ISRAEL'S VOICE OF SCIENCE

T

he Weizmann Institute of Science does basic research to enhance human life
everywhere and to strengthen the economy of Israel. Only the financial commit-
ment and informed support of opinion leaders can assure continued progress
through science.

THINKING SCIENCE

II over the
world, the need to learn
the languag
e of science
urgent every
grows more
mathematical and day. Only a basic grasp of
scientific thinking equips us
and
evaluate
impact
new technologies, therapies,
public the
to
policies
on of
care and the econom issues
y to drugs, ranging from AIDS, health
and interplanetary
space exploration.
become
a
the environment, defense
Scientific
Institute critical decision-making tool.
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literacy has
of
Science
.
Israel's foremost
tackles
The Weizmann
the
challenge
with
develop new
research center, top
z est•
programs for
scientists take tim i?' At
youngsters
e to
Science Teaching Department
through high
journals and
school. The
trains
devises games,
Textbooks appea r
kits and teachers, publishes
activities
computer materials.
in Hebrew and Arabic.
math of include math-by-mail exchange Other youth
s , a national
campus visits science-and-mui
sessions,
demonstrations and workshops and
in the Youth for
Villag
e a
Gifted students nd Garde n of Science.
fro m
many other
the U.S• and
foreign
for places in th
countries vie
e exciting
annual
pre-college International
Summer Science Program
the Weizmann
at
Institute.
Fostering scientific literacy
responds to universal
objectives.
suppo r t eve It deserve s
rywher e .

The Weizmann Institute
, founded
in 1934, is a corn
scient
munity of 2,300
ists, engineers and scientists-
n-rini
ing a engaged
in a full
agend
o
rangin g f 800 research projects
researchfrom basic medical
in cancer, A
ne uroscienc
WS,
es
and children's
diseases
to chemistry', physics,
agriculture, computer science
and the environment.

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SOME EXAMPLES OF WEIZMANN RESEARCH

• Cop-1 treatment for multiple sclerosis • Bone marrow transplants from non-compatible
donors • Disease-resistant wheats • Development of cancer vaccines • New water purifi-
cation methods • Improved solar energy technology

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WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

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