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Foreseeing Dead Sea Sinkholes from the Sky

August 9, 2012

Tags: Natural Sciences

Dangerous sinkholes are a threat to popular Dead Sea tourist sites. BGU researchers are now using sattelites to predict where and when they will form.

BGU Receives Grant to Conduct Oil and Natural Gas Research

August 8, 2012

Tags: Natural Sciences, Press Releases

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have received a grant from the Wolfson Family Charitable Trust and Wolfson Foundation for projects related to oil and gas generation and its environmental impact.

BGU Offers New Graduate Program in Cyber Security

August 2, 2012

Tags: Homeland & Cyber Security, Press Releases

BGU offers master’s degree in information systems engineering with a specialization in cyber security.

Helping Fill the Need for Bedouin School Psychologists

August 1, 2012

Tags: Negev Development & Community Programs

Israel21C -- A special master's program in educational psychology at BGU is training professionals to help children handle the intricacies of life in the Bedouin community.

BGU Researchers Awarded 70 Grants from the Israel Science ...

July 30, 2012

Tags: Medical Research, Press Releases

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have been awarded 70 new individual and team grants from the Israel Science Foundation (ISF).

BGU Research Supports Home Use of Recycled Gray Water

July 30, 2012

Tags: Press Releases

Home gray water purification systems are efficient, safe, environment Researchally friendly, and money-saving, according to Prof. Amit Gross of BGU's Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research.

BGU Warrior on the Frontline in Global Fight Against AIDS

July 27, 2012

Tags: Medical Research

There is no doubt that the most profound difference Israel has made in combating HIV/AIDS can be traced to the work of one man: Prof. Zvi Bentwich, head of BGU's Center for Emerging Tropical Diseases and AIDS.

Helping Parents Monitor Their Kids’ Facebook Friends

July 18, 2012

Tags: Robotics & High-Tech

New Facebook app developed at BGU protects children from online predators.

Sleep Deprivation Reduces Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

July 16, 2012

Tags: Medical Research, Press Releases

Sleep deprivation in the first few hours after exposure to a significantly stressful threat actually reduces the risk of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to a study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Tel Aviv University.

When a Girl Builds a Robot

July 12, 2012

Tags: Negev Development & Community Programs, Robotics & High-Tech

BGU's Prof. Hugo Guterman is looking to increase the number of female engineers by teaching robotics to middle and high school girls in Beer-Sheva.