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	American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS): Wrapping Up
		Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have now discovered an important new line of communication between nervous system cells that is crucial to the development of myelinated nerves a discovery that may aid in restoring the normal function of the affected nerve fibers.
		The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, is one of the world's top-ranking multidisciplinary research institutions.
		Institute research efforts include the search for new ways of fighting disease and hunger, examining leading questions in mathematics and computer science, probing the physics of matter and the universe, creating novel materials and developing new strategies for protecting the environment.
	www.weizmann-usa.org /site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7752 (657 words)

	Weizmann Institute of Science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Weizmann Institute of Science (מכון ויצמן למדע) is a world-renowned institute of higher learning and research in Rehovot, Israel.
		Originally founded in 1934 by Chaim Weizmann as the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, it was expanded and formally rededicated as the Weizmann Institute of Science on November 2, 1949.
		Two of its Computer Science faculty members, Amir Pnueli and cryptographer Adi Shamir (of RSA fame), were awarded Turing Prizes (regarded as the CS equivalent of the Nobel Prize).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weizmann_Institute_of_Science (221 words)

	Chaim Weizmann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Weizmann was born in a small village Motol (Motyli, now Motal') near Pinsk (Russian Empire, now in Belarus) and graduated in chemistry from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland in 1899.
		In 1921 Weizmann went along with the known Jewish physicist Albert Einstein for a fund-raiser to establish a Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
		Weizmann became the first president upon the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chaim_Weizmann (487 words)

	American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science - (ACWIS) Contributing to Scientific Research in Israel: ...
		The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel is one of the world's top-ranking multidisciplinary research institutions.
		Noted for its wide-ranging exploration of the natural and exact sciences, the Institute is home to 2,500 scientists, students, technicians and supporting staff.
		Institute research efforts include the search for new ways of fighting disease and hunger, examining leading questions in mathematics and computer science, probing the physics of matter and the universe, creating novel materials and developing new strategies for protecting the environment.
	acwis.convio.net /site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5368 (700 words)

	American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS):
		For over 50 years, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science has marshaled support for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
		Weizmann Institute Launches a New Israel-Wide Women in Science Program
		Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover a "Risk Distribution Law" for Evolution
	www.weizmann-usa.org (114 words)

	Weizmann Institute and William Davidson Announce $20 Million Gift from Guardian Industries to Establish Innovative ...
		The Weizmann Institute is already the largest producer of science teaching aids in Israel for junior high school and high school students; many of its texts have been translated into other languages and are in use elsewhere.
		The new science education institute, which will also receive funding from the Israeli Ministry of Education, is expected to serve as an incubator for programs that will improve the level of science teaching through curricula development, innovative educational methods, and new teaching materials.
		The Weizmann Institute of Science, in Rehovot, Israel, is one of the world's foremost centers of scientific research and graduate study.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-02-1999/0001065097&EDATE= (744 words)

	Israpundit: So much for the Academic Boycott
		Weizmann Institute chosen world's top university for life scientists By Sharon Kanon and ISRAEL21c Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science has been voted the best university in the world for life scientists to conduct research.
		"The Weizmann Institute of Science attributes much importance to the work environment and the conditions which are made accessible to the scientists, in particular to the young scientists, to enable them to use their full potential for the benefit of humanity," said Prof.
		Following Weizmann in the poll was the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta.
	www.israpundit.com /archives/2005/11/weizmann_instit.php (1119 words)

	Weizmann Institute of Science
		One of the top multidisciplinary research institutions in the world, the Weizmann Institute grew out of the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, which was founded in 1934 with just ten scientists and ten technicians by Israel and Rebecca Sieff in memory of their son.
		On November 2, 1949, with the agreement of the Sieff family, the Institute was renamed and formally dedicated as the Weizmann Institute of Science.
		Coming in behind the Weizmann Institute were the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Education/Weizmann.html (477 words)

	Newswise
		The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science has announced that Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., who is internationally known for her contributions to the field of genetics, will receive the 2006 Weizmann Women and Science Award.
		The Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, is a world-renowned center for science and technology research; for over sixty years, the American Committee has been a major source of its support.
		The Weizmann Institute is a center of multidisciplinary scientific research and graduate study, addressing crucial problems in medicine and health, technology, energy, agriculture, and the environment.
	www.newswise.com /articles/view/520779/?sc=rssn (675 words)

