Can Robots Make Farming Greener?
Earth911 -- BGU's Mobile Robotics Laboratory is developing agricultural robots designed to help farmers get better yields while using less pesticides and water.
Alliance for Global Good and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ...
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Americans for Ben-Gurion University www.aabgu.org) has received a $100,000 initial contribution from the Alliance for Global Good (AFGG www.afgg.org) for strategic program partnerships. The AFGG contribution will fund three innovative research programs at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) that will advance education, water resource management and healthcare in Jordan and Ethiopia.
Eichmann Trial Altered Worldview of Holocaust
The Arizona Republic -- BGU Prof. Judith Stern reflects on how before the trial of Adolf Eichmann the consensus was that "Holocaust experiences were better left unexplored."
Eichmann Trial Altered Worldview of Holocaust
Before the trial of Adolf Eichmann the consensus was that "Holocaust experiences were better left unexplored."
Joint Study of Israeli-Palestinian Watersheds Recognized at ...
BGU Prof. Alon Tal says the study identified the sources of river pollution, and provided the data the two peoples needed to work together to improve the water quality.
Microclimates: Managing Weather from Street to Street
U.S. News and World Report -- BGU Prof. of Architecture Evyatar Erell discusses how in order to achieve true energy efficiency green building design must take into consideration the surrounding buildings.
BGU Launches First Bedouin Research Database
BGU is launching the first research database of professional literature on Bedouin society in the Negev region of southern Israel.
Reinventing the Olive: Oil, Drugs and Biodiesel
Researchers are working on using the waste of olive oil production to make biodiesel and ethanol.
Can Tech Make the Desert Bloom Again?
Just in time for Earth Day, Michael Kanellos of GreenTech Media gives an overview of how BGU and its Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research are helping people learn to live in parched environment Researchs.
The Culture of Israeli Shuks
Prof. Nir Avieli explains how a city's culture is revealed in how its outdoor market is organized.