https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/pointing-world’s-largest-mirrors-toward-heavens
October 19, 2021
On September 14, 2021, the GMTO Corporation welcomed the Weizmann Institute of Science into its international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope. The new partnership reinforces that completing the largest and m...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/jupiter’s-great-red-spot-measured-depth-first-time
October 28, 2021
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is up there with the rings of Saturn and the blue marble of Earth for solar system icon status. In a study published today in Science, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers and their collaborators on NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter report that this spo...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/clump-together
November 3, 2021
Cells can get lost in a crowd too, making it difficult for scientists to detect and study them. In the tissues that line the inner surfaces of organs such as the small intestine, liver or kidneys, certain cell types with unique attributes are grossly outnumbered by their more “co...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/weizmann-institute-science-ranked-eighth-world-scientific-performance
November 7, 2021
The Weizmann Institute of Science maintains its status as one of the world’s top research institutions. The Institute has recently been ranked eighth globally for research quality in a weighted (proportional) ranking published annually by the Centre for Science and Technology Stu...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prof-nava-dekel
November 7, 2021
Prof. Nava Dekel recipient of the 2021 IFA (The Israel Fertility Association) Appreciation Award...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/dr-merav-parter
November 7, 2021
Dr. Merav Parter recipient of a 2022 Symposium of Discrete Algorithm (SODA) Best Paper Award...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prof-haim-beidenkopf
November 7, 2021
Prof. Haim Beidenkopf elected Chair of The Israel Young Academy...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prof-ido-amit-2
November 7, 2021
Prof. Ido Amit awarded the Landau Prize of Mifal Hapais...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/celebrating-excellence
November 8, 2021
The Weizmann Institute of Science bestowed honorary PhDs upon seven individuals on Monday, November 8, in recognition of their career and personal achievements, in a ceremony broadcast as part of the 73rd Annual General Meeting of the International Board. Weizmann Institute Pr...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/weizmann-institute-science-receives-50-million-azrieli-foundation-help-humanity
November 9, 2021
The Weizmann Institute of Science is thrilled to announce a lead philanthropic donation of $50 million USD from the Azrieli Foundation, to enable catalytic brain research with the establishment of the Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences. The donation is among the larg...