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SPOTLIGHTS ON BGU RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Breakthrough Medical Education and Research

Get to know BGU’s groundbreaking research in critical areas including aging, anxiety, cancer, diabetes, and beyond.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: MIRVAT ABU HADOBA-FRIEH

The Bedouin Student Experience at BGU

Against all odds, this Bedouin student never gave up on her education — and now she’s earning a PhD at BGU.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

New technology from Ben-Gurion University protects football players’ brains

Thanks to BGU, football players who experience head injuries know exactly when it’s safe to return to the field again.

BGU Professor Nadav Davidovitch, Israel’s Leading Voice in Public Health, promotes equitable vaccine access A hero in the fight against Covid, the head of BGU’s School of Public Health is an expert of bringing far-reaching institutions together to work toward a common goal.

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Ellen Marcus: Generously Following In Her Parents’ Footsteps

It was because of Ellen Marcus that BGU received a gift of $500 million — possibly the largest single donation ever made to an Israeli institution.