U.N. Sponsors Desertification Conference at BGU
More than 200 participants from over 30 countries participated in an international conference coordinated by the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification – Annex IV nations (UNCCD). The conference highlighted Israel's and BGU's role as a leader in this field.
Diet Rich in Low Fat Dairy Can Help Diabetics Lose Weight
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that a diet rich in low fat dairy calcium helps weight loss in overweight Type-2 diabetes patients.
Artificial Reef Installed in Red Sea
The Marine Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has installed an artificial reef in the Gulf of Eilat, a collaboration between Israelis and Jordanians to restore local reef culture.
Arthritis Treatment Breakthrough
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev made a significant breakthrough in arthritis treatment with the innovative anti-inflammatory drug BL-3030 as the critical next step in long-term treatment for arthritis sufferers.
Study Links Inflammation of Intra-Abdominal Fat and the ...
BGU researchers and colleagues from Soroka University Medical Center and the University of Leipzig, Germany, have discovered a possible link between diseases caused by obesity and fat tissue inflammation in the abdominal area of the body.
BGU Archaeologist Unearths New Findings at Sobibor Death Camp
An archaeologist at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU)has unearthed numerous findings from the Sobibor death camp in eastern Poland that will shed more light on what occurred there during the Holocaust.
ExxonMobil Partners with Ben-Gurion University to Commercialize ...
ExxonMobil Corporation is partnering with QuestAir Technologies, Plug Power Inc. and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to commercialize an on-vehicle hydrogen production system for use in a fuel cell-powered lift truck application.
Environmental Peace Treaty between Israel and Palestinians ...
A model for an agreement on environmental cooperation between Israel and the Palestinians was unveiled at the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR) of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Confers Honorary Doctoral ...
On August 8, 2010 BGU is presenting philanthropist and businessman Gustave S. Levey with a prestigious honorary doctoral degree. Levey has been a longtime proponent of solar energy initiatives, which have helped position BGU as a global leader in alternative energy technology.
Ben-Gurion University and Microsoft Announce Agreement of ...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Microsoft's R&D Center and Microsoft Israel for joint research projects and other collaborative activities.