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Professor Marcelle Machluf is using trickery to try to trap the coronavirus, and Professor Ezri Tarazi has created an air shield to protect health care workers. These maverick professors from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology talk about their innovative work in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Prof. Machluf […]
Today, on Yom HaZikaron, the day of remembrance for Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, Technion friends across the globe solemnly remember those who have so tragically lost their lives. As the first university in Israel, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has played a key role in defending the nation. When conscription […]
Technion Professor Noam Adir’s creativity knows no bounds. He has invented spinach-powered electricity cells, as well as technology to harvest energy from photosynthetic bacteria found in ponds. In this webinar, Prof. Adir talks about his equally exciting biomedical research, studying proteins that can serve as targets for novel drug development. He and his research team […]
ATS – Southern California Virtual Event Featuring Arielle Fischer ’11, Ph.D. ’16, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Zuckerman Faculty Scholar In this interactive virtual event for the ATS – Southern California community, Asst. Prof. Fischer shares her personal and academic journey since she last visited ATS supporters as a doctoral student. As a newly minted Technion faculty member, she’ll talk about her work to create biomedical applications, including high-tech sensors and smart wearable devices for artificial joints and neuromuscular disorders. Arielle Fischer is the embodiment of excellence. As a young soldier in the Israeli Air Force,…
On October 1, 2019, Professor Uri Sivan became the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s 17th president. He succeeded Professor Peretz Lavie, who ended a 10-year term in office. The appointment, as Prof. Sivan noted at his inauguration ceremony, is personal to him. His parents immigrated to Israel from Poland in 1936 to study at […]
Attracting and retaining talent in this competitive, global environment is challenging. Making faculty recruitment a top priority, President Peretz Lavie has offered startup packages to help young professors equip their labs and defray relocation costs. American Technion Society donors have funded faculty initiatives like the Taub Leaders in Science and Technology Program, Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program, First Steps Program, and Career Advancement Chairs. As a result, more than 200 new faculty came on board during President Lavie’s tenure, many from postdoctoral positions at top universities. The Technion has set the ambitious goal of 600 faculty members by 2020, an initiative…
iTechnion: identify, invent, and inspire was the theme of the recent Board of Governors (BOG) meeting. And there was plenty of “i” to go around! Identified for their commitment and generosity to the Technion, several supporters were awarded honorary degrees. Faculty members were recognized for their ingenious inventions. And the five-day event, from June 15–19, offered inspiring discussions on topics ranging from STEM education to the future of Israeli high-tech. The BOG is always an international ingathering, but this year’s meeting was especially important for the American Technion Society. Detroit leader Larry Jackier completed his 12th and final year as…
Technion President Peretz Lavie shaped the university for a decade using his signature wisdom, grace, and humor to accomplish big goals. With his tenure coming to an end, American Technion Society’s CEO, Michael Waxman-Lenz, sat down with him to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. Michael Waxman-Lenz (MWL): What was your top priority when you started as president? And how did priorities change? Professor Peretz Lavie (PL): The number-one priority when I started was recruitment of faculty members. Baby boomers were retiring — in Israel, there’s a retirement age of 68. I knew that in order…
Meet the Technion, where brilliant minds are solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges. In this thriving academic community, students from all backgrounds come together to live, study, and launch their dreams. Video created by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Israel’s Council for Higher Education recently granted the Technion $2.7 million to establish t-hub — the Technion Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center. The Technion was the only academic institution to win the competition individually. Two years ago, the Technion initiated a comprehensive initiative aimed at developing and promoting entrepreneurship and innovation activities on the Technion’s Haifa campus, as well as connecting the Haifa campus to the new branches of the Technion in New York and China. This grant will allow the Technion to expand these entrepreneurial activities and establish t-hub, bringing the entrepreneurial culture on the Haifa campus to new heights….
In the current era of social entrepreneurship, leading philanthropists and foundations seek to maximize their return on investment for every single gift and grant. In that sense, the contemporary philanthropic sector is not all that different from the private/corporate space. Charitable causes must present a value proposition, not just a feel-good anecdote. To prove they deserve major philanthropic support, research universities are tasked with showing that they do more for society than simply grant degrees and transmit knowledge (which is critical work in and of itself!). They need to articulate their sense of mission, vision, identity, and purpose — and…
During the final quarter of 2017 alone, Technion achieved what feels like many years’ worth of breakthroughs, awards, and milestones in its global partnerships, which are saving lives, creating jobs, and advancing the bounds of human knowledge in so many fields. Here’s a quick review of some of the most exciting highlights from 2017, which offer a glimpse into the kind of transformative innovation we can expect in the year ahead. An Israeli university in China Israel’s population is less than 9 million, and China’s is more than 1.4 billion. Yet the two nations are true partners in the Guangdong…