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Mois Navon, Microchip Designer, Speaks About the Intersection of Invention and Belief On September 4, 2018, Mois Navon, one of the founding engineers of Mobileye and designer of EyeQ, the chip powering the development of self-driving vehicles, spoke to an audience of computer science students from…

New York State Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez Secures Funding for The Max and Celia Parnes Family Psychological and Psychoeducational Services Clinic On Tuesday, September 4, Yeshiva University and Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez (District 80) held a press conference at the new location of The…

Dr. Edward Belbruno Receives Humboldt Research Award for Lifetime Achievement Last December, Dr. Edward Belbruno, clinical professor of mathematics, received word that he had been awarded the Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung/Foundation of Germany for his ...

Dr. Yaakov Elman z"l The Yeshiva University family is saddened by the passing of Dr. Yaakov Elman z"l. Dr. Elman was a professor of Judaic studies at the Bernard Revel Graduate School Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Denenberg Chair in Talmudic Studies at Yeshiva College. He was also a…

Rabbi Manfred Fulda z"l The Yeshiva University family is saddened by the passing of Rabbi Meir Fulda z"l, a revered teacher at the University. Rabbi Fulda was born in Fulda, Germany, on December 25, 1928. His family, including his father, Louis (who had been interned at Buchenwald), managed to ...

Newest Volume Aims to Bring Clarity to Differences in Meaning Jewish Ideas in Morality and Religion, the latest book by Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth, adjunct professor of philosophy at Yeshiva University, has been published by KTAV Publishing House. In this volume Rabbi Dr. Roth’s builds on his application…

Rivka Salhanick ’18S Explores Home Remedies of the 18th and 19th Centuries This summer, new Stern College for Women graduate Rivka Salhanick found an unusual way to combine her passion for medicine and biology with her love of literature and history. Supported by a fellowship from the Women’s ...

Dr. Fredy Zypman Receives 2018 Materials Today Embracing Challenge Award Dr. Fredy Zypman, professor of physics and co-chair of the Department of Physics, has received the Materials Today Embracing Challenge Award, sponsored by the journal Materials Today, published by Elsevier, an international ...

Thirteen Faculty Receive Tenure; Three Promoted to Full Professor The Yeshiva University Board of Trustees recently awarded tenure to four YU faculty members: Dr. Yasar Levent Kocaga ( Sy Syms School of Business); Jessica Roth ( Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law); Dr. Laya Salomon ( Azrieli…

Yeshiva College Junior Dovid Schwartz Tackles Intensive Philosophy Study Many students use their summer breaks to pursue their individual interests, and Dovid Schwartz, who just finished his junior year double-majoring in philosophy and Jewish studies with a concentration in Jewish thought, has ...