BGU is launching a new B.Sc. in AI. The program reflects BGU’s growing leadership in AI research, education, and innovation, and its commitment to preparing students to responsibly shape one of the most important technological fields of our time.

Step into The Front Row. BGU’s live online summer semester opened with Prof. Bracha Shapira’s fascinating lecture, “Smart AI, Safe AI,” exploring what it takes to build artificial intelligence we can trust.

There is an answer to the question: Can painkillers be taken during pregnancy? Two new BGU-led studies analyzing more than 250,000 pregnancies over two decades provide new evidence on the safety of Acamol/paracetamol and NSAIDs during pregnancy.

“Does anyone here remember my grandfather?” A new BGU study shows how social media is helping preserve the overlooked story of some 50,000 Jewish immigrants and Holocaust survivors who were detained by the British in Cyprus on their way to Israel.

A new computational approach could enable the development of vaccines for the broader population. Prof. Tomer Hertz (@tomerhertz.bsky.social) from BGU has developed a method for designing “super-peptides” that can trigger immune responses across genetically diverse people.

Popular weight loss and anti-inflammatory drugs may help prevent common heart rhythm disorder A new BGU-led study published in Europace found that the GLP-1 drug semaglutide and the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine may help prevent atrial fibrillation by protecting the

From Israel’s desert labs to real-world rescue missions. A new study by Tomer Siboni, Matan Coronel, and Prof. David Zarrouk introduces DSTAR: a shape-shifting robot designed to crawl, roll, climb, and squeeze through narrow gaps —

How do power and gender shape empathy in the workplace? New research by Lior Leiba, and Prof. Hila Riemer, found that gender and positions of power influence the extent to which people identify with victims of workplace sexual harassment.

How do tiny protein “nanocages” know how to build themselves? A new PNAS study led by our very own Prof. Gabriel A. Frank and Prof. Raz Zarivach (@zarivach.bsky.social) reveals hidden assembly rules that help bacteria organize proteins used to manage iron.

What if microbes change who they are based on who surrounds them? New BGU research, published in Nature Microbiology, shows that microbes can sense neighboring microbes and shift into different roles to reduce competition.

Think gaming is just for kids? Think again. New BGU research by Hadas Avraham and Prof. Galit Nimrod shows that digital games can support cognitive engagement, a sense of achievement, and well-being among adults aged 60 and above. 🟠For the full article>> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A simple change in the landscape can help protect wildlife. A new BGU study found that adding water sources in the Negev helped reshape mating opportunities among Asiatic wild asses and improved indicators of genetic diversity, offering conservation managers a

Congratulations to Prof. Alean Al-Krenawi of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, who was honored this week with an award for outstanding achievement in the field of mental health.

Producing fertilizer usually takes huge amounts of energy, and wastewater treatment often wastes that same nutrient. What if both problems could be solved at once?

Can a robot help you cope with emotional challenges? 🤖 New research led by Prof. Guy Laban (BGU) with collaborators at Cambridge shows that structured conversations with a social robot improved students’ emotional understanding, sense of control, and mood over time.

Perspectives on Iran by Professor Muhammad Al-Atawneh The current confrontation involving Iran, the United States, and Israel cannot be understood solely as a military or geopolitical crisis.

To the university community, shalom Following the message sent on March 2, 2026 regarding the exams scheduled for next week, we would like to provide an additional update: In general, exams will not take place as long as there is no change in the guidelines issued by the Home Front Command.

Weight regain doesn’t erase progress. A new Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study shows that even when weight is regained after dieting, repeated weight-loss efforts can deliver lasting health benefits, including reduced harmful abdominal fat and improved metabolic markers.

In Mid-IR optics, you usually have to choose: sharp filtering OR high transmission. rarely both. ⚖️ A new study by Dr. Roy Avrahamy, Prof. Mark Auslender, and Prof. Amiel Ishaaya presents a simple design solution to this long-standing trade-off.

What makes some faults suddenly snap while others slide safely? Sometimes, it’s not how smooth, or how rough, they are, but what’s in between. In a new study, Prof. Yossef H. Hatzor and Dr. Doron Morad of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev show that faults with moderate roughness

Your skin doesn’t just protect you, it helps build your immune system. New Cell Reports study by Prof. @gazitroi.bsky.social and Dr. Idan Cohen shows how the transcription factor ZNF750 links skin barrier formation with immune cell development.

