Do individuals who got inoculated at the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign – just a little over six months ago – need to get another shot? Not so fast, according to Prof. Cyrille Cohen, head of the immunology lab at Bar-Ilan University. Read More.

The Bible recounts that “Hazael fought against Gath, and took it” (2 Kings 12:17), and while there is much debate amongst scholars on how much of the biblical narrative is history, this is one event that most probably did take place. There is plenty of archaeological evidence of the siege and destruction inside and outside the city respectively, explains Aren Maeir, a professor of archaeology from Bar-Ilan University who has been heading the expedition at Gath for 25 years. 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.

A multinational team of marine scientists set sail from Eilat to Sudan, kicking off a groundbreaking project to assess the health of corals throughout the Red Sea. The expedition is about “bridging science and diplomacy for the future of corals,” said Prof. Maoz Fine, of Bar-Ilan University and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences (IUI) in Eilat, who is co-directing the project. Read More.

Dr. Ephraim Lapid, a lecturer in Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Political Studies, talks about the paramilitary organization which shaped the State of Israel. Read More.

Finding a job is a challenge for everyone, but those with special needs face huge obstacles and their struggles and triumphs are the subject of a gripping and moving new reality series from Kan 11, an adaptation of a British series, Employable Me (in Hebrew, Tnu L’avod). Ofer Golan, a clinical psychologist specializing in autism at Bar-Ilan University, is one of the specialists who will help the participants find out where their skills lie and prepare them for interviews. Read More.

The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation has made the largest single donation in its history – NIS 180 million – to expand the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine at Bar-Ilan University and to promote teaching and research. Read More.

Hadassah and Bar-Ilan University launch Phase I trial to treat incurable multiple myeloma. A team of Israeli scientists and doctors have developed the country’s first blue-and-white CAR T immunotherapy for the treatment of multiple myeloma, potentially giving thousands of sick patients access to this lifesaving treatment. Read More.

The Jewish Agency for Israel and The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington on Tuesday announced their collaboration to bring former MK Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh (Yesh Atid/Blue and White), the first female Druze lawmaker, to Washington, DC, as a senior emissary. She will also support Israel’s engagement efforts on North American college campuses, working closely with Hillel International. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University’s International School has announced the launch of four new degree programs taught entirely in English: A Multidisciplinary BA in Jewish Studies, an MA in Jewish Philosophy, an online MA in Religious and Middle Eastern Politics, and an MA in Classical Studies. Read More.