Tel Aviv University expresses sorrow and outrage as we
#mourn
two of our students, Eytam Magini (left) and Tomer Morad, murdered in last night’s terror attack in
#TelAviv
.
On this devastating day, we send deepest condolences to their families and friends.
The countdown is on! TAU's Steinhardt Museum of Natural
#History
opens July 2 - less than one month to go!
The largest & first of its kind in the
#MiddleEast
, the Museum tells the region’s story from prehistory until today.
#nature
#science
#preservation
2.5 months after it was scheduled to begin, the 2023-2024 school year has finally started in
#Israel
.
It will never be the same, but we are starting together in the pursuit of academic excellence and knowledge that we hope will help make the world a better place.
#StandWithIsrael
Be part of the next big idea! For 60 years, TAU has harnessed Tel Aviv's energy & chutzpah to become a top-ranked university. Now, it's launched a $1billion Global Campaign. The goal: For the next big ideas benefiting the world to come from TAU &
#Israel
TAU welcomes Maryana Sytar, our first
#Ukrainian
Emergency fellow to arrive on campus. Originally from Lviv,
#Ukraine
, Maryana will continue her PhD research in law at TAU for six months. Additional fellows will join her this week.
@milesnadal
@tauintl
In these difficult days, Tel Aviv University mourns with and shares the pain of the families who have lost loved ones in the devastating attack.
With great sorrow, we will update the list of casualties from the University community on our website:
TAU's Dr.
@Nfreundlab1
reached a critical
#Coronavirus
breakthrough, isolating anti-
#COVID19
cells of Israelis who recovered. It's brought her closer to treatments & a vaccine.
Want to help the Next Big Corona Idea come out of TAU &
#Israel
? Email campaign
@tauex
.tau.ac.il.
Our campus is full again! Today, we welcome students for the first day of the 2023-2024 school year, while last Thursday, we hosted first-year students for a day of orientation. Best of luck to them all, and stay tuned for more photos & videos!
TAU ranks as top Israeli university (again!)
What's more, our international standing jumped significantly, nearing the top 100, according to a 2022 report by National Taiwan University Rankings.
More:
#Israel
#TelAviv
@TelAviv
@tauintl
50 shades of TAU! Sunshine or rain, our campus is always the spot for beautiful vistas and hidden surprises. Have you discovered them all?
@Tel_Aviv_Uni
@TelAviv
@TelAvivUni
Smolarz Auditorium was filled to the brim with pictures of the Israelis murdered or kidnapped during the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7th.
There are over 1,000 seats in the Smolarz Auditorium, and every one of them was filled.
Read:
#HamasMassacre
HUGE leap for treating deadly brain cancer: TAU researchers have 3D-printed the world’s first actual, active model of a glioblastoma tumor – used for testing and personalizing effective therapies.
Read more:
@RSFLab
@ScienceAdvances
Congratulations to Prof.
@OdedRechavi
on winning the Schmidt Science Polymath Award, "an experiment in extreme curiosity-driven innovation."
We look forward to hearing about the
#bigideas
to come out of this initiative!
@SchmidtFutures
More:
Congratulations to Prof.
@KarenAvraham
for being selected the new Dean of
@TAUMedFaculty
, starting Sept. 1! Prior to this appointment, Avraham served as Vice Dean at the Faculty. Her research concentrates on
#genomics
with an emphasis on hearing disorders.
#womeninscience
In case you need some motivation, think about what a small country like ours 🇮🇱 has accomplished in just seven decades.
From
#agriculture
🌾 to
#innovation
💻, to medicine 💊 & wildlife 🦅, here are TEN surprising facts about Israel:
Please RT to spread some
#MondayMotivation
😁
Speaking at a 'fireside chat' at
#TAU
earlier today,
@OpenAI
CEO Sam Altman & Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever discussed the threats and opportunities that
#AI
#superintelligence
will bring in the near
#future
.
Are you ready?!
FULL VIDEO:
📷: Chen Galili
"Never give up - it is this spirit that makes Israel the miracle it is in just 70 years."
@AlibabaGroup
's Jack Ma, a TAU honorary doctor for 2018, spoke on behalf of all honorees at last night's conferment ceremony. Stay tuned for Mr. Ma's full speech.
#TAUBoard2018
.
@IsraelMFA
Holi Spring!
The rain and cold didn’t stop TAU students celebrating the
#Holi
Festival last Friday. The Festival opened a week of exciting
#India
events on TAU campus and signaled the coming of spring- of new beginnings & pursuits.
