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2012 Board of Governors Issue a 2012 BOARD OF GOVERNORS ISSUE INSIDE: LilY SAFRA • STEYER SCHOLARS • HON DOCS 2012 • PROFile: DAVid AZRieli MILES S. NADAL InSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP TAU President Joseph Klafter with Miles Calling All Technopreneurs Nadal (right) What are the attributes of a success- institute we are launching today will ful entrepreneur? What drives talented in- help spur this momentum by provid- novators? These were some of the questions ing funding and business opportuni- asked by TAU benefactor and Honorary ties for promising applied research at Passionate Mentor of Creativity: Doctor Miles S. Nadal at the inaugura- the University,” he said. Attending the Miles S. Nadal, Canada tion of the new Miles S. Nadal Institute ceremony were senior TAU officials for Technological Entrepreneurship during and young entrepreneurs – mem- Innovation is in the the 2012 International Board of Governors bers of StarTAU, the University’s Israeli DNA.” Meeting. The institute’s aim is to encourage Entrepreneurship Center – and gift- originality at the University, especially among ed high-school pupils participating the up-and-coming generation of creative in a national initiative spearheaded by Israeli ing and communications organizations, with thinkers and inventors. President Shimon Peres to groom Israel’s next over 50 holdings. He is a prominent leader in New technologies arising from university- generation of scientists. the Toronto Jewish community, and supports based research often get stuck at the early stag- Nadal drew inspiration from students in- a range of social, educational and healthcare es of development. As a result, many discover- cluding Sofia Naftaliev, whose business devel- initiatives in Canada and Israel. Voted Ernst ies with promising commercial potential never opment mentoring program for TAU students, & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1999, make it out of the lab. Mr. Nadal’s support BEE – Business Entrepreneurial Experience, Mr. Nadal has received dozens of awards for will help ensure that more lab breakthroughs has already led to the formation of six start- his contributions to society, among them make their way into the real world and improve ups this year. the Human Relations Award (2001) and the quality of life. A successful businessman by age 22, Nadal UJA Federation of Greater Toronto Harold “I believe that entrepreneurship is the key is founder, Chairman and CEO of MDC Lederman Award for Outstanding Community to Israel’s economic success,” said Nadal. “The Partners, one of the leading global market- Service and Philanthropic Leadership (2007). 2012 Board of Governors Photo Highlights – Page 6 Miles S. Nadal (right), pictured with TAU President 500 people attended the gala outdoor party Joseph Klafter (left) and TAU Rector Aron Shai, was one which was sponsored by Bank Discount. of ten honorary doctorate recipients. 2012 BOARD OF GOVERNORS ISSUE EDMOND J. SAFRA CENTER FOR ETHICS Instilling Ethical Deliberation in All Walks of Israel Life phy, social sciences, humanities, medicine and life sciences. “In this way, not only is Mrs. Safra advanc- ing ethics research and outreach, but she is helping Israel build up a cadre of ethics special- ists who will fan out and influence policy and practice in diverse fields,” stressed Prof. Lavi. Mrs. Safra has initiated manifold projects in memory of her late husband, Edmond J. Safra, one of the 20th century’s most prominent Promoting Israeli Civil Society: Lily Safra bankers and philanthropists. She is involved There is nothing more important than protecting in a wide range of worthy causes around the world, including serving as co-founder and the powerless in our society and defending the Honorary Chairperson of the International dignity of the oppressed.” Sephardic Education Foundation, which has granted over 19,000 scholarships to gifted Israelis since 1977. Mrs. Safra holds numer- The nexus of science, ethics and democracy ceptualizing the center,” said Director of the ous honorary doctorates and was made Officier will be the major focal point of research at Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics Prof. Shai de la Legion d’Honneur by French President the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, in- Lavi of the Buchmann Faculty of Law. “Ethics Nicolas Sarkozy in 2011. augurated at the 2012 International Board of is not only about what we do, but about who While at TAU, Mrs. Safra also inau- Governors meeting. The center is modeled on we are… It is about our habits as they are em- gurated the Edmond J. Safra Center for a similar institute at Harvard University. bodied in our institutions, our culture and Bioinformatics, headed by Prof. Ron Shamir The center was established by TAU our politics. For this reason, the center will of the Blavatnik School of Computer Science, Honorary Doctor Lily Safra, Chairwoman of be paying close attention to the role of ethics incumbent of the Raymond and Beverly the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation, in Israeli society within a local, regional and Sackler Chair in Bioinformatics. The center as part of her deep belief in the importance of global context.” will