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For the spring 2021 semester, Dr. Steven Fine, the Dean Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History and founding director of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, is teaching The Arch of Titus: Between Rome and Jerusalem. YU News sat down with Dr. Fine to discuss the course, which is ...

The Katz School of Science and Health at Yeshiva University is launching an M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies this summer grounded in evidence-based medicine, a case-based approach to patient care, interprofessional practice and community health. As medical professionals, physician assistants ...

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, people from around the world, thanks to Zoom, joined together to commemorate Yom HaShoah. The event was hosted by SHEM (Student Holocaust Education Movement), with the assistance of the Office of Student Life. The commemoration consisted of remarks by SHEM board members…

On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, students and community members were treated to a special virtual tour in the latest installment of the Crisis and Hope series. Dr. Ronnie Perelis welcomed Monica Unikel-Fasja, the author of "Synagogues of Mexico." Using many detailed photographs, Monica explored the ...

“Give Back While Learning About the Vicissitudes of Entrepreneurship” read the invite to an unusual mentorship event on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, hosted by the Shevet Glaubach Center, the Sy Syms School of Business, the YU Office of Government Relations and the Uptown—West Bronx Vanguard. The latter…

In The News Prof. Ingrid Mattson Promoted to Dean of the Law Library— Read more» Jhaton White ’22C Elected First Black Editor-in-Chief of Cardozo Law Review— Read more» Immigration Justice Clinic Students Write Brief for State v. Molchor, Leading to Significant Decision on Bail for Undocumented ...

In The News Prof. Rebecca Ingber Testifies Before House Rules Committee on Reforms to the War Powers Resolution “The United States is at war today with groups in countries that Congress has never determined the nation should be fighting. This is not how these decisions are supposed to work,” says…

By David DeFusco Communications Manager Katz School of Science and Health Hektor, the largest Jupiter Trojan asteroid that has its own moon. Three Katz School mathematics and physics researchers have developed a theoretical framework for predicting the possible shapes and gravitational fields of ...

In preparation for Pesach, we invite you to enjoy these videos and articles Why Do We Open the Door on This Night? Dr. Chaya Sima Koenigsberg, Straus Center Resident Scholar, examines the roots and significance of filling a cup for Elijah the Prophet and opening the door of the home to greet him ...

For Passover 2021, Yeshiva University is proud to announce the publications of Haggadot written by YU faculty, students and alumni. Below is a short summary of each: The Beren Campus Haggadah 5781 Torah Activities Council (TAC), Stern College for Women This student-produced Haggadah is 100 pages of…