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Moishe Silberkasten

A Search for Roots Leads to the Stars

01.05.1998

People and Events›Science & Culture

Research of a different sort brings Prof. Daniel Wagner face to face with his great grandfather

Dr. Martin Becker, his wife Rosette and their son Eitan are all alumni of the Weizmann Institute

Family Story

01.05.1998

People and Events›Made at the Institute

Dr. Martin Becker, his wife Rosette and their son Eitan are all alumni of the Weizmann Institute

Jacob Guedalia and family. Physics and business

The Science of Chutzpah

01.05.1998

People and Events›Made at the Institute

Jacob Guedalia, 32, is Vice President of Business Development at Live Picture, Inc., a leading Internet imaging firm

Prof. David Wallach

1997 Teva Founders Prize To Weizmann Institute's Prof. David Wallach

22.03.1998

People and Events›People

REHOVOT, Israel - March 22, 1998 - Prof. David Wallach of the Weizmann Institute of Science's Biological Chemistry Department has been awarded the 1997 Teva Founders Prize.

'Green' Approach May Significantly Improve Cancer Therapy

'Green' Approach May Significantly Improve Cancer Therapy

03.02.1998

People and Events›Events›Conferences

REHOVOT, Israel - February 3, 1998 - A promising cancer therapy which destroys tumors by exposing them to light may be significantly improved thanks to new materials developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Institute scientists reported on the new development at the Conference on Chemical Modifiers of Cancer Treatment in Clearwater, Florida, on January 28-31.

The Mathematical Tourist: Weizmann Institute Hosts Students from C.I.S.

The Mathematical Tourist: Weizmann Institute Hosts Students from C.I.S.

13.10.1997

People and Events›Science Education

REHOVOT, Israel - October 13, 1997 - An elite group of high-school mathematics students from the former Soviet Union have learned that, if you want to get to Israel, you have to do your homework. These 19 students, who visited Israel recently, were chosen from among 3,000 participants in a special math enrichment program designed at the Weizmann Institute of Science and administered by Israel's Foreign Ministry.

Alexander Sromin

A Powerful Idea

01.10.1997

People and Events›Made at the Institute

Alexander Sromin started out with an idea for a small, efficient motor and a two-year grant from the Kiryat Weizmann Incubator

The Science Teaching Department

Motivating For Math: Hands-On Investigations Help Kids "Discover" Mathematical Principles

01.09.1997

People and Events›Science Education

REHOVOT - September 1, 1997 - Question: What do you get when you take 25 children, subtract their textbooks, and add dice, matchsticks and chocolate? Answer: an innovative model of math education that has kids discovering mathematical principles all on their own. And best of all, they think it's fun.

Laub International Science Youth Village

High-School Science Stars From 17 Countries in the Weizmann Institute's Summer Program

01.07.1997

People and Events›Science Education

REHOVOT, Israel - July 1, 1997 - Winners of their nations' top science competitions are among the participants in the Weizmann Institute of Science's 29th Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute that will run from July 2 to August 1. The annual summer program brings together outstanding high school graduates from around the world and offers them the opportunity to learn directly from scientists at the Weizmann Institute.

Feinberg Graduate School's annual graduation ceremony at the Weizmann Institute of Science

Record Number of M.Sc.'s Presented at Weizmann Institute Graduation Ceremony

03.06.1997

People and Events›Science Education

REHOVOT, Israel - June 3, 1997 - A record number of master's degrees and a large number of doctorates were awarded at the Feinberg Graduate School's annual graduation ceremony at the Weizmann Institute of Science last night (Monday, June 2). Among the 161 graduates was a high proportion of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, reflecting the huge wave of immigration to Israel from that area earlier this decade.

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