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Dr. Lisa Chalik is an assistant professor of psychology at Stern College for Women. She received both her master’s degree and doctorate from New York University and her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. She is the director of the Developing Minds Lab at Stern College, where her research ...

Top Stories “Every generation has its own form of teshuva—ours is not different.” During his pre-selichot presentation in the Glueck Beit Midrash, Dr. Berman called upon each of us to consider two core values in our collective process of repentance. Our core of Torat Emet requires us to acknowledge…

“Every generation has its own form of teshuva—ours is not different.” During his pre-selichot presentation in the Glueck Beit Midrash, Dr. Berman called upon each of us to consider two core values in our collective process of repentance. “Our core of Torat Emet requires us to acknowledge the ...

The Elul Experience at YU Has Been Inspiring and Uplifting The month began on the Beren campus with a gift give-away for the student body: L’David Hashem Ori cards, designed by the vice president of public relations for the Torah Activities Council (TAC). Over 50 students participated in a “PAC…

Yeshiva University’s Giving Day 2019 was a tremendous success. For a 24-hour period, from noon to noon September 18 to September 19, the world-wide YU community came together to raise a total of $5,770,391, exceeding its initial goal of $5 million. Donor participation was driven through a targeted…

Technology education plays an important role in the lives of YU students as they pursue innovative solutions to make the world a better place. But when it comes to landing a job in tech, what are the steps they need to take? To whom should they reach out? Which skills, talents and experiences are…

Dr. Joshua Waxman, assistant professor at Stern College for Women, presented a peer-reviewed short paper titled “A Graph Database of Scholastic Relationships in the Babylonian Talmud” at the 2019 Digital Humanities Conference held July 9-12, 2019, in Utrecht, the Netherlands. In his presentation,…

Dr. Jeffrey Gonzalez Dr. Jeffrey Gonzalez, professor of psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, announced that he and Dr. Earle Chambers, associate professor in the Departments…

Dr. Van Kelly, clinical professor of computer science at Yeshiva College, has been selected for the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award at Houghton College, located in Houghton, New York. The award goes to an alumnus who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in their profession, service…

This year the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA) is expanding its academic programs for sophomores with three new areas of concentration: Torah Leadership, Engineering+ and Entrepreneurship. The Academic Concentration Program, spearheaded by Rabbi Dov ...