YU News

Dec 10, 2007 -- For this year’s Hanukkah celebrations, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office wanted a Jewish high school student who embodied the values of community service to help with the lighting of the menorah near City Hall in downtown Manhattan. The mayor’s staff found her in ...

Dec 5, 2006 -- Sumanta Goswami, PhD, a newly appointed biology professor at Yeshiva College (YC), has been awarded a $125,000 grant to do important research in the field of breast cancer. Dr. Goswami’s project, “Identification and Characterization of Invasive and Drug Resistant Breast Cancer Cells…

Dec 3, 2007 -- The Yeshiva University Museum and the American Sephardi Federation bring the music of the Middle East to New York City with its Sephardic Nightlife Music series beginning in December. The three-concert series will explore the rich musical traditions of the Sephardic Jewish community…

Nov 28, 2007 -- Dr. Kaplan Voted Professor of the Year by Students New York, NY, Nov 28, 2007 -- Debra Kaplan, PhD, assistant professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University, has been named the Dr. Pinkhos Churgin Memorial Professor of Jewish History. The prestigious appointment marks the…

Nov 28, 2007 -- “Composers have always relied on the kindness of patrons,” says David Glaser, assistant professor of music at Stern College for Women, who was recently selected by the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University to receive a 2007 Fromm Commission Award, with a prize of $10,000. He…

Nov 28, 2007 -- Debra Kaplan, PhD, assistant professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University, has recently been named the Dr. Pinkhos Churgin Memorial Professor of Jewish History. The prestigious appointment marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Dr. Churgin, a renowned scholar of Jewish…

Nov 27, 2007 -- The study of music at Yeshiva University hits a high note this fall with the creation of the YU Ensemble-in-Residence Program at the undergraduate schools. The Momenta String Quartet, which has collaborated with Dr. David Glaser, assistant professor of music at Stern College for ...

Nov 27, 2007 -- High school students from across North America honed their leadership skills at the bi-annual Eimatai Leadership Development Conference in Baltimore on Nov. 11-13, under the mentorship and guidance of undergraduate students from Yeshiva University who just a few years ago were ...

Nov 19, 2007 -- Dr. Scott S. Cowen, president of Tulane University in New Orleans, will be the keynote speaker at Yeshiva University’s 83rd Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation on Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Waldorf=Astoria. YU President Richard M. Joel will confer the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters…

Nov 19, 2007 -- As this year’s General Assembly (GA) of the United Jewish Communities (UJC) unfolded with spirited discussions, presentations, and networking among its 3,500 delegates, one voice resounded loud and clear, bringing a scholarly approach and Torah wisdom to bear on the future of the ...