Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University develop one-minute coronavirus test
“We will compare samples from COVID-19 patients with samples from patients with other diseases to see if we can identify the different stages of infection,” said Professor Gabby Sarusi.
Staff members are at the forefront of medical technologies and innovation, task forces, methods and vaccines in the making, working to protect the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
While fully and semi-autonomous cars are being deployed around the world, vehicular communication systems that connect the car with other cars, pedestrians and surrounding infrastructure are lagging.
Israel marks 50th anniversary of Ben-Gurion University with new postage stamp
Created by designer Zvika Roitman, it highlights BGU’s focus on innovations in science, technology and commercial collaboration envisioned by Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer to get honorary doctorate at BGU, start psychology scholarship
Throughout her life and career, she has maintained her commitment to the Jewish people and Israel.
When given the new drug to reduce inflammation, senile mice had fewer signs of dysfunctional brain electrical activity and were better able to learn new tasks, becoming almost cognitively adept as mice half their age.
The agreement calls for encouraging collaboration and cogeneration of business startups, valuable high-tech internships and job opportunities with Rhode Island’s leading public and private universities.
Israeli researchers believe pesticides as likely cause of Cuban-based ‘Havana Syndrome’
Beginning in August 2017, reports surfaced that U.S. and Canadian diplomatic personnel in Cuba had suffered health problems, including headaches and loss of balance, as well as sleep and memory difficulties.
Four Israeli universities among top 50 producers of worldwide entrepreneurs
Tel Aviv University was also ranked 13th—the only Israeli university on the list—of the top 25 MBA programs globally that produced entrepreneurs.
Israeli education village for global Jewry gets off the ground in Beersheva
The 16-acre site of the new JNF Israel Education and Technology Center will offer dormitories, apartments, a dining hall, restaurant, synagogue, conference center, classrooms and community rooms.
National Autism Research Center opens at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
It will provide access to research for scholars seeking new treatment methods, create shared national databases and distribute information to decision-makers, health-care professionals and the general public.
Experts from Rafael, one of the largest defense firms in Israel and makers of the Iron Dome missile-defense system, will team up with staff at Ben-Gurion University and students at Rafael’s soon-to-open branch at Beersheva’s high-tech park.
