Colorado Governor Leads Business Group to Israel
Denver Business Journal -- Governor Bill Ritter will lead a delegation to Israel to establish investment and research partnerships there, including a memorandum of understanding between Colorado State University and BGU���s Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research.
Israeli, Area Facilities ‘Collaborate Across ...
Jewish Exponent -- Ben-Gurion University and Fox Chase Cancer Center celebrated their seven-year-old collaboration at a gathering at the Cancer Center that showcased their research collaborations over the years.
Israeli Pupils Win Global Science Competition
Ynet --Beer-Sheva high school students, aided by BGU's Ilan Ramon Youth Physics Center, made an impressive showing at the world physics competition known as The First Step to a Nobel Prize in Physics, taking home gold and silver medals.
When Older Drivers Excel
The Wall Street Journal -- Researchers from Ben-Gurion University���s Human Factors Safety Laboratory published a study indicating that older drivers may be better drivers than their young, inexperienced counterparts.
Survivor (BGU benefactor) Tells Circumstances of Entire Family ...
San Diego Jewish World -- BGU supporter Doris Martin, benefactor of the Martin-Springer Center for Conflict Studies and Negotiations, chronicled her family���s unique Holocaust survival story in Kiss Every Step.
The Latest Tech in the Struggle to Cure Diabetes: An Interview ...
BGU's Dr. Eli Lewis discusses his breakthrough research in type 1 diabetes and islet transplantation therapy.
Are Your Texts Depressed? The Computer Knows, Maybe
Chronicle of Higher Education, Wired Campus Blog -- Researchers at Ben-Gurion University have developed a program that can detect depression in online texts and could serve as a screening tool to direct potential patients towards treatment.
Village View: Amazed by Tunisia-Israel-LM Connection
Main Line Media News -- Bonnie Squires discovers a connection tying together Israel, Tunisia and Lower Merion as she stumbles across Americans for Ben-Gurion University Tunisia tour group.
Israeli Study Focuses on Three Diets: Want to Eat Healthy? Go ...
J Weekly -- According to medical researchers at BGU, healthy, long-term weight-loss diets can reverse atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, a direct risk factor for strokes and heart attacks.
Students Take Social Action to New Level in Rough Israeli ...
J Weekly -- Every year about 300 BGU students apply for 100 spots to live rent-free in some of Beer-Sheva���s roughest areas in exchange for providing community and educational programs.