized to the needs of the patient
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Harnessing the quantum for humanity

The research in the field of quantum will lead to a deeper understanding of the advantages of the field and will make it possible to improve the technology, says Amit Thani, a doctoral student in the Faculty of Engineering in Bar Ilan who recently won the HOT scholarship program for outstanding doctoral students in science
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A new international program in neuroscience and data science has won a European grant of 4 million euros

Prof. Alon Korengrin, head of the brain center in Bar-Ilan said: "This is an entrance ticket to a prestigious club of individual universities in the world that offer training that combines brain science and data science."
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The discovery of the mechanism that will promote accessible superconductivity

An invisible magnetic phenomenon may lead to a technological leap based on superconductors at high temperatures