Dr. Anatoly Frenkel, professor of physics at Yeshiva University, is part of a team of physicists who have secured  a three-year grant for nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study how sub-microscopic manmade nanoclusters can be used to create more efficient energy sources. Frenkel’s team, which includes Ralph Nuzzo (University of [...]

Though the academic year was pretty much over, a group of Yeshiva University students posponed the official start of their summer vacations to travel to Washington, D.C. for an intellectual retreat sponsored by the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought. The trip served as the capstone seminar for the “Jewish Ideas and American [...]

Thirty Yeshiva University students are participating in this summer’s join program between YU and Bar Ilan University (BIU) in Israel.  Now in its second year, the Summer Science Research Internship program, coordinated by Dr. Anatoly Frenkel, professor of physics at YU, enables the students to gain hands-on experience in emerging scientific fields while being mentored by BIU faculty [...]

On Tuesday, June 5, the Human Resources Department presented Staff Appreciation Day on Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus. Hundreds of faculty and staff participated in the annual picnic that recognizes University employees for all of their contributions. Michael Sica, director of employee relations & talent development, declared, “Today’s a day where we get to thank and [...]

More than 1,500 students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Yeshiva University marched up Fifth Avenue, cheering and greeting the crowds as they celebrated Israel’s 64th year of independence at the annual 2012 Celebrate Israel Parade on Sunday, June 3. Accompanied by the YU parade float, President Richard M. Joel led a contingent that included representatives from the University’s [...]