On September 10, 2008, the world’s largest particle accelerator was inaugurated at the CERN Center in Switzerland. Dr. Olga Girshevitz, of the Bar-Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, explains how it’s used

On August 18, 1227, Genghis Khan, one of the most influential people in human history, died

To mark International Dog Day on August 26, Dr. Anat Ben-Yonatan, graduate of BIU’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, writes about the special status of the dog in Israel

Prof. Eyal Regev, of the Martin (Szusz) Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University, recounts the event that marked a new era in pop culture

From Tu B’Av lore of girls dancing in the vineyards to stories about dating in the army or on campus, it seems that lovers share a common milieu and a lot of luck

Dr. Uri Bar-Noi, of the Department of General History, revisits the coup attempt on August 18, 1991, which accelerated the collapse of the communist regime and the dissolution of the Soviet empire

Bastille Day, marked on July 14, was a major event of the French Revolution. Prof. Silvia Adler explains its significance

On July 5, 1996, Dolly – the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell – was born. Dr. Nitzan Gonen, of BIU’s Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, writes about the sheep and the research that made history

International Asteroid Day is observed on June 30, on the day a large asteroid hit the forests of eastern Siberia. Dr. Ofek Birnholtz, of BIU’s Department of Physics, writes about celestial bodies that can harm the Earth

On June 26, 1997, the first book in the Harry Potter series was published. Dr. Danielle Gurevitch, head of BIU’s Multidisciplinary Humanities Program, writes about the wizard’s charm

The selfie burst into our lives with the launch of the two-camera mobile phones. Prof. Chaim Noy of BIU’s School of Communication writes about the phenomenon to mark International Selfie Day on June 21

What is it about the Seder night that unites the entire family around the table, year after year? And what makes Pesach the most popular Jewish holiday?