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The Weizmann Institute of Science – A Year in Review: 2014
The Weizmann Institute of Science – A Year in Review: 2014

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/the-weizmann-institute-of-science-a-year-in-review-2014/

Nov 17, 2014... This lively video provides a graphic narrative of the Weizmann Institute of Science's goings-on in 2014. Set to music, it covers awards, successes, programs, new scientists, and more. Clever animations move us seamlessly from topic to topic, country to country.

TAGS: Community, Philanthropy, Leadership

Highlights from the 65th Annual International Board Meeting
Highlights from the 65th Annual International Board Meeting

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Jul 09, 2014... This highlight reel from the 65th Annual General Meeting of the Weizmann Institute's International Board, November 2014, features scenes from the multi-day event: philanthropists and members of the Weizmann family from all over the world, scientists and Institute leadership, talks and presentations, lab visits, and events on campus.

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New Leadership at American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
New Leadership at American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

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Jan 22, 2020... NEW YORK, NY—January 22, 2020—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science has announced that David Teplow of Boston and Dr. Gladys Monroy of the Bay Area were elected National Chair and President, respectively, by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting. Mr. Teplow succeeds outgoing National Chair Ellen Merlo of New York, who has held the position since 2013. Dr. Monroy takes the helm from Mr. Teplow, who served as President since 2017.

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Weizmann Global Gathering 2014: Highlights
Weizmann Global Gathering 2014: Highlights

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Oct 29, 2014... This video provides a quick day-by-day overview of the thrilling 2014 Weizmann Institute Global Gathering. Held in New York City, it had, as Institute President Prof. Daniel Zajfman said, a record ""420 people from 13 different countries.""

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$100 Million to Fight Israeli Brain Drain
$100 Million to Fight Israeli Brain Drain

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Jan 27, 2016... Mort Zuckerman, right, with Hebrew Univ. Pres. Menachem Ben-Sasson, at The Harvard Club Monday. Courtesy of Jeff Weiner/Technion
To curb the Israeli academic “brain drain” and increase cooperation between the U.S. and Israeli scientific communities, newspaper publisher, businessman and philanthropist Mortimer Zuckerman has committed more than $100 million to attract postdoctoral researchers from Western countries to Israeli universities and lure Israeli academics back.

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Weizmann in Focus, Episode 2: Plant Research for a Healthier Planet
Weizmann in Focus, Episode 2: Plant Research for a Healthier Planet

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Feb 28, 2019... In the second episode of Weizmann in Focus, CEO Dave Doneson discusses how the Institute’s plant scientists are tackling the challenge of global food security. These innovative researchers are figuring out how plants can better resist drought, provide higher-quality nutrition, and more. Dave spotlights a breakthrough by Prof. Jonathan Gressel, who discovered a method of killing a parasitic weed that was destroying corn crops in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Ted Teplow: Reflections on the Occasion of the of the American Committee's 70th Anniversary
Ted Teplow: Reflections on the Occasion of the of the American Committee's 70th Anniversary

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Jun 13, 2014... ""Growing up in my family, you couldn't help but be involved with Weizmann,"" says Ted Teplow, part of the extended family that included Dewey David Stone, the philanthropist and Zionist who played a tremendous role in the Institute's founding and growth. Mr. Teplow reminisced on the occasion of the American Committee's 70th birthday.

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New BDS Website: Building Dialogue through Science
New BDS Website: Building Dialogue through Science

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/new-bds-website-building-dialogue-through-science/

Apr 25, 2017... Building Dialogue through Science, or BDS, (http://israelbds.org/) is the name of a website that features the many and varied scientific studies that rely on close collaboration between Israeli researchers and those in different countries. These range from the SESAME synchrotron, a Middle-Eastern facility based in Jordan that serves life-sciences researchers from Egypt to Iran; efforts to discover the processes that lead up to the fantastic stellar explosions known as supernovae, in which Israeli researchers are alerted to possible events in the California night sky; brain research; quantum physics studies; scientific archaeology; and much more.

TAGS: Humanity, Leadership

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

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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

When Scientific Journals Show Political Bias
When Scientific Journals Show Political Bias

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/when-scientific-journals-show-political-bias/

Dec 09, 2014... Daniel Zajfman
Scenes of war such as those coming out of Gaza naturally arouse emotions, including in “objective” reporters. Despite this human tendency, there is one end of the media spectrum – the end occupied by established, peer-reviewed, scientific journals – where we would normally expect to read articles that are impartial, unbiased scientific reports. Publishing based on scientific merit alone is one of the cornerstones of global science; without it, science could not advance as a coherent global endeavor.

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