Announcing the Dawn of a New Movement
At its core, the nonpartisan movement aims to strengthen ties between the American Diaspora and Israel. Americans for Ben-Gurion University opens its arms to those who believe the world is simply better off with Israel in it.
Low-fat Diet May Not be Best Choice
A two-year study led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) reveals that low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets may be safer and more effective in achieving weight loss…
BGU Licenses Solar Energy Technology to Israeli Start-up
Zenith Solar, an Israeli startup technology company, has reached agreement with BGU's technology transfer company, BGN Technologies, to license solar energy technology developed at BGU.
BGU Professor Awarded 2007 Michael Prize for Epilepsy Research
Prof. Alon Friedman of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has won the prestigious 2007 Michael Prize for Epilepsy Research from the Michael Foundation of Germany. The Michael…
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…
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…
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…
Study Links Inflammation of Intra-Abdominal Fat and the Ill-Effects of Obesity
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…
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…