Israeli startup, Sonovia, has developed a technology to impregnate the fabric used in masks and other applications to protect the wearer from COVID-19 and other viruses. Sonovia was founded in 2013 following over 10 years of research by Bar-Ilan University and a four-year, EU-funded research project looking into fighting hospital-acquired infections. Its patented technology uses ultrasonic soundwaves to physically infuse zinc oxide nanoparticles onto the fabric. Read More

This May, Dr. Tal Zaks, noted chief medical officer of Moderna, will be granted an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University for his company’s development of a coronavirus vaccine. Read More

Initially, the coronavirus was thought to be a type of flu that affects the respiratory system. Today, it is known that the virus affects many bodily systems, including the heart, the kidneys, and other organs, and that some of the damage is only manifested after recovery. Research conducted by Prof. Johnny S. Younis, Vice-Dean for Clinical Education at Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, contributes to our understanding of the possible long-term effects of COVID-19, specifically with regards to male fertility. Read More

Prof. Doron Aurbach from Bar-Ilan University’s Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials and the Department of Chemistry is among the top 500 scientists in the world, according to a ranking recently published by Stanford University in the journal, PLOS Biology. Prof. Aurbach is ranked second among Israeli scientists. Eighty Bar-Ilan University faculty members are included in this year’s list of the world’s leading researchers. The outstanding researchers were selected based on the number of citations taken from the articles they published. This measure is affected by both the quantity and quality of their research publications. The 80 Bar-Ilan researchers included...

Prof. Cyrille Cohen, head of the Immunotherapy Laboratory at Bar-Ilan University and a member of the Advisory Committee for Clinical Trials of Coronavirus Vaccines at the Ministry of Health, says Israel’s success is simple and lies within its “impressive network of health maintenance organizations” (HMOs). Read More  

Prof. (Emeritus) Edward L. Greenstein, of Bar-Ilan’s Zalman Shamir Bible Department, has been awarded the prestigious Jordan Schnitzer Book Award for 2020 in the category of Biblical Studies, Rabbinics, and Jewish History and Culture in Antiquity. Prof. Greenstein has been recognized for his much-acclaimed annotated English translation of the Book of Job, titled Job: A New Translation. Read More.

Prof. Omry Koren and Prof. Avi Zadok, two of Bar-Ilan University’s most prolific researchers, are recipients of prestigious Consolidator Grants from the EU’s European Research Council (ERC). ERC Consolidator Grants are awarded to outstanding researchers with a scientific track record showing great promise. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University is not giving up on campus life even during COVID-19. Four special outdoor complexes have been prepared for group learning and encounters in the open air out of a desire to preserve student life and safeguard the health of students and faculty. Read More

The first academic center of its kind for the study of the treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of addiction has been inaugurated at Bar-Ilan University. The center, headed by Prof. Natti Ronel, a clinical criminologist from the Department of Criminology, is a joint venture between Bar-Ilan and the Retorno organization. Read More  

A new study led by researchers from Bar-Ilan University demonstrates how light pollution caused by artificial light at night (ALAN) disrupts the reproductive cycle of two coral species already under severe threat. Read More