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A Celebrated Scientist: Ephraim Katzir at 80

A Celebrated Scientist: Ephraim Katzir at 80

01.10.1996

People and Events›People

Nobel laureates and others gather at the Institute to celebrate the 80th birthday of Prof. Ephraim Katzir

Prof. Ehud Shapiro and America Online CEO Steve Case. real success

A Real Success Out of Virtual Places

01.10.1996

People and Events›Made at the Institute

Prof. Ehud Shapiro's Internet meeting software has met with commercial success

Scientists Brainstorm to Find Cure for Tourette Syndrome

Scientists Brainstorm to Find Cure for Tourette Syndrome

10.07.1996

People and Events›Events›Conferences

REHOVOT, Israel -- July 10, 1996 -- An intensive effort to shed light on Tourette syndrome -- the humiliating genetic disorder known for causing sufferers to twitch and swear repetitively -- brought six Yale University professors to Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science recently for a meeting of leading scientific minds.

Professor Meir Wilchek

1996 Distinguished Clinical Chemist award

04.07.1996

People and Events›People

REHOVOT, Israel. The Weizmann Institute's Professor Meir Wilchek has been named the 1996 winner of the prestigious Distinguished Clinical Chemist Award, given every three years by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry. Prof. Wilchek, who revolutionized the purification of biochemicals, will be presented with the award on July 7 at the opening ceremony of the Federation s triennial international congress being held in London on July 7 - 12.

Prof. Yoseph Imry

Rothschild Prize to Weizmann Institute Professor Yoseph Imry

26.06.1996

People and Events›People

REHOVOT, Israel -- May 26, 1996 -- Weizmann Institute Prof. Yoseph Imry, a leading expert in the theory of solid state physics and one of the founders of the new and growing field known as mesoscopic physics, will today receive the 1996 Rothschild Prize in Physics, to be presented at a ceremony taking place at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem.

Six Prizes to Weizmann Institute Scientists

Six Prizes to Weizmann Institute Scientists

10.06.1996

People and Events›People

REHOVOT, Israel -- June 10, 1996 -- Six outstanding Weizmann Institute scientists have just received prizes for their research work. Dr. Shimon Edelman of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science was awarded the Morris L. Levinson Prize in Mathematics for his research on representation of three-dimensional objects in vision.

Feinberg Graduate School's annual graduation ceremony held on the Weizmann Institute

Record Number of Doctoral Degrees Conferred at Feinberg Graduation Ceremony

04.06.1996

People and Events›Science Education

REHOVOT, Israel -- June 4, 1996 -- A record number of doctoral degrees was conferred at the Feinberg Graduate School's annual graduation ceremony held on the Weizmann Institute campus on Sunday, June 2. The 87 Ph.D.s were the largest number awarded since the graduate school was founded in 1958; a large number of M.Sc. degrees was also conferred. The high figures largely reflect the huge wave of immigration to Israel from the former Soviet Union in recent years.

Solutions Based on Polymer Technology to be Discussed at International Conference

Solutions Based on Polymer Technology to be Discussed at International Conference

07.05.1996

People and Events›Events›Conferences

REHOVOT, Israel -- May 7, 1996 -- New ways to combat pollution in Mediterranean countries with the aid of polymers will be discussed at the MEDNET International Conference on Environmental Impact of Polymeric Materials, opening next Sunday, May 12, at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The conference is the first major international attempt to tackle the pressing pollution problems in the area on a regional basis through the use of polymer technology.

Corn Yields in Kenya Triple Thanks to New Weed-Fighting Strategy

Corn Yields in Kenya Triple Thanks to New Weed-Fighting Strategy

17.04.1996

People and Events›Events›Conferences

REHOVOT, Israel -- April 17, 1996 -- Corn yields on experimental plots in Kenya have tripled thanks to an innovative weed-fighting strategy developed by a Weizmann Institute scientist in collaboration with Kenyan researchers. These results will be reported on April 17 at the Sixth Parasitic Weed Symposium in Cordoba, Spain.

Professor Michael Sela

Prestigious German Award to Weizmann Institute Professor

05.02.1996

People and Events›People

REHOVOT, Israel -- February 5, 1996 -- On February 12, the Weizmann Institute will host a ceremony at which Institute Professor Michael Sela will become the first non-German to receive the Harnack Medal, the Max Planck Society's highest award.

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