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Alumni Profile: Elianna Sable ’08S As an undergraduate at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, Elianna Sable ’08S loved her major’s multidisciplinary approach to advertising and English communications. “I got to take literature courses and art classes and business courses at the Sy Syms ...

For Professor Jill Katz, Archaeological Discovery Sheds Light on Heroics of King David A few weeks ago, my teenage son excitedly announced that "[my] archaeological site was trending on Facebook.” No matter that soon so many other stories would overtake it. My existence and work were certified at…

Medical Ethics Society Conference Spotlights Medical and Jewish Perspectives on Pediatric Healthcare On October 25, more than 200 people gathered at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus for the Ninth Annual Fuld Family Medical Ethics Society (MES) Conference, presented by the Yeshiva University Student…

Sy Syms Junior’s Single Chosen as Anthem for International Kindness Movement On November 8, thousands of people in cities and countries across the globe will break out in choreographed dance and song in celebration of World Kindness Day. The flashmob will extend over continents and across oceans ...

At RIETS Lecture, Senator Lieberman Considers the Influence of Torah on American Political History and His Career Former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, the Joseph Lieberman Chair in Public Policy and Public Service at Yeshiva University, delivered his first talk of the semester to students, faculty…

Washington Heights Street Renamed for Soviet Jewry Activist Jacob Birnbaum On October 18, a street in Yeshiva University’s own neighborhood of Washington Heights, New York, was renamed to honor the memory of Jacob Birnbaum, a prominent activist who began his monumental work on behalf of Soviet…

In New Book, Wurzweiler Professor Jonathan Fast Explores Hidden Roots of Bullying As the American public grapples with a growing awareness of the problem of bullying, both within schools and outside of them, and heated debate about where to lay the blame for school shootings becomes a regular ...

YU Conference to Celebrate Israel's Fifth Prime Minister and Explore Global Impact of His Assassination Yeshiva University's Center for Israel Studies announced today that it will host an academic conference for all audiences to commemorate the 20 th anniversary of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak ...

Stern College for Women Professor Marina Holz Featured on WABC-TV Special Dr. Marina Holz, the Doris and Dr. Ira Kukin Chair in Biology and professor of biology at Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women, was featured in WABC-TV's recent special, "Breast Cancer: Promising Research and Options…

Ninth Annual Student Medical Ethics Society Conference to Spotlight Medical and Jewish Perspectives on Pediatric Healthcare Yeshiva University's Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) announced today that it will be hosting its ninth annual Fuld Family conference, titled Protecting Their Future ...