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Officers of Tel Aviv University<br />
Robert Goldberg<br />
Chairman of the Board of Governors<br />
Dr. Leora Meridor<br />
Chair of the Executive Council<br />
Prof. Joseph Klafter<br />
President<br />
Prof. Dany Leviatan<br />
Rector<br />
Mordehai Kohn<br />
Director-General<br />
Prof. Ehud Gazit<br />
Vice President for Research <strong>and</strong> Development<br />
Dr. Gary Sussman<br />
Vice President for Development <strong>and</strong> Public Affairs<br />
Dr. Raymond R. Sackler,<br />
Michael H. Steinhardt<br />
Honorary Chairmen of the Board of Governors<br />
Dr. h.c. Karl Heinz-Kipp,<br />
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors<br />
Dr. h.c. Josef Buchmann,<br />
Stewart M. Colton, Prof. François Heilbronn,<br />
Dr. h.c. Raya Jaglom, John L<strong>and</strong>erer AM CBE,<br />
Adolfo Smolarz, Melvin S. Taub<br />
Vice Chairpersons of the Board of Governors<br />
Prof. Aron Shai<br />
Vice Rector<br />
Prof. Shimon Yankielowicz<br />
Pro-Rector<br />
Prof. Hannah Naveh<br />
Dean of the Yol<strong>and</strong>a <strong>and</strong> David Katz<br />
Faculty of the Arts<br />
Prof. Ehud Heyman<br />
Dean of the Iby <strong>and</strong> Aladar Fleischman<br />
Faculty of Engineering<br />
Prof. Haim J. Wolfson<br />
Dean of the Raymond <strong>and</strong> Beverly Sackler<br />
Faculty of Exact Sciences<br />
Prof. Shlomo Biderman<br />
Dean of the Lester <strong>and</strong> Sally Entin<br />
Faculty of Humanities<br />
Prof. Hanoch Dagan<br />
Dean of the Buchmann Faculty of Law<br />
Prof. Yoel Kloog<br />
Dean of the George S. Wise<br />
Faculty of Life Sciences<br />
Prof. Asher Tishler<br />
Dean of the Faculty of Management—Leon Recanati<br />
Graduate School of Business Administration<br />
Prof. Yoseph Mekori<br />
Dean of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine<br />
Prof. Noah Lewin-Epstein<br />
Dean of the Gershon H. Gordon<br />
Faculty of Social Sciences<br />
Prof. Yoav Ariel<br />
Dean of Students<br />
Prof. David Menashri<br />
Dean for Special Programs<br />
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Dear Friends,<br />
The word “interdisciplinary” is certainly<br />
a mouthful, <strong>and</strong> sounds, for many, dry <strong>and</strong><br />
abstract. But from my perspective as a scientist<br />
<strong>and</strong> a university president, the interdisciplinary<br />
approach is one of the most exciting<br />
trends in research today, <strong>and</strong> represents the<br />
future of the entire academic enterprise.<br />
World problems are simply too complex<br />
<strong>and</strong> multi-faceted for any one field to solve. By pulling down intellectual<br />
barriers, applying the methods of one field to another, <strong>and</strong> fusing<br />
together older disciplines into newer, synergized ones, academia can<br />
open entirely new avenues of scientific investigation <strong>and</strong> enrich its<br />
study programs as well.<br />
Tel Aviv University is the recognized leader in Israel in encouraging<br />
<strong>and</strong> supporting interdisciplinary research <strong>and</strong> teaching. This issue<br />
of TAU Review puts the spotlight on just a few of the University’s<br />
interdisciplinary achievements: the merging of psychology with brain<br />
imaging, immunology, chip engineering <strong>and</strong> philosophy; an international<br />
project for identifying security threats posed by emerging<br />
technologies; <strong>and</strong> a TAU-developed archaeological tool that draws on<br />
geology <strong>and</strong> materials science. In dozens of major areas, such as renewable<br />
energy, nanoscience, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, <strong>and</strong><br />
environmental studies, TAU is creating the best conditions possible<br />
for fruitful interdisciplinary work.<br />
Two more top University priorities are highlighted in this issue:<br />
promoting entrepreneurship – both on campus <strong>and</strong> in the community;<br />
<strong>and</strong> globalizing our campus further, through the new Sofaer<br />
Family International MBA Program, the International Master’s in<br />
Conflict Resolution <strong>and</strong> Mediation, <strong>and</strong> several more newly launched<br />
English-language programs.<br />
On a sad note, the TAU community mourns the passing of our<br />
long-time Vice President, Yehiel Ben-Zvi. His contribution to the<br />
University’s development was unparalleled <strong>and</strong> his warm personality<br />
will be greatly missed.<br />
Yours sincerely,<br />
Professor Joseph Klafter<br />
TAU President
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