Posts by: David Defusco
By Dave DeFusco
At a recent presentation at the prestigious International Congress of Industrial and Applied Mathematics in Tokyo, Dr. Marian Gidea, association dean for STEM research and director of graduate mathematics at the Katz School, revealed the results of a simplified mathematical model demonstrating that oscillating steel beams made of piezoelectric materials produce more […]
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By Dave DeFusco
Last year, Marsha Pinto, a speech pathologist and graduate of the M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, received a referral for a 7-year-old student with selective mutism, an anxiety disorder that inhibits him from speaking in certain social situations. Not only would he not speak, he wouldn’t venture inside the classroom, instead lingering […]
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By Dave DeFusco
Manish Kumar Thota, a student in the Katz School’s M.S. in Artificial Intelligence, is the recipient of Yeshiva University’s $25,000 Sacks Impact Graduate Fellowship in Ethics and Entrepreneurship for his proposed work on developing a machine-learning chatbot that can assist with students’ academic work.
The chatbot, utilizing a newly developed Generative […]
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By Dave DeFusco
When Boaz Grof’s wife was breastfeeding their oldest daughter, she developed a painful inflammation called mastitis (clogged milk ducts) that prevented her from continuing. At first, she blamed her slight build for making her susceptible to the inflammation, but then she began struggling with undeserved feelings of guilt about her […]
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The Katz School of Science and Health has announced 11 new faculty research awards that will explore a range of challenges in STEM and the health sciences, from designing safer drugs for HIV treatment and exoskeletons for use in stroke rehabilitation to improving the mental health of the elderly and understanding the nature of financial […]
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Through bold thinking, rigorous scholarship and cross-cutting collaborations, Katz School faculty are pushing the boundaries of knowledge with their latest research to benefit people and society.
BIOTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Dr. Jochen Raimann, Industry Professor, and Ariella Mermelstein ’21, M.A. in Mathematics
Dr. Raimann and Mermelstein, the lead author and a senior data analyst at […]
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By David DeFusco
Exoskeletons have been the stuff of science fiction as far back as the War of the Worlds, enabling fictional robots to outgun and outwit their nemeses. Real-world exoskeletons, like the one being developed by Natania Birnbaum, a student in the M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship, tend to be simpler devices […]
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An epidemiological study of dialysis patients conducted at the Renal Research Institute with the Katz School of Science and Health found that higher ultrafiltration rates in hemodialysis therapy tailored to body weight may put heavier patients at a higher risk of death.
In their research article in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of […]
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By Dave DeFusco
On Friday afternoons, Zak Benarroch, a 2021 graduate of the Katz School’s M.S. in Digital Marketing and Media, leaves the office early and his co-workers at Goldman Sachs barely notice. They know he’s heading to the Fifth Avenue Synagogue on the Upper East Side to prep for services.
At sundown, he’s […]
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Rebecca Russo-Schlossberg, a recent graduate of the M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship, was enticed to the Katz School by its emphasis on the business of biotechnology. At this year’s Symposium on Science, Technology and Health, she showcased her ideas on a go-to-market strategy for a startup that is banking its future on […]
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