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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.
https://weizmann-usa.org/blog/third-woman-in-history-wins-nobel-in-physics/
Dec 03, 2018...
“Really? Is that all?” Donna Strickland becomes third female recipient of the Nobel in Physics
Winning the Nobel Prize is the ultimate crown for anyone’s career. Whether in the sciences, literature, or peace, the recipient surely hopes that their achievement will bring something positive to the world. But what if the post-award discussion of your life’s work was overshadowed by your gender? Unfortunately, that’s still the case when a woman wins a Nobel in science.
Jan 25, 2016...
(l-r) Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State; Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President of Weizmann Institute of Science; Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, President of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Mortimer B. Zuckerman; Prof. Peretz Lavie, President of the Technion; Prof. Joseph Klafter, President of Tel Aviv University.
Unveiled at VIP event in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks, attended by Nobel Prize Laureates, leaders from business, technology, politics, academia and the arts, Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program will be a game-changer for scientific collaboration between the United States and Israel
Jul 18, 2016...
NEW YORK, NY—July 18, 2016—The Telly Awards, one of the world’s premier honors recognizing outstanding films and videos, has named the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science as the winner of a Bronze award in the 37th Annual Telly Awards in 2016.
A Bronze Telly was awarded in the category of Online Video, Fund Raising, for the film “Project-Based Fundraising.” The video introduces the American Committee’s online fundraising initiative, which encourages donors to create peer-to-peer fundraising pages to support research projects that match their personal passions and interests.
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/the-tumor-microenvironment-s-big-impact/
Oct 23, 2018...
Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval
In order to execute the complex maneuvers of metastasizing and evading the body’s immune response, tumors need help. And they get that help from a surprising place: their healthy neighbors.
The noncancerous cells that surround cancer cells are known collectively as the tumor microenvironment, and include cells of the immune and blood systems and fibroblasts, which produce fibers such as collagen.
Mar 20, 2019...
Professor Adi Kimchi in her lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rechovot. (YouTube screenshot)
Education Minister Naftali Bennett announced Wednesday that Professor Adi Kimchi of the Weizmann Institute of Science is this year’s winner of the Israel Prize for research in life sciences.
Kimchi heads a lab that studies the complex processes of programmed death in living cells.
The prize selection committee noted Kimchi’s pioneering work in isolating genes involved in cells’ self-destruction, a process that, among other things, helps the body suppress cancer development.
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/in-pursuit-of-female-chemists/
Aug 11, 2011...
Chemistry needs new female role models and a less macho culture to appeal more to the next generation of young women, says Carol V. Robinson.
Women and chemistry do mix: Carol V. Robinson (centre) with members of her research lab at the University of Oxford, UK.
As the first female chemistry professor at both the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford, which have a combined history in chemistry of about 800 years, I am often asked to comment on the poor retention of women chemists by UK universities. The decline from chemistry PhDs (46% women) to professorships (just 6%) is steeper than in other disciplines, including physics and engineering1. But numbers don’t tell the whole story. Here I offer personal reflections from my career in chemistry about why women leave science.
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/2010-young-innovators-under-35-jacob-hanna/
Aug 01, 2010...
Jacob Hanna, 30
Whitehead Institute
Reprogramming cells to cure diseases
Mere months after Kyoto University researchers announced in 2007 that they had discovered how to turn skin cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), Jacob Hanna used these new types of cells to cure mice of sickle-cell anemia, in which a genetic defect causes bone marrow to make defective red blood cells. Hanna, a fellow at the Whitehead Institute, took skin cells from a diseased mouse and reprogrammed them create iPS cells, which behave like embryonic stem cells, readily turning into any cell type in the body. He then corrected the sickle-cell genetic defect and prodded the iPS cells to develop into the type of marrow stem cell that manufactures a mouse’s blood cells. These healthy cells were transplanted back into the mouse, whose immune system accepted them as the animal's own tissue. The treated mouse began producing healthy red blood cells on its own.
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/2016-midwest-region-women-for-science-luncheon/
Jun 23, 2016... The Midwest Region hosted the 6th Annual Women for Science Luncheon, an inspiring event honoring women who change lives. The program included a presentation by the Weizmann Institute's Dr. Karina Yaniv, and recognized the 2016 Vision and Impact Award honoree Dr. Janice Feinberg.
Dec 12, 2014...
Touchdown: Rossetta mission crew celebrate
The first ever landing of a man-made probe onto a comet has been named Physics World Breakthrough of the Year for 2014.
From a shortlist of 10 highly commended breakthroughs, the historic achievement by scientists working on the Rosetta mission was singled out by the Physics World editorial team for its significance and fundamental importance to space science.
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/best-global-universities-in-israel/
Nov 01, 2018...
These Israeli universities have been numerically ranked based on their positions in the overall Best Global Universities rankings. Each school was evaluated based on its research performance and its ratings by members of the academic community from within the region and around the world. These are the top global universities in Israel.
#112 – Best Global Universities
#174 (tied) – Best Global Universities
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