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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

From left: New Jersey Institute of Technology president Joel Bloom, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and president Daniel Chamovitz of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev sign an MoU to create the joint Institute for Future Technologies at the Choose New Jersey offices in Newark, N.J, on March 16, 2021. Credit: Courtesy.
BGU, New Jersey Institute of Technology to form joint academic research center
Acting Consul General of Israel in New York Israel Nitzan said the Jewish state and State of New Jersey “share many commonalities, among them our spirit of innovation and creativity.”
Coronavirus testing near the northern Israeli town of Katzrin in the Golan Heights, on Feb. 21, 2021. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Israeli researchers develop cheap, rapid test for coronavirus variants
Quick testing of COVID-19 strains can enable effective response-and-containment measures, according to scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
A multidisciplinary approach will strengthen research being carried out in numerous fields, including water, food security, clean energy, environmental engineering, public health and social justice.
“Who Are the Marcuses?” will start filming in Israel and Austin, Texas, in the first quarter of the year for a 2022 release.
Their high diversity and presence in all marine habitats make them ideal candidates for monitoring ongoing pollution and its impacts.
An 18-month trial began in 2017 at the Nuclear Research Center Negev in Dimona, Israel, when 294 workers in their 50s with abdominal obesity were randomly divided into three groups: healthy dietary regimen, Mediterranean diet and green Mediterranean diet.
Dr. Tal Zaks, chief medical officer of Moderna. Photo courtesy of Ben-Gurion University.
Ben-Gurion University taps Moderna chief medical officer with namesake award
A graduate who holds an M.D. and Ph.D., Dr. Tal Zaks is spearheading the company’s vaccine research effort.
Dr. Tal Zaks says if the U.S. company’s experimental vaccine receives FDA approval, some of the first doses will go to Israel, as agreed upon last June.
The Lauder Employment Center has set a goal of bringing 500,000 people to the desert.
The office, the 25th in a global network dedicated to disaster management, is to be located in BGU’s Earth and Planetary Image Facility • U.N.: BGU “adds precious expertise on satellite technology to the network.”
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Credit: European University Institute/Flickr.
Ginsburg’s family invited to accept honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was planning to attend the degree ceremony, but it was postponed due to COVID-19.
The system uses standard cameras that cover a defined area and transmit real-time information on monitors in the lifeguard tower, sounding an alarm when swimmers are in danger.