Bar-Ilan University
How songs become memory: The role of music on Israel’s Memorial Day
“People need someone to resonate with what they feel. Songs help them not feel alone,” says Dr. Ayelet Dassa, a music therapist and researcher at Bar-Ilan University.
Studying under fire: Israel's students navigate exams, sirens, daily life during Iran war
Israel ranks eighth in World Happiness Report despite war, young Israelis place third globally
Israeli team of BIU and NVIDIA researchers moves along with new AI technique
Israel to launch national research institute for energy storage
The institute will help work towards reaching Israel's goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – a goal established in light of the ongoing climate crisis.
Israeli effort to study medieval Hebrew manuscripts gets European funds
Tens of thousands of these have already been gathered from collections worldwide and digitally imaged and curated by the National Library of Israel's KTIV collection.
Israeli universities find oldest instance of fire use to cook food
Before the findings, which detail a 780,000-year-old discovery, the earliest evidence of fire being used to cook food was from 200,000 years ago.
Half of Israel's Bar-Ilan University faculty deans, Senate are women
Bar Ilan University has 11 faculty deans total, but three women have just been appointed to head faculties, bringing the total number of women deans to five.
What is a Rock Hyrax, and why do they sing? -study
Keeping to a beat is linked to reproductive success in male rock hyraxes according to Bar-Ilan University researchers.
Israel, Morocco sign bilateral agreement at Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University hosts the signing of a historic agreement with Moroccan counterparts for multidisciplinary cooperation in the field of energy.
COVID-19 vaccines can significantly reduce long-COVID risk - Israeli study
A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that eight of the 10 most commonly reported symptoms were reported between 50% and 80% less often among those who received at least two vaccine doses.
New cancer treatment uses Israeli nanotechnology to stimulate immune system
“We saw that this technology was successful in Pfizer’s and Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines, and I firmly believe that...we will be able to harness it in the fight against cancer."
First archaeological dig begins at site believed to be Joshua's tomb
Khirbet Tibnah is located on a hill in the southwest of the Samaria region, east of Shoham near Halamish. The site was populated from the Bronze Age until the beginning of the Ottoman period.
105 new physicians graduate from BIU's Safed medical program
Since its establishment 11 years ago, its medical school has graduated 640.
