When a Girl Builds a Robot
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.
New Facebook App to Detect “Unfriendly” Friends, Pedophiles ...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) undergraduate students have developed a new privacy solution for Facebook. The Social Privacy Protector (SPP) can help parents adjust their children’s profiles in one click, prevent criminals from garnering valuable personal information and keep teens safe from pedophiles.
It’s Official: News Media Are a Pain
“Exposure to media coverage of terrorist missile attacks increases pain levels in people already suffering from chronic pain,” according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers.
Americans for Ben-Gurion University and BGU Presidents ...
Prof. Rivka Carmi, BGU’s president, and Americans for Ben-Gurion University President Alex Goren were invited by Israel’s President Shimon Peres to witness his receipt of the White House Medal of Freedom from President Barak Obama on June 13.
BGU Overseas Student Program Adopted by the University of ...
The state university system of California has re-joined the list of world-class universities that will send students to the Ginsburg-Ingerman Overseas Student Program (OSP) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel.
BGU and MIT Develop Cultural Intelligence Software
While identifying cultural differences is a major challenge facing intelligence agencies, researchers from Israel and the United States have developed computer-based methodology to improve knowledge, apply data and better decipher these nuances and biases.
Friend or Foe on Facebook
The Times of Israel -- BGU researchers develop an application that helps Facebook users more effectively protect their online privacy.
A Helmet for Aspiring Non-Smokers
A BGU researcher develops a new brain stimulation device that helps smokers quit.
Pushing Back the Desert with Ancient Wisdom
Using the irrigation methods of the ancient Nabataeans, food and fodder are growing in drylands.
BGU Installs Charging Stations for Electric Cars
BGU has installed a charging station for electric cars on the University's Marcus Family Campus.