Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
( American Friends of Tel Aviv University ) US drug company obtains worldwide rights for an antibody fragment developed by Tel Aviv University that may have an advantage in treating cancer patients
Phi Beta Cons (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
The drive toward suppression of speech and intimidation on campuses knows no boundaries. Leftist professors are reported to be suppressing students' speech at Tel Aviv University, and some students are fighting back, despite fears that their complaints will harm their grades. Amnon Rubenstein, a professor of law at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, is supporting the students. If...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Scientists from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have developed a new approach to dressing wounds that consists of a soluble bandage that delivers antibiotics and then dissolves when the wound heals. The new type of bandage is spun with antibiotic-releasing fibers that protect the wound and then disappear, biodegrading and leaving little or no waste.
Brian's Study Breaks (Free subscription) | yesterday
... of political authority in modern Shi'ism described primarily by Michaelle Browers of Wake Forest University, who highlighted the doctrine of the "guardianship of the righteous community" as an important alternative to Ayatollah Khomeini's "guardianship of the jurisprudent," as well as the discussion of Usuli democracy in the thought of Ayatollah Montazeri by Babak Rahimi...
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
A new study by Tel Aviv University psychologists says that time lag between unconscious perception and conscious recognition of a visual stimulus can vary depending on the complexity of the stimulus.
The Language Guy (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
An Israeli linguist seems to think she has turned the linguistic world upside down with her new meaning for the word "most." A UPN article states Professor Mira Ariel of Tel Aviv University says her research "is quite shocking for the linguistics world" and proves some of her fellow linguists are wrong in their definition of the word "most." She claims that...
News from TheMediaLine.org. (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
... the job is done... all this has been made possible by Meital Zilberman, an Israeli researcher at Tel Aviv University's Department of Biomedical Engineerin...
Israelated (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Ido Nehushtan told a Tel Aviv University audience Friday, Nov. 27: "The time for hard decisions is fast approaching," adding "The scope of security threats to Israel is very complex and we must prepare for all exigencies." He was addressing a ceremony marking 30 years of the IDF's Talpiot program which offers hi-tech, math and physics...
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Israel Air Force chief indicates no total security against multi-directional missilesDEBKAfile Special AnalysisNovember 28, 2009, 3:15 PM (GMT+02:00)IAF commander Maj. Gen. Ido NehushtanIsraeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Ido Nehushtan told a Tel Aviv University audience Friday, Nov. 27: "The time for hard decisions is fast approaching," adding "The scope of security threats...
Tracing the Tribe (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... The Reconquista: Jews and the New Realities of Christian Spain - Prof. Jonathan S. Ray (Georgetown University) -- The Unknown Jewish Artists of Spain - Dr. Vivan Mann (JTS) -- Jews and the City in Medieval Spain - Prof. Eleazar Gutwirth (Tel Aviv University) -- The Inquisition/The Expulsion of 1492 and Don Isaac Abravanel - Prof. Eric Lawee (York University) -- Spain...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... Mixing respected scholarship with dubious theories, the author, Shlomo Sand, a professor at Tel Aviv University, frames the narrative as a startling exposure of suppressed historical facts. The translated version of his polemic has sparked a new wave of coverage in Britain and has provoked spirited debates online and in seminar rooms. Professor Sand, a scholar of modern France, not...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Stents that keep weakened and flabby arteries from collapsing have been true life-savers. But after six months, those stents are no longer needed - once the arteries are strengthened, they become unnecessary. Previously, doctors had no choice but to leave them in place. Prof. Meital Zilberman of Tel Aviv University's Department of Biomedical Engineering has developed a new patent-pending...
CapitalistImperialistPig (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... the contenders are still both alive and swinging, that gets difficult. Shlomo Sand, a professor at Tel Aviv University, has dared to take a look and stir up the predictable hornets nest. His book The Invention of the Jewish People , a best seller in Israel for months, is now out in English. It's doubtful that a Jewish professor, or any professor at a major university in the...
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... Mixing respected scholarship with dubious theories, the author, Shlomo Sand, a professor at Tel Aviv University, frames the narrative as a startling exposure of suppressed historical facts. The translated version of his polemic has sparked a new wave of coverage in Britain and has provoked spirited debates online and in seminar rooms. Professor Sand, a scholar of modern France, not...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Alzheimer's disease is caused by the build-up of a brain peptide called amyloid-beta. That's why eliminating the protein has been the focus of almost all drug research pursuing a cure for the devastating neurodegenerative condition. But that may be counterproductive, says Dr. Inna Slutsky of Tel Aviv University's Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine.
