YU News

Oct 1, 2009 -- Yeshiva University’s (YU) Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) will be hosting its fourth annual conference, entitled The Human Blueprint: Jewish Perspectives on Modern Genetics on Sunday, October 18 from 9am to 5pm at YU’s Wilf Campus, 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY. The ...

Sep 29, 2009 -- Students and alumni of Yeshiva University, its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), and YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) will enrich the holiday celebrations of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah in 80 Jewish communities around the world. As part of…

Sep 29, 2009 -- Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business will expand the scope of its education beyond undergraduate programming this fall when it launches the Center for Executive and Professional Education. The center will offer post-graduate education and professional development to meet…

Sep 16, 2009 -- A new fellowship offered by Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women this fall, with the partnership and support of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW), will enable high-achieving, incoming sophomores to excel in the sciences. “Stern College is home to a record…

Sep 10, 2009 -- A group of 16 Yeshiva University (YU) graduates from the class of 2009 have decided to extend their stay on campus for another year to experience the University from another perspective: as Presidential Fellows. The top graduates will build their professional skills while assisting…

Sep 9, 2009 -- Rabbi Jeremy Wieder and Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein will be the featured speakers at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary’s (RIETS) 25th Annual Hausman/Stern Kinus Teshuva Lectures. The lectures will take place in New York City and Jerusalem on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 at 8pm…

Sep 8, 2009 -- Our sages teach that “the very world rests on the breath of children in the schoolhouse.” Yet, without the finest quality teachers providing the “oxygen” – knowledge, skills, love of learning – that world rests on a shaky foundation. To help ensure a solid and secure foundation, the…

Sep 2, 2009 -- Throughout North America, schools in smaller Jewish communities often struggle to find qualified teachers that will develop the next generation. A new grant from Legacy Heritage Fund Limited will address this problem by providing support to attract, train and retain more high-quality…

Sep 2, 2009 -- Throughout North America, schools in smaller Jewish communities often struggle to find qualified teachers that will develop the next generation. A new grant from Legacy Heritage Fund Limited will address this problem by providing support to attract, train and retain more high-quality…

Aug 31, 2009 -- As Yeshiva University (YU) embarks on its Fall 2009 semester, it is opening the first new building on its Wilf Campus, its main campus in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, in 20 years. The Glueck Center for Jewish Study, a 60,000 square foot, modern, glass and stone multi…