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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 future of humanity.
Mar 02, 2017...
Weizmann Institute of Science (photo credit:MICHAEL JACOBSON/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
Prof. Yosef Yarden from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot will be awarded the Israel Prize in Life Science Research, the Education Ministry announced this week.
“Prof. Yosef Yarden is among the most important cancer researchers in the world,” the prize committee, which is headed by Prof. Yosef Shiloh, wrote of its decision.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/what-s-new-at-weizmann/
Jul 13, 2018...
Even during summer, the campus is busy with new arrivals, new initiatives, and new breakthroughs
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.
Feb 03, 2017...
Renowned Israeli cryptographer Adi Shamir. (YouTube screen capture)
An Israeli computer scientist was among three winners of the 2017 Japan Prize, an award honoring achievement in science and technology, for his work in the field of cryptography.
Adi Shamir, a professor at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, was recognized for his “[c]ontribution to information security through pioneering research on cryptography,” according to the prize’s website. The Japan Prize Foundation announced the awards Thursday.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/advancing-women-advancing-science/
Dec 09, 2016...
So says Nessa Rappaport, Senior Program Officer of the Charles H. Revson Foundation – and the Weizmann Institute of Science couldn’t agree more.
The Revson Foundation’s actions speak as clearly as those words; along with several other valued, generous individuals and organizations, it supports the Weizmann Institute’s National Postdoctoral Award Program for Advancing Women in Science.
2017 marks 10 years since the program was established to help close science’s gender gap; now, as 2016 draws to a close, it is the perfect time to look at the impacts of this remarkable effort.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/fellowship-awarded-via-video-from-israel/
Mar 28, 2012...
About 50 territory residents got to meet one of the world’s mostpromising young researchers Tuesday when she appeared at the Universityof the Virgin Islands via video conference from the Weizmann Instituteof Science in Israel.
Patricia Gruber, left, presents a fellowship in Israel via telecast at UVI. At right, Marshall S. Levin, Executive Vice President & CEO, American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/new-year-s-for-researchers/
Aug 24, 2017...
Ever wanted to know how to fix a broken heart? What a scratch, pneumonia, and soil pollution have in common? Why insects could be the food of the future? Researchers’ Night at the Weizmann Institute of Science is an evening dedicated to science for everyone – to answering any and all questions about science.
Researchers’ Night has been taking place annually at the Weizmann Institute of Science since 2006, as part of the European Union Researchers’ Night event that takes place in hundreds of sites all over Europe. In Israel, it occurs within a nationwide framework of activities at academic research institutes and science museums and is supported by the Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology and Space. Researchers’ Night at the Weizmann Institute is organized by the Davidson Institute of Science Education, the Weizmann Institute’s educational arm.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/mike-s-song-prof-uri-alon/
Aug 21, 2014... In this performance at a TEDx event at the Weizmann Institute, renowned systems biologist Prof. Uri Alon plays and sings an homage – to the tune of Leonard Cohen's ""Suzanne"" – to his friend Mike, a fellow-scientist who didn't let the postdoc Uri give up and quit science. If you've ever had a mentor, someone to whom you owe your career, this one's for you.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/winning-at-weizmann/
Jun 12, 2019...
THE ART of science: Daniel Zajfman. (photo credit: NIR KEIDAR)
At the tender age of 20, Daniel Zajfman decided to make aliyah on his own. Just 15 years later, he’d been offered professorships at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel’s two premiere institutions for scientific research. At the end of this year, Zajfman will conclude his successful term as president of Rehovot’s Weizmann Institute. For over 12 years, Zajfman has stood at the helm of the institution that has been a symbol of Israel’s excellence throughout the generations. He’s the youngest president in the Institute’s history – and probably one of the most brilliant, too. During his tenure, he doubled Weizmann’s budget, and the Institute has been able to establish its position as one of the top science research institutions in the world. Despite all this, Zajfman is modest, practical, focused and optimistic. Yes, extremely optimistic.
Feb 25, 2020...
It’s American Heart Month. In the U.S., heart disease is responsible for one out of every four deaths each year. In the latest episode of Weizmann in Focus, Dave Doneson sheds light on a Weizmann breakthrough that could help change this staggering statistic. Prof. Eldad Tzahor discovered a molecule in newborn hearts that appears to unlock the cardiac renewal process following injury.
Find out how this discovery could lead to innovative therapies that save lives. Please share this video with friends via email or social media.
Jan 05, 2009... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 5, 2009—The Weizmann Institute of Science and its Davidson Institute of Science Education have proposed a variety of free-of-charge scientific and educational activities to residents of southern Israel and those residing in settlements just outside the Gaza Strip. The activities include visits to the Weizmann Institute's Visitors' Center, the Chaim Weizmann House, and the Clore Garden of Science, as well as lectures, scientific experiments, presentations, and online quizzes and competitions. The activities are open to families and groups, and the visitors can stay in the Youth Village on the Institute campus.
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