Boris Mints Institute
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The Boris Mints Institute at Tel Aviv University[1] is an entity promoting research and planning, founded by Boris Mints.[2][3]
History
[edit]The Boris Mints Institute was established in 2016 at the Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences,[4] and has already held several academic events, conferences, and extended significant support for research projects in food security, renewable energy, and conflict resolution.
The Institute operates five research labs:
- Conflict Resolution Lab[5]
- Inequality Lab[6]
- Renewable Energy Lab[7]
- Sustainable Development Lab[8]
- Water Lab[9]
The Institute runs an annual academic conference, during which policy solutions formulated by researchers are presented.[10] The Institute has collaborated with the Matanel Foundation to support small farmers in Africa by supporting two PhD grants.[11]
Boris Mints Institute Prize
[edit]Each year since 2017, the Institute awards the Boris Mints Institute Prize.[12] The $100,000 prize is given to someone who has devoted their research and academic work to finding solutions for global challenges.[13] The prize has been awarded to:
- 2017 - Prof. Jeffrey Sachs[14]
- 2018 - Prof. Michael Kremer[15]
- 2019 - Dr. Peter H. Gleick[12][16]
- 2020 - Professor Sabina Alkire[13][17][18]
References
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- ^ "Conflict Resolution Lab - The Boris Mints Institute". Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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- ^ "Sustainable Development Lab - The Boris Mints Institute". Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Boris Mints Institute". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Harriet (4 July 2020). "Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews 'least stressed' by Covid-19, says study". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Food Security – Cooperation with the Boris Mints Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions to Global Challenges (Tel-Aviv University) and ICIPE – MATANEL". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b "BOG 2019: Boris Mints Institute Prize Awarded". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ a b "How will COVID-19 impact global poverty? Live event on JPost.com". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "BOG 2017: First Annual Boris Mints Institute Prize Awarded". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "BOG 2018: Harvard Prof. Kremer Awarded Mints Prize". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Peter Gleick Awarded 2019 BMI Prize for Strategic Global Challenge of Fresh Water". Pacific Institute. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "History tells us pandemic could lead to global reduction in poverty, Oxford academic says". The Independent. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "icipe Director General appointed panel member of BMI prize | icipe - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology". www.icipe.org. Retrieved 17 May 2020.