Dr. James R. Otteson, joint professor of philosophy and economics at Yeshiva College, has published a new book titled Adam Smith, (Continuum, 16, 20 Jan., 2011). The book is a part of a series entitled “Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers,” which aims to introduce these thinkers to a wider audience, providing an overview of their lives and works, as well as expert commentary on their enduring significance.
Adam Smith begins with a short biography of Smith, followed by an overview and discussion of his extant works, focusing on his two major publications, the 1759 Theory of Moral Sentiments and the 1776 Wealth of Nations, and concludes by discussing what Smith got right, what he got wrong, and why he is still worth reading.
Otteson is also the author of Adam Smith’s Marketplace of Life (Cambridge, 2002) and Actual Ethics (Cambridge, 2006), as well as numerous articles on the history of philosophy, ethics and political philosophy.
Archive for the ‘February 2011’ Category
Otteson Publishes New Book On Adam Smith
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Dr. James R. Otteson, joint professor of philosophy and economics at Yeshiva College, has published a new book titled Adam Smith, (Continuum, 16, 20 Jan., 2011). The book is a part of a series entitled “Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers,” which aims to introduce these thinkers to a wider audience, providing an overview of their lives and works, as well as expert commentary on their enduring significance.
Adam Smith begins with a short biography of Smith, followed by an overview and discussion of his extant works, focusing on his two major publications, the 1759 Theory of Moral Sentiments and the 1776 Wealth of Nations, and concludes by discussing what Smith got right, what he got wrong, and why he is still worth reading.
Otteson is also the author of Adam Smith’s Marketplace of Life (Cambridge, 2002) and Actual Ethics (Cambridge, 2006), as well as numerous articles on the history of philosophy, ethics and political philosophy.
Shires Named to Victorian Advisory Board
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Dr. Linda M. Shires, professor and chair of English at Stern College for Women, has been named to the Advisory Board of Victorian Literature and Culture (Cambridge University Press). VLC "encourages high quality original work concerned with all areas of Victorian literature and culture, including music and the fine arts. The journal presents work at the cutting edge of current research, including exciting new studies in untouched subjects or new methodologies."
Shires' research areas include Nineteenth-Century British literature and culture, gender studies, and narrative theory. Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, she has authored three books, co-authored one, edited four others and published over twenty-five articles. She has also been honored for her teaching--having twice served as an N.E.H. Seminar Director. She also serves on the boards of Victorians Institute Journal (U. Kentucky), Romanticism and Victorianism on the Net (Montreal), and NINES (Networked Infrastructure for Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship). Nissel Named to Suicide Prevention Board
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Dr. Chaim Nissel, director of YU's Counseling Center and associate dean of students for health affairs, has been named to the board of “Elijah’s Journey,” a grassroots organization started to educate the Jewish community about mental health and suicide prevention. Elijah’s Journey recently partnered with Uri L’Tzedek and The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention NYC Chapter for an evening devoted to Suicide Prevention in The Jewish Community on February 8. The event also included a discussion moderated by Dr. Nissel titled "Helping a friend in need". Caputo's Book on Welfare Reform Released by Springer Press
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Nearly half a century after Lyndon Johnson coined the phrase, America continues to fight the war on poverty, especially as such modern realities as the global economy, job outsourcing, and the recession contribute to the numbers of the unemployed and the working poor. As social welfare and reform efforts are debated in Congress and local agencies, facts regarding past programs are often elusive.
U.S. Social Welfare Reform: Policy Transitions from 1981 to the Present, (Springer, 1st Edition, 2011), written by Dr. Richard Caputo, director of the doctoral program at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, examines the evolution of major Federal cash assistance programs to low-income families, from the advent of the Reagan administration to the early Obama years. Written for the professional (but not requiring expertise in quantitative analysis to understand it), U.S. Social Welfare Reform details which programs succeeded, analyzes why others failed, and highlights the need for further reform in the context of today’s economic climate.
