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International Research Project Will Study Electromechanical Actions Dr. Anatoly Frenkel Dr. Anatoly Frenkel, co-chair of the department of physics, has received a three-year grant of $447,438 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study how to create a new class of what are called ...

YU Wall Street Group Event Features Conversation With David Samson ’93C, Mark Wilf and Ahmed Zayat ’83YC The Yeshiva University Wall Street Group presented a panel discussion on “The Business of Sports” on Monday, May 9, featuring David Samson ’93C, president of the Miami Marlins; Mark Wilf, owner…

Student-Organized Yom Hashoah Ceremony Commemorates Family and The Holocaust Over 400 students, faculty and staff gathered in the Lamport Auditorium on the Wilf Campus on May 4 to commemorate Yom Hashoah, and remember the six million Jews who were systematically murdered by the Nazis and their ...

Cantor Bernard Beer, Rabbi Yosef Weiss z”tl, Finkle Professorship, and Yeshiva Supporters to be Honored at May 23 Dinner Cantor Bernard Beer May 2, 2016, New York NY—Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary ( RIETS), an affiliate of Yeshiva University, will host its annual Gala Evening of Tribute…

Diplomat Dennis Ross Examines U.S.-Israel Relationship Throughout History at Robbins-Wilf Lecture On April 19, Yeshiva University hosted American diplomat and author Dennis Ross, who delivered a lecture as part of the Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf Scholar-in-Residence Program at the Benjamin N. Cardozo…

Yeshiva University Students Present Community-Wide Hackathon May 7 - 8 Beginning Saturday, May 7 at 10 p.m. and ending Sunday, May 8 at 10 p.m., Yeshiva University students will host a hackathon—a 24-hour event designed to foster technological innovation and creativity—in the University’s Height ...

Appointment Follows Years of Service at MTA and RIETS Rabbi Michael Taubes has been appointed a rosh yeshiva at the Yeshiva University-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). Rabbi Taubes will be teaching Yoreh Deah next year in the school’s semicha program, following years of…

Role Will Provide Scholarly Expertise on Behalf of Jewish Communities of Rhineland Professor Ephraim Kanarfogel, the E. Billi Ivry University Professor of Jewish History, Literature and Law, has been appointed to an international academic advisory board that will provide scholarly expertise to the…

Annual Gala Honors Business School Students and Faculty Over 300 students, faculty, and friends gathered in the cream-and lilac-illuminated Prince George Ballroom on April 14 to celebrate the Sy Syms School of Business’ Annual Gala Awards Dinner. Organized by the Sy Syms School of Business Student…