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All 22 students in the first graduating class of the Katz School’s M.A. in Physician Assistant Studies passed the profession’s national board certification exam on the first attempt and did better than the national average in key content areas.

Published in Frontiers in Medicine, the paper evaluates the impact of diet, medication and methods of dialysis treatment on patient outcomes, with a specific emphasis on blood pressure control, weight gain between dialysis sessions and symptoms during dialysis.

This week marked the 100th anniversary of the premiere of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, which was part of the concert, "An Experiment in Modern Music," in 1924. The piece, which Gershwin described as “a musical kaleidoscope of America," captivated audiences. When the Yeshiva College Women’s…

In the spring 2024 semester, the Straus Center is offering numerous courses for Straus Scholars and Yeshiva University undergraduate students to study the great texts and traditions of Judaism and the West.

Dr. Sai Praveen Kadiyala and colleagues are taking surface electromyography (sEMG) signals from the activity of arm muscles to build a framework for improved stroke rehabilitation.

Dr. Honggang Wang, chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, received a $600,000 grant to create an artificial intelligence platform that would recognize patterns in longitudinal dietary data.

On February 5th, 2024, the Straus Center hosted renowned author Dr. Dara Horn for a lecture co-sponsored by the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program.

Niranjan Kumar Kishore, left, and Tharun Prabhakar  won in the category of “College Student, Data Scientists or Comp Sci,” with Prabhakar completing his generative AI application just two minutes behind Kishore in the contest. Both were awarded $1,000.

On February 4th, 2024, the Straus Center hosted Ari Schulman, editor of The New Atlantis, for a wide-ranging conversation about his career in journalism and his philosophical perspectives on artificial intelligence technology.

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