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COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination center in Tzfat, on Feb. 14, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Pfizer vaccine found effective against COVID-19 variants

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Israeli researchers report that the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is as effective against B.1.1.7 variant of the virus, aka the U.K. variant, as it is against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain. The vaccine was found to...
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

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Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev recently developed a rapid and cost-effective test to identify COVID-19’s British and South African variants within hours instead of days, enabling effective response and containment measures. Standard coronavirus-variants...
Lottie and Howard Marcus at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheva. Credit: Courtesy.

Film to explore Holocaust survivors who gave largest-ever donation to Israel

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Stone Canyon Entertainment announced the start of production on a documentary about a couple who bequeathed nearly half a billion dollars to Israel—the largest donation in the country’s history. “Who Are the Marcuses?” will start...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers advocate using seashells to monitor currently undetected industrial pollution from factories and desalination plants along the Israeli coastline and worldwide. Credit: Courtesy.

Ben-Gurion University researchers advocate using shells to monitor pollution

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers advocate using seashells to monitor currently undetected industrial pollution from factories and desalination plants along the Israeli coastline and worldwide. “We have quantified trace amounts of heavy metal...
Common duckweed. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Study: Green Mediterranean diet lessens liver fat, cuts non-alcoholic liver disease by half

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A green Mediterranean (MED) diet reduces intrahepatic fat more than other healthy diets and cuts non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in half, according to a long-term clinical intervention trial led by Ben-Gurion University of...
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

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is honoring individuals who have made significant contributions in the spirit of Israel’s first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, including Moderna chief medical officer Dr. Tal Zaks. An M.D., Ph.D. graduate of BGU, Zaks is...
An image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's Earth-observing research satellite, Suomi NPP, on Jan. 4, 2012. Photo: Norman Kuring/NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS.

UN space agency to establish regional support office at Ben-Gurion University

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The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the creation of a regional support office for UNOOSA’s UN-SPIDER program,...
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

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, mourn the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a 2020 honorary doctorate recipient. “I am deeply saddened by the...
A new artificial-intelligence-based system developed by alumni of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev helps lifeguards monitor thousands of swimmers, as well as identify risky situations and other water hazards. Credit: Sightbit.

AI lifeguard system to be deployed surfside in Israel

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A new artificial intelligence-based (AI) system, Sightbit, developed by alumni of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, helps lifeguards monitor thousands of swimmers, as well as identify risky situations and other water hazards. In fact,...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/David Saranga, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University develop one-minute coronavirus test

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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a one-minute coronavirus test they hope will be used to help authorities more quickly track and identify the spread of the virus at a significantly...