Israel’s Leading Environmentalist
Hadassah Magazine -- BGU Prof. Alon Tal, Israel's leading environmentalist, remains as busy as ever, founding one ecological group after another in his pursuit to save the country's natural treasures.
BGU Students Selected to Attend Second Annual Clinton Global ...
Three out of five of the Israeli students selected to attend the prestigious Clinton Global Initiative's University, a project of the non-partisan William J. Clinton Foundation, are from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
Relief for Canker Sores
A team of physicians at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has discovered that a nightly dose of vitamin B12 is a simple, effective and low risk therapy to prevent Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS), better known as “canker sores.”
Operation Cast Lead Analysis and BGU Update (Podcast)
Israel's Brigadier General Nachman Shai provides an analysis of Operation Cast Lead and BGU President Prof. Rivka Carmi gives an update on the impact of the Gaza incursion on BGU and the Negev at a teleconference taped on January 22, 2009.
BGU and Primafuel Announce Exclusive Licensing Agreement for ...
BGU, a world leader in algae production commercialization, has announced a multi-million dollar technology-licensing and development agreement with Primafuel, Inc., a California-based company that develops renewable fuels.
Gaza War to Have Fallout for Egypt, Iran
JTA--"For [President Hosni] Mubarak and his government, what is happening in Gaza constitutes a significant threat to Egypt's national security,ﾊﾗﾝ said Yoram Meital, an Egypt expert at Ben-Gurion University's Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy.
BGU-Negev Emergency Fund Launched
“For the first time in 60 years, Beer-Sheva is in range of rockets fired from Gaza and has already been hit multiple times,” explains Carol Saal, Americans for Ben-Gurion University president. “Classes at Ben-Gurion University have been canceled indefinitely..."
Israelis Honor Fallen Soldiers
The New York Times -- Sgt. Alexander Mashevitzky [son of BGU Prof. Grigory Mashevitzky] was buried in the military cemetery of Beer-Sheva...then the rockets hit open ground in and around Beer-Sheva, causing panic but no serious injuries.
Missiles on Beer-Sheva
Jerusalem Post -- Prof. Rivka Carmi, M.D., president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, witnesses falling missiles in Beer-Sheva.
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.