YU News

Plan Outlines University's Commitment to Sustainability May 27, 2010 -- This month the Sustainability Advisory Committee, with assistance from the Office of Energy and Sustainability, published the University’s first-ever Climate Action Plan. The Plan outlines YU’s commitment to sustainability with…

Ambassador Michael Oren Implores YU's Graduates and Community to Stand with Israel May 27, 2010 -- More than 5,000 family and friends of Yeshiva University’s graduates and undergraduates attended the 79th annual commencement ceremonies at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 26. Waves of ...

YU Receives $11 Million Grant from Jim Joseph Foundation to Advance Jewish Life through Jewish Education May 24, 2010 -- On the heels of a $4 million grant to Yeshiva University last September, the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation announced today that it is making a new $11 million grant…

May 24, 2010 -- On the heels of a $4 million grant to Yeshiva University last September, the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation announced today that it is making a new $11 million grant to bring its overall investment in YU’s training and credentialing of Jewish educators to a historic $15…

May 24, 2010 -- On the heels of a $4 million grant to Yeshiva University last September, the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation announced today that it is making a new $11 million grant to bring its overall investment in YU’s training and credentialing of Jewish educators to a historic $15…

YC and Stern Students Present Research Findings to Faculty and Peers in First-Ever I.C.E. Conference May 21, 2010 -- Yeshiva University held its inaugural I.C.E. (Innovate. Collaborate. Explore.) poster session on May 7, a competition for Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women students to ...

Prestigious Kimmel Scholar Award Recognizes Promising Young Scientists May 21, 2010 -- Matthew Gamble, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been awarded a $200,000 Kimmel Scholar Award. He is one of 15 U.S. scientists…

Sharing Ideas and Lending Support, School Partnership Convenes Jewish Day School Principals from Across the Country May 17, 2010 -- Yeshiva University’s Institute for University-School Partnership convened 14 principals of Jewish day schools from across the country for a Critical Friends Group ...

May 17, 2010 -- Yeshiva University’s Institute for University-School Partnership convened 14 principals of Jewish day schools from across the country for a Critical Friends Group retreat on May 9-10. The two-day conference in Ridgefield Park, NJ, was the first of what will be an ongoing process of…

The Huffington Post Features an Op-Ed by Dean Victor Schwartz and Drs. Jerald Kay and Paul Appelbaum on the Dangers of Firearms in the Hands of Students May 13, 2010 -- Several states have now proposed laws that would allow students to carry concealed weapons on their college campus. Advocates of…