Helping Save Dead Sea Tourism
The Jerusalem Post -- To counter rising water levels near the Dead Sea hotels, BGU Prof. Alon Tal recommends mining the salt from the southern part of the Dead Sea. Now Israel's Tourism and environment Researchal Protection Ministries agree.
Hidden Water Holds the Key to a Changing Desert
U.S. News and World Report -- From revitalizing sand dunes to greenhouse farming, fish ponds and wine-making, the Negev region keeps on innovating.
Tracking the PCCA Gene in Sephardim
Prof. Ohad Birk is working on a cure for an atrophy disease found in Jews of Iraqi and Moroccan descent.
The Science of Justice
Dr. Shai Danziger finds that when judges are well fed they're more likely to grant prisoners parole.
Extracting Salt to Heal Wounds
BGU researchers, with the Hashemite University of Jordan, will install a water purification system.
BGU Researcher Awarded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ...
Fast Company -- Alberto Bilenca's project uses mobile phone cameras equipped with polarized laser pointers to diagnose this deadly disease.
Gates Foundation Awards Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ...
BGU researcher Alberto Bilenca, Ph.D. has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a fast, low-cost device to accuracy diagnose malaria without the need for blood collection in field settings.
The Face of Israel’s Last Frontier
The San Diego Jewish Journal's editor finds out first-hand how BGU is making an impact on the Negev.
Margate’s Beer-Sheva Benefactor
When Dr. Leonard Galler learned of a duplicate set of The Great Courses educational discs, he suggested sending them to Israel so that BGU could make use of them.
Are Egypt and Israel Headed for a Crisis?
Prof. Yoram Meital, head of BGU's Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy, says, "We are entering a new chapter in the region's history and Israeli politicians and the public are not yet even close to understanding what is taking place."