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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the benefit of humanity.
Prof. Ido Amit’s team is showing why COVID affects people so differently, reports The Times of Israel. The work could help pharmaceutical firms develop drugs by “providing a ‘target’ in the body for intervention.”
May 14, 2020
Prof. Eli Waxman heads a team that found people with less income and education are more likely to get COVID, reports The Jerusalem Post. The group advises Netanyahu on coronavirus.
May 13, 2020
Weizmann scientists “have discovered new entities created from interaction between matter and light particles,” reports Xinhua. Potential uses include quantum applications and design of new materials.
May 13, 2020
Weizmann’s Prof. Moti Ben-Ari was honored by ACM as an outstanding educator for his four decades of creating pioneering materials in several subfields of computing, reaching novices and experienced students alike.
May 13, 2020
Fast Company covers the reopening strategy proposed by Prof. Uri Alon and Prof. Ron Milo, who says: “Our suggestion gives a predictable schedule that people can adapt to and builds confidence for people and the economy.”
May 12, 2020
The lab of Prof. Ofer Feinerman has found that ants work together to expand their ability to navigate – and are better than computer models at finding efficient routes. UPI reports.
May 12, 2020
Profs. Uri Alon and Ron Milo write in The New York Times about their intermittent-work strategy to reopen society.
May 11, 2020
As Haaretz reports, Prof. Ido Amit has found that the immune system plays a role in why some people get much sicker from COVID. He is now developing clinical studies to try and protect patients.
May 11, 2020
Discover covers two studies – including Prof. Noam Sobel’s research – that are investigating how often people with COVID lose their sense of smell. The studies are seeking participants to take online tests.
May 11, 2020
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