@tauintl
@IsraelinIndia
@indemtel
Meet Avi and Itzhak, two friends studying electrical engineering at TAU. They are both third-year students and Itzhak is a father of two.
They cannot record a video for you, as it is unsafe for them, but they are sending you smiles and strength from the front lines!
#StandWithUs
Mazel tov for getting soooo close!
"The interdisciplinary approach we learned at Tel Aviv University helped us think out of the box and reach the moon," say Yonatan Winetraub and Yariv Bash, two of the Co-Founders of SpaceIL and TAU alumni.
Congratulations to
@TAU_LAW
Prof. Neta Ziv for being appointed TAU's first VP for Equity, Diversity & Community.
"The establishment of this role is the result of extensive activity done in these fields and of their vast importance to the university," said President Ariel Porat.
Dear friends, it is hard to describe the magnitude of the pain each and every one of us is experiencing these days. We appreciate your support during this difficult time, which is more important to us than ever:
#israel_under_attack
We've reached
#10K
@Twitter
followers (fun fact:
@MCHammer
is one of them) - thank you for your support! We'll keep bringing you exciting news from our pursuit of the unknown. To celebrate, we will be showcasing members of our
#TAU
#Twitter
community here. Stay tuned!
@TelAviv
The TAU community was treated yesterday to a thrilling joint performance by
@philorch
, Israel Philharmonic
#Orchestra
and our own students from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Symphony Orchestra. Be sure to turn up the volume when watching!
@usembassyjlm
@JFedinPhilly
#music
Our campus is in full bloom as we forge a new normal here at TAU. The flowers of this Royal Poinciana are especially beautiful against the walls of the Guttmann Administration building.
We hope to see you in
#TelAviv
very soon!
#Israel
#spring
Photo:
@BedarshiM
Fast, Furious, and IDF-ready:
TAU's engineering students have turbocharged IDF's remote-controlled vehicles, extending their control range to tackle the harshest conditions. With a commitment to saving lives, this breakthrough promises to revolutionize battlefield strategies.
Ignoring the sexual violence perpetrated on Israeli women on October 7th, endangers all women & girls worldwide.
Tamar Herzig, TAU's Vice Dean for Research of the Faculty of Humanities explains why:
@Israel
@missmayim
#believeisraeliwomen
Welcome back, students! The campus is abuzz again, with students flocking back for the 1st day of the spring semester. Happy new pursuits!
@Tel_Aviv_Uni
#spring
Visibly identifiable
#Jews
are the main victims of Antisemitic assaults in the West, says the annual
#Antisemitism
Worldwide Report published by
#TAU
's Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry on the eve of
#Holocaust
Remembrance Day 2023.
@ADL
Congratulations to the graduates of
@tauintl
Master’s programs! Over 300 students from all over the world are celebrating in
#TelAviv
tonight. Best of luck on your way.
Congrats to TAU students Talia Pearl (Zoology) and Uri Shahar (Exact Sciences) on their marriage!
Although both in reserve military service, they would not let war interfere - they celebrated with family, friends from their unit, and residents of a northern town near their base.
As we emerge from the
#Passover
holiday, we want to remind Jewish students around the world that you can always come home to Tel Aviv University for a welcoming and safe academic community, where excellent education comes with a vibrant & inclusive
#studentlife
!
#Cominghome
The Lowy International School, Tel Aviv University
Passover marks a time of redemption and freedom when the Jewish people fled from slavery to their homeland.
Know that you will always have a home at TAU, and we look forward to welcoming you into our vibrant learning community.
Chag Pesach sameach
Meet Ilona, a TAU medical student. Ilona's one of over 5,300 TAU students who've been called up to serve in the
#IDF
reserves. The University is trying its best to support them in their financial, psychological, and academic needs:
#IsraelAtWar
TAU presented its Friendship Award yesterday to the Honorable Gabriela Michetti, Vice President of
#Argentina
, for her commitment to combating
#Antisemitism
and to strengthening academic, economic, diplomatic & trade ties between Argentina &
#Israel
How does
#COVID19
work? How will it evolve? What has surprised researchers?
TAU Prof. Adi Stern, a leading virologist at the forefront of the war on COVID-19, answers our burning questions in this exclusive interview:
@SternLab
@ShmunisR
@taupandemics
With regular studies on hold, TAU medical students are practicing emergency medicine on simulator mannikins at the TAU-affiliated Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), under the supervision of their professors from TAU's Faculty of Medicine.
