In the media You Can't Stop Touching Your Face Because You're Programed to Sniff Your Hand, Scientists Say Humans touch their own faces often because they are subconsciously smelling themselves, says a new study by Prof. Noam Sobel. Date: June 2, 2020
In the media New York Times 10-4: How to Reopen the Economy by Exploiting the Coronavirus’s Weak Spot People can work in two-week cycles, on the job for four days then, by the time they might become infectious, 10 days at home in lockdown. Date: May 31, 2020
In the media Time Inside the mission to perform bone-marrow transplants on survivors of the Chernobyl disaster. Date: April 24, 2020
In the media The Jerusalem Post Israeli-developed algorithm predicts gestational diabetes. Date: January 13, 2020
In the media Scientific American In search of the brain’s social road maps Neural circuits that track our whereabouts in space and time may also play vital roles in determining how we relate to other people Date: February 1, 2020
In the media Newsweek You can't stop touching your face vecause you're programmed to sniff your hands, Scientists say. Date: April 20, 2020
In the media Historic Partnership between the Weizmann Institute of Science and Institut Curie The Weizmann Institute and Institut Curie in Paris, France signed an historic partnership that will allow their teams to work closely together to improve knowledge in the field of life sciences. Date: March 25, 2019
In the media Israel Prize Awarded to Two Scholars Who Also Advanced Standing of Mizrahi Jews, Women Prof. Aharon Maman, a linguist, and Prof. Adi Kimchi, a microbiologist, win country’s highest award. Date: March 25, 2019
In the media Molecular genetics expert Adi Kimchi wins Israel Prize for life sciences Weizmann Institute professor has done extensive study on processes of programmed death in living cells. Date: March 20, 2019
In the media Canadian Jewish News Prof. Yaron Lipman's research, which has major implications for advancing artificial intelligence, was front and center in Canada, where he spoke at events hosted by Weizmann Canada. Date: December 18, 2018
In the media Israel to the Moon: Work on Beresheet 2.0 Has Begun SpaceIL chairman and philanthropist Morris Kahn announced over the weekend the immediate launch of project Beresheet 2.0. Date: April 15, 2019
In the media Philanthropy News Digest A $20 million gift from the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation will fund a tripartite collaboration between the Weizmann Institute, the University of Michigan, and the Technion. Date: October 23, 2018
In the media The Jewish Press Neuroscientist Prof. Alon Chen has been appointed the next President of the Weizmann Institute of Science. He will take office on December 1, 2019, replacing Prof. Daniel Zajfman. Date: November 6, 2018
In the media Wall Street Journal The biology of bravery—and fear—as elucidated by one Weizmann Institute neuroscientist. Date: October 19, 2018
In the media NASA NASA, Israel Space Agency sign agreement for lunar mission in 2019; its key research instrument was developed by the Weizmann Institute's Prof. Oded Aharonson. Date: October 3, 2018
In the media Haaretz Drought is killing off Israel's trees, says groundbreaking nationwide study by Weizmann plant scientist Dr. Tamir Klein. Date: October 22, 2018
In the media National Geographic In 1963, Weizmann organic chemist Prof. Raphael Mechoulam elucidated the active component of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and the structure of cannabidiol (CBD), another key ingredient. Date: October 17, 2018
In the media The Economist Weizmann scientists have determined that a plant-based diet could generate far more protein per acre than the current animal-based diet on which most of the world depends, thereby preventing the squandering of precious environmental resources. Date: October 13, 2018
In the media ליידי גלובס חוקרת המוח פרופ' מיכל שוורץ היא אשת השנה של ליידי גלובס לשנת 2018. זאת, בזכות תרומת מחקריה לריפוי ניוון מוחי. Date: January 1, 2019
In the media PresseBox The German research organization Helmholz is setting up an office in Israel to exapand its collaborations with academia and industry. It established a collaboration with the Weizmann Institute in 2017. Date: October 22, 2018
In the media The Jerusalem Post A new Hebrew book in which Weizmann Institute scientists answer 100 questions that children... Date: January 7, 2018
In the media The New York Times Gilead buys Kite Pharma for $11.9 billion; Kite is based on the immunotherapy breakthroughs of... Date: August 28, 2017
In the media The Times of India Bad air to blame for irregular rain A study by Yinon Rudich with IIT-Kanpur and the... Date: July 3, 2017
In the media Globes Personalized nurtition company DayTwo raises $12m The company is based on a machine... Date: June 27, 2017
