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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.
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 13, 2020—A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in the United Arab Emirates was signed on September 12.
September 13, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 29, 2020—The Weizmann Institute of Science and Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Clalit Health Services signed a Memorandum of Understanding today on a collaborative biomedical research initiative. The “Schneider-Weizmann Center for Research on Child and Adolescent Health” will be jointly established by the two entities.
July 29, 2020
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL—June 25, 2020—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science announced that James Konschnik, CFRE, has been appointed Executive Director of its Florida Region.
June 25, 2020
NEW YORK, NY—June 25, 2020—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science announced that Dane Riggs of Norman, OK, has been appointed Executive Director of its Southwest Region, comprising Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
June 25, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 22, 2020—The Weizmann Institute of Science is ranked seventh in Europe – and first in Israel – for the total number of research grants received from the European Research Council (ERC) for the years 2007-2019.
June 22, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 8, 2020—After a 10-year-long successful run, and 14 events altogether – events that have changed our ideas about pleasurable entertainment and brought an original concept to the night life and culture of the big city – Science on Tap will be held this year...
June 08, 2020
NEW YORK, NY—January 22, 2020—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science has announced that David Teplow of Boston and Dr. Gladys Monroy of the Bay Area were elected National Chair and President, respectively, by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting. Mr. Teplow succeeds outgoing National Chair Ellen Merlo of New York, who has held the position since 2013. Dr. Monroy takes the helm from Mr. Teplow, who served as President since 2017.
January 22, 2020
The 11th president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Prof. Alon Chen, took office on December 1, joined by four new vice presidents. “The Weizmann Institute is a world-leading research institution that generates transformative knowledge and educates the scientists of tomorrow,” said Prof. Chen in his recent speech before the International Board at its annual meeting. “Our alumni embark on careers in high-tech and biotech and in academia, providing the foundations of Israel’s booming economy, just as Chaim Weizmann envisioned. As we reach the milestone of 70 years since the establishment of the Weizmann Institute, I believe it’s safe to say that we have indeed lived up to Chaim Weizmann’s expectations. Perhaps we have even exceeded them.” The full text of Prof. Alon’s speech can be found here. =
December 01, 2019
“Size is not everything,” proclaims a Nature press release today. “Some smaller institutes are punching above their weight.” This statement arises from a new ranking conducted within the framework of the Nature Index 2019 – a normalized ranking that adds a new perspective to the relative contributions of each institute, and has placed the Weizmann Institute of Science in the top three, globally.
June 19, 2019
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