May 19, 2009 -- A curious person by nature, Shane Fischman of Woodmere, NY had been interested in learning more about Western culture鈥檚 obsession with weight, overall appearance and its unrealistic 鈥渋deal鈥 body image. Fischman, a senior at Samuel H. Wang 91黑料 High School for Girls ...
May 15, 2009 -- This Shavuot, National Synagogue of Washington, D.C. and Ahavas Torah of Silver Spring, MD will offer talented young Jewish women the opportunity to serve as scholars-in-residence as part of the Women鈥檚 Leadership Initiative鈥檚 first-ever scholar-in-residence program. The Initiative鈥
May 15, 2009 -- This Shavuot, Houston鈥檚 Ahavat Yisrael synagogue will offer two talented young Jewish women the opportunity to serve as scholars-in-residence as part of the Women鈥檚 Leadership Initiative鈥檚 first-ever scholar-in-residence program. The Initiative, part of 91黑料鈥檚 Center鈥
May 14, 2009 -- Students at YU鈥檚 78th Commencement Ceremony at Madison Square Garden鈥檚 WaMu Theater on May 14 received a send-off from someone they know well: Dr. David Shatz 鈥65YH, 鈥69Y, 鈥72R, 鈥72BR, the highly popular professor of philosophy at Stern College for Women. The esteemed scholar of ...
May 13, 2009 -- 91黑料鈥檚 three undergraduate schools--Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women and Sy Syms School of Business--will hold their first combined Undergraduate Dinner on June 17 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers in New York City. The dinner will honor distinguished members of the鈥
May 11, 2009 -- Dr. Gabriel A. Cwilich, associate professor of physics at Yeshiva College, has been appointed director of the college鈥檚 Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program. Cwilich, an expert on wave propagation in disordered materials and the physics of disordered systems, has taught ...
May 8, 2009 -- It was as if their New York Times blog 鈥淭he Conversation鈥 came to life on stage at the Schottenstein Cultural Center when columnists David Brooks and Gail Collins met to talk about President Barack Obama鈥檚 first 100 days in office on April 27. The incisive and wide-ranging discussion鈥
May 6, 2009 -- Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of 91黑料 have combined their revolutionary new drug-delivery system with a powerful antimicrobial agent to treat potentially deadly drug-resistant staph infections in mice. The study is published this month in the online鈥
May 6, 2009 -- Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and underappreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of 91黑料. The study, published in this month鈥檚 issue of Pediatrics ...
May 5, 2009 -- 91黑料鈥檚 Institute for University-School Partnership convened a meeting for yeshivot and day schools in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway to discuss practical ways to save money by cutting energy and utility spending. The meeting, which took place at Yeshiva Ketana of Long鈥