YU News

Aug 26, 2009 -- The Board of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) approved Yeshiva University’s negotiated sale of 30-year fixed-rate bonds in the amount of approximately $140 million in June. The Dormitory Authority assists in the financing and building of facilities for higher…

Aug 25, 2009 -- Throughout North America, schools in smaller Jewish communities often struggle to find qualified teachers that will develop the next generation. A new grant from Legacy Heritage Fund Limited will address this problem by providing support to attract, train and retain more high-…

Aug 18, 2009 -- The Toronto Jewish community will be home to the Yeshiva University (YU) Torah Mitzion Beit Midrash (intensive Torah and Talmud study program) of Toronto beginning September, 2009. The Beit Midrash is an affiliate of YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and Kollel Torah Mitzion…

Aug 17, 2009 -- The Toronto Jewish community will be home to the Yeshiva University (YU) Torah Mitzion Beit Midrash (intensive Torah and Talmud study program) of Toronto beginning September, 2009. The Beit Midrash is an affiliate of YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and Kollel Torah Mitzion…

Aug 17, 2009 --Avi Amsalem, a native of Boca Raton, FL, met Jack, an electrician from Alberta, Canada at a special celebration hosted by the New York Mets at Citi Field. Jack (last name withheld to protect his privacy) survived leukemia because of Amsalem’s stem cell donation to the Gift of Life ...

Aug 17, 2009 -- Yeshiva University appointed 19 new undergraduate and graduate faculty members this fall. Dr. James A. Kahn (left), a foremost expert in economics, was appointed the Bertha and Henry Kressel Professor of Economics and chair of the combined economics departments of Yeshiva College…

Aug 14, 2009 -- Throughout North America, schools in smaller Jewish communities often struggle to find qualified teachers that will develop the next generation. A new grant from Legacy Heritage Fund Limited will address this problem by providing support to attract, train and retain more high-…

Aug 14, 2009 -- Throughout North America, schools in smaller Jewish communities often struggle to find qualified teachers that will develop the next generation. A new grant from Legacy Heritage Fund Limited will address this problem by providing support to attract, train and retain more high-…

Aug 13, 2009 -- Dr. Barry Eichler ’60Y, professor of Bible and ancient Near Eastern studies at Yeshiva College and Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, has accepted a two-year appointment as dean of Yeshiva College. Eichler, a distinguished scholar and educator, joined YU full time last…

Aug 12, 2009 -- The deadliest part of the cancer process, metastasis, appears to rely on help from macrophages, potent immune system cells that usually defend vigorously against disease, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report. In a new study published online…