The "Song of Songs" Garden Complex: located next to the The Jack and Gitta Nagel Family Jewish Heritage Center, this complex is comprised of several different gardens, inspired by ideas and verses from the Bible's Song of Songs.
The ear shaped garden is located between the Webb Psychology building and the Gonda Brain Research Center building.
The White Route
Another source of inspiration for creating this garden was the a quote of famed renaissance scientist Galileo Galilei, who is considered to be the founder of modern physics: " The difficulties in the study of the infinite arise because we attempt, with our finite minds, to discuss th
The site of the Tombs of the Kings in Jerusalem is not known to many. Located north of the Damascus Gate, it appears to be closed, with just a sign, "Tombeau des Rois" (French for "Tomb of the Kings”). This is, in fact, the tomb of Helena of Adiabene – Queen Helena.
The Conference of the Israeli Graphene Consortium was open to the academic community, industry and the general public – to all those interested in advances of electronic technologies and 2D materials.
Prof. Doron Naveh, of BIU’s Kofkin Faculty of Engineering, was the lead organizer of the conference, which was held in cooperation with the Israel Innovation Authority.
Prolonged exposure to microgravity conditions during space missions can impair various physiological function in general, and the visual system in particular.
BIU's Jewish Law Clinic held an online seminar on "Equitable Vaccine Distribution among Nations - Ethics and Halakha", on Monday, May 24, from 4:30 -6:30 pm.
Among the seminar lectures:
International Vaccine Treaty
Halakhic, Philosophical and Ethical Facets of Equitable Vaccine Distribution
Equitable Vaccine Distribution among Nations according to Jewish Law
Seminar Program (In Hebrew)
Bar-Ilan University awarded an honorary doctorate to Dr. Tal Zaks in recognition of his role in leading the development of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. The ceremonial hooding of Dr. Zaks took place at an in-person ceremony on campus during Zaks' stay in Israel. The full honorary doctorate ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 30.
Dr. Zaks was "hooded" by Shlomo Zohar, Chairman of Bar-Ilan's Permanent Committee, Gideon Hamburger, Chairman of the Israel Friends of the University and Rabbi Ada Zavidov, of Kehilat Har-El in Jerusalem.
BIU’s Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies held an International Symposium on Lay Use and Perceptions of Machine Translation on May 25. The online event included sessions given by experts in the field from the UK, Finland, Japan, Canada, the US and Israel.
