Ben-gurion university

Sylvan Adams visits Beersheba amid major philanthropic push for the Negev

Canadian-Israeli philanthropist and World Jewish Congress Israel president says strengthening the Negev is central to his vision of bringing one million new immigrants to Israel.

Sylvan Adams receives Iranian missile fragment from Soroka CEO Prof Shlomi Codish.
Boeing’s New 777X Aircraft.

Boost for Israeli cyber: Historic agreement with Boeing takes off

The Pauker Red made in memory of winemaker Gideon Pauker, murdered on Oct. 7, 2023.

Wine Talk: Wine on the edge

The implications go beyond farming efficiency: Prof. Ilya Gelfand's research in Hatzeva.

How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots


Israeli researcher finds method to track deviant Internet user groups

Ben-Gurion University cyber researcher pioneer method to track groups that spread malicious or fake news that could work on any network or platform

A man is silhouetted against a video screen with a Twitter and a Facebook logo

Can medical insight come from chronic illness patients' social media?

Ben-Gurion University engineers develop way to analyze social media messages posted by chronically ill patients to glean insights for medicine.

 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

Put on a happy face: How a posed smile can improve your mood - study

Research at Stanford and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev involving 19 countries suggests a posed smile can improve your mood.

 Illustrative photo of a smile.

Beer-Sheva - a city with a message that will lead a revolution

The residents of the Negev are determined to bring about a change and to work together with the state in a united effort to advance the Negev.

 Esther Luzzatto

Could broccoli hold the cure to bacterial resistance to antibiotics?

So many types of bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics because the pathogens develop biofilms that protect them from being wiped.

 Broccoli

This professor made aliyah and is shaping science in the Negev

His research group of 10–15 people is a vibrant mix of undergraduate, MSc and PhD students, and includes some qualified retiree consultants.

 Joshua Baraban and family

Hebrew University tops 2023 Israeli university rankings

The rankings showed an overall decline for Israeli universities compared to last year.

 STUDENTS CONGREGATE on the Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Grapevine May 15, 2022: Philanthropy still safe and sound

The BGU project will be inaugurated this week by Michael Sonnenfeldt and his wife Katja Goldman at the university’s annual Board of Governors meeting.

 FROM LEFT: Prof. Ithamar Theodor, Dr. Danielle Gurevitch, Ambassador Daniel Carmon and Anat Bernstein-Reich.

COVID-19: Omicron variant did not wipe out Delta, it could return - study

While the Delta virus wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated Delta, according to a new study from Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (illustrative).

BGU research team praised by Dr. Fauci for detecting early COVID-19 variants

Hertz and his students are part of the SARS-CoV-2 Assessment of Viral Evolution (SAVE) program at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 Dr. Anthony Fauci