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OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman (center) and Ilya Sutskever (right) on a panel at Tel Aviv University, June 5, 2023. (Chen Galili)
Israel will have ‘huge role’ to play in AI revolution, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
By Sharon Wrobel
Visiting co-founder of Microsoft-backed OpenAI says firm is examining various investment options in Israel; meets with President Herzog, speaks to high-tech leaders and students
The former Sackler Health and Sciences complex at Tel Aviv University. (screen capture: Google Street View)
June 21, 2023, 4:49 pm
Sackler family name removed from Tel Aviv University medical school
Move meant to disassociate the university from the family accused of profiting while fueling destructive opioid crisis
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Teenagers vaping in a park (iStock)
June 11, 2023, 9:57 am
With tobacco use on rise in Israel, kids and teens see their health go up in smoke
Bright colors, fruity flavors, and nicotine are getting kids as young as 12 hooked on vaping, while adults’ outdoor secondhand smoke is embedding itself deep in children’s bodies
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image of a sleeping woman. (AndreyPopov; iStock by Getty Images)
June 9, 2023, 9:27 am
Stimulating the brain during sleep, Tel Aviv team says it’s found key to better memory
Volunteers in joint study with UCLA did 10% better on recall tests, demonstrating how communication between hippocampus and cerebral cortex helps consolidate memories while asleep
By Renee Ghert-Zand
OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman (center) and Ilya Sutskever (right) on a panel at Tel Aviv University, June 5, 2023. (Chen Galili)
June 5, 2023, 9:06 pm
Israel will have ‘huge role’ to play in AI revolution, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
Visiting co-founder of Microsoft-backed OpenAI says firm is examining various investment options in Israel; meets with President Herzog, speaks to high-tech leaders and students
By Sharon Wrobel
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a keynote address announcing ChatGPT integration for Bing at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on February 7, 2023. (Jason Redmond / AFP)
May 29, 2023, 1:52 pm
OpenAI’s Sam Altman to visit Tel Aviv next week as part of worldwide AI tour
Co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence lab is expected to visit a Microsoft Israel R&D center and take part in Tel Aviv University event
By Sharon Wrobel
MK Simcha Rothman being escorted by police into a panel at Tel Aviv University, May 28, 2023 (Screenshot from Twitter used in accordance with section 27A of the Copyright Law 2007).
May 28, 2023, 5:06 pm
MK Rothman evacuated by police from Tel Aviv University event amid protest
Religious Zionism lawmaker shouts back at protesters who obstructed panel he was set to partake in, blaming them for the overhaul-linked economic fallout
By ToI Staff
Israeli and pro-Palestinian students stage protests at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheba on May 23, 2022. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
May 25, 2023, 4:28 pm
University heads denounce coalition bill that would ban display of Palestinian flag
Joint statement says measure would infringe on free speech, make schools ‘branches of police and Shin Bet’; Tel Aviv University chief vows not to enforce ‘fascist’ law if passed
By ToI Staff
An infected black sea urchin dying in the Mediterranean Sea, exhibiting typical symptoms of an exposed skeleton and lost tissue and spines. (Konstantinos Kalaentzis)
May 24, 2023, 9:51 am
Epidemic wipes out all Eilat Bay urchins; coral reefs face suffocation by algae
Experts rush to understand cause of mass die-offs in Red Sea of keystone species that feeds on algae, as pathogenic parasite spreads quickly, killing the creatures within 48 hours
By Sue Surkes
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People holding banners march to demand world leaders to take action in reversing climate change and stop the use of fossil fuels during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 21, 2023, 1:43 pm
Take the First Step Toward Real Change: TAU’s New Climate Change Masters Degree
Israel’s ecology, innovation and complex geo-political situation make it the ideal place to prepare for a career addressing the political and social aspects of climate change.
Illustrative: Metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma- Pleural fluid cell block (Yale Rosen via Wikimedia Commons)
May 7, 2023, 12:38 am
Tel Aviv researchers use RNA nanodrug tech to stop ovarian cancer cell division
Scientists hope that by targeting specific protein, they will be able to develop treatments for patients with metastasized cancers resistant to chemotherapy and immunotherapy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Students at Hebrew University on the first day of the academic year on October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
April 27, 2023, 11:36 am
University staffs call strike over pay dispute with institutions, Finance Ministry
Senior faculty declare ‘warning’ action, saying they see effective wage cut from inflation, economic uncertainty; say other side ‘dragging feet’
By ToI Staff
Prof. Michal Lotem, head of Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI), left, and Inna Ben David, HCRI's head lab technician. (Credit: HCRI/courtesy)
April 23, 2023, 9:38 pm
Israeli universities churn out startups as ties with tech industry grow
Data shows rise of over 120% in startups set up yearly by academic institutions, from 34 in 2016 to 75 in 2020, accounting for 13% of total new startups established in Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir takes part in a march to the Evyatar outpost, near the West Bank city of Nablus, during the Passover holiday, on April 10, 2023. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
April 17, 2023, 4:10 pm
Ben Gvir, ADL trade barbs over ‘Jewish racism’ section in latest antisemitism report
Published annually ahead of Holocaust day, document’s foreword features implicit comparison between far-right national security minister and European fascists
By Canaan Lidor
Tomatoes were among the plants tested for sound by Tel Aviv University researchers. (David Besa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)
March 30, 2023, 8:06 pm
In groundbreaking research, Tel Aviv U team records plants ‘talking’ for first time
Scientists discover clicking sounds, which humans can’t hear and which differ based on species and type of stress; wonder what uses other plants, animals make of the information
By Sue Surkes
Dr. Edo Kon working on the world's first mRNA vaccine for bacteria at Tel Aviv University. (Courtesy of Tel Aviv University)
March 14, 2023, 2:35 pm
Israeli scientists produce world’s first mRNA vaccine for bacteria
By focusing on key differences between viruses and bacteria, researchers elicit strong immune responses in mice against Plague pathogen that killed millions in Middle Ages
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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