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A4BGU to Raise Emergency Funds for Ukrainian Students

March 10, 2022

Tags: Alternative Energy, Business & Management, Desert & Water Research, Israel Studies, Culture & Jewish Thought, Leadership, Awards & Events

Americans for Ben-Gurion University is launching an emergency fund website to aid in ensuring that the Ukrainian student/scholar refugees will be able to continue their education.

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A University With the Potential to Change All of Israel

September 3, 2021

Tags: Leadership, Awards & Events, Negev Development & Community Programs, Social Sciences & Humanities

“We are partnering in the remarkable, which is modern Israel as manifest through a university," says Doug Seserman, Chief Executive Officer of Americans for Ben-Gurion University. "BGU is driving the country forward.”

Moroccan University Delegation Visits BGU

April 4, 2022

Tags: Desert & Water Research, Leadership, Awards & Events

Morocco's Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) President El Habti said, “[BGU and UM6P] have a joint vision to advance innovative research and technologies critical to the Earth’s future.”

BGU Researchers Find New Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

April 4, 2022

Tags: Medical Research

Their findings show that BGU researchers may have found potential novel treatments for head and neck cancers – which include throat cancer, mouth cancer, and other cancers that affect the region of your body above the shoulders.

Forbes: How Some Species Can Go Extinct Twice

February 25, 2022

Tags: Natural Sciences, Research News

An international team of scientists recently published a study, co-authored by ecologist Uri Roll, a senior lecturer at BGU, arguing that species can go extinct twice.

Calcalist Spotlights BGU’s Prof. Dan Blumberg

February 25, 2022

Tags: Desert & Water Research, Robotics & High-Tech

Calcalist notes that today, BGU has grown to 2,800 engineers, seen the founding of the Gav-Yam High Tech Park, and the presence of 70 companies setting up research centers in Beer Sheva.

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We’ve changed our name! American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) is now Americans for Ben-Gurion University. Learn more about us here.