University of Pennsylvania Delegation Visits BGU
It was the first Ivy League faculty solidarity mission to Israel since the recent congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses and the first since the Hamas massacre on October 7.
BGU Puts SeaNovation and DesertTech on the Map
The Israel Innovation Authority has announced that several Israeli governmental ministries have joined to invest more than NIS 100 million ($27.7 million) in nine new regional innovation centers nationwide, including two BGU-related companies.
BGU Selected As Part of $30 Million Physics Grant
Prof. Ron Folman of BGU's Physics Department was selected as one of 11 researchers to receive $2.6 million in funding from a new collective fund totaling $30 million for research in quantum physics.
Times of Israel Features BGU Student Displaced From Home
Guido Cohen, from Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, immigrated from Argentina just three years ago. He was about to begin his studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Following the October 7 attacks, he was evacuated to Eilat. This is his story.
JHV Spotlights Deborah Bergeron’s Remarkable A4BGU Legacy
After 23 years of service to American for Ben-Gurion University and Israel, Deborah Bergeron has made a tremendous impact. A4BGU will be honoring Deborah Bergeron at the 2024 Kosher Extravaganza in Houston, Texas on Monday, March 4.
NBC News: BGU Student Noa Argamani Is The Face of Hostages
It has been more than two months since BGU student Noa Argamani was abducted from the Nova music festival. Friends and family are growing more desperate to know her fate, and why she hasn’t been freed alongside dozens of others.
$100 Million Gift Given to BGU to Pave Way Forward
BGU President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz said the University is “profoundly grateful to the Sylvan Adams Family Foundation...This gift will help guide the way forward for our community as we look to rebuild an even stronger Negev, together."
Six Dallas Organizations Join Ben-Gurion Day in the USA
Six Dallas-based organizations partnered with Americans for Ben-Gurion University to spread hope of David Ben-Gurion’s vision for the future of Israel for the 2nd annual Ben-Gurion Day in the USA.
BGU Professors Swap Academics for Agricultural Fields
After Hamas killed 40 migrant workers from Thailand during the October 7 massacre, thousands more fled the country. Answering a call for help, BGU's Prof. Haim Weiss and Prof. Guy-Ben Porat, left their desk to help farmers in Gaza border communities.
Liora Argamani Pleads To See Daughter Again
Liora Argamani, the mother of BGU second-year engineering student, Noa Argamani who was kidnapped on Oct 7 by Hamas terrorists, fears she will not live to see her daughter again as her battle with stage 4 brain cancer continues to intensify.