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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.
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May 02, 2006...
Dr. Ami Shalit admits that his job has its unconventional aspects. As the director and academic secretary of the Feinberg Graduate School, Dr. Shalit explains that a critical aspect of his role at the academic arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) is “to swim in the students’ veins, understanding what their needs are.”
It is an extraordinary job description for any administrator, and Dr. Shalit’s degree of involvement with the Feinberg Graduate School’s students is all the more remarkable considering the depth and variety of students. In an effort to fulfill its mission of educating future scientific leaders, the school grants all of its nearly one thousand master’s and Ph.D. students full tuition remission and stipends. This policy allows the graduate students to focus their complete attention on the scientific achievements for which the Weizmann Institute is known.
Jun 13, 2014... ""Growing up in my family, you couldn't help but be involved with Weizmann,"" says Ted Teplow, part of the extended family that included Dewey David Stone, the philanthropist and Zionist who played a tremendous role in the Institute's founding and growth. Mr. Teplow reminisced on the occasion of the American Committee's 70th birthday.
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Jul 06, 2016... The Weizmann Institute's most important asset is its people. That's why the Institute is committed to recruiting and nurturing some of the world's brightest young researchers. Here, six impressive new scientists – Drs. Ronen Eldan, Ofer Firstenberg, Yifat Merbl, Neta Regev-Rudzki, Nir London, and Efi Efrati – share how the Institute is helping them make breakthroughs in areas ranging from malaria to optics.
May 19, 2009... NEW YORK, NY—May 19, 2009—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science was recognized as a Bronze Winner by the 29th Annual Telly Awards. This is the second Telly, one of the most recognized awards for video and film productions, won by the American Committee in the past three years. The award was presented to a film shown at the 2008 New York Gala entitled, Dor L’ Dor: Honoring the Generations. The film pays tribute to and serves as a lasting legacy for three families’ multigenerational philanthropic support of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Funding for this film, in addition to previous ones, was granted to the American Committee by Arlyn Imberman, who served as producer.
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Jul 19, 2017... Maya Schuldiner, a yeast biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, won the 2017 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Gold Medal award for discovering the functions of proteins that no one had previously studied. She explains how finding her voice helped her to build a productive career, which has included launching and teaching a highly sought-after graduate-level course in soft skills.What have you struggled with most during your career?It didn’t occur to me as a student that one needs to learn more than how to work at the bench — with the possible exception of how to give an interesting talk. It surprised me when I started my lab and realized that most of the technical skills I knew were not that important in this role. The skills I needed were how to recruit the right people, how to pair the right project with the right person, how to write successful grants and how to motivate my students. I worried that if I asked older colleagues about these, they might think less of me.How did you find the answers?I was part of a cohort of 17 people when I started as a professor at the Weizmann Institute in 2008. We set up an early-career principal-investigator group to meet every two weeks and talk through one new skill — from how to write a letter of recommendation to how to fire someone. I started thinking that it would be nice to turn these into lessons for graduate students.How was the class received?The first year, I advertised the course on the Weizmann website. Around 120 people registered — half of the PhD students at Weizmann. I restricted it to 30 people to facilitate discussion. I’m now in my sixth year of teaching the course. I’ve increased the size to 50 students, but consistently get 120 registrants. It shows how hungry students are for this information. In Israel, because of compulsory military training, students are often older and have families with children. A lot want strategies for work–life balance.What strategy did you use to launch your lab?There were two things. I decided to work only with people I really like. I’ve created an environment where there’s a strong feeling of friendship and camaraderie. Second, I took time to find my own scientific voice — my own special way of doing things. The first three years were scary because it took a bit more time than average to start publishing and be productive, but I wanted to find out what made me excited and could be uniquely mine.What do you mean by ‘find your own voice’?It's my way of doing science — what questions I ask, how I ask them and what tools I use to answer them.What worked well and what didn’t?I made a point of putting my students’ and postdocs’ needs ahead of mine, to be the kind of person they can trust to promote their well-being and agendas. Seeing that work made me happy and proud. I made some mistakes hiring people who weren't right for me or the lab. So I've learned to trust my intuition.Do people call you ‘Wonder Woman’ for having three children and a career?I hate it when people phrase it like that. It means that they think only a few people can do it. I don't think that's the case. The only reason I can do this is because of my husband, who is an associate professor also at Weizmann. We share every aspect of our lives. It's not as much about how I am, but how we are as a team.Does the EMBO award validate your strategy?It gives me a sense that the scientific path I’ve chosen is one that people find valuable, which is really moving for me. It comes also after a decade in the lab, when I want to enjoy what I’ve achieved and reflect on what went well and what didn’t. If I want to continue doing interesting things, it’s important to take a breather and really reflect on what to do in the next 10 years.This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Sep 11, 2015...
Aulden Foltz, far right in the front row, and other members of the American delegation to the Dr. Bessie L. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute at the Weizmann Institute campus in Rehovot, Israel.
Over the summer, Wiltonian Aulden Foltz conducted scientific research in Israel with the Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute.
Each year, approximately 80 “highly talented” high school graduates from all over the world participate in the month-long program. Aulden was one of 21 Americans this summer.
Aug 21, 2014... At this TEDx event at the Weizmann Institute, planetary scientist Prof. Oded Aharonson takes on climate change by asking two questions: to what extent is climate change about what we do the earth, and to what extent is it about what the itself earth does (by moving, etc.)? After all, Earth's rotation around the sun is not static. Neither, of course, are we unpredictable humans.
Aug 21, 2010... The Weizmann Institute is committed to making science widely accessible to all. As part of our ongoing public outreach efforts, scientists and graduate students ventured out to Rehovot’s coffee shops and pubs to share their knowledge. Over espresso, cappuccino, or beer, local residents heard Weizmann researchers discuss timely subjects that engage them on daily basis in laboratories and classrooms on campus. Presentations were followed by lively discussions
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Mar 06, 2017...
AJA Upper School students Shaun Regenbaum, Josh Bland, Josh Italiiander, Jonathan Bashary and Nittai Shiff are traveling to Israel from March 22 to 30 compete in the Shalhevet Freier International Physics Tournament at the Davidson Institute of Science Education at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot.
The five students will design, build and operate a locking mechanism for a box, making it a safe, through the use of principles of physics. The mechanism could use lasers, wires, magnets and other elements.
Oct 07, 2010...
Click here to watch the video from New Tang Dynasty TV.
The Weizmann Institute of Science lies in the heart of green vegetation.
The Institute was chosen several times by The Scientist magazine as one of “the best places to work in academia.”
Here you can find all kinds of researchers at work - some are trying to defeat cancer while others are creating materials never seen before.
In this lab, Professor Reshef Tenne and his team are creating tiny crystals called nanoparticles. Nanoparticles can only be created under laboratory conditions.
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