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Graduate Studies In A Language You Understand

alan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:16:24 +0000

Jewish Week mentions that while many making Aliyah wish to study in Israel, taking courses in a foreign language can be daunting. The article covered Bar-Ilan’s English language as an alternative to studying in Hebrew.

Bar-Ilan University team discovers a gene that increases lifespan of mice

alan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:29:38 +0000

A team led by Dr. Haim Cohen, of Bar-Ilan University’s Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, and including researchers from Hadassah Medical Center, the Hebrew University, and Carnegie Mellon University, has discovered a gene that increases survival in mammals. The discovery increases the likelihood that similar activity can be found in a human gene. Dr. Cohen and team’s research was published this week in the prestigious journal Nature.

For more information, read the article on Bar-Ilan’s website or the coverage in the Times of India, the UK Daily Express, or the News Pakistan.

BIU Professor defends Israel against apartheid critics

alan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:23:22 +0000

Bar-Ilan Professor Gerald Steinberg wrote an article in Ynet criticising the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

Bar-Ilan signs agreement with University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine

alan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:53:51 +0000

Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee and the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine have signed a landmark agreement to continue collaboration on a number of projects.

“Bar-Ilan University President Prof. Moshe Kaveh and I are very proud of the valuable ties we have established with the University of Miami in general and its world-class medical school in particular,” said Prof. Ran Tur-Kaspa of Bar-Ilan.

For more information, read the article in Ynet.

Bar-Ilan, Haifa and Hebrew Universities set up new joint research facility

alan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:38:54 +0000

Scientists from Bar-Ilan, Haifa and Hebrew universities will be studying the starlet sea anemone, also known as Nematostella vectensis. The Nematostella Research Center will be funded by the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology and will be located at Bar-Ilan University and will be run by Dr. Oren Levy of Bar-Ilan University.

For more information, read the articles by Haaretz, the Times of Israel, University News and Globes.

Bar-Ilan’s Dr. Shlomy Mualem Publishes New book On Writer Jorge Luis Borges

alan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:06:22 +0000

Dr. Shlomy Mualem from Bar-Ilan’s Department of Comparative Literature recently published a book about the influential Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator Jorge Luis Borges. Entitled Borges and Plato: A Game with Shifting Mirrors, the book provides a detailed comparison between the characteristics of the classical period of Greek philosophy and the literary and theoretical writings of Borges, considered by many as one of the most influential authors and intellectuals of the 20th century.

To read more, click here and here.

Students From Bar-Ilan Host Kids from South Israel

alan — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:51:27 +0000

Children who live in communities within range of Gaza missiles were hosted by the student association of Bar-Ilan. The student association of Bar-Ilan University planned a day of fun, including games, candy and other treats.

“We want to express real admiration for the children of the south and residents of the south,” Student Union officials said. “We are very happy to host these children”.

Read more on Arutz Sheva or on the Times Of Israel.

UK Minister for the Middle East Visits Bar-Ilan

alan — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:33:42 +0000

UK Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt addressed students at Bar Ilan University on 10 January, 2012 on ‘The UK, Israel and the Region’. Click here for photos by Yoni Reif.

World’s experts gather at Bar-Ilan to discuss the crypto-technologies of tomorrow

alan — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:40:55 +0000

More than 130 PhD students, postdocs and researchers in cryptography from Israel, the United States, Europe and Asia gathered for Bar-Ilan’s second annual school on Cryptography.

For more information, read Bar-Ilan’s coverage or the article about the school in The Times of Israel.

Israeli-Canadian Academic Ties Strengthened

alan — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:35:09 +0000

Two delegations of Canadian university presidents and professors were in Israel recently to learn about higher education here and to explore opportunities for academic cooperation. You can read more about it here.