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    Bessie Lawrence Alum Eric Sun: Reaching for the Stars

    Four years after his summer at Weizmann, Eric Sun is a Stanford PhD student, supported by the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

    October 23, 2020

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    A Summer of Science: The Bessie Lawrence Program Turns 50

    Every summer since 1969, an international migration takes place as around 80 highly talented teens flock to the Weizmann Institute’s park-like campus.
    Their destination: the Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI), a highly competitive program that enables high-school grads, over the summer before they start university, to take part in hands-on research alongside world-renowned scientists.

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    What’s New at Weizmann?

    The dog days of summer are an excellent time to sit in a cool place and take a look at what’s happening on the Weizmann Institute campus, where the gardens are lush and the labs as busy as ever. There are forward-looking scientific advances and considerable growth – hiring the right people, building the right infrastructure – and we’d like to share this progress with you.

    July 13, 2018

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    New Year, New Scientists
    E-News, January 2018

    As we look forward to another year of innovative, life-improving science for the benefit of humanity, what better place to find hope for the future than in young scientists?
    The Weizmann Institute of Science scours the globe for the brightest, most talented researchers, always aiming to bring fresh ideas and creative thinkers to campus. We’d like you to meet a few of these remarkable new recruits:

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    2017: A Year of Life-Changing Science
    E-News, December 2017

    This was a year of particularly awe-inspiring breakthroughs at the Institute.

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    Alice Chudnovsky: A Young Mathematician’s Summer at Weizmann

    Each summer, the Kupcinet-Getz International Science School offers outstanding undergraduate students from around the world the opportunity to spend two months conducting research at the Weizmann Institute. For Alice Chudnovsky, now a sophomore at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, participating in the program was the opportunity of a lifetime. Here, Alice reflects on her transformative summer at Weizmann, her passion for Israel and mathematics, and her efforts to encourage women in her field.

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    Bessie Lawrence Alum Joshua Meier: A Young Scientist’s Story

    Now an undergraduate at Harvard, Joshua Meier is making his mark in the lab and as a startup entrepreneur. Here, he recalls his formative summer at the Weizmann Institute.

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    Bessie Lawrence Alum Joshua Meier: A Young Scientist’s Story

    Now an undergraduate at Harvard, Joshua Meier is making his mark in the lab and as a startup entrepreneur. Here, he recalls his formative summer at the Weizmann Institute.

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    Weizmann Alum Dr. Jeffrey Rothenberg: The Art of Science and Medicine

    Weizmann Institute alumnus Dr. Jeffrey Rothenberg is an accomplished physician, a celebrated professor, and a prolific artist. Here, he discusses how his Weizmann education broadened his horizons, gave him an appreciation for the arts and humanities, and served as the springboard to his entire career.

    April 05, 2017

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