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Research Led by Dr. Eliezer Schnall Correlates Regular Religious Service Attendance to Outlook on Life A new study shows that attending religious services regularly can mean a more optimistic, less depressed, and less cynical outlook on life. In a follow-up to its 2008 report that found that ...
Noted Innovator and Scholar Discusses Halachic Implications of Synthetic Biology at Yeshiva University Dr. Joseph Jacobson, an associate professor of media arts and sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), came to Yeshiva University on October 31 to discuss “Synthetic Biology ...
Einstein Researchers are Studying the DNA of Ashkenazi Jews and What it Can Tell Us About Living Longer New York magazine interviews Drs. Nir Barzilai and Gil Atzmon of YU's Albert Einstein College of Medicine for a cover story on exceptional aging that centers on participants in Einstein’s ...
Student-Run Medical Ethics Conference Explores Jewish Perspectives on Public Health Bright and early on the Sunday morning of November 6, an eager crowd braved New York City Marathon traffic to attend the Yeshiva University Student Medical Ethics Society’s (MES) sixth annual conference in Lamport…
Thank A Donor Week Offers Students Chance to Recognize Scholarship Support The week of November 7 marked the first official Thank a Donor Week at Yeshiva University. Organized by the team that oversees stewardship and donor recognition, the week offered students the opportunity to write thank you…
Festival of Jewish Folktales Honors Peninnah Schram On November 6, students, academics, professional storytellers and members of the public gathered at the Yeshiva University Museum to share tales rich with tradition, personal meaning and religious discovery during “Folktales of Israel: A Festival…
Einstein Receives $8 Million in Grants from NIH to Study How Cancer Spreads The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University two grants totaling $8 million to study the microenvironments that drive the spread of cancer from the primary tumor…
Ferkauf's Dr. Irit Felsen Discusses the Role the Media Can Play in Gilad Shalit’s Road to Recovery For five long years, a media campaign swirled around the abduction and internment of Gilad Shalit, gaining momentum with every passing day. Without a doubt, it was the media that helped keep his story…
Alfred and Evelyn H. Solomon Rare Book Room Formally Dedicated in Yeshiva University Library On Tuesday, November 1, the Alfred and Evelyn H. Solomon Rare Book Room in Yeshiva University’s Mendel Gottesman Library of Hebrew/Judaica was formally dedicated by their children, Julia Solomon and Todd ...
Or Pikary and Isaac Dayan Selected for 2011 Excellence in Accounting Scholarship Two SYMS School of Business students, Isaac Dayan ’SB12 and Or Pikary ’SB11, were awarded 2011 Excellence in Accounting Scholarships by the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) and its ...