YU News

Seminar at Cardozo Tackles Thorny Issue of Patenting Breast Cancer Genes A federal lawsuit filed in May by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT), which is housed at Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, could alter the current practice of…

Student-Run Conference Tackles Latest Advances in Genetic Diseases from Perspective of Jewish Law This year’s Medical Ethics Conference—organized by over 50 students in conjunction with the Center for the Jewish Future and supported by the Fuld family—discussed the latest advances in detecting some…

Elazar Hurvitz's Book on Cairo Geniza Catalogs Rich Life of Middle Eastern Jews Dr. Elazar Hurvitz’s recently published two-volume book, The Cairo Geniza Fragments in the Westminster College Library, published by the Cairo Geniza Institute of Yeshiva University, is the culmination of three decades…

Oct 12, 2009 -- Yeshiva University (YU) invites the public to attend a Yom Iyun [day of learning] entitled Heroes and Villains in Tanach on Sunday, November 1 at YU’s Wilf Campus, 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY. The day will begin with registration at 9:15 am and conclude at 1:30 pm, followed…

Governor David Paterson Applauds Medical School for Pioneering Work in Stem Cell Research Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University hosted a roundtable discussion on stem cell research with New York Governor David A. Paterson on Oct. 8. Allen M. Spiegel, MD, The Marilyn and Stanley…

Health Care Reform a More Complex Conversation Than 'Simplistic' Debate, Say Experts at Center for Ethics Panel Amidst what Dr. Adrienne Asch called a “cacophony of claims and counter-claims” in the political wrangling over America’s ailing health care system, the Center for Ethics at Yeshiva ...

YU Receives A’s in Student Involvement, Administration and Transportation in College Sustainability Report Card For the third year in a row, Yeshiva University’s College Sustainability Report Card has shown considerable improvement, according to the Sustainability Endowments Institute (SEI). In its…

Oct 5, 2009 -- In celebration of Torah excellence, Yeshiva University’s (YU) Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) will honor dedicated leaders and educators of the Jewish community at its Annual Dinner of Tribute on October 27 at The Grand Hyatt in New York City. Honorees include Dr ...

Oct 1, 2009 -- Yeshiva University’s (YU) Student Medical Ethics Society (MES) will be hosting its fourth annual conference, entitled The Human Blueprint: Jewish Perspectives on Modern Genetics on Sunday, October 18 from 9am to 5pm at YU’s Wilf Campus, 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY. The ...

Sep 29, 2009 -- Students and alumni of Yeshiva University, its affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), and YU’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) will enrich the holiday celebrations of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah in 80 Jewish communities around the world. As part of…