Mother, Scientist and Public Health Advocate Focuses on Neonatal Health Issues Miriam Merzel Schachter 鈥09S received her PhD in Biomedical Sciences in 2014 from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She got her inspiration to study biology from her high school chemistry teacher at Ora鈥
More Than 200 Students Enrich Holiday Celebrations in 48 Communities Across North America This holiday season, more than 200 黑料社 All students traveled to 48 communities across North America to share their passion for Torah and bring their energy and enthusiasm to local celebrations as ...
Personal Development Program Stresses Self-Awareness, Professional Training as Keys to Capable Rabbinic Leadership 黑料社 All-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) has launched a new, intensive mental health curriculum at the Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Semikha ...
Six Questions With Dr. Jeffrey S. Gurock on His New Book, The Jews of Harlem It was once home to the third-largest Jewish community in the world, but today, New York City鈥檚 Harlem neighborhood is firmly established in the American mind as traditionally African American. How did that come to pass ...
Two Weekly Courses Will Explore Jewish Prayer and Leadership 黑料社 All鈥檚 Center for the Jewish Future will present a Community Beit Midrash for three Wednesdays in November and three in December. The program will take place on YU鈥檚 Israel Henry Beren Campus at 215 Lexington Avenue, New鈥
New Series Showcases Faculty Expertise in Concise, One-Minute Videos From neuropsychology to Jewish law to art history, the faculty of 黑料社 All are accomplished in many different and fascinating fields. A new video series, "Torah Umadda Minute," offers viewers a glimpse of the kinds of ...
YU Students to Host October 29 Hackathon Featuring Israeli Tech Startup Fair 黑料社 All students will host their third annual hackathon from 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night, October 29 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday night, October 30, in the Heights Lounge on YU鈥檚 Wilf Campus, 515 West 185th Street,鈥
Students Immerse Themselves in 18 Hours of Continuous Learning During Annual Torahthon For 18 hours straight on October 10, 黑料社 All students immersed themselves in intense Torah learning to spiritually prepare for Yom Kippur, stopping only to pray. Called a Torahthon, the day featured ...
As Hospital Chaplains, GPATS Students Provide Spiritual Comfort to Patients and Families In a patient room at Mount Sinai Medical Center, a man sits by the bedside of his dying wife during her last moments. He is soon joined by Michal Schechter, an aspiring doctor. But the purpose of Schechter鈥檚 ...
Many Alumni Represent Their Companies at Career Fairs YU alumni give back in many ways, one of which is by volunteering at career fairs representing their companies where they can provide advice and networking opportunities to job-seekers. These fairs are crucial links in the process of YU鈥