The Gildor Foundation - Education and Research

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Initiative on Chicago Price Theory
Chicago University Graduate School of Business
The objective of the Initiative on Chicago Price Theory is to sustain and strengthen a powerful methodology, which emphasizes the role of prices in the fundamental functions of an economic system and which values the development of testable hypotheses, efficient modeling, and rigorous applications.

The initiative brings together scholars who share a passion for Chicago Price Theory and provides them with an infrastructure of research associates, databases and forums to conduct, present and disseminate their research. Major support for the Initiative was provided by Ephraim Gildor’s gift.

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Visit: Becker Center

Lily and Avraham Gildor
Chair for the Investigation of Growth Factors
Tel Aviv University
Professor Illana Gozes, incumbent
The Gildor Chair for the Investigation of Growth Factors, inaugurated in May 1998, supports research in discovering neuropeptides and new proteins that are highly effective in blocking brain cell damage, leading to potential applications for Alzheimer's disease, Down Syndrome and other degenerative diseases of the brain

Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Visit: Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Professor Illana Gozes

Ephraim Gildor Chair of Computer Science
Machon Lev, Jerusalem College of Technology
Professor George Mendelbaum, incumbent
The Gildor Chair in Computer Science was dedicated in the Fall of 2000. This chair is dedicated to educate students and to advance research in computer and information technology, as well as to assist in the development and growth of the information industry. Consistent with a worldwide trend of the increasing importance of computer software in many challenging applications, the endowment of the Ephraim Gildor Chair in computer science is helping to meet the needs of the Jerusalem College of Technology and its students.

Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Visit: Machon Lev

International Security Studies
Yale University
International Security Studies at Yale University (ISS) is a center for teaching and research in grand strategy and international, diplomatic, and military history.

Location: New Haven, CT
Visit: International Security Studies at Yale University

Brown University
Unrestricted gift to support the need-blind admissions policy.

Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Visit: Brown University

Israel Arts and Sciences Academy
IASA is a 3-year high school for gifted students drawn from all sectors of Israeli society, including religious and secular Israelis, Israeli Arabs and other minorities. The focus of the academic program is on creative, cooperative learning and on community service.

Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Visit: The Israel Arts and Science Academy

The Gildor Family Projects and Inventions
In 9th grade, participants in Mitchell Excellence 2000 have the opportunity to put their knowledge to work in creating original projects and hands-on science experiments in an after school program. The students are first introduced to a general course on "How to Create a Science Project" and then given specific, individual guidance with projects utilizing their own imagination and creativity. Each year, national contests take place at the Israel Arts and Science Academy where finalists compete in four categories: Creativity, Design, Effort and Function in Science. Winners in each category receive an appropriate prize that will enhance their future success.

The Lily and Avraham Gildor Project Week
The annual Project Week allows IASA's students to take a one-week break from their regular course activity to come together in teams for interdisciplinary projects. Under the supervision of a tutor (faculty member), students choose a topic for intensive study and prepare an exhibit to demonstrate what they have learned.

Visit: The Israel Arts and Science Academy

Bi-Cultural Day School
Independent Jewish day school for K-8 grades. Gift for construction of a new wing at the Bi-Cultural Day School

Location: Stamford, CT
Visit: Bi-Cultural Day School

Horace Mann School
Private pre-kindergarten through twelveth grade school.

Location: Riverdale, NY
Visit: Horace Mann School

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