The 210 new members and 18 foreign honorary members are leaders in research, education, business, the arts and the field of public activity. Among them - the chairman of the IBM company Samuel Palmiciano, the president of the Ford Foundation Louis Obins and the television reporter Christian Amanpour.
Professor Yitzhak Apluig, former president of the Technion, joined the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy was founded in 1780 and is an independent center for policy studies that conducts interdisciplinary research on complex and topical issues. The academy is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has approximately 4,600 members.
"The joining ceremony marks the Academy's mission and the achievements of the new members," said Academy President Leslie Berlovich. "For three hundred years, the Academy and its members have dedicated themselves to intellectual leadership and positive action in America and around the world."
The 210 new members and 18 foreign honorary members are leaders in research, education, business, the arts and the field of public activity. Among them - the chairman of the IBM company Samuel Palmiciano, the president of the Ford Foundation Louis Obins and the television reporter Christian Amanpour.
