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Bequest From Dr. Joseph and Faye Glatt Estate Will Support Innovative Programming at Center for Israel Studies Yeshiva University has received a bequest of $1 million from the Dr. Joseph and Faye Glatt Estate to create a new program housed in the Center for Israel Studies (CIS), titled The Joseph…

Einstein Secures More Than $160 Million in NIH Grants for Major Research Projects in 2016 Investigators at Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine were awarded more than $160 million from the National Institutes of Health in federal fiscal year 2016. The grants provide critical ...

Using Network Science, Yeshiva College Students’ Research Tracks an Epidemic’s Path By now, most Americans are familiar with the Zika virus. The epidemic, which is especially dangerous for unborn children, has proven to be one of the most difficult to contain in recent history—and also one of the…

Koveah.org Creates Personalized Torah Learning Schedules A new online learning tool from Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future is making it a little easier for anyone committed to Torah study to stay on track. Called Koveah.org, the online tool creates personalized learning schedules ...

Looking Back at a Remarkable Year at Yeshiva University For Yeshiva University, 2016 was a year filled with exciting achievements and new beginnings. From the founding of The Mordecai D. and Monique C. Katz School of Graduate and Professional Studies, the goal-shattering $6 million raised during…

YU Alumni Are First Married Couple to Compete Against Each Other in Chidon HaTanach Next week, two Yeshiva University alumni will make history as the first married couple to go head-to-head in the 2016 International Adult Bible Contest (Chidon Ha-Tanach). For Yaelle Frohlich '10S '12BR, a doctoral…

Professor Steve n Fine Explores Lampstand's Journey From Religious Object to Unique Symbol From its ancient role in the Biblical Tabernacle to its place today on the state seal of Israel, the seven-branched menorah has been a defining Jewish icon throughout history. But how did it come to represent…

Recognition by NYC Comptroller Acknowledges Life of Service to Jewish Community, New York City Philip Goldfeder, assistant vice president for government affairs at Yeshiva University and former New York State Assemblyman, was recently honored at the Jewish Heritage and Culture Celebration hosted by…

Yeshiva University Ranks Among Kiplinger’s 2017 Best Private Colleges Based on Academic Quality and Affordability Yeshiva University has been named to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of the Top 300 Best College Values of 2017. The rankings combine public schools, private universities and…