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Bar-Ilan University

“This year, we are celebrating the contributions of women to the global advancement of science, technology, culture, business, education and society,” said Bar-Ilan University president professor Arie Zaban.
The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine complex in Tzfat was transformed into a mock hospital, with X-ray rooms, blood test facilities, an ambulance, cardiac room and more on May 2, 2022. Photo by Dror Miller.
Bar-Ilan University medicine complex in Tzfat transforms into Teddy Bear Hospital
The event provided children with the opportunity to ask questions related to illness, injury and medical treatment.
Who says science and art don’t mix? Bar-Ilan University opens a unique museum that aims to expose visitors to the vast research possibilities in the natural sciences.
An overexpression of SIRT6 increases longevity in engineered mice and enables them to stay vigorous without becoming frail.
The discovery marks the first time purple-dyed Iron Age textiles have been uncovered in the Southern Levant.
Bar-Ilan University lecturer and scholar of Arabic culture Mordechai Kedar. Credit: Arielinson via Wikimedia Commons.
Bar-Ilan University students sign petition in support of embattled professor
“While Israeli academia is infested with professors who, at the taxpayers’ expense, defame Israel, support BDS and promote anti-Zionism,” say students, Bar-Ilan “specifically chose” to go after professor Mordechai Kedar, a noted advocate of Israel.
Said the university: “If such booklets were distributed on a college campus abroad, with an Israeli flag or a Star of David hanging on someone’s nose, we would all agree that it is anti-Semitic and racist material.”
Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s annual convocation, June 11, 2017. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Two Israeli universities listed among global Top 100
The Technion, in the 93rd spot last year, shot up to the 77th spot among universities across the globe. Hebrew University, which did not make the list last year, reached the 95th slot.
Professor Shulamit Michaeli, vice president for research at Bar-Ilan University, addresses Israeli researchers living in the United States who were pre-selected to interview for STEM-related faculty positions back in Israel. Credit: Magali Druscovich.
Faculty incentives in America aim to turn Israel’s brain drain into brain gain
A delegation of Bar-Ilan University professors began meeting with U.S.-based scientists, doctors and engineers who are potential candidates for positions in Israel.
This child suffers from anaphylaxis and cannot open his eyes due to swelling. James Heilman, M.D., Wikimedia Commons.
New Israeli app geared to help allergy sufferers in medical emergencies
In the event of an allergy emergency, the sufferer activates the app, which dispatches the nearest registered user to dispense his own personal dose of the vital medicine.