Tel Aviv University

Israeli film Butcher's Stain receives an Oscar nomination in Best Live Action Short category

Butcher’s Stain has already won a Silver Medal in the Narrative category at the 2025 Student Academy Awards, an important achievement for a filmmaker at the beginning of his career.

Omar Sameer Mahamid stars in Meyer Levinson-Blount's Butcher's Stain, a short film that has received an Oscar nomination.
Tel Aviv University, 15 March, 2021.

Scientists find proof of brain activity measurably boosting vaccine response

Graduates celebrate at a commencement ceremony at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, which is fielding a growing number of inquiries from Americans interested in enrolling for college at the university in Beersheva, Israel.

Ben-Gurion University tops list of on-time graduates in Israel, new ranking reveals

A WOMAN lies in bed, looking at her phone.

Women hit far harder than men by October 7 war media overload - study


Shooting at Tel Aviv University leaves two people injured, one in critical condition

An initial investigation determined that the incident was likely criminal and involved a 30-year-old (who is the one in more serious condition) and a 24-year-old. The shooter fled the scene.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Anti-Israel org. places bounties on heads of Israeli academics for assassination

Some of those listed reside outside of Israel, including in the United States of America.

Pro-Palestinian activists protest the war in Gaza on the October 7th Anniversary at the Newscorp headquarters on October 7, 2025 in New York City.

War hero will receive an annual tuition scholarship for exceptional bravery on Oct. 7

Tel Aviv University Honors Its Reservist Soldiers.

Matanel Shiri

"It's the place where you can experience it all": Tel Aviv University’s double-major BA

The first cohort of the International BA in Management and Liberal Arts.

Tel Aviv University study opens path to gene therapy for ALS

A new Israeli-led study identifies an RNA-based therapy that may halt ALS progression and regenerate nerve cells.

Tel Aviv University

TAU researchers develop groundbreaking gene therapy to treat hearing, balance disabilities

“These findings highlight the potential of self-complementary AAVs to reduce dose requirements, minimize toxicity, and broaden clinical use of inner-ear therapies," said the head researcher.

RONI HAHN (left) and Prof. Karen Avraham.

American Friends of Tel Aviv University names Ben Pery as CEO

Pery, a Tel Aviv University (TAU) alumnus, said the role is both professional and personal, noting that he is a third-generation TAU student who earned three degrees at the university.

Ben Pery, American Friends of Tel Aviv University new CEO

Tel Aviv University to honor Einav Zangauker for leadership in hostage crisis

Einav Zangauker, a leading figure of the Hostages Families Forum, will receive an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University for her tireless efforts to secure the return of hostages held by Hamas.

Einav Zangauker at celebrations at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as negotiators sign deal freeing all hostages from Gaza, October 09, 2025.

How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats - study

Researchers at Tel Aviv University noticed a pattern: bats took fewer risks while scavenging in the winter, but became braver as spring approached.

Lee Harten, a PhD candidate of Tel Aviv University School of Zoology, holds an Egyptian fruit-bat during an interview with Reuters at a laboratory in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2019

Kim Kardashian’s aneurysm story and the Israeli research racing to help

It’s important to separate causes from triggers. Chronic factors like hypertension and smoking contribute to aneurysm formation and rupture risk.

 Kim Kardashian has already received a robot at home