JPost: Dr. Mike to Host Celebrating the Remarkable 3
"As a medical professional from the Millennial generation, I understand the urgency of this mission for the vitality of our collective future — and I’m eager to partner with A4BGU to raise greater awareness about it,” said Dr. Mike.
Israel Leads the Battle Against Climate Crisis
JPost interviews Michael Sonnenfeldt--serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist–-who recently donated $20 million with his wife, Katja Goldman, to A4BGU to establish BGU's Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change.
Can AI Fight Hate Online? BGU Research Says it Can
Prof. Tsur is an expert on using AI to analyze — and hopefully mitigate — hate speech and misinformation online. He’s participating in a panel on AI at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, co-sponsored by A4BGU and the Jewish High Tech Community.
A4BGU Gourmet Kosher Extravaganza Celebrates 20 Years
“I’m so fortunate and blessed to be part of this institution. To be able to support a place that is inclusive of all and an innovative, game-changer on the global stage," said Deborah Bergeron, A4BGU Philanthropic Relationship officer.
Jewish Press: BGU to Honor Dr. Chelsea Clinton
May’s honor for Dr. Clinton, a changemaker in the field of global health, will come on the heels of A4BGU’s April 23 event, “Celebrating the Remarkable 3: Pioneering Medical Science.” The annual event will be hosted by social media star, Dr. Mike.
Prestigious SBIFF to Screen “Who Are the Marcuses?”
The feature film documentary “Who Are the Marcuses?” reveals the mystery behind a Long Island couple who made a $500 million gift to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Benin Scholars Program Helps Low-Income Students Attend BGU
The sale of a two-and-a-half-acre plot of land in Jerusalem, owned by the estate of the late Albert Benin, may soon enable thousands of low-income Israeli students to receive scholarships to the nation’s top universities, including BGU.
BGU Professor’s Idea Could Change NASA’s Energy Plan
“I developed a concept and performed all the quantitative estimates that an engineering staff at a space agency would want to review,” BGU Emeritus Professor Jeffrey Gordon said.
Israeli Researchers Turn Bugs Into Fertilizer and Biodiesel
“What we are doing is genetic engineering of this amazing creature called black soldier fly and we are trying to gain more oil in order to get it commercially viable for biofuels production.”
-Julia Segalin Nemets, CEO of BGU's Oazis Accelerator