YU News

Jul 6, 2010 -- Twenty-two assistant rabbis from across North America recently gathered for two one-day seminars presented by Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF). The seminars, which took place on June 8 and 22, featured presentations on topics ranging from “Relationship to the…

Jun 30, 2010 -- Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology at Stern College for Women, has received an NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 grant for identification and characterization of S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1) targets in mammary cell proliferation. S6K1 is a therapeutic target in…

Jun 22, 2010 -- President Richard M. Joel (YU) has appointed Rabbi Josh Joseph as Vice President in addition to his role as Chief of Staff of Yeshiva University. A native of Montreal, Rabbi Joseph worked on Wall Street for several years and as a community rabbi. He completed his undergraduate…

Jun 21, 2010 -- Three outstanding Yeshiva University students—Michael Cinnamon, Michael Emerson and Avi Miller—have been awarded the coveted Wexner Foundation Graduate Study Fellowship for the 2010-11 academic year. The fellowships, launched by The Wexner Foundation in 1988, are bestowed upon 20 ...

Jun 15, 2010 -- Yeshiva University recently celebrated its inaugural class of students who earned a master’s of science degree in accounting from Sy Syms School of Business, a clear indication of the University’s commitment to ensuring that its students are prepared for careers as CPAs. This first…

Jun 3, 2010 -- Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) has introduced The Huberfeld Family Semikha Leadership Initiative, a three year fellowship at RIETS designed to mold future leaders of the American rabbinate. “It is our privilege to be afforded this special ...

Jun 2, 2010 -- Yeshiva University announced today that the Center for the Jewish Future's inaugural Creating Connections weekend (May 7-9, 2010) has successfully inspired dozens of North American Jewish communities to make significant strides toward being more mindful of and involved with their ...

Jun 2, 2010 -- More than 600 students from Yeshiva University’s undergraduate schools were presented with their degrees at YU’s 79th commencement exercises at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, May 26. Among the graduates, eight students were selected for special distinction as ...

Jun 1, 2010 -- Addressing the more than 5,000 people in attendance at Yeshiva University’s 79th commencement, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Michael B. Oren declared that the bond between his country and the U.S., as well as between Israel and YU, is inextricable. “Whenever difficult ...

Jun 1, 2010 -- Alfred H. Moses, a philanthropist, communal leader and former U.S. ambassador to Romania from Washington D.C., was presented with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Yeshiva University. YU President Richard M. Joel bestowed this honor upon Moses at YU’s 79th Commencement ...