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Caputo Publishes Research on Universal Basic Income

By On January 30, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Richard Caputo, professor of social policy at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, wrote a retrospective about his long-time research interest in a universal basic income for Basic Income Earth Network.

The piece is adapted from a chapter in his forthcoming academic memoir, Connecting […]

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Galantucci and Student to Publish Article in Language and Communication

By On January 14, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Bruno Galantucci, associate professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, and student Benjamin Langstein recently co-authored an article with Dr. Gareth Roberts of the University of Pennsylvania that will appear in the March 2016 edition of Language and Communication. Titled “(In)sensitivity to incoherence in human communication,” the research described in the article […]

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Shatz Receives Shared Grant from John Templeton Foundation and University of Chicago

By On October 28, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. David Shatz, University Professor of Philosophy, Ethics and Religious Thought at Stern College for Women, is part of a group funded by a grant from  the John Templeton Foundation and by the University of Chicago on “Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life.” The group consists of an international team of 30 scholars in […]

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Itzkowitz Publishes Article in Journal of Behavioral Finance

By On July 22, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Jesse Itzkowitz, assistant professor of marketing at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business, will publish an article in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Behavioral Finance.

Titled “Name-Based Behavioral Biases: Are Expert Investors Immune?”, the paper examines differences in trading between novice individual investors and institutional investors, building on Itzkowitz’s prior […]

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Economics Faculty Publish Articles in Prestigious Journals

By On June 8, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Michael Richter, assistant professor of economics, and Dr. Alessandro Citanna, professor of economics, recently published articles in prestigious journals in their field.

Richter’s article, “Back to Fundamentals: Convex Geometry and Economic Equilibrium,” was co-authored by Ariel Rubinstein of New York University and appears in American Economic Review, a top economics journal and multidisciplinary outlet for publications in political sciences, […]

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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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Vigodner and Students Publish Two Articles

By On March 18, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Margarita Vigodner, associate professor of biology at Stern College for Women, recently published two articles together with recent students and alumni.

The first, titled “Can your protein be sumoylated? A quick summary and important tips to study SUMO-modified proteins,” was published in Analytical Biochemistry (November 2014) and focuses on the optimization […]

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Galantucci and Roberts Publish Article in PLOS ONE

By On July 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Bruno Galantucci  and Gareth Roberts, associate professor of psychology and research fellow in psychology at Yeshiva University respectively, have published an article in PLOS ONE, an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes primary research in a number of scientific disciplines. Titled “Do We Notice When Communication Goes Awry? An Investigation of People’s Sensitivity to Coherence in Spontaneous Conversation,” […]

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Santos Awarded Harvard Fellowship at ITAMP

By On May 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Lea Santos, associate professor of physics at Yeshiva University, has been awarded a fellowship at Harvard University’s Institute for Theoretical Atomic Molecular and Optic Physics (ITAMP). Santos will receive support to spend three months at the Institute conducting research for her project, “Many-Body Quantum Systems Far from Equilibrium.” Her goal is to employ computational […]

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Goswami Patent in Cancer Diagnosis Approved

By On February 4, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Sumanta Goswami, associate professor of biology at Yeshiva College, coauthored a patent that was recently approved and published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, which expires on July 1, 2029, centers on a new diagnostic test that would significantly impact the way breast cancer and potentially other solid […]

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