Violence against teachers is a common problem in education systems in Israel and the world. Teachers engage with students from different backgrounds and mental states, leaving them susceptible to expressions of physical and verbal violence. A new study conducted by Dr. Tamar (Zamski) Tarablus from the Faculty of Education at Bar-Ilan University examined the variables that influence the willingness of teachers to seek help after being targeted by student violence.
All Bar-Ilan University's law graduates who took the bar exam for the first time this summer passed successfully, according to the Israel Bar Association.
In contrast, only 43% of the total students who took the exam this summer passed successfully.
Bar-Ilan University's Center for Sustainability and the Environment, together with the Israel Electric Corporation, invites students of all degrees and levels to participate in a hackathon aimed at developing innovative solution in the field of underground electric cables.
The hackathon, which will be held in Hebrew, will take place on July 27-28 at the Elma Hotel in Zichron Yaakov.
Bar-Ilan University extends a warm welcome to 28 US undergraduate students who are participating in the 11th annual Summer Science Research Internship Program. The program, a joint Bar-Ilan University-Yeshiva University initiative, enables students to gain hands-on experience in emerging scientific fields while being mentored by Israel's finest scientists.
Maria Wislawa Szymborska, the Polish poet hailed by the Nobel Prize Committee as "A Mozart of poetry," was a master of weaving profound truths into deceptively simple verses. Born in 1923 in Poland, she lived through some of the most turbulent times of the 20th century, and her poetry bore witness to the weight of history, human frailty, and the absurdity of existence.
The Trypanosoma brucei parasite is the cause for the Africa trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) disease, which, in its advanced stages, damages the nervous system and can be fatal without immediate treatment.
Each year, Bar-Ilan University awards three postdoctoral fellowships to women who have completed their doctoral degrees. This year, six promising young women researchers will receive the fellowships. The increase in the number of fellowships is a result of the high academic level of all the applicants. The fellowship aims to help brilliant women researchers overcome one of the significant barriers in the way of women being accepted as faculty members in academic institutions.
Professor Avi Sagi, of Bar-Ilan University's Department of General Philosophy, was awarded the prestigious Bialik Prize for 2022.
NFT is a buzzword that has become popular of late, but it’s doubtful that its meaning is clear to everyone. NFT is an acronym for non-fungible token and is referred to as the new digital goldmine. But what is an NFT? Dr. Amir Elalouf of Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Management explains.
