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The Straus Center celebrated the launch of “Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American” story with Ruth Wisse, Ari Lamm, Ilana Kurshan and Elliot Kaufman.

The Impact Office at the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought supports students across Yeshiva University pursuing internships in public policy, national security and public service. This summer, Benjamin Winters (SB ’27), a Yeshiva University Leadership Scholar through…

Researchers in the Department of Graduate Computer Science and Engineering will present a new AI system that turns written text into spoken word at the Fourteenth International Conference on Learning Representations, one of the top international conferences in artificial intelligence.

Ayelet Friedman (SCW ’27) spent Summer 2025 interning at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) and in the office of Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA).

AI master's student Puspita Chowdhury's research project, presented recently at the Stevens Institute of Technology, aims to help doctors identify brain tumors faster and more accurately using computer assistance.

Ashish Yakub Beary, a student in Katz College’s M.S. in Data Analytics and Visualization, uses artificial intelligence in a practical, human-centered way. His program lets people ask questions in plain English and get clear answers drawn directly from official school documents.

Through an internship with the American Red Cross, Avraham Frohlich (YC ’25), a recent Yeshiva College Honors graduate and English major, explored international humanitarian law, cross-cultural cooperation, and the protection of journalists in conflict zones. His summer included research in New…

Straus Scholar Elisha Price (YC ’28) spent the Fall 2025 semester as a research assistant to Dr. Tevi Troy, gaining hands-on experience in historical research, political analysis and the production of scholarly and public-facing writing.

A study by researchers in the Katz College’s Department of Graduate Computer Science and Engineering discusses medical image segmentation, which teaches a computer to look at a medical image, such as a colonoscopy image or an MRI scan, and clearly outline areas of interest.

Data Analytics student Brighton Mukundwi designed Stitch Affiliate, a campus-focused online marketplace where students sell trending products and earn a commission on each sale.