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To cheer you up in difficult times 4: Women In Theory present — I will survive
An amazing video (Update, May18 2020). I failed to explain what WIT is and this may have caused some misunderstanding. Here is a description from the Simons Institute site. “The Women in Theory (WIT) Workshop is intended for graduate and … Continue reading
Vera T. Sòs, Doctor Philisophiae Honoris Causa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Videotaped by Ehud Friedgut.
Friendship and Sesame, Maryam and Marina, Israel and Iran
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
Posted in Obituary, Updates, Women in science
Tagged Eliezer Rabinovici, Israel-Iran relationship, Marina Ratner, Maryam Mirzakhani, Sesame
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My Answer to TYI- 28
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
Posted in Computer Science and Optimization, Women in science
Tagged SIGACT, Women in science
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Scott Triumphs* at the Shtetl
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
Amy Triumphs* at the Shtetl
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
Posted in Controversies and debates, Women in science
Tagged Amy, feminism, Shtetl-optimized
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Media Item from “Haaretz” Today: “For the first time ever…”
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
Test Your Intuition (23): How Many Women?
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:
הסטודנטיות כצנזור
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
A New Rector-Elect at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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
