YU News

Mar 2, 2005 -- On Sunday, March 13, 2005, the newly-named Pfizer Oncology Colon Cancer Challenge returned to Central Park, where participants can choose between a 1.7-mile awareness walk, a four-mile co-ed run or men’s half-marathon while running or walking in behalf of colorectal cancer awareness…

Feb 28, 2005 -- An Evangelical Lutheran minister, a Sunni Muslim from Syria, and a Jewish studies scholar came together to address the topic of religious fundamentalism at a symposium sponsored by the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs at Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo…

Feb 24, 2005 -- Kenneth Roth and Dr. Jack Snyder, experts and policy makers in the field of human rights abuse, were featured speakers in a debate on human rights and sovereignty Feb. 23 at the Beren Campus. The event was the first in a series of lectures sponsored by the Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf ...

Feb 24, 2005 -- Avishai (Isaac) Chelst, a Southfield, MI, native and senior at The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy – Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MSTA) in New York City, was one of 236 students nationwide to be named a Distinguished Finalist of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards…

Feb 24, 2005 -- Dr. Alvin Schiff of Boca Raton, FL, and Oceanside, NY, was awarded one of Israel’s highest honors for his major contributions to the field Jewish education. A highlight of his 58-year career, Dr. Schiff was presented with the President’s Prize in Jewish Education in Jerusalem Feb.…

Feb 24, 2005 -- Amy Gordon Guterson will present “An Improvisational Journey: From Stern College to Off-Broadway to Hasidut, Creating Theater and Making Film” as the 2005 Morris Epstein Forum on the Arts lecturer Monday, March 7, at Yeshiva University. The public lecture will take place at 7:30 pm…

Feb 23, 2005 -- Sy Syms School of Business student Lauren Stricker is a finalist in a business competition sponsored by St. John's University. Lauren submitted an essay that finished in the top three of all submissions. A panel will decide by next week if Lauren is ultimately chosen for 1st, 2nd,…

Feb 22, 2005 -- The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany-State University of New York and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University today announced a new partnership to advance education and research in the cross-disciplinary fields of…

Feb 21, 2005 -- Students from Stern College for Women and Yeshiva College are heading to Washington, DC, March 6 to lobby congressmen to support Israel. Sponsored by the College Democrats, the Israel Club, the Republican Club, the Joseph Dunner Political Science Society, and the Stern College for…

Feb 16, 2005 -- From a supercomputing cluster center and a semester-long series of seminars, to a new course in robotics, the physics department is kicking-off 2005 with a host of initiatives and offerings. The fastest and most powerful computer, the supercomputer is composed of 24 networked ...