Bar-Ilan University

Could aspirin help prevent coronavirus infection?

Aspirin use for cardiovascular disease may reduce likelihood of COVID-19 infection, new study shows.

Bar-Ilan University offers COVID-19 vaccinations on campus

MDA teams up with Bar-Ilan University to offer coronavirus vaccinations on campus.

Delayed treatment of high-impact injuries: A lesson from Syria

Providing humanitarian medical treatment to victims of Syrian civil war, researchers find delayed surgical intervention may improve outcome.

BIU study: Previously ill patients react well to single vaccine

Bar-Ilan University/Ziv Medical Center study: One dose of COVID-19 vaccine provokes strong immune response in those previously infected.

$4 M NIH grant awarded to Bar-Ilan U researcher and colleagues

Prof. Yaron Shav-Tal and colleagues from US will work to shed light on nuclear dynamics and their impact on the biology of gene regulation.

Bar Ilan University claimed by two different cities

Now a committee has recommended splitting the campus between two jurisdictions - and both mayors protest.

Study: Small number of autonomous vehicles improves traffic flow

Bar Ilan U researchers find traffic flow greatly improves with the addition of just a small number of autonomous vehicles on the road.

Israeli chip tech ranked one of most promising ventures

New technology developed by Bar Ilan U researchers provides 50% smaller memory footprint compared to current embedded memory solutions.

Study: Vitamin D level associated with risk of COVID infection

Low plasma 25(OH) vitamin D level is associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection, Israeli study finds.

Magnetic memory states go exponential

Newly-discovered ability to stabilize, control, number of magnetic states may allow multi-level magnetic memory with many states per cell.

Israel only non-US winner in neuroscience data competition

Bar-Ilan University neuroscientists among four winners of data competition.

Perception of aging may be more important than chronological age

COVID-19 loneliness linked to elevated psychiatric symptoms in older adults.

Israeli researchers: Hearts that drum together beat together

Group drumming stimulates behavioral and physiological synchronization that contributes to ability to cooperate, Bar-Ilan U. study finds.

Israeli researchers present 'alternating lockdown' strategy

Strategy involves splitting the population into two groups that alternate between lockdown and routine activity in weekly succession.

Culture of Entrepreneurship

Culture of Entrepreneurship

What better place to study business and entrepreneurship than the home of the most successful hi-tech startups the world has ever witnessed?

Dr. Mordechai Kedar will not be punished for Rabin comments

Bar Ilan University ends proceedings against Dr. Mordechai Kedar after he claimed Yigal Amir did not kill Yitzhak Rabin.

Bar-Ilan U Jewish Art Dept features exhibit on Indian synagogues

India's standing synagogues date from the 16th century to modern times, and were established by 5 distinct Indian Jewish communities.

YItzchak Rabin, Mordechai Kedar and the right to question

'Disciplining Mordechai Kedar violates academic freedom'

Association for Civil Rights in Israel calls on Bar Ilan University to cancel disciplinary actions over claims on Rabin assassination.

Kedar summoned to disciplinary committee over Rabin claims

Bar-Ilan University summons Dr. Mordechai Kedar to disciplinary committee over his claim Yigar Amir did not kill PM Yitzhak Rabin.

Bar-Ilan U. drops Dr. Kedar from trip over Yigal Amir comments

Dr. Mordechai Kedar barred from representing Bar-Ilan University on planned South America trip after he denied Yigal Amir murdered Rabin.

Bar Ilan U cancels demand to dress modestly, wear kippa

University changes student rules, which had called to wear kippot in Judaism classes, "avoid wearing revealing apparel" on campus.

Nobel Prize winner receives medical research award

As Nobel Prize winners are announced, Bar-Ilan University honors a previous recipient.

With silicon chips, the slower, the better

New research by Bar Ilan University combines sound and light waves in silicon chips to create a new type of signal processing.

Taiwan gets its first-ever Jewish studies workshop

Israel's Bar-Ilan University initiates first-of-its-kind Jewish studies workshop in Taiwan.

These college students are discovering Israel and their futures

Bar-Ilan University labs abuzz with US undergrads participating in Ninth Annual Internship Program.

6 Israeli universities among the top 1,000

Hebrew University named best university in Israel, 162nd worldwide, in QS World University Rankings for 2020.

What kind of beer did Pharaoh drink?

Team of scientists from Hebrew U, Israel’s Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv U and Bar-Ilan U create ancient alcohol from ancient yeast.

New app to help tourists learn about Greek's Jewish past

Bar-Ilan University researchers developing app to commemorate Greek Jewish communities destroyed during the Holocaust.

