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Israel’s Weizmann Institute Receives $6 Million from Bay Area Couple
Israel’s Weizmann Institute Receives $6 Million from Bay Area Couple

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/israel-s-weizmann-institute-receives-6-million-from-bay-area-couple/

Oct 10, 2017... Dr. Gladys Monroy and Larry Marks visiting the Weizmann Institute along with other Bay Area funders in 2014
Atherton residents Dr. Gladys Monroy and her husband, Larry Marks, have donated more than $6 million to establish a center for brain research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. The new center will help scientists studying age-related disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

TAGS: Neuroscience, Philanthropy, Leadership

The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives 120 Million Dollars to Establish the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine
The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives 120 Million Dollars to Establish the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/the-weizmann-institute-of-science-receives-120-million-dollars-to-establish-the-nancy-and-stephen-grand-israel-national-center-for-personalized-medicine/

Nov 11, 2013... The new Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine will be housed in the repurposed "Solar Tower."
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 13, 2013—The Weizmann Institute of Science is establishing, on its campus, the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine. This facility will serve Israel’s entire life sciences and biomedical research community, including academic scientists, MDs working in hospital research labs, and researchers in the biomedical industry.

TAGS: Community, Philanthropy, Leadership

Stepping Stone
Stepping Stone

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Oct 25, 2018... Tony Pan in a research lab at the Weizmann Institute this past summer. Courtesy Tony Pan
While many of his peers spent the summer gearing up for college, Tony Pan of Grosse Pointe Farms traveled to Israel to work in a lab at one of the world’s foremost scientific research institutions.
Thanks to a scholarship from the Borman family of Bloomfield Hills, Pan was one of 19 American teens participating in the 50th annual Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, a global leader in scientific disciplines, from cancer to alternative energy to space exploration.

TAGS: Culture, Community, Education, Philanthropy

Weizmann Global Gathering 2014: Partners in Creativity at Lincoln Center, Prof. Elad Schneidman
Weizmann Global Gathering 2014: Partners in Creativity at Lincoln Center, Prof. Elad Schneidman

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/weizmann-global-gathering-2014-partners-in-creativity-at-lincoln-center-prof-elad-schneidman/

Oct 29, 2014... In his role as part of the science and modern dance performance at Lincoln Center, Prof. Elad Schneidman describes how he is ""learning to read the language of the brain"" – revealing how the brain makes words, sentences, paragraphs. As he speaks, dancers move about him – as individuals, then building on their connections – in an interpretation of this language.

TAGS: Culture, Neuroscience, Philanthropy

New Fund Seeks to Boost Partnerships Between MIT, Israeli Universities
New Fund Seeks to Boost Partnerships Between MIT, Israeli Universities

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/new-fund-seeks-to-boost-partnerships-between-mit-israeli-universities/

May 19, 2019... James Gertler, trustee of The Zuckerman Institute, and Richard Lester, associate provost for International Activities at MIT, launch the the MIT-Israel Zuckerman STEM Fund, May 2019 (The Zukerman Institute)
A fund launched by the Mortimer Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program seeks to match faculty members from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and seven Israeli academic institutions in an effort to promote the “next generation of groundbreaking research” in sciences and technology.

TAGS: Technology, Awards, Education, Philanthropy

Richard Price's Personal Story Brings Weizmann Gala Crowd to its Feet
Richard Price's Personal Story Brings Weizmann Gala Crowd to its Feet

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/richard-price-s-personal-story-brings-weizmann-gala-crowd-to-its-feet/

Oct 19, 2015... Richard Price
The 800 guests at the Fairmont Hotel were restless when Richard Price took the stage to accept his honors from the Weizmann Institute of Science, a research university in Israel supported by numerous Chicago business executives.
The crowd already had sat through a Q&A panel of scientists talking about the Israel-based organization's work—all while the Cubs game was being broadcast from New York.

TAGS: Community, Awards, Mental health, Philanthropy, Leadership

Spring CEO Call Focuses on Universal Flu Vaccine, Heart Repair, and Malaria
Spring CEO Call Focuses on Universal Flu Vaccine, Heart Repair, and Malaria

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/spring-ceo-call-focuses-on-universal-flu-vaccine-heart-repair-and-malaria/

Apr 12, 2018... On April 11, 2018, American Committee supporters from across the country tuned in for CEO Marshall S. Levin's most recent conference call focused on “Science at the Leading Edge: Latest Breakthroughs from the Weizmann Institute of Science.”
As one of the deadliest flu seasons comes to a close, Mr. Levin informed the audience that Weizmann scientists have developed a universal flu vaccine that may provide full protection from all strains of the virus. The vaccine is now in late-stage clinical trials.

TAGS: Community, Medicine, Biology, Virus, Philanthropy, Leadership

Weizmann Global Gathering 2014: Partners in Creativity at Lincoln Center, Prof. Daniel Zajfman
Weizmann Global Gathering 2014: Partners in Creativity at Lincoln Center, Prof. Daniel Zajfman

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/weizmann-global-gathering-2014-partners-in-creativity-at-lincoln-center-prof-daniel-zajfman/

Oct 29, 2014... Institute President Prof. Daniel Zajfman tells the crowd that they are privy to a unique show: the collaboration between neuroscientists and modern dancers will play exactly twice, once in New York City, once in Tel Aviv. He compares scientists and dancers, saying that they both have to work extremely hard; need collaboration; and must have inspiration.

TAGS: Culture, Neuroscience, Philanthropy

Richard L. Stone Chairs Palm Beach Region of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
Richard L. Stone Chairs Palm Beach Region of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/richard-l-stone-chairs-palm-beach-region-of-the-american-committee-for-the-weizmann-institute-of-science/

Dec 01, 2009... NEW YORK, NY—December 1, 2009—Richard L. Stone, dedicated advocate of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS), has been appointed Chair of the American Committee's Palm Beach Region. In this role, Mr. Stone will spearhead efforts to recruit new supporters and increase the visibility of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, one of the world's top-ranking multidisciplinary research institutions.

TAGS: Community, Philanthropy

New David Lopatie Conference Centre Opens Its Doors
New David Lopatie Conference Centre Opens Its Doors

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/new-david-lopatie-conference-centre-opens-its-doors/

Feb 01, 2012... The Weizmann Institute formally opened the new David Lopatie Conference Centre in a gala event on Nov. 13 honoring its South African donor. The Centre was heralded a future venue for international scientific conferences that will shine a spotlight on the Institute and its cutting-edge research.
Located prominently at the campus entrance, the Centre represents the renovation and transformation of the former Wix Library into a state-of-the-art facility that will also host meetings of the International and Executive Board, the Scientific Council, the Council of Professors, and Promotion committees. In addition, it will be the new home of the Barbara Levinson Visitors Center and the offices of the Academic Secretariat.

TAGS: Community, Education, Philanthropy, Leadership

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