build upon the excellent track record cooperation and dialogue between the aca- Prof. Lavi also praised Mrs. Safra’s support of the bioinformatics teaching and research demic community and the general public on for the Research Fellows Program that stands program that was set up by the Edmond J. the subject of ethics, as well as her hope for at the heart of the center’s activities. Under Safra Philanthropic Foundation in 2005, and improved ethical deliberation in Israel. the program, outstanding doctoral and post- that has single-handedly positioned TAU as “We are impressed and moved by Mrs. doctoral students will integrate insights from the Israeli leader in a field that is critical for Safra’s generosity and involvement in con- a variety of disciplines including law, philoso- disease research and personalized medicine. Security Insider’s View on a Nuclear Iran Former Mossad head Meir Dagan spoke on the Iranian nuclear pro- gram at the annual John Gandel Symposium held by the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies. Dagan recommended that the West amplify Iran’s domestic troubles vis-à-vis its minority populations and apply economic pressure and the threat of military intervention to dissuade the country from acquiring nuclear weapons. Also speaking was TAU Professor Emeritus Shimon Shamir, a former ambassador to Egypt and Jordan, who discussed the negative ramifications of the “Arab Spring,” among them social fragmentation, the rise of Islamic parties and economic hardship caused by the downturn in tourism and foreign investment. The 2 moderator of the event was Dayan Center Director Prof. Uzi Rabi. Prof. Shimon Shamir (left) and Meir Dagan Carrying on a tradition of giving estab- lished by their late father, Stanley, sister and brother Helen Sarah Steyer and Thomas Mark From left: TAU Steyer inaugurated a scholarship fund that will BOG Chairman make higher education more accessible to out- Harvey Krueger, Helen standing students. The Helen Sarah Steyer and Sarah Steyer, Thomas Mark Steyer Scholarship Endowment Thomas Mark Steyer and Fund will provide full tuition and partial living TAU President expenses for seven students who are selected for Joseph Klafter their academic success, curiosity, open-mind- edness, and reason and resolve in their intel- lectual pursuits, in spite of financial pressure. The fund is designed to support the entire undergraduate education of recipients in any Visionaries: Helen Sarah Steyer & Thomas Mark Steyer, USA academic field. As this is an endowment, each Steyer Scholar who graduates will be replaced Our father believed that education and understanding by a new Steyer Scholar, so that there are seven Steyer Scholars studying at Tel Aviv University would lead to a more peaceful world … this is a small at all times, in perpetuity. attempt to realize this dream.” HELEN SARAH STEYER AND THOMAS MARK STEYER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND Helen Sarah and Thomas, both TAU Governors since 1990, received honorary doc- torates from the University during the 2012 Board of Governors meeting in recognition Using Education to of their contribution to society. The Steyer siblings grew up in Caracas, Better the World Venezuela, and now reside in the United States. Thomas is an accomplished businessman, and The siblings have created a number of major Israel and higher education. “Our father Helen Sarah, a former Spanish-language spe- philanthropic projects at TAU, including the believed that education and understanding cialist and university lecturer, now focuses on Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions in would lead to a more peaceful world,” she philanthropy. Both in Israel and their home memory of their late father. said. “This endowment is a small attempt to communities in the United States, the Steyers Speaking at the inauguration of the new realize this dream. If even one scholar grasps are involved in a wide range of causes, in- scholarship fund, Ms. Steyer noted that their that knowledge then he or she will have come cluding education, healthcare, youth welfare, father’s dream for the future had involved close to realizing our father’s vision.” Jewish heritage, arts and culture. RAYMOND AND BEVERLY SACKLER PRIZE IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES Pinpointing Excellence Prof. Sara Seager and Prof. David The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in the Charbonneau Physical Sciences was awarded this year to Professors David Charbonneau of Harvard University and Sara Seager of MIT for their outstanding achievements in the study of extrasolar planets. The prize was estab- lished through the generosity of TAU Governor Dr. Raymond Sackler and his wife, Beverly, benefactors of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences and over two dozen major projects at the Dr. Raymond and Beverly Sackler, USA University. The prize, which was established in 2000, promotes dedication to excellence and originality by Maintaining Israel’s position at the rewarding outstanding young researchers in the physi- forefront of the world community of cal sciences and enhancing the visibility of Israel in science and scholarship the international scientific arena.
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