Zin Fellow Inspired by Letter from David Ben-Gurion
Zin Fellow David Schuman recently shared with A4BGU a letter his grandmother received from David Ben-Gurion. Mr. Schuman told us about this family heirloom, and what reading it meant to him after his Zin Fellowship.
BGU Receives $18 million for Computer Science Building
An $18 million lead grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will support the construction of the state-of-the-art Helmsley Computer Science Building on the new North Campus of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheva.
BGU Spurs Development Of Israel’s Negev Desert Region
BGU scientists are developing new technology for medicine, bioengineering and robotics, using innovative software and data analytics that are being patented and marketed in Israel and beyond.
BGU Professor Shares Importance of Israel’s Space Agency
Ben-Gurion University's Vice President of Regional and Development, Professor Dan Blumberg, says the world will come to rely on Israel's space tech, as the smallest error could trigger a war with neighboring countries.
Four BGU Students Win First Prize For Ventilator Tech
Four women students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have won first prize for their Clarity project that predicts the chances of success for patients to be weaned from the ventilator.
BGU Trains First Responders With Realistic Simulation
At BGU, the field simulation unit trains emergency responders, doctors, nurses and even soldiers in the most realistic way possible, while not putting a single patient at risk. While the patient is fake, the response is real.
BGU Researchers Develop Cancer Breakthrough Tech
Times of Israel: Ben-Gurion University researchers develop innovative biosensor, team up with Israeli biotech company OncoHost in bid for FDA approval.
A4BGU’s CEO Shares His Views on 21st-Century Zionism
The Jerusalem Post features Doug Seserman's views on the importance of Zionism; the A4BGU CEO notes that for Israel to thrive, we need a new, compelling rallying cry to mobilize a new generation around what 21st-century Zionism truly stands for.
Dedication Ceremony in Florida Celebrates Rachel and Max Javit
A4BGU and Sinai Residences Boca Raton hosted a ceremony on May 1 to celebrate the dedication of BGU's Rachel and Max Javit Medical Simulation and Classroom Building.
BGU Helps to Create Opportunities For Disadvantaged Israelis
Siraj, a non-profit based in Beer-Sheva, has partnered with BGU and, more recently, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose students teach local Bedouins how to write code as well as soft skills like working in teams.