Dr. Hanni Flaherty, clinical assistant professor in the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has been recognized by the National Association of Social WorkersNYC Chapter as a Sapphire Leader for her exemplary service and contributions to the social work profession. She received her award at the 12th
Dr. Josefa Steinhauer, associate professor of biology, adapted a lecture on vaccines she had created for the Yeshiva College Core science course, The Natural World, for a public talk on vaccines at Nerd Nite. The editor at the New York Times saw that public talk and invited her to be a consultant
Dr. Steve Fine, Churgin Professor of Jewish History and director of the Center for Israel Studies, reviewed Dr. Karen Sterns Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and the Forgotten Jews of Antiquity (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018) for Reading Religion (a publication of the American Academy
Dr. Radhashree Maitra, associate professor in the biology department of Yeshiva College, was the keynote speaker at the International Conference On Biomarkers in London, United Kingdom, from March 11-12, 2019. She was invited to deliver keynote speech based on her recent publications on colorectal
Dr. Michelle Levine, associate professor of Bible at Stern College for Women, presented lectures for the holiday of Purim. For the first lecture, Joseph, Daniel, Mordechai and Esther: Heroes in Exile, Role Models for Our Times, delivered at Congregation Ohab Zedek of Belle Harbor, New York, she
Dr. Catherine DeLazzero, clinical associate professor of writing at the Katz School of Science and Health, delivered the Mead Swing Lecture called "A Religious Ethical Approach to Writing" on March 6, 2019, at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. In the lecture, she described components of a religious
Dr. Tracy Prout, assistant professor of psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, has been busy. Interviews Dr. Prout recorded several interviews with The Austen Riggs Center, a therapeutic community which promotes resilience and self-direction in those with complex psychiatric problems
Dr. Maria Blekher, professor of digital strategies and director of both the YU Innovation Lab and the MS in Digital Marketing and Media at the Katz School of Science and Health spoke about Israel Top Tech Trends at a private gathering on Monday, March 18, 2019. She covered the development of the
Dr. Irit Felsen, adjunct professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, is a co-chair of the trauma group of the NGO on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations and a researcher with the Yale University Trauma Study Group. She has a particular interest in survivors of
Avri Ravid (left), newly elected president of the MFA, hands a plaque to outgoing President, Jon Garfinkel from the University of Iowa Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor of finance and chair of the finance department at Sy Syms School of Business, was inaugurated as the incoming president of the ...