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BGU PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2020

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NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS A generous donation by Sylvan Adams of Israel will renovate and transform the University’s existing sports complex into a state-of-the-art facility which will be named the Sylvan Adams Sports Centre at Ben Gurion University of the Negev . The Center for Israel Studies at the Ben Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism will be named the Azrieli Center for Israel Studies thanks to the vision and generosity of the Azrieli Foundation Canada-Israel . Morris Kahn renewed his support of Prof. Ohad Birk ’s “100 Diseases Project: From Scientific Discovery to Disease Prevention” at the Morris Kahn Laboratory of Human Genetics .

The Patrick & Lina Drahi Foundation have pledged to support the construction of the Drahi Innovation & Entrepreneurship Building  to be built on the North Campus. The generous bequest of Manya Igel from the UK will support the Medical Simulation & Classroom Building , establish the Manya Igel Institute for Innovative Food and Nutrition Biomedical Research at BGU, and provide funds to recruit and retain outstanding young scientists.  James M. Breslauer and the Breslauer-Soref Foundation of Cypress, CA renewed their commitment to support the University’s entrepreneurship endeavors by generously providing funding for Yazamut 360° . World-renowned artist and Milwaukee, WI native, Richard Edelman , generously donated a Negev-inspired bronze sculpture titled Cyberglyph .

 Richard Edelman’s sculpture Cyberglyph on the Marcus Family Campus