His new institute for theoretical physics in Copenhagen became the center of European science.
Working closely with doctors, the federal government and the private sector should create a new institute for evidence-based medicine.
Last year, in a rather pointed blog post that grouped the Taylor initiative with the opening of a new institute for the study of ballet at N.Y.U., the dance writer Wendy Perron wrote, "There's a ring about each name that implies that the form in question is endangered, and that these initiatives are meant to protect them in their purity".
That's a gamble that Napster co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Sean Parker made this week when he put $250 million into a new institute for research on cancer immunotherapy.
Locating a new institute for the study of racial reconciliation on site is a small step towards trying to achieve this.
Encouraged by a group of Jewish intellectuals in Frankfurt to join their efforts to establish a new institute for Jewish adult education, Rosenzweig began to formulate a program for Jewish education for his assimilated Jewish contemporaries, Jews who were educated and successful in a variety of fields but who were, for the most part, "amharatzim"—ignoramuses when it came to the Jewish sources.
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With these new institutes come two new possibilities for young scientists interested in science policy, one paying, the other not.
The new institute will be named for Eli Broad, a Los Angeles financial executive, and his wife, Edythe, who are donating the $100 million over 10 years.
"Perhaps the main unique feature of our new institute is its relevance for South American students and researchers, and it is fortunate to be located in a region which is currently accelerating its investment in science and technology," he adds.
