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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/node/2679
November 1, 2001
Prof. Yosef Yarden studies the family of hormones known as growth factors. His research focuses on their role in the development of cancer and the mechanisms underlying their biochemical activity. He received a Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute in 1985, and ha...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/campus/you’ve-got-mail
October 1, 2006
This is a story about an unusual community of children who love math and communicate with one another and with Weizmann Institute mathematicians by mail. This community is centered on Young@Science – the Weizmann Institute’s youth section, which has branches in severa...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-education/first-class
October 1, 2006
A special Weizmann Institute program for science and technology education, designed for Ethiopian-Israeli youth, is entering its sixth year. The program’s first graduation ceremony, a festive affair, was held recently in the Institute’s Wix Auditorium. The 3...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/campus/laptop-learning
October 1, 2006
A national gathering of teachers and students participating in a project initiated by the Davidson Institute of Science Education took place recently at the Weizmann Institute. Called the “Katom” project, it incorporates the use of laptop computers in the middle schoo...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-culture/students-take-stage
October 1, 2006
From the moment they wake up in the morning and often into the late hours of the night, they usually immerse themselves in studies and research. But once a week for three hours, 14 research students tear themselves away from science to meet in the student clubroom, where they tur...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/node/2684
November 1, 2001
Prof. Zvi Artstein is an expert in differential equations, control, and optimization. Though rooted in theoretical mathematics, these areas are applicable to diverse physical, industrial, and economic systems. He joined the Weizmann Institute in 1975 and was appointed He...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/never-ending-story
October 1, 2006
Fifty years ago, a young Israeli scientist took part in the discovery of a chemical process that now forms the basis of multi-billion-dollar polymer and nanotechnology industries. And the discoverer? He still wears sneakers and shorts. Polymers are molecu...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/local-color
May 1, 2008
Prof. Valeri Krongauz is not content with seeing life only through rose-tinted glasses. His research has made it possible to manufacture self-tinting eyeglasses that, upon exposure to the sun, darken and assume any color of the spectrum, from yellow to red to blu...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/science-culture/what-wonderful-world
May 1, 2008
The world is filled with beautiful things. To see them, all we need do is take a break from our daily routine, from all the tasks we perform at home and at work, and just watch the world – its people, architecture, landscapes. Too bad so few of us really take the time for...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/dr-hanan-alon
November 1, 2001
Dr. Hanan Alon, who joined the Weizmann Institute in 1997, served in the Israel Defense Forces for 25 years in a variety of command and staff positions. He was a personal assistant to two of the IDF's Chiefs of the General Staff. After the Yom Kippur War he became the Ch...
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