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Congratulations to Prof. Maya Schuldiner, Dean of the Weizmann School of Science and a faculty member in the Department of Molecular Genetics, on her election to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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Congratulations to Prof. Gideon Shelach-Lavi upon his election as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities!
Prof. Shelach-Lavi, from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is one of the five new members elected this year to the Academy. For more information: https://t.co/wWovGUu383 @HebrewU

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Congratulations to Prof. Maya Schuldiner upon her election as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities! We are especially proud to celebrate this milestone as Prof. Schuldiner, of Weizmann Institute of Science, is also an alumna of the Israel Young Academy.
For more information about the new members: https://t.co/wWovGUuAXB

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Congratulations to Prof. Haim Sompolinsky upon his election as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities!
Prof. Sompolinsky, from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is one of the five new members elected this year to the Academy. For more information: https://t.co/wWovGUuAXB @HebrewU

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Congratulations to Prof. Ruth HaCohen-Pinczower upon her election as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities!
Prof. HaCohen-Pinczower, from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is one of the five new members elected this year to the Academy. For more information: https://t.co/wWovGUuAXB @HebrewU

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Congratulations to Prof. Dorit Aharonov upon her election as a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities!
Prof. Aharonov, from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is one of the five new members elected this year to the Academy.
For more information: https://t.co/wWovGUuAXB @HebrewU

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The Academy warmly welcomes its newly elected members, among Israel’s leading scholars and scientists, representing excellence across a wide range of research fields:
· Prof. Dorit Aharonov, Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
· Prof. Ruth HaCohen-Pinczower, Musicology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
· Prof. Maya Schuldiner, Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science
· Prof. Gideon Shelach-Lavi, Asian Studies, Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
· Prof. Haim Sompolinsky, Neuroscience, Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
For more information: https://t.co/wWovGUu383 @HebrewU @HebrewU_heb @WeizmannScience

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We are grateful to the many colleagues, scholars, institutions, and friends in Greece and around the world who expressed support and solidarity following the disruption of a lecture by Prof. Margalit Finkelberg, Vice President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

We deeply appreciate the support for Prof. Finkelberg, a distinguished scholar from @TelAvivUni , and for the principles of academic freedom, open dialogue, and international scholarly exchange.

We also thank the conference organizers and the leadership of Aristotle University for their responsible and sensitive handling of the situation.

#AcademicFreedom #ScientificCollaboration

https://t.co/YF3T9DruD7

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The Academy warns that the proposed Judea and Samaria Heritage Authority Bill would be perceived internationally as an act of annexation and could harm Israel’s scientific standing and international research collaborations. Full letter: https://t.co/MQi3SGa4l9

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We are pleased to introduce the 2026 @Blavatnikawards in Israel 🇮�� Laureates! 🥇Sergey N. Semenov @WeizmannScience 🥇 Uri Ben-David @TelAvivUni 🥇Paz Beniamini @OpenU_Israel @NYASciences @IsraelAcademy.

Learn more about their award-winning research ➡️ https://t.co/GhqX6818J0

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Congratulations to the 2026 @BlavatnikAwards Laureates in Israel:

🥇 Dr. Sergey N. Semenov (@WeizmannScience) - Chemical Sciences
🥇 Prof. Uri Ben-David (@TelAvivUni) - Life Sciences
🥇 Prof. Paz Beniamini (@OpenU_Israel) - Physical Sciences & Engineering

Each Laureate receives US$100,000 for their groundbreaking research.

The Awards are presented in partnership with the Blavatnik Family Foundation and @NYASciences - now in their ninth year in Israel.

📅 Join the Blavatnik Awards Science Symposium on June 1 to hear the Laureates present their research >> https://t.co/ORLy0tT1t7

🔗https://t.co/80K83tiNEb

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האקדמיה פרסמה היום נייר עמדה חדש הקורא להקמת קרן לאומית ייעודית למימון מחקר יישומי באקדמיה. המסמך גובש בוועדת "מפת דרכים למדע" שהקימה האקדמיה בשלהי 2025, ולבקשת ות״ת, הבוחנת את הנושא בימים אלה, כחלק מדיון רחב בנושא קידום המחקר היישומי בישראל. הנייר מדגיש את הצורך בגישור בין המחקר הבסיסי לבין התעשייה, החברה והממשלה.

👈 לקריאת נייר העמדה המלא ופרטים נוספים >>
https://t.co/xufuWqhc9I
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The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities congratulates Prof. Elhanan Helpman on his election as International Member of the National Academy of Sciences 🇺🇸

Helpman is Prof. Emeritus of Economics at Tel Aviv University - one of the world's leading economists and a founder of New Trade Theory and New Growth Theory.

Congratulations! 🎓

More details >>
https://t.co/ciIKcNSsYA

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NEW: The Executive Summary of the State of the Sciences in Israel, 2025 report is now available in English.

The report surveys the state of basic research in Israel across all disciplines, examines research infrastructure, international standing, and the impact of the war on Israeli academia.

Read it here ➤
https://t.co/rWfP6rrrrl

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Congratulations to Dr. Alon Shepon from the Porter School of Environmental Studies at Tel Aviv University, selected as Israel's National Champion for the prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize 2026!

The prize was established in 2022 by the Frontiers Research Foundation based in Switzerland, and is awarded to researchers worldwide who have published breakthrough research offering potential solutions for helping humanity remain within the boundaries of Earth's ecosystem. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities serves as Israel's Representative National Body for the prize.

In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Dr. Shepon, together with Tamar Makov and Zhongxiao Sun, revealed a surprising finding: sugar - a product commonly discussed only in the context of health - is in fact one of the most significant and overlooked environmental factors in the world. Sugarcane and sugar beet account for a quarter of all global agricultural output by weight, yet their nutritional value is low.

The study shows that relatively modest changes in global sugar consumption patterns can yield major environmental and social gains, from freeing up land for nutritious crops or rewilding to redirecting surplus sugar toward bioplastics, biofuel, or protein production.

For more details and to read the full article >>
https://t.co/DCgctTsCxu
#FrontiersPlanetPrize #Sustainability #FoodSystems #ClimateChange #Science #TelAvivUniversity #IsraelAcademy #PNAS