Category Archives: Women in science

Vera T. Sòs, Doctor Philisophiae Honoris Causa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

Videotaped by Ehud Friedgut.

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Friendship and Sesame, Maryam and Marina, Israel and Iran

Posted on September 19, 2017 by

Happy new (Jewish) year everybody. Amazing scientific partnership  between Jordan, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, the Palestinian Authority, and Turkey SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) is a “third-generation” synchrotron light source that was officially opened in Allan (Jordan) on 16 May 2017. … Continue reading →

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My Answer to TYI- 28

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

The fifteen remarkable individuals in the previous post are all the recipients of the  SIGACT Distinguished Service Prize since it was established in 1997. The most striking common feature to all of them is, in my view, that they are all … Continue reading →

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Scott Triumphs* at the Shtetl

Posted on December 31, 2014 by

Scott Aaronson wrote a new post on the Shtetl Optimized** reflecting on the previous thread  (that I referred to in my post on Amy’s triumph), and on reactions to this thread. The highlight is a list of nine of Scott’s … Continue reading →

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Amy Triumphs* at the Shtetl

Posted on December 27, 2014 by

It was not until the 144th comment by a participants named Amy on Scott’s Aaronson recent Shtetl-optimized** post devoted to a certain case of sexual harassment at M. I. T. that the discussion turned into something quite special. Amy’s great … Continue reading →

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Media Item from “Haaretz” Today: “For the first time ever…”

Posted on August 13, 2014 by

Maryam Mirzakhani received the medal from South Korea’s president Park Geun-hye.  Here is an article from today’s Israeli newspaper Haaretz.  It is based on this article by the Guardian (Thanks, Manor!).  See also this post on Laba’s accidental mathematician and John Baez’ … Continue reading →

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Test Your Intuition (23): How Many Women?

Posted on June 29, 2014 by

How many women can you find on this poster announcing the 25th Jerusalem School in Economics Theory devoted to Matching and Market Design? Please respond to the poll:

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הסטודנטיות כצנזור

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

עדכון (4 ליולי 2010): בית הדין הארצי לעבודה ביטל את פסק הדין של בית המשפא האזורי ונתן מעמד של פסק דין לפשרה שהושגה בין ד”ר חנה קהת לבין מכללת אורות ואשר מסדירה את תנאי העסקתה  משנת הלימודים הבאה. ראה למטה … Continue reading →

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A New Rector-Elect at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Posted on July 4, 2008 by

  Professor Sarah Stroumsa On Wednesday, the Senate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem elected Professor Sarah Stroumsa (homepage) as the next Rector (provost) of the Hebrew University. For the first time since its establishment, the Hebrew University has elected a woman to its highest post … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Combinatorics ’93

Posted on May 16, 2008 by

Jerusalem Combinatorics ’93 is the title of a conference I organized that took place fifteen years ago in May 9-17, 1993 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was a conference that was devoted to all areas of combinatorics. The other … Continue reading →

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