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Cornell Alumnus Is Behind $350 Million Gift to Build Science School in City
- tzury 15y agoAs an Israeli fellow, I love the fact that The school will be operated with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology "we are on the map", you know...
- potatofarm 15y agoDoes this mean they're going to claim the rest of the island as their own, then perhaps annex Brooklyn and the other outer boroughs?
- ovi256 15y agoThat's cute, but let's leave it out of HN.
- marcf 15y agoI don't believe in censoring the ugliness of Israel's current policy against Arabs within its borders, it is a major component of what Israel is today unfortunately.
- tzury 15y agoYou made me laugh, indeed! Yet, a Technion's alumnus is more likely to win a Nobel Prizes than praying in a Brooklyn's synagogue.
- marcf 15y agoIsrael's academics are quite good outside the realm of politics. Within the realm of politics, currently departments are being forced to close if they have the wrong views (namely if they are against the occupation.) This is quite unlike what happens in Western countries: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/international-academics-seek-to-keep-biased-department-at-israeli-university-open-1.402450 http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/international-acad...
- theorique 15y agoIsraeli high-tech is among the best in the world. May even be the very best per-capita when you consider the impact of a country of ~4 million. Incredible entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic.
- mvkel 15y agoSuper excited about this. My company powers Cornell's online events calendar. Eager to plan how it will integrate!