This week, in the framework of the 68th annual meetings of its Board of Trustees, Bar-Ilan University dedicated a state-of-the-art computer science building that will serve as a home to future innovations advancing Israel's security and prosperity.
Post-secondary education (PSE) has a potential for improving the IQ of adults with mild intellectual disability (ID), according to a new Bar-Ilan University study.
The study examined the impact of PSE on students with mild ID who study in a university-based program, known as the Empowerment Project, at the Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Education.
On Monday, in the framework of its 68th annual Board of Trustees meetings, Bar-Ilan University awarded honorary doctorates to former IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. (res.) Aviv Kochavi, Atidim, artist Sigalit Landau, Rabbi Yaakov Medan, Yale University Prof. Joan Steitz, and entertainment troupe Zehu Ze! at a moving ceremony on campus.
“I was thrilled when I discovered the opportunity to travel to Israel for my research at Bar-Ilan University, one of Israel's major academic institutions renowned for its quality in research and teaching. Despite some initial concerns about venturing outside of my comfort zone and facing new challenges, I am excited to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”.
Bar-Ilan University’s Asian studies track, which has seen a significant growth in demand, has received a special grant of NIS 650,000 from the Academy of Korean Studies. This three-year grant will be utilized to promote research, distribute scholarships, and organize conferences and events in the field of Korean studies helping the program expand further.
Since time immemorial, human beings have wondered whether we are alone in this universe.
Dr. Nitzan Gonen, from the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences and Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, is one of ten brilliant young Israeli researchers to receive the prestigious Krill Prize for their unique contributions to their research fields.
