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Cornell Alumnus Is Behind $350 Million Gift to Build Science School in City

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40 pointsdrewda8 comments

As 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...

Does this mean they're going to claim the rest of the island as their own, then perhaps annex Brooklyn and the other outer boroughs?

That's cute, but let's leave it out of HN.

I 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.

You made me laugh, indeed!

Yet, a Technion's alumnus is more likely to win a Nobel Prizes than praying in a Brooklyn's synagogue.

Israel'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-acad...

Israeli 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.

Super excited about this. My company powers Cornell's online events calendar. Eager to plan how it will integrate!

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