	U-M Life Sciences Institute - News & Events (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Life Sciences Institute in Ann Arbor is a new scientific enterprise at the University of Michigan.
		Formed in 2001 with a generous endowment from the University, the Institute is housed in a new six-story, 230,000 square foot open design laboratory facility located in the center of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus.
		The Institute seeks to harness the strength and tradition of academic excellence at the University of Michigan by forging links between the health sciences, basic sciences, engineering, the social sciences and the humanities.
	www.lifesciences.umich.edu /institute/news081705.html (547 words)

	WEIZMANN INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HOW AN HIV PROTEIN FRAGMENT SHUTS DOWN AN IMMUNE RESPONSE
		In research published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a team at the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown how a part of a protein on the virus' outer surface interferes with the cells' normal immune response.
		The Weizmann Institute of Science, located in Rehovot, Israel, is one of the top-ranking multidisciplinary research institutions in the world.
		Noted for its wide-ranging exploration of the sciences and technology, the Institute gathers together 2,500 scientists, technicians and research students.
	www.newmaterials.com /news/5778.asp (674 words)

	Israel21c (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science has been voted the best university in the world for life scientists to conduct research.
		Weizmann has become a world leader in the commercialization of patents.
		Two feathers in the Institute's research cap are Copaxone (manufactured by Teva) and Rebif (licensed to Inter-Lab Ltd./ Serono).
	www.israel21c.org /bin/en.jsp?enZone=Technology&enDisplay=view&enPage=BlankPage&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles^l1141 (1152 words)

	Newswise
		Representatives of Bar-Ilan University and the Weizmann Institute of Science have signed an agreement to collaborate on a unique program for multidisciplinary teaching and research in archaeology and the natural sciences.
		Newswise — Representatives of Bar-Ilan University and the Weizmann Institute of Science have signed an agreement to collaborate on a unique program for multidisciplinary teaching and research in archaeology and the natural sciences.
		Stephen Weiner's research is supported by the Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science; the Philip M. Klutznick Fund for Research; the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation; and Mr.
	www.newswise.com /articles/view/520136 (497 words)

	Plasma on the Internet
		Institute of Plasma Physics of the Academy of Sciences, Prague
		Plasma Laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science
		Plasma Sciences Laboratory at Fisk University, Nashville, TN
	plasma-gate.weizmann.ac.il /PlasmaI.html (1667 words)

	Science EduNet Organizations\| New York Academy of Sciences (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS), founded in 1944, develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, one of the world's premier scientific research institutions.
		The Weizmann Institute is a center of basic multidisciplinary scientific research and graduate study, addressing crucial problems in technology, medicine and health, energy, agriculture and the environment.
		This 4-week summer program is dedicated to bringing talented pre-university science students from all over the world to the Weizmann campus in Rehovot to experience the challenges and rewards of scientific research, as well as to learn more about life in modern Israel.
	www.nyas.org /sciedunet/search/institution.asp?OrgID=224&ReferringURL=/sciedunet/search/howdetails.asp?ID=1 (180 words)

	U-M Life Sciences Institute - News & Events (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan and the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in Israel have formed a partnership to solve problems of human health through basic science research.
		The Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel is a leading center of research in the life sciences, particularly strong in the areas of chemical biology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology and genetics, with world renowned scientists that have made a major impact in cancer, immunology, diabetes and numerous other diseases.
		As a growing relationship, the LSI and Weizmann sister alliance will focus on scientific exchange through joint scientific symposia and seminars on selected topics, opportunities for visiting scientists and sabbaticals and the formation of research consortia focusing on problems of common interest.
	www.lifesciences.umich.edu /institute/news011105.html (724 words)

	Gems in Israel: Clore Garden of Science and the Weizmann Institute of Science
		The Weizmann Institute’s Sci-Trek, the self guided tour that highlights the research and scientific projects of this world renowned academic institution is definitely interesting and worth taking.
		The institute was established due in part to the efforts of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, a distinguished chemist who was Israel’s first president.
		Originally founded in 1934 by Israel and Rebecca Sieff, as the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, in memory of their son, it was renamed the Weizmann Institute of Science, in November 1949.
	www.gemsinisrael.com /e_article000012013.htm (586 words)

	ScienceDaily: Lineage Trees For Cells: Weizmann Institute Scientists Develop New Analytical Method
		Some fundamental outstanding questions in science -- "Where do stem cells originate?" "How does cancer develop?" "When do cell types split off from each other in the embryo?" -- might be answered if scientists had a way to map the history of the body's cells going back to the fertilized egg.
		Uriel Feige of the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department and research student Shai Kaplan, they proved that these mutations can be treated as information and used to trace lineage on a large scale, and then applied the theory to extracting data and drafting lineage trees for living cells.
		Ehud Shapiro's research is supported by the M.D. Moross Institute for Cancer Research, the Dolfi and Lola Ebner Center for Biomedical Research, the Samuel R. Dweck Foundation, the Benjamin and Seema Pulier Charitable Foundation, the Robert Rees Fund for Applied Research, Dr. Mordecai Roshwald, and the Estate of Klara (Haya) Seidman.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2005/10/051029095233.htm (1890 words)

