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Rudi Bertocchi

On the Wings of Discovery

01.05.2000

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Ph.D. student Rudi Bertocchi soars above the desert in a plane he built himself

Prof. David Wallach

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

22.03.1998

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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.

Prof. Michael Sela

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.

Prof. Leo Sachs

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.

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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.

Prof. Haim Harari

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.

Prof. Ruth Arnon

'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.

Prof. Amir Pnueli

World's Most Prestigious Award in Computer Science to Weizmann Institute's Prof. Amir Pnueli

07.11.1996

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REHOVOT, Israel -- November 7, 1996 -- A Weizmann Institute of Science mathematician, Prof. Amir Pnueli, has been named the recipient of the 1996 Turing Award, the world's most prestigious prize, dubbed the "Nobel Prize in computer science."

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Shaare Zedek Honors Weizmann Institute's Prof. Leo Sachs

17.10.1996

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REHOVOT, Israel -- October 17, 1996 -- Prof. Leo Sachs of the Weizmann Institute of Science has been named this year s recipient of an award for an outstanding contribution to society. Prof. Sachs, 72, received the Ot Hanagid (Medal of the Governor) award, presented annually by Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center, for his pioneering work in cancer research.

A Celebrated Scientist: Ephraim Katzir at 80

A Celebrated Scientist: Ephraim Katzir at 80

01.10.1996

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

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