The Forward Interviews Susan Gross, Founder and Director of YU's Program for Jewish Genetic Health Yeshiva University officially launched its new Program for Jewish Genetic Health with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in February. But the program’s roots go back much further than that. Inspired by Yeshiva…
Yeshiva Athletics Unveils New Logo and Font After a year of brainstorming ideas and tweaking designs with the help of Phoenix Design Works, the Athletic Department in conjunction with the University is pleased to unveil their new athletic logo and unique font. Each part of the logo is intended to…
Einstein Researchers Find Centenarians Just as Likely as the Rest of Population to Smoke, Drink and Pack on Pounds People who live to 95 or older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms of their diet, exercise routine or smoking and drinking habits, according to researchers at Albert ...
Be Your Own Guide and Check Out Everything Stern College for Women Has to Offer Welcome to the virtual tour of Stern College for Women. This tour is structured so that you can be your own guide. Select from the options at the end of each video to customize the tour based on your interests. Stops on…
Yeshiva Alumnus and ChampionsGate Participant, Nahum Twersky, On YU's Big Tent There is a narrative that Yeshiva University has shifted to the right, religiously-speaking. I attended the recent leadership retreat sponsored by YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF), an annual get-together in…
Eleven Undergraduate Students Participate in Research Program at Einstein Designing a mini-gene, testing how cells communicate and developing a new line of therapies to fight fungal infections—it’s all part of the summer fun for 11 Yeshiva University undergraduates participating in an advanced ...
Collection of Azrieli Research on Orthodox Day School Education Combines Theory with Practice Since its inception a decade ago, Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration has pioneered serious research in Orthodox Jewish day schools in North America. The ...
YU and The Center for the Jewish Future Offer Several Ways to Gain an Appreciation for the Three Weeks and Prepare for Tisha B' Av Browse hundreds of shiurim [lectures] from YUTorah on topics relating to mourning for the Temple. Subscribe to a daily email with a short video message during the Three…
Audio Gems Tell the Story of Jews in America; Retro-Fabulous, Mid-Century Show Has NYC Premiere at YU Museum Born of dingy attics, roadside yard sales and dusty archives is an extraordinary array of Jewish recorded music from the 1940s through the 1980s, brought to stereophonic life in the Jews on…
Einstein Researchers Develop Fluorescent Protein That Makes Internal Organs Visible Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed the first fluorescent protein that enables scientists to clearly "see" the internal organs of living animals without the need…