Sep 1, 2004 -- Fourteen undergraduate and four graduate professors have joined the faculty this year, as part of vice president of academic affairs Mort Lowengrub's sustained efforts to attract new teaching talent to YU. The professors, Dr. Lowengrub said, bring with them new bodies of research that will enhance the knowledge and skills base at the university. Undergraduate physics gets a boost with the appointment of Sergey Buldyrev, PhD, who brings his world-famous expertise in computational physics to Yeshiva College, and Neer Asherie, PhD, who will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of biophysics. Dr. Buldyrev, YC professor of physics, will draw on his research at Boston University's Center for Polymer Physics, where he applied statistical mechanics and computer simulations to areas such as Alzheimer's disease and economics. Bolstered by growing student interest, the undergraduate political science departments have recruited faculty with expertise in Israeli studies and international affairs. Bryan Daves, PhD, SCW assistant professor of political science, will teach courses in Middle East, Israeli, and comparative politics; Evan Neil Resnick, YC visiting assistant professor in international relations, 2004-5, will teach "American Foreign Policy"; and Stephen Pimpare, PhD, YC assistant professor of political science, will focus some of his teaching on the US media and elections. In a new effort to link the undergraduate and graduate schools, Dr. Pimpare will also teach a public policy course with Wurzweiler School of Social Work. YC's psychology department will be led by David Moore, PhD, professor of psychology, who taught at Pitzer College in Claremont, CA, and directed the Claremont Infant Study Center. Jewish studies at Stern College will be enriched with the arrival of Rabbi Binyamin Tabory, instructor of Jewish studies, 2004-5. He is a well-known rabbinic scholar and senior faculty member at Yeshivat Har Etzion and Midreshet Moriah in Jerusalem. The following faculty have also been appointed: Nachama Price, SCW instructor of Jewish studies; Richard White, PhD, YC lecturer in Jewish studies; Hilla Goldwicht, SCW instructor of Hebrew language; Esther Scheiner, SCW instructor of education; Sarah Kasher, YC lecturer in Hebrew; Ronit Levy, PsyD, SCW visiting assistant professor of psychology; and Allison Smith, YC lecturer in English and assistant director, YC Writing Center; David Pelcovitz, PhD, professor of education and psychology at Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration; Alex Stein, PhD, professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; and Jonathan M. Feldman, PhD, and Roee Holtzer, PhD, both assistant professors at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.