Study finds comparable early growth among vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous infants New research published in JAMA Network Open finds that infants raised in vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous households show similar growth patterns in the first two years of life.

New Israeli study dispels a major vaccine myth A large-scale joint study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka Medical Center, led by Prof. Idan Menashe and Prof. Gal Meiri,

Congratulations to our very own Prof. Lior Rokach, who has been recommended by the UN Secretary-General to serve on a new global scientific panel on Artificial Intelligence. Prof. Rokach is the only Israeli expert selected among 40 leading scientists

Can a strand of hair reveal the parent–child bond? 💞 A new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, led by Prof. Florina Uzefovsky, shows that oxytocin measured in hair, reflecting months, not moments, is linked to the quality of parent–child emotional connection. 🟠 For the full article>>

Boeing and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are launching a $10M+ Aviation Cybersecurity Research Center in Israel to secure next-gen autonomous and connected aerospace systems. 🚀 Safer skies start here.

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has achieved Israel’s highest on-time graduation rate, with 91% of students finishing their degrees on schedule, highlighting our commitment to student success! 🟠 Read more in the link below www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

Prof. Sharon Pardo from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev calls on the World Economic Forum in Davos to confront the global rise of antisemitism and include it on the global agenda, stressing that ignoring this threat undermines moral leadership and global cooperation. www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...

Reverse osmosis desalination supplies drinking water to hundreds of millions, but it has a long-standing weakness: biofouling. Bacteria build up on membranes, raising energy costs and reducing efficiency. Disinfectants like ozone prevent biofouling, but even small amounts rapidly damage RO membranes

Click. Buy. Return. Repeat. New research shows this everyday online shopping habit has a much larger climate cost than most people realize. A study by Prof. Tamar Makov (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) and Prof. Vered Blass (Tel Aviv University),

In partnership between BGU Radio and Jonathan Sacerdoti: NEW INTERVIEW: EUROPE & ISRAEL Europe’s relationship with Israel has never been simple. It is shaped by history soaked in blood, by moral claims born from catastrophe, and by institutions that insist on speaking in the

Can social media detect economic shocks before official data does? A new PNAS Nexus study led by @nirg.bsky.social and Samuel Fraiberger shows that AI models tracking job-loss disclosures on social media can predict U.S. unemployment insurance claims up to two weeks early,

What if ADHD risk isn’t fixed at birth, but shaped by how early environments meet a child’s sensitivity? A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows that some children are more sensitive to their early home environment, for better and for worse.

What if daydreaming could become a mental health disorder? That’s the question raised by new research led by Prof. Nirit Soffer-Dudek, arguing that maladaptive daydreaming, compulsive, immersive fantasizing that disrupts real life, deserves formal recognition as a dissociative disorder.

As 2025 comes to a close, we are proud to share a new study from Prof. Itzhak Mizrahi and his lab @mizrahilab.bsky.social at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, published in ISME Journal. @isme-microbes.bsky.social. (1/8)

What if sleep and mood problems aren’t just “part of aging”? Led by Prof. Deborah Toiber, researchers from BGU, together with collaborators from KU Leuven (Belgium), the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Russia), and the @fscusb.bsky.social (Czech Republic),

Why do some parents strongly support gifted programs while others are more hesitant? A new study by Prof. Ortal Slobodin, Yonit Manzur Prior, Dr. Tala Noufi, and Prof. Halleli Pinson finds that family income influences parents’ attitudes toward gifted education, but not

What happens when the planet heats up and habitats disappear? 🐾🔥 A new study led by Dr. Reut Vardi, with researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, @ox.ac.uk , Tel Aviv University, univparissaclay.bsky.social, and the Indian Institute of Science, warns that nearly 8,000 animal species

What if one tiny chemical change could push two nearly identical enzymes into completely different states? A new PNAS study, led by Prof. Eyal Arbely and Dr. Dariia Pavlenko of BGU in collaboration with researchers from the @unisevilla.bsky.social,

What if a small boost of oxygen could shift the brain out of depression? Prof. Abed N. Azab (BGU) with collaborators from the University of Michigan and @dalhousie.bsky.social shows that normobaric oxygen therapy may counter depression by reducing inflammation + boosting serotonin.