Tag: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Israeli academia climbs in international rankings
Three Israeli universities appear in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities' top 100 list that the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy published on Tuesday.
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot climbed to No. 67 from last...
Israel, water and the next 100 years
Did you know that if you put a bucket in your backyard in Israel to capture rain water, the water belongs not to you but to the state?
That was one of the interesting tidbits...
Documentary on largest-ever gift to Israel to screen at international film festival
A documentary that reconstructs the lives of Holocaust survivors Lottie and Howard Marcus, who made the largest-ever charitable donation to an institution based in Israel, will screen at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival...
Hubble spots farthest star ever seen
The farthest individual star ever seen was recently detected by the Hubble Space Telescope in a collaboration including researchers from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
The newly detected star, dubbed “Earendel” (“morning star” in...
Did COVID lockdowns harm children’s immune systems?
A cross-section study published earlier this month by Israeli researchers has raised the question of whether lockdowns and social distancing changed something in the human immune system, especially that of children.
In the months after...
Magen David Adom, Ben-Gurion University announce academic affiliation
Magen David Adom and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are affiliating in an academic initiative designed to improve training for paramedics and emergency medical technicians, as well as improve the quality of pre-hospital emergency...
Ben-Gurion Day to honor Jewish state’s founding father, host of Israeli achievers
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will commemorate Ben-Gurion Day on Nov. 10 with an awards ceremony attended by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the BGU Marcus Family Campus. On the same day, Americans for...
Ben-Gurion University to team with second academic institution in Morocco
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) in Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the study of Moroccan Jewry, in addition to research and education.
A...
Israeli universities to partner with Moroccan tech school for joint research, degrees
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco is working on agreements with two Israeli universities so far to promote academic collaboration.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem penned an understanding with the institution on Aug. 10,...
American Associates of Ben-Gurion University honor $650 million fundraiser
South African-born Philip Gomperts had been working for American Associates of Ben-Gurion University (AABGU) of the Negev for several years when he asked a donor if she had any neighbors who might be willing...