(l-r) Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel of the Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center,Tova Sagol, Founder and Creator of the Nitzan Baby Herzliya Center, President Ron Robin,and Shira Ben-Or, CEO of the Israeli Friends of the University of Haifa, at the dedicationceremony for the Sagol Research & Therapy Laboratory for Children at Risk.
The inauguration ceremony of the Sagol Research & Therapy Laboratory for Children at Risk took place on June 25th at the Dr. Hecht Arts Center. Established with the generosity of longstanding University benefactors, Tova and Sami Sagol, the Laboratory is focused on generating practical and effective interventions and assessment tools for working with at-risk children and youth.
Tova Sagol was an honored guest at the dedication ceremony, attended by President Ron Robin, University Rector Prof. Gustavo Mesch, Prof. Faisal Azaiza, Dean of Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Dr. Cochavit Elefant, Director of the Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies (CAT), and Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Director of the Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center.
The festive dedication ceremony coincided with a 3-day International Conference on Therapeutic Interventions and Assessment Tools for Children and Adolescents at Risk, hosted by the Emili Sagol Creative Art Therapies Research Center. Over 250 health professionals and policymakers from Israel and around the world gathered to share their research and discuss the latest tools and techniques in the field. The event was arranged in cooperation with the Israeli Friends of the University of Haifa.
(l-r) Sami and Tova Sagol, President Robin, with Rita and Mooly Eden, Chairman of the Executive Committee, at the 2017 Board of Governors Meeting. The University awarded Mr. Sagol with an honorary doctorate in 2011 for his longstanding support for education and the study of neurosciences at the University of Haifa.