February 2011
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Rabbi Yona Reiss
Max and Marion Grill Dean, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Helping rabbis set boundaries amid pressures
New Jersey Jewish News, Feb. 28, 2011
Dr. Liise-anne Pirofski
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Gene Doodling Tames Bug
MedPage Today, Feb. 25, 2011
Prof. Marci A. Hamilton
Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Do more: Restore language so that grossly negligent institutions can be sued
Guampdn.com, Feb. 25, 2011
Prof. Suzanne Stone
University Professor of Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
UC Berkeley Gets Institute for Jewish Law and Israel
The Jewish Journal, Feb. 24, 2011
Dr. Nir Barzilai
Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Professor of Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
High good cholesterol linked to long life in men
Reuters, Feb. 24, 2011
Dr. Michal Melamed
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Low vitamin D kids, higher allergy risk
UPI.com, Feb. 24, 2011
Prof. Ellen Yaroshefsky
Clinical Professor of Law, Benjamin Cardozo School of Law
Professors ask Congress for an ethics code for Supreme Court
The Washington Post, Feb. 23, 2011
Rabbi Yosef Blau
Mashgiach Ruchani, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Abuse Case Tests Ohel’s Adherence To Reporting Laws
The Jewish Week, Feb. 23, 2011
Prof. Marci Hamilton
Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Abuse Case Tests Ohel’s Adherence To Reporting Laws
The Jewish Week, Feb. 23, 2011
Dr. Nir Barzilai
Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Professor of Aging Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine hosted luncheon on aging well
SouthFloridaSun-Sentinel.com, Feb. 23, 2011
Dr. Sylvia Smoller
Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine hosted luncheon on aging well
SouthFloridaSun-Sentinel.com, Feb. 23, 2011
Dr. Richard Lipton
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
AAN: Third Language a Charm in Warding Off Dementia
ABCNews.com, Feb. 23, 2011
Dr. Susan Rubin
Assistant professor of family and social medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sexual health: IUDs are safe and effective
MyJoyOnline.com, Feb. 23, 2011
Prof. David Rudenstine
Sheldon H. Solow Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
High-Profile Law Professor Dershowitz Joins WikiLeaks’ U.S. Defense Team
The Jewish Forward, Feb. 23, 2011
Dr. Hillel W. Cohen
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
US approval for ground breaking wireless fetal monitor
PhysOrg.com, Feb. 18, 2011
Dr. Keith Ayoob
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Experts Weigh In on Expanded Lap-Band Indication
EverydayHealth.com, Feb. 18, 2011
Dr. Benjamin H. Natelson
Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Learning to Adapt Not Helpful for Chronic Fatigue Patients
MedPageToday.com, Feb. 17, 2011
Dr. Brett Abrahams
Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Faulty testosterone cycle may explain male autism bias
NewScientist.com, 17 Feb. 2011
Dr. Neil J. Cobell
Professor of Clinical Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Knee Replacement Patients Thrive, Study Says
WebMD, Feb. 17, 2011
Dr. Michael H. Alderman
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Doubt cast on salt guidelines for diabetics
Reuters, Feb. 17, 2011
Prof. Lester Brickman
Professor of legal ethics, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Contingency Fees, Self-Regulation Make Lawyering Expensive For Us
Forbes, Feb. 17 2011
Rabbi Dr. Norman Linzer
Professor, Wurzweiler School of Social Work
New umbrella organization formed for Staten Island Jewish groups
SILive.com, February 18, 2011
Dr. Sophie Balk
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Parents who smoke should quit for their kids
The Daily News, Feb. 16, 2011
Dr. Nir Barzilai
Professor, Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Growth hormone: Less may be more, study suggests
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 16, 2011
Prof. Edward A. Zelinsky
Morris and Annie Trachman Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Obama backs risk-based pensions endorsed by Bush
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 15, 2011
Dr. Richard B. Lipton
Lotti and Bernard Benson Faculty Scholar in Alzheimer's Disease, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Study Suggests Hearing Loss-Dementia Link
HealthDay News, Feb. 14, 2011
Prof. Marci Hamilton
Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Suit: Pa. Catholic leaders failed to protect kids
Chicago Tribune, Feb. 14, 2011
Dr. Peter Bernstein
Professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology and women's health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Folate May Not Protect Against Premature Birth
HealthDay News, Feb. 10, 2011
Dr. Peter Bernstein
Professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology and women's health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
When Given Control, Women Use Less Epidural Anesthesia During Delivery
HealthDay News, Feb. 10, 2011
Dr. Joel Zonszein
Professor of clinical medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cold Viruses Appear Linked to Type 1 Diabetes
BloombergBusinessweek.com, Feb. 3, 2011
Dr. Jeffrey Gurock
The Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History, Yeshiva University.
Mixing Reggae and Torah, But Don’t Call Them Jews
The Jewish Forward, Feb. 02, 2011
Rabbi Kenneth Brander
The David Mitzner dean, Center for the Jewish Future
GEN-Y IS HUNGRY
The Jewish Press, Feb. 02, 2011
Rabbi Kenneth Brander
The David Mitzner dean, Center for the Jewish Future
Op-Ed: Open the doors for hungry Gen-Yers to serve
JTA, Feb. 02, 2011
Dr. Arturo Casadevall
Chair, department of microbiology and immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Theory about fungus may explain bat plague
LiveScience.com, Feb. 02, 2011

