The Technion’s story has been intertwined with Israel’s for more than a century, from laying the foundations for a new nation to shaping its future.
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Maj. Gen. Horev served in the Palmach, the elite fighting force of the Jewish underground army during the British Mandate for Palestine. He started to study mechanical engineering at the Technion, but his education was cut short with the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1948. He fought in Jerusalem and in the Negev […]
Amnon Leibowitz, head of the Technion Construction & Maintenance Division, is also a Lt. Col. with the Israeli Home Front Command who has been helping with global rescue and recovery missions for 20+ years. As part of the Israeli delegation helping with search and rescue after the Surfside, FL condo collapse, he met and befriended Micaela Naibryf, whose brother, Ilan, perished in the tragedy. Amnon and Micaela ran the 2021 NYC Marathon together, in tribute to Ilan, and in honor of first responders all over the world.
A friend calls with the news she was just diagnosed with COVID-19. You had dinner with her last night, and suddenly you start coughing, feel flu-like symptoms, and your fever spikes. What’s going on? Are you coming down with the virus or are your symptoms psychosomatic? You test negative. Yet Technion Associate Professor Asya Rolls […]
American Technion Society – New England Presents Boston Business Council Meeting With Professor Gideon Grader Listen in to this interactive discussion with Professor Gideon Grader, former dean of the Technion’s Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering. Prof. Grader discussed taking research from vision to commercialization with H2Pro, a startup which he helped launch. This company is working to save the environment through its high-efficiency production of hydrogen, with important implications to the electric vehicle industry. This event is co-hosted by Event Details WELCOME Scott Miller and Craig Rutfield, Co-Chairs of the Boston Business Council SPEAKER Professor Gideon Grader is…
German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, popular in Israel for her unwavering support for the Jewish nation, received an honorary doctorate from the Technion in Jerusalem on October 10 during her farewell visit to Israel. Chancellor Merkel will not seek a fifth term as chancellor after serving for 16 years. “I am proud to receive the honorary degree from the Technion as a scientist and not just as a politician,” said Dr. Merkel, who holds a doctorate in the natural sciences from the German Academy of Science in Berlin. “Israel was founded on a vision that was as scientific — technological…
Featuring Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s Professor Marc Rothenberg and Technion Professors Yonatan Savir and Shai Shen-Orr Two world-class institutions joined powers to unlock the potential of big data to transform child health. Relive this special launch event to celebrate a research partnership between Technion and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center that aims to revolutionize pediatric medicine for decades to come. The alliance established an innovative, data-driven program that could lead to the discovery of new treatments, help clinicians improve personalized medicine, and deliver the best possible health care to children around the globe. Meet some of the esteemed scientists…
Pictured above: Graphic rendition on skin adhesive sensors for tuberculosis from Technion Israel Detection There is a vaccination that prevents it, and drugs that can kill it. Yet tuberculosis, colloquially known as consumption, is still prevalent and deadly. In 2019, tuberculosis infected an estimated 10 million people globally, killing 1.4 million — 95% of cases occurring in the developing world. One reason TB is still with us is delayed diagnosis. Early symptoms are non-specific, and existing TB testing is slow and often too complex and expensive for facilities with limited resources. Therefore, some 3 million cases are missed each year,…
Featuring Professor Emeritus Shlomo Maital, Rafi Nave ’74, M.Sc. ’79, and David (Dadi) Perlmutter ’80 What is it exactly about the Technion that makes it such a hotbed of innovation? In a fascinating follow-up to the wildly popular book, Technion Nation, Samuel Neaman Institute Senior Research Fellows Shlomo Maital and Rafi Nave interviewed 100 of the most brilliant Technion innovators – including former Intel Chief Product Officer David (Dadi) Perlmutter – to find out what makes them tick, and how the Technion’s academics and atmosphere foster a powerful fusion of creative thinking with enabling technology. In this one-of-a-kind discussion, Maital…
Featuring Technion alumni Oded Gal ’94 and Itzik Parnafes ’90 Zoom is the new conference room, the new water cooler, the new classroom, and even the new living room couch where grandparents read to their grandchildren. In short: Zoom is the new normal. Hear how the world leader in modern enterprise video communications for business […]
An ATS – Southern California Virtual Program Featuring Professor Shulamit Levenberg Former Dean of the Faculty of Biomedical EngineeringDirector of the Technion Center for 3D BioprintingDirector of the Rina & Avner Schneur Center for Diabetes Research Relive this fascinating discussion with Technion superstar Professor Shulamit Levenberg, whose work has left its mark in several different disciplines. A […]
Featuring Professors Graham de Ruiter, Daniel Orenstein, and Ester Segal Our planet’s natural resources will become more strained in the coming decades, and the Technion is hard at work to address the crisis. In this discussion, learn about the wide range of solutions to build a more sustainable world: From 3D-printed steak to studying the […]
“Every time you look up at the sky, remember that the Technion has returned to space.” – Technion President, Professor Uri Sivan Three autonomous satellites developed at the Technion as part of the Adelis-SAMSON project are in orbit! The trio of satellites, which will be used for geolocation, are flying in formation in space by […]