To a career filled with prestigious honors, BSF Board of Governors member Dr. Howard (Haim) Cedar can now add another major award. In September, he became one of the recipients of Columbia University’s 2016 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize. The Prize is Columbia University’s top honor..
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In a world where violence is too often met with more violence, is it possible to convince victims and perpetrators to respond differently to future conflicts? And if it is, how can people be challenged or motivated to act differently, so that the violence of..
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Five years ago, Dr. Carmit Levy, a molecular genetics and biochemistry specialist at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School, was looking to explore the causes of melanoma, one of the most common and deadly forms of cancer. Recognizing the promise of her work, BSF provided Dr...
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May Shimon Peres’ memory be for a blessing. “He was one of the last of Israel’s Founding Fathers,” said Yair Rotstein Executive Director of the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation. “As befitting of a man who watched an entire nation emerge from desert land, he loved..
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For the millions of people living with bipolar disorder, one day can be filled with sadness and fatigue, while the next day, there can be galvanic bursts of joy and energy. Yet because of the extreme fluctuations, even these “up” periods (often referred to as..
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While they study vastly different fields, Diane Adams and Michael Richter have two things in common. They are among the most promising young scientists in the United States, and they are both recent recipients of one of BSF’s most prestigious honors, the Bergmann Memorial Award...
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The US-Israel Binational Science Foundation is now on Twitter! It’s never been easier to get the latest BSF news, as well as interesting, useful information about BSF scientists and projects, prominent names in science, and important trends relating to science and technology. To follow BSF,..
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Collaborations between US and Israeli scientists yield Nobel Prizes and economic benefits said recent article published in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal. Featured are scientists Eleazar Eskin, associate professor of computer science ad human genetics at UCLA and Eran Halperin associate professor of life sciences..
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Named for Professor E. D. Bergmann, an internationally recognized organic chemist, the award honors Bergmann for his pivotal role in establishing the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) and his service on its Board of Governors until his death in 1975. One of his special..
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November 2014: Randall Hulet, Ph.D., Fayez Sarofim Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University in Houston, TX and Boris Malomed, Ph.D., Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, The Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University study an extreme form of matter – an..
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The mission of the American Friends of the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (AFBSF) is to ensure the continuation of collaborative world-class scientific research by Israeli and American scientists through the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation.