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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Researchers Identify Elusive ...

September 1, 2011

Tags: Medical Research, Press Releases

A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev research group led by Prof. Ohad Birk has identified a gene whose defect specifically causes myopia or nearsightedness.

Parents Need an Attitude Adjustment to Improve their ...

August 31, 2011

Tags: Press Releases

Parents who want to improve their child’s motivation to complete homework this school year need to change their own attitude and behavior, according to a new study by BGU researchers.

Student Profile:
Mirit Bat-Chorin

August 31, 2011

Tags: Israel Studies, Culture & Jewish Thought

Mirit Bat-Chorin is a master's student in Israel Studies at BGU's Sde Boker campus.

Can the Dead Sea Treat Diabetes?

August 30, 2011

Tags: Medical Research

Haaretz -- A new BGU study finds that a dip in this salty body of water could improve the medical condition of diabetics.

Reaching the Youth of Israel’s Periphery

August 26, 2011

Tags: Natural Sciences, Negev Development & Community Programs

BGU is bringing quality science education to the children of the Negev at the Ilan Ramon Youth Physics Center.

Corporate Social Responsibility Programs Have Little Impact on ...

August 25, 2011

Tags: Business & Management, Press Releases

Stocks of companies that are committed to corporate social responsibility policies perform statistically similarly to those corporations that do not have these programs, according to a new study by BGU researchers.

Rockets in the South and Israeli-Egyptian Relations

August 24, 2011

Tags: Social Sciences & Humanities

Prof. Yoram Meital weighs in on Egypt, Hamas and a shaky cease-fire, as Beer-Sheva residents cope with rockets

BGU Study Helps Explain Decision Fatigue

August 22, 2011

Tags: Business & Management

The very act of making decisions depletes our ability to make them well.

Students Prepare for Careers in Global Health at BGU’s ...

August 19, 2011

Tags: Medical Research, Press Releases

Thirty-six first-year students at the Medical School for International Health (MSIH) have just arrived on the BGU campus to begin a one-month orientation, and to prepare for classes which will begin in late August. This diverse cohort represents seven countries from across the globe, as a group they speak 17 languages, including English.

BGU Students Shine in Microsoft Smartphone App Competition

August 17, 2011

Tags: Business & Management, Robotics & High-Tech

At a two-day computer programming competition, BGU students won prizes for their innovative smartphone applications.