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Murthi Attends Mobile Summer Institute

By On June 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Athulaprabha Murthi, clinical assistant professor of biology, attended a mobile summer institute on scientific teaching (MoSI) held at Pace University from May 28 to 31, 2019.

MoSI is based on the nationally renowned National Academies Summer Institute founded at the University of Wisconsin Madison by Dr. Jo Handelsman and Dr. Bill Wood (Distinguished […]

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Felsen Gives an Educational Program on End-of-Life Care

By On June 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Irit Felsen, adjunct professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, held an educational program on June 19, 2019, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust titled “Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Holocaust Survivors Facing the End of Life: Examining the Past to Improve […]

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Felsen Leads International Seminar

By On June 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Irit Felsen, adjunct professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, has a particular interest in survivors of trauma and in topics related to post-traumatic reactions, resilience, and intergenerational transmission of effects related to parental trauma. Felsen’s papers have been published in the International Handbook of Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma, the […]

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Krakowski Publishes Article

By On June 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Moshe Krakowski, associate profession and director of the masters program at Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, and David Block, teacher at Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, California, have co-authored an article for Religions titled “When the Truth Is Not What Actually Happened: The Epistemology of Religious Truth […]

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Vigodner Wins Major Grant

By On June 19, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Margarita Vigodner, associate professor of biology at Stern College for Women, recently received a three-year R15 grant in the amount of $450,000 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, a part of the National Institutes of Health.

An R15 grant is an Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) […]

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Malka Receives Award

By On June 19, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Ariel Malka, associate professor of psychology, received one of the 2019 Top Paper Awards given by the Political Communication Division of the International Communication Association for a conference paper co-authored with Dr. Bert Bakker, assistant professor of political communication at the University of Amsterdam, and Dr. Yphtach Lelkes, assistant professor at […]

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Wachtell Publishes on Ellen Newbold La Motte

By On June 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Cynthia Wachtell, research associate professor of American studies and director of the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College for Women, has published an essay on Ellen Newbold La Motte in Harvard Magazine.

Subtitled “Brief life of a bold activist: 1873-1961,” Dr. Wachtell outlines […]

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Koller and Tsadik Co-edit a Book

By On June 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Aaron Koller, associate professor of Bible and chair of the Robert M. Beren Department of Jewish Studies, and Dr. Daniel Tsadik, associate professor of Sephardic and Iranian studies, have co-edited a book, titled Iran, Israel, and the Jews: Symbiosis and Conflict from the Achaemenids to the Islamic Republic (Pickwick Publications).

The book has […]

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Pollack Publishes Two Articles

By On June 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has authored two articles for Policy & Practice, the flagship publication of the American Public Human Services Association.

“Grandparents Adopting Grandchildren: The Darlings Are in the Details” explores the processes and pitfalls that occur when grandparents seek to adopt […]

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Pollack and Reiser Publish an Article

By On June 10, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and Robert Reiser, a PhD candidate at Wurzweiler, have co-authored an article in Social Work Today, titled “In One Sentence, What Makes You Special? — Marketing Social Work.”

“As social workers and social service providers, it’s easy to forget […]

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