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When a Girl Builds a Robot
July 12, 2012
BGU's Prof. Hugo Guterman is looking to increase the number of female engineers by teaching robotics to middle and high school girls in Beer-Sheva. more »
A New MRI for the Negev
June 29, 2012
BGU's Brain Imaging Research Center at Soroka University Medical Center has a powerful new 3T MRI thanks to the generosity of the AABGU community. more »
Friend or Foe on Facebook
June 27, 2012
The Times of Israel -- BGU researchers develop an application that helps Facebook users more effectively protect their online privacy. more »
A Helmet for Aspiring Non-Smokers
June 26, 2012
A BGU researcher develops a new brain stimulation device that helps smokers quit. more »
AABGU and BGU Presidents Accompany Shimon Peres to the White House
June 25, 2012
Prof. Rivka Carmi, BGU’s president, and AABGU President Alex Goren were invited by Israel’s President Shimon Peres to witness his receipt of the White House Medal of Freedom from President Barak Obama on June 13. more »
Pushing Back the Desert with Ancient Wisdom
June 21, 2012
Israel21C -- BGU's Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research shows farmers worldwide how to use runoff agroforestry to grow crops with limited water resources. more »
Meditation Helps Clear Mental Ruts
June 18, 2012
BGU researchers find that mindfulness practice helps steer people away from rigid thinking that delays problem solving. more »
To Shop or Not to Shop on Shabbat in Israel
June 12, 2012
Los Angeles Times -- BGU researcher Dr. Guy Ben-Porat weighs in on the growing secularization of Israeli society. more »
Turning Carbon Dioxide into Jet Fuel
June 7, 2012
Green Prophet -- BGU researchers awarded a highly competitive Israel Strategic Alternative Energy Foundation (I-SAEF) grant to further groundbreaking research in liquid fuels. more »
How Octopuses Make Themselves Invisible
June 4, 2012
Scientific American -- BGU researchers reveal how the octopus produces camouflage to protect itself against a wide range of potential predators. more »
