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The Katz School of Science and Health has significantly strengthened its health sciences faculty with the addition of top-tier educators who are bringing decades of clinical, academic and leadership experience across multiple disciplines.
The Center, inspired by the legacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman z”l and made possible by a generous gift by the Ira Mitzner and Riva Collins Families, will educate the next generation of public servants and advocates. Drawing inspiration from the late Senator Joseph Lieberman’s unparalleled level of…
The Katz School has bolstered its faculty for the fall semester with a new crop of experts in STEM fields, underscoring its leadership in pioneering education and research in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, computer science and digital marketing.
The study tracked the progress of 354 registered nurses from 11 hospitals using guidelines from AORN (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses) for preventing pressure injuries in surgical patients.
In September 2024, Yeshiva University hosted a three-part virtual series on the upcoming presidential election in a collaborative endeavor between the Sacks-Herenstein Center, the Straus Center, and the Lieberman-Mitzner Center.
Charles Swencionis, professor of psychology at YU’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, has received the 2024 Cynthia D. Belar Award for Excellence in Health Psychology Education and Training by the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 38 (Society for Health Psychology). This ...
Dr. Mary Beth Morrissey represented the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse at the 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, commenting on the Legal Capacity and Informed Consent Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older…
As president of the Katz School Alumni Association, Jesus Olivera spearheads a mentorship program that pairs students and graduates with professionals willing to offer an hour of their time each month.
On September 10th, the Straus Center and the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program hosted Adam Kirsch in conversation with Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern about Kirsch's new book "On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice."
Leading Jewish educator assumes role at critical time for Jewish education Rabbi Michael S. Berger, Ph.D., a long-time member of Emory University’s Department of Religion with decades of experience in Jewish K12 education, will take the helm as Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish…
