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Avnet Presents at APS Conference

By On June 3, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Tamar Avnet, associate professor of marketing and chair of the marketing department at YU’s Sy Syms School of Business, recently presented at the 27th Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, held in New York City from May 21-24. Titled “The Ticking of the Clock‚ the Weight of the Tray‚ and the Apple […]

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Levine Delivers Lectures on the Bible

By On June 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Michelle Levine, associate professor of Bible at Stern College for Women, delivered a number of lectures on topics in Tanakh during the month of May. She presented a three-week lecture series at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Highland Park, New Jersey, on the Book of Daniel, including the following topics: “The Challenges of Exile […]

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Department of Energy Renews Frenkel’s Grant

By On June 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment

The United States Department of Energy has renewed a grant to Dr. Anatoly Frenkel, professor of physics, for three additional years of study of nanoparticles. Frenkel will receive $480,000 for three years as he investigates the structure and properties of metal nanoparticles using synchrotron techniques, electron microscopy and first principle simulations, together with other […]

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An Evening with Yeshiva University

By On May 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment

The Westchester Jewish community will host “An Evening with Yeshiva University,” on Monday, June 8, at  8 p.m., at the Young Israel of New Rochelle, 1149 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10804.

Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik, director of the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought, will present a […]

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Steinhauer Publishes Article with Recent Alumni

By On May 19, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Josefa Steinhauer, assistant professor of biology at Yeshiva University, published an article in Spermatogenesis. The article, “Drosophila spermatid individualization is sensitive to temperature and fatty acid metabolism,” investigates the process of sperm production using the fruit fly model and found that temperature and lipid signals are important for fertility, setting the stage to investigate how lipid signals […]

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Fine Receives Shohat Grant from International Catacomb Society

By On May 18, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Steven Fine, Dr. Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History and director of Yeshiva University’s Center for Israel Studies, was recently awarded a $6,500 Shohat grant by the International Catacomb Society for his research with the Arch of Titus Digital Restoration Project. The grant will fund Fine’s work in Rome this summer. Fine […]

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YU and Central Partner with Jewish Institutions for Five Towns Community Collaborative Conference

By On May 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Yeshiva University and Yeshiva University’s Samuel H. Wang High School for Girls (Central) are partnering with 32 other Jewish institutions for the Second Annual Five Towns Community Collaborative Conference on Sunday morning, June 28, at the Young Israel of Woodmere, 859 Peninsula Boulevard, Woodmere, NY. Rabbi Meir Goldwicht, Joel and Maria Finkle Visiting […]

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Shires Delivers Lecture at Midwest Victorian Studies Conference

By On May 7, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Linda Shires, David and Ruth Gottesman Professor and Chair of the English Department at Stern College for Women, was honored to deliver the Jane Stedman Plenary Lecture on May 1 at the Midwest Victorian Studies Conference, held in Iowa City. The conference topic was “Victorian Sense and the Senses,” treated from aesthetic, […]

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PRISM Featured on International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Site

By On May 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment

The latest issue of PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators, a journal published by Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, was recently featured on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) site. The site included an in-depth profile of the journal by IHRA, an intergovernmental body whose purpose is […]

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Jiang and Students Publish Paper in Chemical Communication

By On May 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Professor Jianfeng Jiang, associate professor of chemistry, recent published an article in Chemical Communication, an international chemical science journal. The article was co-authored by Jiang’s students, Tyler Berenson ’13YC, Nathaniel Tracer ’15YC, Daniel Shlian  ’17YC, Michael Khaloo ’16YC, and Avraham Benhaim ’15YC.  Titled “Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide in Basic Solution Catalyzed by Nickel Cyano Carbonyls at Ambient Condition […]

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