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The Tomorrow Lab Summit
The Tomorrow Lab Summit

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May 14, 2013... “The planets have a beat,” said Dr. Oded Aharonson, snapping his fingers. Skyped in from Israel into a Manhattan boardroom on May 10, Aharonson is a scientist who has operated the rover on Mars. Some of his pictures of Titan are among those that have given us, on earth, a more accurate perspective on what it means to live in a solar system.
He held up a basketball, partly because he needed a round object to show the oscillations of the earth’s climate cycles and partly because the Tomorrow Lab Summit was being hosted by and is a community partner of NBA Cares. NBA Commissioner David Stern was one of the two men at the head of the table and the other was Marshall Levin, the President and CEO of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, the organization that created the Tomorrow Lab project to support the mission of science for the benefit of humanity.

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A Conversation with Prof. Daniel Zajfman and Andrew Heyward
A Conversation with Prof. Daniel Zajfman and Andrew Heyward

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Jun 17, 2011... Andrew Heyward, former president of CBS News, interviews Prof. Daniel Zajfman, president of the Weizmann Institute, during the 2011 gala held by the American Committee's New York Region. Mr. Heyward asked Prof. Zajfman not only about science—although that was eloquently addressed—but about his Brussels childhood, early interest in science, and more.

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Father Runs and Writes to Help His Children
Father Runs and Writes to Help His Children

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Jul 02, 2013... Jonathan Hersch and his son, Ben, practice for a race to benefit Ben and Shira’s Endowment Fund for Diabetes Research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. Photos courtesy Jonathan Hersch
For his entire life, Jonathan Hersch has been running, as a track star and marathon racer. But now his goal is beyond the finish line.
The Edison resident is the father of two children with diabetes, and he is donating part of the proceeds of a book he wrote on these two facets of his life — Relax and Go: On Running and Surviving Parental Trauma — to help advance research on the disease being conducted in Israel.

TAGS: Community, Philanthropy, Leadership, Diabetes

Motivating Teams: What You Can Learn from Science
Motivating Teams: What You Can Learn from Science

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Jul 23, 2012... We all read — and I've written — a lot about motivating people. But we usually try to learn from ourselves, and from other businesses. That narrow perspective can be limiting. So recently I've been interested in how other sectors drive high performance.
In science, there are rarely any big financial rewards. Competition is fierce, with more and more post-graduates seeking limited positions and funding. Anybody who would even be considered to do scientific research has to be smart, well-educated, and dedicated, so the bar is set very high. To cap it all off, the failure rate is enormous; many Ph.D students fail to get academic positions and those who do often labor for decades without much in the way of applause or recognition. Scientists also rarely enjoy lavish perks of corporate life: business class travel, swanky hotels, client dinners. The standard scientific conference is long on Post-It notes and short on glitz.

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Weizmann in Focus, Episode 4: Conquering Blood Cancer
Weizmann in Focus, Episode 4: Conquering Blood Cancer

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Apr 16, 2019... The Weizmann Institute brings together scientists from a variety of disciplines to tackle cancer head-on. In the fourth episode of Weizmann in Focus, CEO Dave Doneson highlights a recent headline-making breakthrough from the labs of Profs. Ido Amit and Amos Tanay. Working with hospitals across Israel, the scientists identified a very small number of malignant cells in what is considered a pre-malignant stage of multiple myeloma—the second-most common type of blood cancer. Their discovery holds the promise of earlier, more precise treatment.

TAGS: Technology, Community, Cancer, Cancer treatment, Philanthropy, Leadership, Blood

Midwest Gala Dinner 2017: A Tribute to Renée Crown
Midwest Gala Dinner 2017: A Tribute to Renée Crown

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Nov 01, 2016... Midwest Gala Dinner 2017: A Tribute to Renée Crown

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Merck and Weizmann Institute Sign New Framework Agreement on Research Collaboration
Merck and Weizmann Institute Sign New Framework Agreement on Research Collaboration

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/merck-and-weizmann-institute-sign-new-framework-agreement-on-research-collaboration/

Feb 16, 2016... (l-r) Yeda CEO Amir Naiberg, Vice President for Technology Transfer Prof. Mudi Sheves, Merck Deputy CEO and Vice Chairman of the Executive Board Stefan Oschmann, and Merck Executive Board Member and Healthcare CEO Belén Garijo
DARMSTADT, GERMANY, AND REHOVOT, ISRAEL—February 16, 2016—Merck, a leading science and technology company, has extended its partnership with the Weizmann Institute of Science by signing a new framework agreement, thus building on a successful innovation partnership of almost four decades.

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Weizmann Institute 2018 Year at a Glance
Weizmann Institute 2018 Year at a Glance

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/weizmann-institute-2018-year-at-a-glance/

Dec 10, 2018... Four of the Institute’s newest recruits—Drs. Amir Abboud, Yaron Antebi, Noam Tal Hod, and Sergey Semenov—kick off this review of the Weizmann Institute’s phenomenal progress in 2018. They lead us into the David Lopatie Conference Centre, where we’re introduced to other new faculty members who came aboard this year: Drs. Moran Shalev-Benami, Naama Kanarek, Filipe Natalio, Serge Rosenblum, Sivan Refaely Abramson, Giora Alexandron, and Yael Kiro.

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American Committee National Chair Earns Honorary Doctorate from the Weizmann Institute of Science
American Committee National Chair Earns Honorary Doctorate from the Weizmann Institute of Science

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/american-committee-national-chair-earns-honorary-doctorate-from-the-weizmann-institute-of-science/

Dec 04, 2018... Ellen Merlo receives her honorary doctorate from Weizmann Institute President Prof. Daniel Zajfman.
NEW YORK, NY—December 4, 2018—At its 70th annual International Board Meeting, the Weizmann Institute of Science conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa upon longtime supporter and leader Ellen Merlo. The Weizmann Institute of Science, located in Rehovot, Israel, is one of the world’s leading centers of multidisciplinary scientific research.

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David Teplow Elected President of the American Committee
David Teplow Elected President of the American Committee

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Nov 30, 2017... David Teplow
NEW YORK, NY—November 30, 2017—At its annual meeting, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science announced that its Board of Directors had elected a new President, David Teplow of Weston, MA. He succeeds outgoing President Dr. Jay A. Levy of San Francisco, CA, who completed two terms of service.
Mr. Teplow, in collaboration with National Chair Ellen Merlo and CEO Marshall S. Levin, will spearhead the American Committee’s efforts to generate awareness of and philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, a world-renowned center of scientific research and graduate study.

TAGS: Philanthropy, Leadership

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