BGU Researchers Develop “Green Window” Technology
BGU researchers have developed a new, highly energy-efficient window technology, featuring two reversible panes that will save energy in homes and office buildings all year.
Technique Developed to Help Combat Nuclear Proliferation
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev engineers have developed a technique to "denature" plutonium created in large nuclear reactors, making it unsuitable for use in nuclear arms.
“Green” Window Developed by BGU Researchers
The windows reduce energy costs and consumption, keeping desert homes warm in winter and cool in summer.
New Jersey Native Rallies Beer-Sheva Neighborhoods to “Go ...
New Jersey Jewish News -- Isaac Hametz founded a nonprofit organization to improve the quality of life for local residents, focusing on Ethiopians. BGU students provide much of the volunteer staff.
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.