YU News

Donations, Volunteers Needed in Sandy's Hardest-Hit Regions Monday’s chilly morning found 20 Yeshiva University students running up and down a 17-story building in Far Rockaway. Accompanied by Shay Schachter, assistant rabbi of Far Rockaway’s White Shul, the students carried hot food, donated by ...

Executives and Entrepreneurs Offer Insight to Israel’s Economic Success at Sy Syms Event The line is nearly as old as the State of Israel itself: How do you make a small fortune in Israel? Start with a big one. However today, in an era of widespread global recession, Israel’s soaring economy is no…

Einstein Researcher Receives $10.8 Million Grant to Study Toxic Blood Reactions Caused by Hemoglobin The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded nearly $11 million to Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University to carry out a ...

Program for Jewish Genetic Health and YU Connects Present November 6 Discussion on Issues Related to Family Health and Genetics UPDATE: Due, to the Hurricane, this event has been postponed. The Program for Jewish Genetic Health, a joint initiative between Yeshiva University and Albert Einstein ...

Student-Run Conference Explores Medical Dilemmas Born out of the Holocaust Hundreds filled Yeshiva University’s Furst Hall on the morning of October 21 to attend the 7th annual Fuld Family Medical Ethics Conference. Titled “Out of the Ashes: Jewish Approaches to Medical Dilemmas Born out of the ...

Led by Yeshiva University, High School Students Head to D.C. on Israel Lobbying Mission More than 100 high school students headed to Capitol Hill on October 15 to lobby on behalf of Israel. The mission, organized by Yeshiva University, was directed by Matthew Schwartz, YU’s assistant director of ...

Gilad Shalit, Accompanied by His IDF Unit, Makes Appearance at Yeshiva University Thousands of students and members of the Yeshiva University community poured into Lamport Auditorium on the school’s Wilf Campus on October 16 to welcome Gilad Shalit and members of his unit who came to share their ...