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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/news-media/in-the-news/the-physicist-who-denies-dark-matter/
May 18, 2017...
Mordehai Milgrom Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science
“He is one of those dark matter people,” Mordehai Milgrom said about a colleague stopping by his off ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/random-walks-in-random-environments/
Dec 01, 2011...
Prof. Ofer Zeitouni
A wanderer strolling along an unfamiliar branching path faces a dilemma each time he reaches an intersection. Which way should he turn? ... Read more
Aug 27, 2019...
Xray of a patient with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Image by Shutterstock
Just as first impressions set the stage for the entire course of a relationship ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-november-2013/
Nov 25, 2013... Chromosomes — the 46 tightly wrapped packages of genetic material in our cells — are iconically depicted as X-shaped formations. However, those neat X’s only ap ... Read more
Jul 23, 2019... Gut bacteria may play a role in motor neurone disease ALS by speeding up progression, early studies reveal. The cruel condition that killed Professor Stephen Ha ... Read more
Nov 13, 2018...
Encryption startup Duality Technologies' cofounders. Courtesy of Duality Technologies
In the 1980s, Shafi Goldwasser co-invented “zero knowledge proofs,” a ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/israeli-team-takes-medals-in-math-olympiad/
Jul 28, 2013...
The Israeli math team.
The team that represented Israel at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Santa Marta, Colombia, has won six medals – one gold, ... Read more
Dec 17, 2018...
(l-r) Profs. Ilan Koren, Yoav Schechner, and Klaus Schilling are inventing a new way of imaging clouds
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 17, 2018—Ten satellites, ea ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/intermittent-lockdown/
Mar 31, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 31, 2020—Think of dieting. You can fast for two months and lose weight, but you will probably die. Even if you survive, you will quickly g ... Read more
Mar 07, 2018... Jupiter’s cloud bands — seen here in this image created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran, using data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft — extend m ... Read more
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