Integrating Private Insurance With Public Health Would Improve ...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and UCLA researchers found that the U.S. health care system could be vastly improved through a National Healthcare Trust (NHT), which would ensure that health spending would be targeted to its most productive uses.
Analyzing the Search for Missing Relatives
Israel National News ��� A master���s student at BGU is researching the societal impact of a popular ���Missing Relatives��� program that began during the Holocaust and plans to publish her findings on how the service influenced Israeli society.
Want an MBA from an Entrepreneurial Hot Spot?
Christian Science Monitor -- An Israeli MBA from BGU offers American-style academic rigor, dynamic entrepreneurial atmosphere, and a lower price tag.
Peace, One EMT at a Time
JT News--This past October saw the launch of the Israel-Jordan Academic Emergency Medicine Collaboration that brought 15 Jordanians to BGU to study with Israeli students and earn bachelor's degrees in emergency medical technology.
Research Confirms that Hand-Clapping Songs Improve Motor and ...
A researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) conducted the first study of hand-clapping songs, revealing a direct link between those activities and the development of important skills in children and young adults, including university students.
Physicians’ Moods Affect Quality of Care, According to BGU ...
A new study by a researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals that physicians’ moods impact the number of prescriptions, referrals and lab tests ordered, as well as the amount of time they spend talking with their patients.
Robotics’ Wild Kingdom
IEEE Spectrum -- BGU roboticist Amir Shapiro looks to nature to make robots that slither through pipes and scale walls.
BGU’s Africa Center Strengthens Ties Among Neighbors
Heritage Florida Jewish News -- Vice chancellor of Uganda's Makerere University says she is looking forward to "sowing seeds of partnership and cooperation" between BGU, Israel and African nations.
BGU Researcher Receives Award for Parkinson’s Disease ...
Dr. Amnon Sintov, a senior lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, has received a Dekker Award from the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation to advance his groundbreaking research on Parkinson's disease treatment.
First U.S.-Israeli Energy Independence Grant Will Focus on ...
Dr. Eugene Shwageraus, a researcher from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel, has been awarded a U.S.-Israel Energy Independence Partnership Grant by the U. S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF).