Boris Mints Institute

The Boris Mints Institute at Tel Aviv University[1] is an entity promoting research and planning, founded by Dr Boris Mints.[2][3]

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 and conferences and extended significant support for researching projects in Food Security, Renewable Energy and Conflict Resolution.

The Institute operates through 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

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:

References
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  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. "BOG 2019: Boris Mints Institute Prize Awarded". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  13. "How will COVID-19 impact global poverty? Live event on JPost.com". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  14. "BOG 2017: First Annual Boris Mints Institute Prize Awarded". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  15. "BOG 2018: Harvard Prof. Kremer Awarded Mints Prize". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  16. "Dr. Peter Gleick Awarded 2019 BMI Prize for Strategic Global Challenge of Fresh Water". Pacific Institute. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  17. "History tells us pandemic could lead to global reduction in poverty, Oxford academic says". The Independent. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  18. "icipe Director General appointed panel member of BMI prize | icipe - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology". www.icipe.org. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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