@TAUMedaculty
#StandWithIsrael
Tel Aviv University students, faculty and staff stood in solidarity w/ thousands of women & men around
#Israel
today demanding a national program to end violence against women. #מצב_חירום #מצבחירום #אני_אישה_אני_שובתת
#ViolenceAgainstWomen
@MeravMichaeli
"Mentoring is a central part of my identity as a scientist."
Congratulations to TAU Profs.
@ErezNeta
& Tal Pupko for winning the 2020
@SpringerNature
Research Award for Mentoring in Science. Both were nominated by their students.
More:
@TAUMedFaculty
#Israel
's transport Minister
@MeravMichaeli
: "Transportation is not just about people getting somewhere; it’s about the freedom to get to somewhere in their lives." From
#TAUbog22
talk "The Urban Revolution" w/
@IradBenGal1
, Hon Doc
@ericgertler
, Governor Asi Shmeltzer & more.
TAU's Dean of Life Sciences Prof. Abdussalam Azem toured the renewable energy lab of Prof. Iftach Yacoby with
#Israel
's environment minister Tamar Zandberg (a TAU alumna) today, to showcase the team's
#green
innovations such as the production of hydrogen gas from algae.
Villagers in Tanzania, Africa, can now have drinkable water thanks to a student delegation from TAU's Fleischman Faculty of Engineering. 6 students worked with residents to build a 40,000 liter collection and the local kids thanked them with this song.
#TAU
-SAT3 nanosatellite was successfully launched yesterday aboard
@SpaceX
's
#Falcon9
vehicle, the first Israeli satellite to test the reliability of super-secure quantum & optical communications from
#space
. It is fully designed, developed & built at TAU:
A history enthusiast from Greece,
@tauintl
student Athanasios Katsikidis met with Moshe Haelion, a
#Holocaust
survivor of Greek origin, to interview him about his life. "The meeting made me rethink humanity," he said.
#WeRemember
#HolocaustRemembranceDay
Join us in welcoming incoming TAU President Ariel Porat.
Law professor, TAU alumnus & EMET Prize laureate, Prof. Porat's election to a 5-year term as president was ratified by the Board of Governors today to lead
#TAU
to the Next Big Ideas!
Hundreds of schoolchildren evacuated from Israel's north started their studies on the premises of Tel Aviv
#Youth
University, which is hosting an entire school, grades 1-12. TAU faculty members and experts will join the teaching staff, enriching the kids' educational experience.
Tonight, TAU will celebrate individuals and an organization who have made important contributions to Israel & the world in our Honorary Degrees Ceremony.
@AlibabaGroup
@ilanadayan1
@Uvda_tweet
#TAUBoard2018
Meet our 2018 honorees here:
Prof. Jonathan Gershoni has a big idea: to outsmart
#Coronavirus
and save lives.
His team at the Wise Life Sciences Faculty is using out-of-the-box methods to defeat
#COVID19
.
Want to help the Next Big Coronavirus Idea come out of TAU &
#Israel
? Email campaign
@tauex
.tau.ac.il.
Exciting step in fighting
#cancer
:
TAU researchers from
@peer_lab
developed an advanced drug
#technology
that delivers a 2-in-1 strike against certain cancers for a faster response & fewer side effects than existing therapies.
@LifeScienceTAU
@ShmunisR
"A cause for real national pride."
Twelve TAU researchers are among the top 50 globally ranked in their disciplines, according to a new
@Stanford
study.
More:
#Israel
@TAUMedFaculty
@peer_lab
#TAUtweets
:
@MiletteShamir
is one of TAU's most dynamic tweeters. As TAU's VP
#International
, she is expanding our
#global
reach, forging new connections & academic collaborations. An American literature prof. & author, Milette launched several pioneering study programs.
@tauintl
Engineers just wanna have fun! TAU's Faculty of Engineering hosted a
#Purim
party that was all smiles and sunshine despite the gloomy weather. Enjoy the upcoming holiday!
#Purim2022
@TelAviv
We had a very fruitful meeting at
@TelAvivUni
and discussed student & academic staff exchanges, joint research & degree programs between 🇦🇿 universities & TAU. Thanks to
@MiletteShamir
, faculty of engineering, exact sciences &
@DayanCenter
for having us🇦🇿🇮🇱
@edu_il
@tehsilgovaz
TAU congratulates Roman Abramovich for receiving Israeli citizenship. Mr. Abramovich is a major partner of the University and founder of the new
#Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology Building.
Happy
#Passover
!
Dear friends, as we approach the spring Jewish holiday, we wish you a joyful and meaningful
#Pesach
, full of quality time with your loved ones, smiles and renewal.
#Israel
will soon be celebrating its 75th
#Birthday
and
#TAU
stands together with it, now & always.