While women make up the majority of undergraduate and master's students, their numbers dwindle as they climb the academic ladder. Prof. Orna Sasson-Levy explains why women in academia still face unique challenges, suggests ways to promote gender equity, and shares her vision for a future where gender equality is no longer a topic of discussion.
For over three decades, Bar-Ilan University’s School of Optometry and Vision Sciences has been shaping the future of eye health, vision research, and optometry education. From training expert optometrists to pioneering ophthalmic research and collaborating with the high-tech industry, the school is leading advancements in clinical optometry, visual neuroscience, and ocular technology.
Dr. Einat Zalckvar, a leading expert in genetic disorders at Bar-Ilan University, explains how a chance encounter with one family changed her biomedical research and why rare disease awareness should matter to everyone.
Rare Diseases: A Hidden Global Health Crisis
Pioneering the Future of Computing
The project, which aims to revolutionize how AI computations are performed, is a combined effort of BIU with partners across Europe. At the heart of this innovation is a technology called spintronics, which could overcome the limitations that currently hold back AI development.
A medical researcher in Tel Aviv is on the brink of a breakthrough but needs one crucial dataset to complete her study. Across the world, a scientist in Tokyo has already conducted a similar experiment and published his results—but they’re locked behind a paywall. Meanwhile, in Brazil, an environmental scientist is struggling to access climate data that could help predict the next major drought.
President Donald Trump’s latest Middle East proposal—to relocate the Palestinian population from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan—has ignited intense controversy. While both Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah have strongly opposed the plan, Trump remains convinced that economic leverage and diplomatic pressure will eventually bring them on board.
Did you know that fuel can be produced from algae? Dr. Yaron Yehoshua from the Faculty of Life Sciences at Bar-Ilan University is leading research on an efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. The search for natural and environmentally friendly energy sources, aimed at reducing air pollution, minimizing climate change damage, and improving environmental conditions, is the focus of more than 50 research groups at the university, including some of the world’s leading experts in energy.
