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Lichtenstein Honored at Etzion Foundation Annual Dinner

By On March 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment

In celebration of his 80th birthday, Rabbi Dr. Aharon Lichtenstein, the Rabbi Henoch Sarah D. Berman Chair in Talmud at Yeshiva University and a rosh yeshiva at YU’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, was honored at the Etzion Foundation’s Annual Dinner on March 10 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The event was a tribute […]

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Goswami Publishes Article in Three Scientific Journals

By On March 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Sumanta Goswami, associate professor of biology at Yeshiva College, recently published an article in three high-impact scientific journals. The article, “Impairment of BRCA1-Related DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Leads to Ovarian Aging in Mice and Humans,” describes a study that found alterations in the genes associated with breast cancer can also cause infertility and […]

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Angel Publishes Book Surveying Prophets and Holy Writings

By On March 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Hayyim Angel, adjunct instructor of bible at Yeshiva University’s Yeshiva College, recently published a book surveying the Prophets and Holy Writings. Titled Vision from the Prophet and Counsel from the Elders (OU Press 2013), the book analyzes a representative aspect of each book and draws on peshat [the plain meaning of the text], […]

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Pava Participates in Cooperative Roundtable on Corporate Responsibility

By On March 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment

On February 14-15, Dr. Moses Pava, dean and Alvin H. Einbender Chair of Ethics at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business, was part of a cooperative group comprising business school deans and other leaders in law and the non-profit world that convened at New York University Stern to engage in dialogue […]

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Glanz Receives Leadership in Education Award

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Dr. Jeffrey Glanz, the Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values and professor of education at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, will be presented with a Leadership in Education Award for his contributions to the field of education by the Association for International Conferences as well as deliver […]

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Holz Receives $25,000 Pilot Award

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Dr. Marina Holz, assistant professor of biology at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, has been granted a one-year Pilot Award from the LAM Foundation to study a rare disease that most commonly strikes women of childbearing age and results in the destruction of the lungs. The $25,000 grant will enable Holz and her […]

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Cwilich Moderates Scientific American Panel Discussion

By On March 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Gabriel Cwilich, director of the Jay and Jeannie Schottenstein Honors Program and associate professor of physics at Yeshiva College, moderated a panel discussion posted as part of Scientific American‘s “Science Talk” podcasts. The discussion, titled “Inside Isaac: A Discussion of Newton,” focused on an off-Broadway play about Isaac Newton, “Isaac’s Eye,” […]

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