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The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Howard Marcus, who died in 2014, and Lottie Marcus, who died in 2015, left a $400 million gift to establish a permanent endowment at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Courtesy of AABGU)
June 24, 2016, 7:29 pm
$400 million gift to BGU thought to be largest-ever to an Israeli university
Funds by estate of Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus largely earmarked for water research, including desalination technologies
By JTA
Amer Sweity in his lab at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's campus in Sde Boker, Israel, May 18, 2015. (Renee Ghert-Zand/Times of Israel)
May 25, 2015, 3:19 am
Israel’s first Jordanian PhD wants to bring peace through water
Desalination researcher Amer Sweity’s years at Ben-Gurion University put him in unique position to build bridges — and pipelines
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Greenhouses in the Judean desert, near Ein Yahav (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
From the WebFebruary 24, 2012, 2:45 pm
Ben Gurion U. profs tell Aussies of ‘the challenge of the desert’
JWire: Two top Israeli professors journeyed to Australia to speak of Israel’s accomplishments in water reclamation and preservation
If you prick them, do they not feel – and tell their friends? A new study by a Ben Gurion University team shows that plants communicate their pain via a “social network.” (Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
February 13, 2012, 12:21 pm
Plants spread the word on threats, via the ‘botanical social network’
Social networking isn’t just a human thing. Plants that are under stress can communicate their pain to other plants, enabling them – and their neighbors – to ‘defend’ themselves from danger
By David de Piciotto
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