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Dr. Rona Novick, dean of Yeshiva University's Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, will participate in a panel discussion on Jewish education at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue on Sunday, May 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Titled "Symposium on the Future of Jewish Education…

Left to right - Efrayim Clair, Lauren Fitzgerald and Josh Nagel Dr. Lauren Fitzgerald, associate professor of English and director of the Wilf Campus Writing Center, and Writing Center tutors Efrayim Clair (’13YC and ’14Azrieli) and Josh Nagel (’16YC) led a workshop on “Writing Center Values” at ...

Dr. Linda Shires, Ruth and David Gottesman Professor and Chair of Stern College for Women's English Department at Yeshiva University, has been appointed to the Advisory Committee of PMLA for a three-year term, representing Victorian literature, starting in July 2014. This is the scholarly journal…

Dr. Fabiola Barrios-Landeros, assistant professor of chemistry at Yeshiva University, has received a prestigious grant from Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA.) Her research explores the structure and reactivity of metal catalysts copper and palladium, which could lead to a novel…

Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of Judaic studies at YU, recently took part in several segments for PBS’s five-part documentary series, “The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama.” The five-hour series follows Schama, who has written and presented 50 ...

Robert Tufts, adjunct instructor of management at Yeshiva University and retired Major League Baseball Players Association pitcher, participated in a panel about American Jews and baseball at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust on April 6, 2014. The discussion, which…

Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor and chair of finance at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Busines s, was interviewed on American Public Media's Marketplace on March 26. Ravid commented on a move by the president of the National Association of Theater Owners to test the idea of offering ...

Dr. Lea Santos, associate professor of physics at Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women, will present a public lecture at the University of North Carolina on April 10, 2014. Titled "Mysteries and Surprises of Quantum Mechanics," the talk will focus on the border between the quantum and ...

Rabbi Benjamin Blech, associate professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University, was the scholar-in-residence at Young Israel of Memphis and Baron Hirsch Synagogue in Memphis, TN for the Shabbat of February 22, 2014. Over the weekend, he delivered a lecture titled, "If God is Good, Why is the World So…

Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor and chair of finance at Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business, was recently cited in a WalletHub article. Titled "Ask the Experts: The Economics of Oscar Season," the article explores the ways in which studios invest money in and profit from the Oscars ...