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Newsletter July 2023
Technion news - July 2023 🎓🔬 This June, Technion held its annual Board of Governors meeting. Here are the highlights: Technion celebrates milestones, honours its friends, lays down infrastructure for new research. Read more here. Read More
A Warm Home for Students
On June 12, the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology inaugurated the Marc Hamon Anières House, a dormitory designed to house 120 students studying at the University who are a part of the Anières Program. The event took place as part of the Technion Board of Governors Meeting. At the beginning of the Board of… Read More
Towards a Quantum Leap in the Technion’s Supercomputing Capabilities
On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the cornerstone was laid for the Martin and Grace Druan Rosman High Performance Computer Data Center. An agreement documenting the cornerstone was signed by the Rosmans, Technion President Professor Uri Sivan, and Dr. Rafi Aviram, the Technion’s Executive Vice President and Director General. The ceremony took place during the Technion’s… Read More
Technion Inaugurates Sagol Center for Composite Materials
The Technion inaugurated the Sagol Center for Composite Materials. The ceremony took place in the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering during the Technion’s Board of Governors meeting, with Tova, Sami and Itzhak Sagol and their family, and the Technion management all on hand. The plaque honoring the Sagol family was unveiled at the closing… Read More
Technion Awards Honorary Fellowships
At a festive event that formed part of the Technion Board of Governors meeting, seven distinguished individuals received Technion Honorary Fellowships. One of the recipients, Mr. Moriel Matalon, thanked the Technion and said that science saved his life. Speaking on behalf of the honorees, Ms. Janet Shatz Snyder, said “the Technion was founded one hundred… Read More
Technion’s Board of Governors Meeting: Visiting the Madatech Science Museum
As part of the recent Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Board of Governors meeting events, senior members of the Technion and guests from all over the world visited Madatech, the national science, technology, and space museum located in one of the University’s historic buildings. Madatech’s General Director, Yossi Ani, accompanied the visitors. During the… Read More
Deloro Prize 2023 to Prof. Jackie Schiller
The André Cohen Deloro Prize for 2023 was awarded to Professor Jackie Schiller of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine on Monday, June 12 during the Technion’s Board of Governors meeting. The prize is bestowed annually in recognition of outstanding multidisciplinary research in the field of human health, on behalf of the Adelis Foundation, in memory… Read More
Prof. Uri Sivan Tapped for Second Presidency Term
The Board of Governors, which convened last week at the Technion, officially confirmed the Technion Council’s selection of the incumbent Technion President, Prof. Uri Sivan, for an additional four-year term. Prof. Sivan’s second term is scheduled to commence on October 1, 2023 and will conclude on September 30, 2027. The decision was taken following the… Read More
A Bastion of Openness, Inclusivity, Free Speech
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology awarded honorary doctorates to five distinguished individuals: philanthropist Mr. Stephen B. Klein; entrepreneur and Technion alumnus Mr. David (Dadi) Perlmutter; philanthropists Dr. Martin Rosman and Mrs. Grace Rosman; and theoretical computer scientist and Technion alumnus Professor Avi Wigderson. The ceremony formed part of the annual Technion Board of… Read More
Technion Alumni Medal Awarded to Johny Srouji and Aharon Aharon
The Technion Alumni Medal is awarded to alumni for exceptional accomplishments in the fields of science, medicine, engineering, technology, or architecture; who have made substantial contributions to the industrial, scientific, economic, and educational infrastructure in Israel; and who have showed outstanding leadership and commitment to supporting the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Technion President… Read More