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Prodan Publishes Article in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

By On September 3, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Emil Prodan, associate professor of physics at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, recently published an article in the September 2014 edition of Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, a journal reporting on the mathematical structures that describe the fundamental processes of physics.  His article, “Mathematical and physical aspects of complex symmetric […]

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Hyman Receives Alumni Award of Merit

By On August 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Arthur Hyman, distinguished service professor of philosophy and former dean of Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, will be recognized with the Alumni Award of Merit at the St. John’s College where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1944.  The award, which will be conferred at the […]

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Schram Publishes Story in Book, Participates in New CAJE Conference

By On August 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Peninnah Schram, professor of speech and drama at YU’s Stern College for Women, recently published a story in New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family (Reclaiming Judaism Press, 2014), an anthology of 43 stories in honor of poet Danny Siegel. Her story is titled, “Bringing Joy to Others.” The first anthology in the Mitzvah Stories […]

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Kanarfogel Named to Executive Committee of American Academy for Jewish Research

By On August 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Professor Ephraim Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry University Professor of Jewish History, Literature and Law at Yeshiva University, has been named to the Executive Committee of the American Academy for Jewish Research, where he joins colleagues from Columbia University, Princeton University, the University of Michigan, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Toronto. […]

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Cwilich, Asherie Promoted to Full Professor

By On August 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Gabriel Cwilich and Dr. Neer Asherie have both been promoted to full professor of physics and full professor of physics and biology, respectively, at Yeshiva University’s Yeshiva College.

Cwilich is the director of Yeshiva College’s Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program and the division coordinator of the University’s natural and mathematical sciences. He is an expert on […]

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