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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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…
Created by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this YouTube video about the Technion features appearances by Nobel laureates Dan Shechtman and Aaron Ciechanover, both Technion Distinguished Professors. Among other things, the video highlights science at the Technion as a place where diseases are cured, Nobel Prizes are won, and the technology that’s making the world a better place is made. Click on the image above to experience this video.
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…
Pictured above: Prof. Shulamit Levenberg, dean of the Technion Faculty of Biomedical Engineering; Prof. Yehudit Dori, dean of the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology; Prof. Iris Aravat, dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning; Prof. Marcelle Machluf, dean of the Faculty of Food Engineering and Biotechnology; and Prof. Orit Hazzan, dean of Graduate Studies How can medical patients possibly be cured by a sugar pill? It is famously known as the placebo effect — medical benefits that cannot be attributed to the properties of a treatment itself, and are therefore the result of the patient’s belief…
Put yourself in the shoes of a busy college student — preoccupied with academics, extracurriculars, a social life, and coming into your own as a young adult. Then, imagine bringing an untrained puppy literally everywhere you go. Whether you are walking around campus, riding the bus, attending class, studying at the library, working at a student job to help pay off your loans, or trying to relax in your dorm, the responsibility is inescapable. The puppy comes with you everywhere. Nevertheless, you persist with training the puppy for more than a year. This is the responsibility that 20 students at…
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…
The Technion is pleased to welcome Wendy Ju, a leading researcher and innovator in human-machine interaction, as its newest assistant professor at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. Meet Assistant Professor Ju We are thrilled to have Assistant Professor Ju join us at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute. She has a reputation for exceptionally innovative work in interaction design across cultures, a field that is rapidly growing as smart devices, robots, and autonomous vehicles become integrated into our everyday lives. Her work highlights the ways that interactive devices can communicate and engage with people without interrupting or intruding on their…
Compelling philanthropic initiatives often sound simple. End child hunger. Educate all people. Spread clean water access. Help earthquake victims. Improve health care. Cure cancer. But these bold objectives are not simple. These are big, complex ideas requiring tremendous resources that research universities are often best equipped to harness. Philanthropy is one of the key resources needed. We at ATS don’t actually execute these initiatives — but we play the critical role of translating the big ideas into action by connecting the diverse and sometimes disparate groups of people who can accomplish these far-reaching goals together. In other words, we don’t…
Fulbright. Rhodes. Marshall. These programs represent the pinnacle of achievement for young scholars, and have long served as a launching pad for many of the world’s greatest leaders and brightest thinkers. Late last month, I was proud to be present at a major ceremony in New York City as a new name was added to this prestigious international group — the Zuckerman Scholars Program — which will put Israel on the map in unprecedented ways for the most talented, up-and-coming American researchers. The program is the brainchild of Mortimer Zuckerman — a renowned business leader and visionary philanthropist — who…