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Delivery app launched at Ben-Gurion University

The JUST EAT app was launched at Ben-Gurion University in collaboration with the Student Association.

UEFA Champions League screening event at the student house at Ben-Gurion University
Sylvan Adams receives Iranian missile fragment from Soroka CEO Prof Shlomi Codish.

Sylvan Adams visits Beersheba amid major philanthropic push for the Negev

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


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

From desert soils to date palms, Prof. Ilya Gelfand tracks the gases shaping our climate, and asks why no one was looking before.

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

Loneliness surged while suicidal thoughts declined after October 7, new study finds

Analysis of 17,523 helpline chats reveals unexpected shift in mental health concerns during national crisis

 This stress will eventually cost you your health

“We know what works”: BGU’s amazing research that you’ve yet to hear about

Inside the work of BGU’s Prof. Moriah Ellen, who refuses to let good evidence go to waste

Prof. Ellen: "Evidence doesn’t automatically survive contact with the real world."

Midlife weight loss shows metabolic benefits but sparks brain inflammation in BGU - study

“Our findings show that losing weight in midlife is not a simple copy-and-paste of what works in young adulthood,” Alon Zemer said.

Weight Loss

Dr. Esther Luzzatto to receive Ben-Gurion Award from BGU

She is being honored for her contribution to development of the Negev, high-tech, and gender quality

Dr. Esther Luzzatto,  public activist, social impact leader, and businesswoman.

Seeing the unseen: BGU’s Maya Bar-Sadan inspires the next generation of scientist

BGU chemist’s quest to solve nature’s smallest mysteries: "Science isn’t about certainty, it’s about curiosity."

In her lab: "It’s like coaxing nature to tell you a secret.”

Can you forgive your computer, smartphone, or app when it breaks down?

a new study by two Israeli researchers found people can apply mechanisms of forgiveness toward technology, similar to the way we do with other people.

‘WE WANTED TO explore whether feelings like disappointment or anger toward technology can give way to forgiveness, allowing people to keep using it without resentment’

BGU's brilliant biologist is redefining the way we see insects

At Ben-Gurion University, Dr. Sofia Bouchebti is investigating the link between nutrition and social behavior in insects, and in the process, challenging our preconceptions.

Dr. Sofia Bouchebti: "You think you know what to expect from an experiment, and then the results go in a totally different direction. That’s what makes it exciting"

BGU Expands Global Reach: StandWithUs Conference and University Partnerships

From California to the Negev: BGU Builds Bridges with Future Leaders and Top Universities

 Danielle Goldwirth, Dr. Stavi Baram, Kathryn Paul, and Maura Kleeman Resnick (left to right)

A century of vision: Renewing Israel’s commitment to higher education - opinion

Our predecessors built universities before there was a state. We, who have a state, must now ensure that we continue to deserve those universities.

 It should surprise no one that our most talented researchers are being recruited abroad, and that many of our best young scholars are reluctant to return home.’