New study proves intestinal bacteria grow in pregnant women

Bar-Ilan researchers discover that bacteria 'sense' pregnancy and the need to assist babies in breaking down the sugar in mother's milk.

These ADHD medications may predict future antidepressant use

Childhood methylphenidate treatment predicts antidepressant use during adolescence, study shows.

Sleep tight:

Researchers identify the beneficial role of sleep

Sleep increases chromosome dynamics that clear out DNA damage accumulated during waking hours.

Growing criticism of polyamory event at Bar Ilan University

Religious Zionist university ramps up security ahead of the scheduled conference highlighting open marriages amid demonstrations, petitions.

Researchers find way to 'activate' immune system against cancer

Team of researchers from Harvard and Bar-Ilan U discover mechanism that allows immune system to attack cancer cells better than ever before.

'Heart of the Parasha' with Rabbi Lundin at Bar-Ilan University

Every week at Bar-Ilan University hundreds convene for weekly Torah lessons by Rabbi Haggai Lundin in cooperation with Kollel Organization.

Bar Ilan's first Nigerian student aims to reduce poverty at home

Bar-Ilan University's first Nigerian international MBA student launches business venture aimed at alleviating poverty in Africa.

New study looks to create more effective cancer detection

Israeli company works with Bar-Ilan University to develop innovative method for diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

How body temperature influences SIDS

New link between sleep arousals and body temperature may also be connected to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Many Yazidi women traumatized by ISIS torture

Yazidi women suffer from high percentage of C-PTSD, study shows.

Israeli professor berates student in class as 'idiot,' 'moron'

Bar Ilan professor: 'Whoever writes something other than what I said doesn't understand Political Science.'

How many Tunisian Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?

New study reveals number of Tunisian Jews murdered in Holocaust much higher than previously thought.

Bar Ilan co-ed thrown out of class for refusing to remove hijab

Lecturer removes student from classroom for refusing to remove Islamic head-covering. University says lecturer's behavior 'unacceptable.'

Israeli researchers target, shrink metastasized growths

Bar Ilan researchers discover enzyme supporting metastatic cells, develop compound to eliminate them.

Report claims Israeli education among worst in developed world

A damning report lists a number of statistics. Israeli teachers earn little, work many hours in small and overcrowded classrooms.

Truck driver killed in bridge collapse: Elichai Tederi

Driver killed after pedestrian bridge collapsed on truck identified as 58-year-old Elchai Tederi of Holon.

Scientists: Protect Gulf of Aqaba coral reefs from pollution

New study finds coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba may survive global warming.

Hungarian Government Honors Bar-Ilan University President

Recognized for his 'manifold and committed activities to strengthen Hungarian-Israeli academic and social relations'.

Portugal pulls out of project led by Israeli university

Portugal pulls out from a law enforcement project led by Israel’s Bar-Ilan University.

Top Israeli scientists team up with American undergrads

Students gain hands-on lab experiences in Bar Ilan University - including unthinkables such as converting one cell into another.

Conference celebrates Biton Report

Bennet: "It's not a favor to Mizrachim, it's a favor to all the nation of Israel."

What has Israel learned from the Second Lebanon War?

10 years after the 2006 Lebanon War, Bar Ilan University holds a conference dealing with the consequences and conclusions.

Two Israeli universities rank in Asia’s Top 20

Israel's universities make an exceptional performance in Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2016.

'We must not become an Arab and undemocratic state'

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked spoke at Bar Ilan University on the definition of a Jewish and democratic state.

EU Ambassador: Labeling 'Settlement' Products Just the Beginning

The European Union plans to take more measures against products made by Jews in Judea and Samaria, envoy says.

'Israel is a Scientific Power'

Bar Ilan University takes part in the EU's annual Researchers’ Night, showcasing its science faculty to many interested Israelis.

US Students Discover Israel, Make Science Discoveries

Arutz Sheva talks with students on joint BIU/YU summer program to hear what they're learning about science and Israel.

Archaeologists Uncover Entrance Gate to Goliath's City

Team of archaeologists from Bar-Ilan University discovers the fortifications and entrance gate of the Philistine city of Gath.

Bar Ilan Caves In – Gay Event is On

Religious university agreed to allow 'gay pride' event in central square of campus, reversing earlier decision.

Support for Bar Ilan U's Veto of Gay Event

In the face of liberal condemnation, Prof. Hillel Weiss says he's proud of the university's decision.

Bar Ilan U Nixes Public 'Gay' Event

Religious university refuses pro-homosexuality public on campus event planned for June 22.