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Nov 7, 2006 -- A group of alumnae from Stern College for Women who might not have been able to pursue careers in medicine and science if not for the Anne Scheiber Scholarship have decided to raise money to give back to the institution that made their dreams possible. The Stern-Einstein Research ...

Nov 1, 2006 -- Emily Fischer, a January 2006 graduate of Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, didn’t know what she wanted to do after she graduated. Her experiences finding a job, a place to live, and a new way of life reflected the challenges, hopes, and fears facing the nearly 50 seniors…

Oct 31, 2006 -- Dr. Sumanta Goswami, a newly appointed biology professor at Yeshiva College, was recently recognized for his abstract, "Identification and Characterization of Invasive and Drug Resistant Breast Cancer Cells," which he presented at the 3rd Tumor Progressive and Therapeutic Resistance…

Oct 30, 2006 -- Internationally renowned singer and actor Dudu Fisher performed for nearly two hours before an enthusiastic audience of YU students in the Geraldine Schottenstein Cultural Center on Tuesday evening, October 24. The event inaugurated the Lori Schottenstein Annual Cultural Festival ...

Oct 26, 2006 -- In two Town Hall meetings on the Beren and Wilf campuses, President Richard M. Joel addressed faculty, students, administrators, and staff on a wide array of issues important to university life. At both locations, the president opened with a brief overview followed by questions and…

Oct 24, 2006 -- The title of a talk by former United States Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer, “The ‘Summer Vacation’ War: Implications for Israeli Security and Diplomacy,” at Yeshiva University on Oct. 24, was not chosen frivolously, the former emissary to Egypt and Israel told his audience at…

Oct 12, 2006 -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University announced today that it has been awarded a $10 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for a landmark and unprecedented large-scale study of the health status of 4,000 people of Hispanic/Latino…

Oct 5, 2006 -- SAVE THESE DATES! WURZWEILER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Wurzweiler celebrates its 50th anniversary at alumni gatherings and professional symposia across the United States, Canada, and Israel, culminating in a major conference in New York City, “Celebrating a Tradition of Caring: Social ...

Oct 1, 2006 -- Susan Band Horwitz, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and co-chair of the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and the Falkenstein Professor of Cancer Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine. Members are ...

Sep 24, 2006 -- Sophie Lachmann came from Barranquilla, Colombia, to Stern College for Women so she could learn to incorporate a Jewish perspective into her everyday life. The freshman did not realize that she would be a part of the second year of Stern’s Basic Jewish Studies Program, which helps…