Marc Rich Foundation Invests in Women Researchers
Marc Rich Foundation Invests in Women Researchers
June 5, 2009
Business & Management, Press Releases
The Marc Rich Foundation Prizes for Excellence in Research for Women Researchers were announced at the 39th Annual Board of Governors’ Meeting at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in May.
The prizes were created this year to advance the position of women in academia. BGU President Prof. Rivka Carmi lauded the decision to invest in women scientists and scholars. “The percentage of women studying for undergraduate and graduate degrees is equal at universities worldwide,” she explained.
“However, the percentage of women members of the academic faculty is much lower than that of men. At the entrance level, 30 percent of the faculty is women. This gradually drops to about 10 percent at the rank of full professor.”
Six senior faculty members were recognized for their leadership role in their respective fields and for “contributing to the advancement of the status of women researchers in academia.” Another 15 young women will receive research grants for their work, encouraging them in their pre-tenure careers to pursue their valuable contributions.
Recipients of the 2009 Marc Rich Foundation Prizes for Excellence in Research for Women Researchers are as follows: Dr. Rachel Barkan, Department of Business Administration; Dr. Nirit Ben- Aryeh Debby, Department of the Arts; Dr. Nadya Gurevich, Department of Mathematics; Dr. Iris Shai, Department of Epidemiology; Dr. Bracha Shapira, Department of Information Systems Engineering; Dr. Noemi Tel- Zur, Department of Dryland Biotechnologies.
Recipients of the 2009 Rich Foundation Award for Advancement of Women in Academy are as follows: Dr. Sarab Abu-Rabia Queder, Department of Man in the Desert; Dr. Naama Marcus Baron, Soroka University Medical Center; Dr. Shirly Bar-David, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology; Dr. Tal Eyal, Department of Psychology; Dr. Iris Visoly-Fisher, Department of Chemistry; Dr. Tehila Kogut, Department of Education; Dr. Julia Lerner, Department of Sociology–Anthropology; Dr. Batia Shimoni, Department of Hebrew Literature; Dr. Naama Atzaba-Poria, Department of Psychology; Dr. Hila Riemer, Department of Management; Dr. Orit Sivan, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences; Dr. Shira Stav, Department of Hebrew Literature; Dr. Tali Tadmor-Shimony, Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism; and Dr. Karine van der Beek, Department of Economics.
The Marc Rich Foundation for Education, Culture and Welfare aims to increase educational opportunities internationally, encourage cultural excellence and reduce social inequalities around the world. It has supported a number of additional initiatives at BGU, including the Executive Masters’ program in Public Administration and Policy at the Guilford Glazer School of Business and Management and at the Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society.
ABOUT AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
By supporting a world-class academic institution that not only nurtures the Negev, but also shares its expertise locally and globally, Americans for Ben-Gurion University engages a community of Americans who are committed to improving the world. David Ben-Gurion envisioned that Israel’s future would be forged in the Negev. The cutting-edge research carried out at Ben-Gurion University drives that vision by sustaining a desert Silicon Valley, with the “Stanford of the Negev” at its center. The Americans for Ben-Gurion University movement supports a 21st century unifying vision for Israel by rallying around BGU’s remarkable work and role as an apolitical beacon of light in the Negev desert.
About Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev embraces the endless potential we have as individuals and as a commonality to adapt and to thrive in changing environments. Inspired by our location in the desert, we aim to discover, to create, and to develop solutions to dynamic challenges, to pose questions that have yet to be asked, and to push beyond the boundaries of the commonly accepted and possible.
We are proud to be a central force for inclusion, diversity and innovation in Israel, and we strive to extend the Negev’s potential and our entrepreneurial spirit throughout the world. For example, the multi-disciplinary School for Sustainability and Climate Change at BGU leverages over 50 years of expertise on living and thriving in the desert into scalable solutions for people everywhere.
BGU at a glance:
20,000 students | 800 senior faculty | 3 campuses | 6 faculties: humanities & social sciences, health sciences, engineering sciences, natural sciences, business & management, and desert research.
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