	Radiation-resistant organism reveals its defense strategies
		The secret to its strength is a ring, Weizmann Institute researchers report in Science
		Rehovot, Israel — January 9, 2003 —Weizmann Institute scientists have found what makes the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans the most radiation-resistant organism in the world: The microbe's DNA is packed tightly into a ring.
		Avi Minsky of the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Organic Chemistry Department found that the microbe's DNA is organized in a unique ring that prevents pieces of DNA broken by radiation from floating off into the cell's liquids.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2003-01/wi-ror010203.php (956 words)

	Weizmann Institute Women and Science Award 2002 goes to Dr Susan Solomon, Co-Chair, Working Group I, IPCC (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This year's Weizmann Women and Science Award was given to Dr Susan Solomon on Monday, 3 June 2002, at Rockefeller University in New York City, USA.
		She said that the award 'reminds us of the very hard-fought journey for women in science and it gives us reason to celebrate the gains [that] we have made'.
		The Weizmann Women and Science Award, instituted in 1994 by the Weizmann Institute of Science, is given biennially to an outstanding woman scientist in the US who has made a significant contribution through research in basic or applied science.
	www.ipcc.ch /othernews/solomon_award.htm (282 words)

	Technology award presented to Weizmann Institute scientist
		The award is one of 30 given yearly by the World Technology Network (WTN) to those individuals and organizations whose innovations are likely to have a major impact on the technology and society of the future.
		Shapiro, who works in both the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and the Biological Chemistry departments of the Weizmann Institute, has been recognized for the creation of biomolecular computing devices.
		Ehud Shapiro's research is supported by the M.D. Moross Institute for Cancer Research, the Samuel R. Dweck Foundation, the Dolfi and Lola Ebner Center for Biomedical Research, the Benjamin and Seema Pulier Charitable Foundation, and the Robert Rees Fund for Applied Research.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-10/wi-tap101304.php (569 words)

	English : PRESS
		Nava Dekel of the Weizmann Institute’s Biological Regulation Department, some completely unexpected results of biopsies performed on women with fertility problems have led to a new path of scientific discovery that may hold hope for women trying to conceive.
		In the future, this accidental finding may give birth to new treatments to improve the success rate of IVF or even tackle some types of fertility problems directly.
		Nava Dekel’s research is supported by the Y. Leon Benoziyo Institute for Molecular Medicine; the Willner Family Center for Vascular Biology; the Dwek Family Biomedical Research Fund; the Paul Godfrey Research Foundation in Children's Diseases; the Rachel and Shaul Peles Fund for Hormone Research; Mr.
	wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il /site/en/weizman.asp?pi=371&doc_id=4517 (536 words)

	Project-Based Learning (PBL) in Science and Technology
		The inservice was held in the village of Tira for teachers from Tira and the surrounding villages.
		During this workshop, teachers were asked to define, design and implement science and technology projects of their choosing, on the subject of water.
		We conclude that "Project-Based Learning in Science and Technology" can be a significant catalyst for helping teachers to introduct "a new spirit" into science and technology education: focusing on learner-centered approaches to learning, integrating science and technology, providing an authentic project work, participating in cooperative staff work and learning how to learn.
	www.designworlds.com /techscape/Sherm_Inservice.html (2028 words)

	Message
		The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science is a community of dedicated people who share a common vision in support of the Institute.
		The generous assistance the Institute receives from individuals, foundations and corporations is vital for its future.
		Weizmann scientists are seeking answers to crucial problems in medicine, energy, technology, agriculture and the environment - supporting the Institute’s commitment to making this a better world for everyone.
	www.medicinenet.com /forum/b.asp?m=58980 (837 words)

	GRADUATE STUDY IN FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The theoretical computer science group at Weizmann Institute is one of the most active in the world, consisting of 10 full-time faculty, several visitors and post-docs and over 20 graduate students.
		All graduate studies at the Weizmann Institute are administrated by the Feinberg Graduate School.
		The Weizmann Institute of Science is located in a beautiful campus 25 Km to the south of Tel-Aviv and 55 Km to the west of Jerusalem.
	theory.lcs.mit.edu /~oded/wisdom.grad.html (456 words)

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