Prof. Beena Kalisky, a world-renowned physicist in Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Physics, is the winner of the Na’amat Centennial Prize for women scientists. Na’amat, the Movement for the Advancement of the Status of Women in Israel, honored Prof. Kalisky for her groundbreaking research and efforts to advance women in science and academia. Read More.

Two Bar-Ilan University researchers – Prof. Michal Alberstein, of the Faculty of Law, and Prof. Sharon Ruthstein, of the Department of Chemistry and Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials – are the recipients of European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept (PoC) grants for their innovation proposals: MULTIDOOR and Hypo-Imag. Read More.

A new Israeli study has found that the proportion of women who reported side effects after receiving their first, second, or third dose of the Pfizer vaccination is 1.9 times that among men. Prof. Cyrille Cohen, head of the Immunotherapy Laboratory at Bar-Ilan University, was interviewed about the research. Read More.

Dr. Limor Meoded Danon, from BIU’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, was a recipient of the Shimon Peres Prize on October 6, 2021. The Shimon Peres Prize is granted for innovative projects that promote diversity and multiculturalism. Read More.

Oktoberfest, on October 12, is a day of festivity for beer drinkers around the globe. The festival was first celebrated in Bavaria in 1810 on the occasion of a royal wedding, during which many liters of the bubbly alcoholic beverage were consumed. Prof. Aren Maeir, of Bar-Ilan University’s Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, who became acquainted with ancient beer through his research, writes about the popular drink. Read More.   BIU’s COVID-Related News

Will the third booster shot be our last? Prof. Meital Gal Tanamy, head of the Molecular Virology Lab at Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Medicine, is one of the Israeli doctors who explains the science behind it in this article. Read More.

Patients once sidelined by skeptical doctors will now be given the right to claim a state allowance. Roni Rothler, Director of the Disability Rights Clinic at Bar-Ilan University, told The Times of Israel that “this development will make people with fibromyalgia automatically recognized for disability stipends, which will enable them to take far better care of themselves”. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University has a new Faculty of Education. Previously the School of Education, its status was recently upgraded to a faculty, a move that was made possible thanks to the academic excellence of Bar-Ilan’s education staff members. Read More.

Thinking of getting pregnant? You might want to adjust your timing based on the weather. New research from Bar-Ilan University and other academic institutions has shown a connection between extreme cold and hot outdoor temperatures and low birthweight. Read More.

As a result of the university’s growth and development over the past four years, the members of the BIU Board of Trustees unanimously re-elected Prof. Arie Zaban, a distinguished renewable energy scientist, as president of Bar-Ilan University for an additional four years. Read More.