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May 26, 2009 -- Jeremy Antar had a job in advertising sales at AOL Media Networks in New York City, but left after one year to become a social worker. “I have always been interested in social work,” said the Great Neck, NY native who graduated from Wurzweiler School of Social Work with a ...

May 26, 2009 -- If Indonesia someday has a new, world-class law school, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law can claim partial credit. That’s because Sigit Ardianto, a graduate of Cardozo’s LLM program and a Dean’s Merit Scholar, was inspired by his classes and professors to take his new knowledge…

May 26, 2009 -- It is hardly surprising that Grace Charles, this year’s valedictorian of Stern College for Women, graduate of the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program and recipient of the Professor Moses L. Isaacs Memorial Award for Excellence in Biochemistry, has a knack for science. Her mother…

May 22, 2009 -- "Since its establishment in 1987, the business school and its curriculum have been constantly evolving,” said Dr. Fred Palumbo, professor and area chair of marketing and management at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business (SSSB). Addressing an audience of students, proud…

May 22, 2009 -- In the midst of their final exams, more than 40 Yeshiva University students made an appearance on CBS' Early Show on May 21 to promote the bone marrow awareness campaign run by YU’s Student Medical Ethics Society. The students, who stood in the outdoor audience decked in Yeshiva ...

May 20, 2009 -- An organic energy drink that offers innovative time-release hydration won first place at the Sy Syms School of Business 2009 Dr. William Schwartz Business Plan Competition on May 7. Miami native and Syms student, Matthew Sussman, won $5,000 for his energy drink business, Proseed. “I…

May 19, 2009 -- Madison Square Garden’s WaMu Theater was alive with energy, excitement and emotion at Yeshiva University’s 78th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 14. President Richard M. Joel conferred honorary degrees upon Rabbi Dr. Jacob Haberman, founder of real estate ownership and ...

May 19, 2009 -- A curious person by nature, Shane Fischman of Woodmere, NY had been interested in learning more about Western culture’s obsession with weight, overall appearance and its unrealistic “ideal” body image. Fischman, a senior at Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls ...

May 15, 2009 -- This Shavuot, National Synagogue of Washington, D.C. and Ahavas Torah of Silver Spring, MD will offer talented young Jewish women the opportunity to serve as scholars-in-residence as part of the Women’s Leadership Initiative’s first-ever scholar-in-residence program. The Initiative…

May 15, 2009 -- This Shavuot, Houston’s Ahavat Yisrael synagogue will offer two talented young Jewish women the opportunity to serve as scholars-in-residence as part of the Women’s Leadership Initiative’s first-ever scholar-in-residence program. The Initiative, part of Yeshiva University’s Center…