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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.
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Apr 24, 2020... Experts from the Department of Science Teaching are the creators of a learning technology platform called PeTeL (short for Personalized Teaching and Learning). Used in hundreds of science classrooms in Israel’s Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking educational sectors, PeTeL gathers real-time data from individual students about what they know and do not know, analyzes student performance using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, then offers students targeted follow-up assignments, in accordance with teacher-defined goals.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-education-system-s-real-capital/
Apr 02, 2020...
Countries that are world leaders in educational achievements all have one thing in common: the high value they place on teaching as a profession. Teachers in these countries are viewed as having an important and prominent profession and they also usually have a degree of autonomy. In Israel, unfortunately, this is far from the case.
Math and science are subjects that are incredibly important springboards for future achievements and employment. They are also the subjects most likely to elicit extreme emotional responses of success or failure among both teachers and students. One of the greatest challenges the system faces is in the shift of the teacher’s role in class. In an era when information is constantly available and increases at an exponential rate, teachers long ago ceased to be the main source of information, especially when it comes to constantly evolving disciplines like science.
May 13, 2020... ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today recognized three individuals with awards for their exemplary service to the computing field. Working in diverse areas, the 2019 award recipients were selected by their peers for longstanding efforts that have strengthened the community. This year’s ACM award recipients made seminal contributions in areas including textbooks and educational tools, bibliographic resources, and advancing the computing community in India.
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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.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/why-israel-is-a-hub-for-researchers/
May 18, 2020...
For Chandamita Saikia, a self-confirmed science lover, who grew up in a village near Guwahati, the journey to be a researcher in Israel was long. Graduating in Zoology from Nowgong College (under Gauhati University, Assam), and going on to finish Masters in Biotechnology from IIT Bombay, in biosciences and bioengineering, Chandamita only dreamt of researching in a state-of-the-art laboratory.
The dream came true as she came to Israel a few years back. Researching in Reuveny lab, Chandamita is today involved in understanding the interactions of two proteins SARAF and STIM. She intends to understand the underlying mechanism of interaction and structural studies, under professor Eitan Reuveny at the Weizmann Institute, Rehovot.
Aug 20, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 20, 2020—The Weizmann Institute of Science has initiated an emergency program to award grants to postdoctoral fellows whose research has been curtailed by restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The plan is to assist those who have completed doctorates in Israel and now must postpone their postdoctoral research abroad, as well as those who have begun postdocs abroad but have to return to Israel prematurely. The Institute’s leadership team has committed one million dollars to this program, and it will be given as matching funds, with the second half to come from research grants that support the Institute labs which will host these young researchers. The program is expected to support an added 30 postdoctoral fellows in total, over a period of two years.
Aug 22, 2020...
The Weizmann Institute of Science will offer an emergency program meant to help those doing their postdoctorates who have been hurt by the coronavirus plague, the institute announced on Thursday.
As coronavirus began spreading, many were forced to alter their academic plans in order to accommodate the new restrictions. Many of them were about to leave for other countries to begin their postdoctorates, as well as those who had already gone abroad, but were forced to return to Israel early due to the situation.
Oct 23, 2020... In July of 2016, incoming Harvard freshman Eric Sun gazed up at the starry night while camping in the Judean desert. For the first time, Sun, who spent a month in Israel as part of Weizmann’s Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI), was thousands of miles away from his family. And yet, the awe-inspiring experience felt to him like a piece of home on the other side of the globe.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/a-new-way-to-measure-creativity/
Apr 07, 2022... Creativity is crucial—at the heart of human endeavors ranging from art to entrepreneurship. It’s also notoriously hard to study. Usually in psychological tests we see whether people produce a particular predetermined response to a particular question. The essence of creativity, however, is to spontaneously make something new, something no one could predict beforehand. The few measures of creativity we have are more than 50 years old, and they are hard to score and often unreliable.
Jul 07, 2022...
NEW YORK, NY—July 7, 2022—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, a nonprofit developing philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, announced today that four Detroit-area philanthropists have recently committed highly impactful gifts to support breakthrough research initiatives.
Closing out their Fiscal Year on June 30, 2022, the American Committee recognizes their generous Michigan philanthropists for their leadership, dedication, and vision that will deeply impact global health, medicine, education, technology, and more.
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