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BGU and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Partner to Improve Children's Healthcare
March 4, 2013
BGU and Cincinnati Children's Hospital are working together to develop three innovative pediatric medical devices. more »
Israeli-Palestinian Team Studies Local Water
February 27, 2013
The Jerusalem Post -- BGU Prof. Alon Tal is leading a group of researchers who are testing the area's water supply for endocrine-disrupting chemicals. more »
BGU Helps India Rehabilitate a Polluted River
February 14, 2013
Prof. Yoram Oren, of BGU's Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, is applying nanofiltration techniques to filter harmful textile dyes from the water. more »
Dogs That Can Smell Cancer
January 30, 2013
BGU's Dr. Uri Yoel is conducting breakthough research on dogs that can smell the difference between cancer and non-cancerous cells. more »
Everyone's a Little Bit Lance-Like
January 29, 2013
The Los Angeles Times -- Dr. Shaul Shalvi, a psychologist at BGU, weighs in what motivates Lance Armstrong, and the rest of us, to tell and sustain lies. more »
Brain Scan on Ariel Sharon Shows Response to Stimuli
January 28, 2013
New York Times -- New tests on Israel's former prime minister Ariel Sharon, conducted at BGU's Brain Imaging Research Center at Soroka University Medical Center, reveal significant brain activity. more »
New Stem Cell Fund at BGU
January 25, 2013
The Jordan Baruch Stem Cell Research Fund was dedicated in Beer-Sheva last month in the presence of Rhoda Baruch and 20 members of her extended family. more »
An Archive of Israeli Literary Treasures
January 21, 2013
BGU is home to the personal papers and early writings of Amos Oz, Aharon Appelfeld, and other quintessential Israeli writers. more »
BGU to Build New Northern Campus
January 9, 2013
The Jerusalem Post -- BGU signs an agreement with the Israel Lands Administration that will double the size of the University. more »
BGU Students Promote Public Health in Ethiopia
January 3, 2013
A delegation of BGU graduate students are volunteering in the city of Makele, Ethiopia to help prevent the spread of disease. more »