Dear Yeshiva Family, I hope that you, your families and your loved ones are all safe and well. Having borne the brunt of Sandy’s initial impact, I want to report to you on Yeshiva’s response on an institutional and communal level. One of the great pleasures of my position is the opportunity I have…
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…
Congressman Patrick Kennedy to Deliver Keynote Address at November 11 Event Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy will deliver the keynote address at Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology’s 55th Anniversary Gala Celebration. The event will take place at the Museum of Jewish Heritage…
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 ...
Given Six Minutes Each, Six Professors Explain Six Nobel Prizes Explaining the Nobel Prize-winning research of two physicists to Yeshiva University students on October 19, Dr. Gabriel Cwilich, associate professor of physics and division coordinator of natural and mathematical sciences at Yeshiva ...
From Welfare Reform to Taxes, Richard Caputo Explains Hot Button Issues of 2012 Election With the debates over and the presidential election around the corner, YU News sat down with Dr. Richard Caputo, professor of social policy and research and the director of the PhD program in social welfare at…
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 ...
Cardozo Law to Oversee English Translations of Key Opinions of the Supreme Court of Israel Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law will take over responsibility for translating significant cases of the Supreme Court of Israel into English. In recognition of Cardozo's programs in ...