YU News

YUConnects Organizes International Weekend of Creating Connections with Singles on May 7-9 / Listen to Radio Interview Apr 26, 2010 -- Dozens of communities have signed on to participate in the inaugural “Creating Connections” weekend on May 7-9, sponsored by YUConnects. The worldwide weekend,…

Chemistry Club Performs, Educates Local Washington Heights Youth on the Environment Apr 26, 2010 -- In celebration of Earth Day, the Yeshiva College Chemistry Club - a student chapter of the American Chemical Society - put on a chemistry magic show for the fifth grade at the Washington Heights ...

Azrieli Publishes Second PRISM Journal, Offering Educators Creative and Scholarly Methods on Teaching the Holocaust Apr 26, 2010 -- The Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration has just published its second issue of PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators…

Apr 26, 2010 -- With Iran’s defiance of the Western world in creating nuclear weapons and President Obama considering a number of measures to counteract Iran’s agenda, Yeshiva University will host a discussion entitled “What To Do About Iran’s Nuclear Program?” with Elliot Abrams, Senior Fellow of…

Faculty and Administrators Connect with Parents during Annual Phone-A-Thon Apr 22, 2010 -- Parents of students enrolled in Yeshiva University’s S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program recently received calls from undergraduate faculty and administrative staff as part of the University’s third annual ...

Inside Higher Ed Features Op-Ed by Dean Victor Schwartz and Dr. Jerald Kay in Response to Recent Tragedies Apr 22, 2010 -- The recent suicides of college students at Yale and Cornell Universities are rightfully cause for shock and sadness, but also a call to action. No doubt, we wonder how young ...

Speakers Bureau to Bring World-Renowned Scholars from the Classroom to the Community Apr 22, 2010 -- Yeshiva University has launched a comprehensive Speakers Bureau featuring faculty with expertise in a wide array of disciplines. The initiative – under the auspices of YU’s Center for the Jewish ...

Renowned Experts in Relationship Therapy Draw Capacity Crowd at Seminar Organized by CJF and Nefesh Apr 21, 2010 -- More than 320 mental health providers, researchers in the social sciences, fourth-year RIETS rabbinical students, YU roshei yeshiva, and clergy attended a seminar on couples therapy…

Apr 21, 2010 -- More than 320 mental health providers, researchers in the social sciences, fourth-year RIETS rabbinical students, YU roshei yeshiva, and clergy attended a seminar on couples therapy presented by Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman at Yeshiva University. The event ...

Einstein to Increase Research Space and Recruit New Stem Cell Scientists Apr 16, 2010 -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has been awarded $10 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand its stem cell research capabilities. The funds will be used to…