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The Mathematical Tourist: Weizmann Institute Hosts Students from C.I.S.
13.10.1997
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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.
A Powerful Idea
01.10.1997
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Alexander Sromin started out with an idea for a small, efficient motor and a two-year grant from the Kiryat Weizmann Incubator
Motivating For Math: Hands-On Investigations Help Kids "Discover" Mathematical Principles
01.09.1997
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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.
High-School Science Stars From 17 Countries in the Weizmann Institute's Summer Program
01.07.1997
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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.
Record Number of M.Sc.'s Presented at Weizmann Institute Graduation Ceremony
03.06.1997
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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.
Belgian Queen to Present the Award
13.04.1997
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Weizmann Institute's Prof. Michael Sela First Israeli Winner of Interbrew-Baillet Latour Health Prize REHOVOT, Israel - April 13, 1997 - Prof. Michael Sela of the Weizmann Institute of Science has been awarded the 1997 Interbrew-Baillet Latour Health Prize of Belgium.
A Cancer Pioneer
01.04.1997
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When Prof. Leo Sachs was young, he dreamed of founding a kibbutz in Israel and even spent two years as a farm laborer to prepare for pioneering on the land. Today, however, Sachs, a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, is renowned for pioneering of a very different nature. One of the world's leading scientists in the areas of cell biology and cancer research, Sachs has made fundamental contributions to his field and paved the way for successful clinical treatments.
Weizmann Institute Professor Leo Sachs Wins Harvard Medical School's Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
18.03.1997
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REHOVOT, Israel -- March 18, 1997 -- Prof. Leo Sachs of the Weizmann Institute of Science has been awarded Harvard Medical School's Warren Alpert Foundation Prize. Given "in recognition of scientific discoveries leading to improved understanding and treatment of disease," the prize will be presented to Prof. Sachs at a ceremony at the Harvard Medical School on April 17.
Weizmann Institute President Appointed Special Advisor to Madame Edith Cresson
06.03.1997
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REHOVOT, Israel -- March 6, 1997 -- Mme Edith Cresson, former Prime Minister of France and currently a member of the European Commission with responsibility for science, research and technological development, has just announced the appointment of Weizmann Institute of Science President Prof. Haim Harari as her special advisor. The appointment covers the fields of science education and international scientific cooperation.
'Women of Distinction' Award to Two Weizmann Institute Scientists
28.01.1997
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REHOVOT, Israel -- January 28, 1997 -- This week, two scientists from Israel's Weizmann Institute were honored for an achievement that bears on the lives of many people throughout the world. Prof. Ruth Arnon and Dr. Dvora Teitelbaum received Women of Distinction Awards from Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, for three decades of pioneering scientific research that led to a new drug for multiple sclerosis.
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