Annual Meeting of The Board of Governors
May, 2006

Conference on Cultural Borders in the Era of Globalization supported by the Nahum and Louise Barag Annual Lecture Series in Rhetoric and Culture in Modern France and the Henri Glasberg Chair in European Studies More Photos:   1  2 Annual lecture in memory of Sheila and Yossi Carmel Lecture: Jamaica Kincaid, Harvard University Avoiding the Mirror: Reflections on Caribbean Women's Writing   Special concert in honor of Prof. Ami Maayani's 70th birthday Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio Choir More Photos:   1  2 Inauguration of the French Friends of TAU Scholarship Fund for Students of Ethiopian Origin Plenary Hall, Marcelle Gordon University Club Podcast (MP3) More Photos:   1  2 Awarding of the Hugo Ramniceanu Prize in Economics for 2006 Prize recipient: Dr. Yossi Vardi The Secret Sauce of Israel's Economic Excellence Internet Video Broadcast More Photos:   1  2  3  4 The Honorary Degrees Conferment Ceremony hosted by the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr. Michael H. Steinhardt and Mrs. Judy Steinhardt Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa: Mr. Sheldon G. Adelson, USA Mr. Stewart M. Colton, USA Prof. Sir Samuel Frederick Edwards, UK Mr. Joseph Martin (Joschka) Fischer, Germany Mr. John Gandel AO, Australia Ms. Amalia Kahana-Carmon, Israel Ms. Liz Mohn, Germany Mr. Felix Posen, UK Mr. Gerald W. Schwartz, Canada Mr. Michael H. Steinhardt, USA Honorary Fellowship: Ms. Gaby Chariton Brill, USA Response on behalf of the recipients: Mr. Joseph Martin (Joschka) Fischer Tribute to Dr. George S. Wise, first President of Tel Aviv University, marking 100 years since his birth Presenting of certificate to Mrs. Florence Wise, and Salute to the Founders of the University Podcast (MP3) More Photos:   1  2 Conference on the Future of Research Universities Presidents and Rectors from Israeli and foreign universities, including Monash University, Australia; Sorbonne, France; University of Konstanz, Germany; University of Toronto. More Photos:   1  2  3 Inauguration of the Smolarz Family Graduate School of Life Sciences Presenting of the President's Award to Prof. Ephraim Katzir, fourth President of Israel, in honor of his 90th birthday Lecture: Prof. Nathan Nelson, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences Proteins as the Gateway to Life More Photos:   1 Awarding of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences More Photos:   1  2  3 Inauguration of the Colton Family Next Generation Technologies Institute Lecture: Prof. Emanuel Peled, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences Fuel Cells - An Alternative Energy Source Presentation: Dr. Tamar Raz, Director, Business Development, Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd. From Discovery to Useful Products: The Challenge of Ramot at Tel Aviv University Podcast (MP3) Internet Video Broadcast More Photos:   1  2 Inauguration of the Ronald and Susan Krongold New Immigrant Doctoral Fellowships in Microelectronics and Inauguration of the Les and Eva Erdi New Immigrant Doctoral Fellowships Lecture: Prof. Ehud Heyman, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering Doctoral Education in Engineering Sciences: The Gateway to Technological Success More Photos:   1 The Awarding of Prizes in Computer Science: The Celia and Marcos Maus Prizes and the Jorge Deutsch Prize   The Dr. Herman Robbins Lecture in Orthopedics Lecture: Prof. Franz Grill (Austria) Treatment Strategies in Congenital Femoral Deficiency More Photos:   1 Conference on Judaism as Culture Honoring Mr. Felix Posen, TAU Honorary Doctor   Awarding of Scholarships of the Yoran-Sznycer Research Fund in Jewish History in memory of their parents, Hanna and Shmuel Sznycer-Reichert Lecture: Dr. Yael Dar, Department of Literature The First Children: The Narrative Told by Hebrew Children's Literature in the Shadow of Holocaust and War, and in Anticipation of Statehood 1939-48 More Photos:   1  2  3 The Dan David Prizes 2006 Awarding Ceremony of the Dan David Prizes in the presence of Mr. Moshe Katsav, President of the State of Israel Prize laureates: Past Time Dimension: Preserving Cultural Heritage Yo-Yo Ma, USA Present Time Dimension: Journalists of Print Media Magdi Allam, Italy Mónica González, Chile Adam Michnik, Poland Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesia Future Time Dimension: Cancer Therapy Dr. John Mendelsohn, USA Prof. Joseph Schlessinger, USA   Conference on Reality and Virtual Reality: Can Knowledge and New Technologies Be Applied to Comprehend and Solve Old Problems? The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the City and Urban Planning supported by the S. Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies, TAU; The Environmental Simulation Laboratory, TAU; The Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation, Washington Internet Video Broadcast More Photos:   1  2 Symposium: Yo-Yo Ma, Dan David Prize laureate The Silk Road: Then and Now More Photos:   1 Inauguration of the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Graduate School of Medicine and Inauguration of the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Chair in the Biology of Addictive Diseases Lecture: Prof. Yoseph Mekori, Vice Dean for Planning, Research and Development, Sackler Faculty of Medicine Are Clinician-Scientists an Endangered Species? Lecture: Dr. Miriam Adelson The Addictive Disease Plenary Hall, Marcelle Gordon University Club Podcast (MP3): 1  2  3  More Photos:   1  2 Presentation of research posters by graduate students More Photos:   1 Beverly and Raymond Sackler Fund for Human Rights in Private Law Lecture: Prof. Ewan McKendrick, Oxford University Human Rights in Private Law More Photos:   1 Awarding of the Mia Fischer Scholarship More Photos:   1  2 3 Awarding of the Dan David Scholarships More Photos:   1  2 3 Inauguration of the Yitzhak Rabin Institute for Neurobiology founded by the Austrian Friends of Tel Aviv University Lectures: Dr. Hannes Androsch, President, Austrian Friends of TAU The Importance of Supporting Higher Education Prof. Daniel M. Michaelson, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences Neurobiology at TAU: An Integrative Approach for Studying the Brain More Photos:   1 Annual Symposium of the Adler Research Center for Child Welfare and Protection Trauma and Dissociation: Long-Term Implications   Presentation of the 2006 Adler Prize for Child Welfare and Protection Prize recipient: "MACOM" Self Help Website for Survivors of Sexual Abuse More Photos:   1  2 Annual John Gandel Symposium on the Changing Scene of the Middle East Chairman: Prof. Itamar Rabinovich, President,Tel Aviv University Keynote speaker: Ehud Yaari, Channel 2 News Panelists: Prof. Asher Susser, Director, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies; Dr. Zvi Shtauber, Director, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies Internet Video Broadcast More Photos:   1 Master Class with Yo-Yo Ma with members of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Symphony Orchestra More Photos:   1  2 Inauguration of the Sir Leslie Porter Fellowship Program for Excellence at the Porter School of Environmental Studies Lecture: Prof. Yehuda Benayahu, Head, Porter School of Environmental Studies A Green Future for the Red Sea Podcast (MP3) More Photos:   1 Round Table Discussion Freedom of Speech in Today's World: Coexistence, Tolerance, and the Struggle for Human Rights with the participation of the Dan David Prize laureates in Journalism More Photos:   1  2 Inauguration of the Joseph Sagol Fellowship Program for Brain Research and Inauguration of the Joseph Sagol Fellowship Program in Humanities and Social Sciences Lecture: Prof. Shlomo Biderman, Dean, Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities Self, Brain and Mind   The Unit for Science Oriented Youth: PhD students and youngsters in a multidisciplinary intellectual experience and discussion: Promotion of Scientific Education Using Modern Technology   "Memory of the Journey" in memory of the Ethiopian Jews who perished during their journey to Israel More Photos:   1  2 Inauguration of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics Prize recipients and lectures: Dr. Harvey McMahon, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, UK Sculpting Cell Membranes: Biophysics at the Protein-Lipid Interface Prof. Paul Selvin, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA Single Molecule Measurements of Molecular Motors in Vitro and in Vivo More Photos:   1 Awarding of the Deutsch Annual Prizes in Computer Science More Photos:   1 Awarding of the Dr. Jaime Constantiner Prize in Jewish Education Prize recipient: Mr. Michael H. Steinhardt, Chairman, Board of Governors, a leader in Jewish education Lecture: Mr. Ari Shavit, Journalist The Future of the Jewish People - Should We Care? Symposium in conjunction with the Ellin Mitchell Hillel Program at TAU Podcast (MP3): 1  2  3  More Photos:   1 Awarding of Scholarships of the Israel Pollak Fellowship Program for Excellence Lecture: Prof. Moshe Semyonov, Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences More Photos:   1 Inauguration of the Aviva and Urs Felber Jubilee Plaza Lectures: Prof. (Emeritus) Zvi Yavetz, Israel Prize laureate in History The Road to Tel Aviv Lecture: Dr. Eti Einhorn, Faculty of Management - Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration From the Viewpoint of a New Researcher TAU Today   Graduation Ceremony of the New York State/American Program at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine More Photos:   1  2 Gala Concert by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble   The 38th International A.S.A. Games Israel Award Ceremony More Photos:   1  2  3  4 The Adams Super Center for Brain Research Prize Awarding Ceremony Lecture: Prof. Nava Zisapel, outgoing Head of the Center More Photos:   1  2  3 Inauguration of the Dr. Teodoro Jack and Dorothea Krauthamer Chair in Physics and Inauguration of the Dr. Teodoro Jack and Dorothea Krauthamer Laboratory for Scanning Electron Microscopy Lecture: Prof. Shimon Yankielowicz, Pro-Rector, incumbent of the Chair Towards the Realization of Einstein's Dream of Unified Theory - Space, Time, Basic Interactions of Elementary Particles, and STRING THEORY Podcast (MP3) More Photos:   1 Awarding of the Sergio Grywac Prize for Jewish-Arab Relations in the State of Israel