YU News

Jan 21, 2004 -- Film historian and critic Dr. Eric A. Goldman will present “Looking at Ourselves: The American Jewish Experience on Film” at the 2004 Morris Epstein Forum on the Arts lecture Tuesday, February 10, at Yeshiva University. The public lecture will take place at 7:30 pm at YU’s Geraldine…

Jan 16, 2004 -- Taking part in an innovative cancer research study conducted at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and its Cancer Center, six women enter a chapel that has been temporarily transformed into a different type of sanctum. Chairs have been moved to the walls, where the women seat…

Jan 16, 2004 -- Compulsive hoarding, a psychological disorder that most frequently affects the elderly and is characterized by an accumulation of useless possessions that clutter the person’s living space posing safety and health risks, will be discussed at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law on…

Jan 13, 2004 -- New York, NY, January 13, 2004—Daniel Kahneman, Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology and professor of public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University, will discuss “Intuition and Bounded Rationality” at the Alexander Brody ...

Jan 10, 2004 -- Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have identified a cellular protein that promotes atherosclerosis, the process that causes heart disease by narrowing coronary arteries. Therapies that inactivate this protein could offer an entirely new approach for combating ...

Jan 8, 2004 -- Forty years ago this month the Surgeon General issued a report on the serious health risks associated with smoking cigarettes. Soon after, cigarette packaging was required to note these risks to inform smokers at the point of purchase – with hopes the warning would discourage them ...

Jan 8, 2004 -- Yeshiva University honored Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein of Columbus, OH, at a dedication last month for an undergraduate honors program bearing their names. The Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program of Yeshiva College was established five years ago through a gift of $8 million…

Dec 15, 2003 -- More than 700 Yeshiva University leaders gathered Sunday evening (Dec. 14) at Manhattan’s Waldorf=Astoria for YU’s 79th Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation. The combined events recognized prominent philanthropists, recorded the success of YU’s $400 million capital campaign, and unveiled…

Dec 11, 2003 -- Yeshiva University (YU) senior Shayna Greenwald was named Most Valuable Player of the Betty Shabazz Memorial Women’s Basketball Tournament, held Dec. 7 and 8 at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY. The Toronto native and management major at YU’s Sy Syms School of Business averaged…

Dec 8, 2003 -- Contemporary Problems in Businesss, an undergraduate course, features a free exchange of ideas between students and heads of major corporations. Speakers address challenges and initiatives instrumental to their success, and their thoughts on what qualities help shape future leaders…