Lookstein Aids Virtual Learning

Lookstein Aids Virtual Learning

This article was originally published in The Jewish Star. The “new normal” that’s been with us since the middle of March, with its unprecedented “shelter in place” quarantine, has shuttered our schools, turning bedrooms into virtual...
Bar-Ilan Student’s Algorithm Predicts Coronavirus Spread

Bar-Ilan Student’s Algorithm Predicts Coronavirus Spread

Article by David Israel, courtesy the Jewish Press. Originally published March 25, 2020. In a recent paper published in Towards Data Science (Using Kalman Filter to Predict Corona Virus Spread), Ran Kremer, a Master’s student in electrical engineering at Bar-Ilan...
Israeli Startup To Donate 120,000 Face Masks

Israeli Startup To Donate 120,000 Face Masks

Article courtesy of the Jewish News Syndicate. Originally published March 17, 2020. An Israeli startup will donate around 120,000 masks made with an anti-pathogen, anti-bacterial fabric it developed that could help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), to Israeli...
New BIU Technology May Speed Up Coronavirus Diagnosis

New BIU Technology May Speed Up Coronavirus Diagnosis

Article by David Israel, courtesy The Jewish Press. Originally published February 26, 2020. The time it currently takes to diagnose Coronavirus coronavirus poses one of the greatest challenges in treating infected patients and increases the risk of exposure. Using a...
Coronavirus Letter from the President of Bar-Ilan University

Coronavirus Letter from the President of Bar-Ilan University

Dear Friends and Partners of Bar-Ilan, We find ourselves in a period unprecedented in our lifetimes. The Coronavirus has impacted all of our lives, and Bar-Ilan University has not been immune. Our primary concern has been to do whatever is possible to protect the...