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Newsletter Archive

Issue A1, December 2018

  • A Year Of Science, Breakthroughs & Wonder At Bar-Ilan
  • Bar-Ilan Researcher Awarded $1M Alternative Fuels Prize
  • Bar Mitzvah Project Funds Alzheimer's Research At Bar-Ilan
  • At Bar-Ilan, 'Network Science' Works to KO Future Calamities
  • Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Aid Israeli Security
  • Fill ‘er Up with … Cooking Oil!
  • Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari is Named as One of Top 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy

Issue 11, 2018 Board of Trustees Issue

  • President's Message
  • BIU's 2018 Honorary Doctorate Ceremony
  • The Plenary
  • Gala Presidential Dinner
  • 2018 BIU Honorary Doctoral Lectures and Events
  • Noted Events - Impact Centers
  • The Jerusalem Experience

Issue 10, December 2017

  • President's Message
  • Academic Year 2017-18 Gets off the Ground on a High Note
  • Ensuring a World for All Ages
  • Recovering History from the Targums

Issue 9, November 2017

  • Prof. Arie Zaban Installed as New BIU President
  • Developing Therapeutic Genome Editing — A Precision Tool to Correct Genetic Disorders
  • Torah-Reading Customs in Diverse Jewish Communities

Issue 8, June 2017 Board of Trustees Issue

  • President's Message - BOT 2017 Issue
  • BIU's 2017 Honorary Doctorate Ceremony
  • New BIU President and BOT Vice Chairs Elected
  • Gala Dinner Lauds Philanthropic Leadership and Alumni Achievement
  • 2017 BIU Honorary Doctoral Lectures and Events
  • Donor Highlights
  • Bridging the Gap between Jewish Values and Modernity
  • Noted Events

Issue 7, February 2017

  • President's Message - February 2017
  • BIU Ambassadors' Forum Draws Over 60 Top Diplomats
  • Disease, Distress & Quality of Relationships: All in the Voice
  • The Healing Power of Hasidic Stories

Issue 6, December 2016

  • President's Message - December 2016
  • BIU Opens 2016 Academic Year
  • Solving a Cryptic Puzzle with a Little Help from a Hologram
  • A Life-Saving Israeli App
  • BIU Alumna Empowers Social Change in Arab Sector
  • The Biblical Judges: Flesh and Blood Heroes

Issue 5, October 2016

  • President's Message - Reflections for the New Year
  • BIU-YU Summer Science Interns Dig Israel
  • Trailblazing Study into Tourette Syndrome
  • BIU Bible Scholar Exposes King David's Elite Commander
  • Representing Israel in the Rio Paralympics
  • A Wealth of Friendship
  • Scholars & Sources:
    The Message of the Fast of Gedaliah

Issue 4, June 2016 Board of Trustees Issue

  • President's Message - Thinking Globally
  • BIU's 2016 Honorary Doctorate Ceremony
  • Changing of the BOT Guard
  • Gala Dinner Recognizes Philanthropic Leadership and Alumni Achievement
  • BIU Honorary Doctors Share Knowledge and Insight
  • Noted Dedications, Panel & Student Event
  • Scholars & Sources:
    "Nitzchuni Banai — My Children Have Prevailed Over Me"

Issue 3, June 2016

  • President's Message -
    Sowing the Seeds and Gleaning the Fruits
  • First Class of Doctors Graduates from School of Medicine
  • Rapid and Accurate Diagnosis for Heart Attacks
  • Desalinated Water: A Health Hazard?
  • BIU Awarding-Winning Scholars Make Headlines
  • Haredi Integration into Education and the Workforce
  • Scholars and Sources:
    Appreciating the Science Behind Miracles

Issue 2, April 2016

  • President's Message - From Purim to Pesach
  • We are the Champions!
  • Groundbreaking Research Implicates RNA in Causing Cancer
  • Defining the State of Israel:
    Jewish and/or Democratic?
  • Landmark Biblical Finds and a Spicy Discovery
  • Jordanian-Israeli Relations:
    Above Board & Beneath the Surface
  • Scholars & Sources:
    Biblical Creation and Modern Science
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