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BGU Develops Powerful New Solar Cell

November 8, 2012

Tags: Alternative Energy, Press Releases

BGU's National Solar Research Center has developed a radically new design for a concentrator solar cell.

Don’t Worry, Get Pregnant

November 7, 2012

Tags: Medical Research

A BGU study finds that women who take part in relaxation therapy while undergoing in-vitro fertilization are more likely to get pregnant.

BGU Is Only Foreign Team in DARPA Robotics Challenge

November 7, 2012

Tags: Press Releases, Robotics & High-Tech

BGU is competing in the prestigious U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency Robotics Challenge.

The Social Network of Plants

October 26, 2012

Tags: Press Releases

BGU's Prof. Ariel Novoplansky gives a talk at TEDxJaffa about how plants communicate and learn from one another.

Healthy Diets Are Good for You, Even If You Gain

October 24, 2012

Tags: Medical Research

A BGU study finds that if you stick to a Mediterranean or low-carb diet, you'll be healthier long-term.

Suddenly, A Knock on the Door

October 23, 2012

Tags: Israel Studies, Culture & Jewish Thought

Read a short story by Israeli writing sensation and BGU lecturer, Etgar Keret.

New School Year Begins at BGU

October 22, 2012

Tags: Uncategorized

Sunday, October 22 marked the first day of the 2012-2013 at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Welcome back students, faculty members and University staff!

BGU Building Represents Israel at World Habitat Day

October 18, 2012

Tags: Press Releases

BGU's Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research is featured in a photography exhibition celebrating sustainable building and green design.

Fearful Flyers Willing to Pay More to Feel Safe

October 16, 2012

Tags: Press Releases

The Jerusalem Post -- BGU researchers find that fear of flying affects airline passengers' decisions in significant ways when booking flights.

Fearful Flyers Willing to Pay More, Fly Certain Airlines and ...

October 15, 2012

Tags: Press Releases

Fearful flyers seek flight attributes that may be primarily reassuring, such as schedule, aircraft size and carrier origin, but have little effect on the low, actual risk according to a BGU study published in the Journal of Travel Research.