YU News

Jul 6, 2010 -- The Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future (www.yu.edu/cjf) announced today that 22 exceptional students from the U.S. and Australia will arrive in Israel next week to serve as counselors on the fifth annual “Counterpoint Israel Program.” The month-long service-learning ...

Jul 6, 2010 -- Twenty-two assistant rabbis from across North America recently gathered for two one-day seminars presented by Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF). The seminars, which took place on June 8 and 22, featured presentations on topics ranging from “Relationship to the…

Wurzweiler School of Social Work Hosts its Common Day for Block Program Jul 6, 2010 -- About 100 students from Wurzweiler School of Social Work attended the school’s annual Common Day for Block Program on June 30, a shared-learning experience across disciplines intended to bring students together…

Stern College Junior Rachel Daniels Shares Her Experience of CJF's New Orleans Service Mission Jul 2, 2010 -- This summer 17 Yeshiva University students participated in the Center for the Jewish Future’s New Orleans Service Mission. As part of the mission, students had the opportunity to engage ...

Jun 30, 2010 -- Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology at Stern College for Women, has received an NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 grant for identification and characterization of S6 Kinase 1 (S6K1) targets in mammary cell proliferation. S6K1 is a therapeutic target in…

Marina Holz Receives Grant to Study Therapeutic Targets in Breast Cancer Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology at Stern College for Women Jun 28, 2010 -- Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology at Stern College for Women, has received an NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award ...

Medical Students Claim Top Fellowships Jun 24, 2010 -- Several medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have earned coveted fellowships and prestigious awards for the 2010-2011 academic year. From Boston to San Diego to New Delhi, Einstein students will span the…

Michael Cinnamon, Michael Emerson and Avi Miller Receive Coveted Wexner Foundation Graduate Study Fellowship Jun 22, 2010 -- Three outstanding Yeshiva University students—Michael Cinnamon, Michael Emerson and Avi Miller—have been awarded the coveted Wexner Foundation Graduate Study Fellowship for…

Jun 22, 2010 -- President Richard M. Joel (YU) has appointed Rabbi Josh Joseph as Vice President in addition to his role as Chief of Staff of Yeshiva University. A native of Montreal, Rabbi Joseph worked on Wall Street for several years and as a community rabbi. He completed his undergraduate…

Dr. Gary Stein, Rev. Frederick Streets and Dr. Rozetta Wilmore-Schaeffer Nab Distinguished Grants Jun 21, 2010 -- Three professors at Wurzweiler School of Social Work—Dr. Gary Stein, Rev. Frederick Streets, Dr. Rozetta Wilmore-Schaeffer—have received the acclaimed distinction of being named ...