BGU&U | SPRING 2022

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MESSAGE - Jeff Kaye, Vice President for Public Affairs and Resource Development	4
MESSAGE - Toni Young, Chair of the Global Development Committee	5
FEATURE - Israel’s Global Pioneers The Halutz Global Leadership Initiative	6
For the Negev, From the World News from our worldwide friends and associates	10
SPOTLIGHT - Science for a Food-Secure World Michael Mirilashvili founds a center for food security in the desert	14
SPOTLIGHT - Building Bridges Across Deserts BGU signs research agreements with Moroccan universities	19
South Shall We Go Notable visitors to BGU this year	22
FEATURE - Modern Day Ben-Gurions The 2021 Ben-Gurion Awards and more	24
SPOTLIGHT - Powered by People Farewell to David Bareket	27
Zooming Out - Webinars that brought BGU to the world	28
FEATURE - Discovering the Marcuses A new documentary about the remarkable BGU donors	30
Notable Contributions	33
BGU Associates Organizations	36
In Memoriam	38

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