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Students Will Learn About Conflict and Help Victims of Terror on Solidarity Mission to Israel For many college students, intersession is a time to relax and recharge after an exhausting flurry of exams and papers—but for 20 undergraduate and rabbinical students at Yeshiva University, the upcoming…

Yeshiva College Physics Professor Shares $412,000 NSF Grant to Study Charge Distribution in Nanoparticles For Dr. Fredy Zypman, professor of physics and chair of the physics department at Yeshiva College, the key to big advances in the creation of everything from medicine to electric cars might lie…

Students Present Psychology Research to Peers and Professors at Poster Session At a poster session held in Belfer Hall last week, Yeshiva College students shared the results of experimental psychology studies they had designed and conducted with their professors and fellow students. “Students…

Looking Back at 2015's Most Memorable Moments at Yeshiva University Whether students were celebrating their graduation or hitting campus for the first time, organizing a kumzitz for Israel in Times Square or conducting innovative new research with faculty, making us proud on the court or earning ...

Yeshiva University Mourns Passing of Longtime Rosh Yeshiva Yeshiva University mourns Rabbi Yosef Weiss z"tl, longtime Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), who passed away on Sunday, December 20, at the age of 95. Born in Hungary in 1920, he immigrated to America ...

Syrian Journalist, Immigration Expert Among Panelists at YU Student-Organized Event on Syrian Refugee Crisis On December 15, Yeshiva University students hosted a distinguished panel about the political and human dimensions of the Syrian refugee crisis on the Wilf Campus, presented by the Jay and ...

YU Named a 2016 Best Private College by Kiplinger’s Based on Academic Quality and Affordability Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has included Yeshiva University on its list of the country’s best values in private universities. Kiplinger’s annual list highlights 300 public schools, private universities…

Professor Steven Fine Reflects on Jewish View of Menorah Depicted on the Arch of Titus Through the Ages It is hard for me to look up at the menorah of the Arch of Titus in Rome without feeling deep emotions. This is especially true at Hanukkah—and especially this Hanukkah, when stabbings in ...

Joshua Nagel Receives Undergraduate Research Grant from Psychology Honor Society Joshua Nagel, a senior at Yeshiva College from Los Angeles, California, majoring in psychology and minoring in English, has been awarded an undergraduate research grant from Psi Chi, an international psychology honor…

Governor Andrew Cuomo Delivers Keynote Address; Dr. Ben Chouake, Norman Sternthal, Mark Wilf and Rabbi Dr. Herbert Dobrinsky Honored The Honorable Governor Andrew M. Cuomo delivered the keynote address at Yeshiva University’s 91st Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation on Sunday, December 13, at…