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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.
Jun 02, 2020... In this special update from his home in New York City, CEO Dave Doneson discusses the Weizmann Institute’s remarkable coronavirus response. Dave shares how the Institute has rapidly shifted its focus to address the pandemic, transforming into one of the world’s leading hubs of COVID-19 research. Weizmann scientists are fighting this disease on a variety of fronts, offering hope and optimism for us all.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-on-tap-2020/
Jun 08, 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 in the villages and towns on Israel’s border with Gaza and in nearby Ashkelon and Netivot. Dozens of top scientists will be on hand in 32 bars and eateries to talk with patrons and answer their questions about life on the edge – the cutting edge of global science, that is.
Jun 08, 2020... “Favorite Spots & Hidden Gems on the Weizmann Institute of Science Campus,” a new video series from the Institute, takes us to the lab of Dr. Tal Ilani, who briefly describes her research on proteins and cancer.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/from-israel-to-chernobyl-treating-victims-of-the-nuclear-disaster/
Jun 16, 2020...
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant catastrophe on April 26, 1986 has always loomed large in our imaginations, particularly for those of us living through the Cold War.
Last year, the event was front and center yet again – and new generations learned about it – when HBO’s limited series, “Chernobyl,” took us through the disaster, step by harrowing misstep. The show also reminded us of the heroes, from the scientists trying to reach the truth to the workers who sacrificed themselves.
Jun 15, 2020... The second “Favorite Spots & Hidden Gems” video introduces us to Dr. Haim Beidenkopf, who is creating quantum-computing platforms.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/2020-emet-prize-winners-announced/
Jun 04, 2020...
The EMET Prize, known as “Israel’s Nobel Prize,” awarded for excellence in academic and professional achievements that have had far-reaching influence and have made a significant contribution to Israeli society, announced its 2020 winners in five categories: Culture and Art, Exact Sciences, Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.
In the Exact Sciences, the awardees are Prof. Yechezkel Barenholz of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Prof. Reshef Tenne of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Prof. Dan S. Tawfik of the Weizmann Institute of Science received the prize for his biochemical work in the Life Sciences.
Jun 10, 2020...
This it is the story of a unique material – made of a single compound, it conducts electrons in different ways on its different surfaces and doesn't conduct at all in its middle. It is also the story of three research groups – two at the Weizmann Institute of Science and one in Germany, and the unique bond that has formed between them.
The material belongs to a group of materials discovered a decade and a half ago known as topological insulators. These materials are conducting on their surfaces and insulating in their inside “bulk.” But the two properties are inseparable: Cut the material, and the new surface will be conducting, the bulk will remain insulating.
Jun 22, 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. In fact, if the small size of the Weizmann Institute of Science were taken into consideration – compared to large institutes with numerous research groups – its ranking would be even higher.
Jun 29, 2020... This installment in the “Window to the Campus” series takes us to some of the significant – architecturally, historically, and culturally – homes on the Weizmann campus.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/a-window-to-the-campus-3-under-the-surface/
Jul 14, 2020... This installment in the “Window to the Campus” series “navigates” through the Weizmann campus, where Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky’s “bat cave” sets the theme, as he uses the tiny mammals to study navigation and other brain processes.
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