YU News

Dec 19, 2005 -- Sixteen undergraduate students from Yeshiva University are traveling with American Jewish World Service (AJWS )to Las Bendiciones in Central Honduras in January as part of the university’s first Alternative Break, a new humanitarian mission. Las Bendiciones is a remote village in…

Dec 16, 2005 -- It was a bittersweet occasion. But more sweet than bitter. The first-ever reunion of men's basketball alumni attracted more than 30 former players Dec. 14 and was marked by broad smiles of recognition and good memories, pats on the back, and bear hugs. The event also honored the ...

Dec 16, 2005 -- Dr. Cedric Raine, professor of pathology and Wollowick Professor in Multiple Sclerosis at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, held in Orlando, Florida, in recognition of…

Dec 15, 2005 -- The Sept. 11 attacks gave rise to a new idealism in the Bush administration—one that does not universally support human rights, former UN Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke said at Stern College for Women Dec. 12. The Geraldine Schottenstein Cultural Center on Stern’s Beren Campus was…

Dec 14, 2005 -- Three trailblazing CEOs, all members of the Yeshiva University community, shared observations and lessons from their successful careers with Sy Syms School of Business honors students Dec. 9. The event was the inaugural Dean's List CEO Seminar. On hand to speak to a select group of…

Dec 13, 2005 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed unequivocal support for Israel and described the United States and Israel as partners against terrorism in her address at Yeshiva University’s 81st Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation on Dec. 11, at The Waldorf-Astoria. Yeshiva University ...

Dec 13, 2005 -- The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) at Yeshiva University (YU), in partnership with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), located a Torah for a flood-ravaged synagogue in Panvel, India, just in time for Rosh Hashanah in October. The Beth-El Synagogue in Panvel…

Dec 12, 2005 -- A new Student Center has just been opened on Yeshiva University’s Jerusalem campus, designed to serve the needs of the 700 students studying in Israel on the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program (SDAIP). Yeshiva University’s campus in Israel has recently undergone extensive renovations…

Dec 11, 2005 -- Yeshiva University’s Presidential Fellowship in University and Community Leadership provides graduates of Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women and Sy Syms School of Business with an opportunity to give back to their alma mater. Now preparing for its third year, the Presidential…

Dec 9, 2005 -- The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University concluded its 50th Anniversary celebratory year with a reception honoring the faculty of the College of Medicine. During the celebration, held Thursday, December 8, on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Bronx, five…