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Governor David Paterson Applauds Medical School for Pioneering Work in Stem Cell Research Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University hosted a roundtable discussion on stem cell research with New York Governor David A. Paterson on Oct. 8. Allen M. Spiegel, MD, The Marilyn and Stanley…

Health Care Reform a More Complex Conversation Than 'Simplistic' Debate, Say Experts at Center for Ethics Panel Amidst what Dr. Adrienne Asch called a “cacophony of claims and counter-claims” in the political wrangling over America’s ailing health care system, the Center for Ethics at Yeshiva ...

YU Receives A’s in Student Involvement, Administration and Transportation in College Sustainability Report Card For the third year in a row, Yeshiva University’s College Sustainability Report Card has shown considerable improvement, according to the Sustainability Endowments Institute (SEI). In its…

Oct 5, 2009 -- In celebration of Torah excellence, Yeshiva University’s (YU) Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) will honor dedicated leaders and educators of the Jewish community at its Annual Dinner of Tribute on October 27 at The Grand Hyatt in New York City. Honorees include Dr ...

Oct 1, 2009 -- Yeshiva University’s (YU) Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) will be hosting its fourth annual conference, entitled The Human Blueprint: Jewish Perspectives on Modern Genetics on Sunday, October 18 from 9am to 5pm at YU’s Wilf Campus, 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY. The ...

Sep 29, 2009 -- Students and alumni of Yeshiva University, its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), and YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) will enrich the holiday celebrations of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah in 80 Jewish communities around the world. As part of…

Sep 29, 2009 -- Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business will expand the scope of its education beyond undergraduate programming this fall when it launches the Center for Executive and Professional Education. The center will offer post-graduate education and professional development to meet…

Sep 24, 2009 -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University two grants totaling $3.5 million to study epigenetic changes—chemical modifications of genes caused by stress, diet or other environmental influences—and how they contribute…

Sep 22, 2009 -- Dr. Michael Machczynski and Dr. Jianfeng Jiang, assistant professors of chemistry at Yeshiva University, have each been awarded grants of $50,000 over two years from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund to investigate means of efficiently storing energy from the sun…

Sep 16, 2009 -- “If Israel and America have such a special relationship why can’t they get along?” asked Daniel Kurtzer, retired U.S. Ambassador to both Israel and Egypt, and professor of Middle East policy studies at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs…