Fall Edition 2020

In his final magazine letter before he retires, Yair Rotstein looks back on his 16 years with BSF (including the past year’s pandemic-related challenges) and shares why BSF has a bright future ahead.

Meet Prof. Anton Post, who becomes BSF’s new Executive Director in October. A former BSF grantee, this marine science pioneer comes to his new position with plenty of experience in Israel and the United States – and with big ideas for BSF’s future.

Among many firsts, Prof. Mouna Maroun is the first Arab woman to head a university science department in Israel. As a new BSF Board of Governors member, she hopes to strengthen awareness of BSF among Arab students interested in science careers.

As Israel and the United States continue facing the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, current and former BSF grantees are making promising discoveries in several areas, including more efficient testing, how the virus spreads, and how it affects the body and mind.

…that playing hard to get could work after all? In a new study published this spring in the Journal of Personal and Social Relationships, BSF grantees Prof. Gurit Birnbaum of the Interdisciplinary Center  Herzliya and Prof. Harry Reis of the University of Rochester suggest that playing hard to get – a…