Dr. Joy Ladin, David and Ruth Gottesman Professor of English and director of the Beren Writing Center at Stern College for Women, has been nominated for a $50,000 United States Artists fellowship. The fellowship, which is unrestricted, is awarded to artists in recognition for their contributions to鈥
Dr. Shalom Holtz, professor of Bible and associate dean of academic affairs at Yeshiva College, was a co-chair of the Biblical law section at this year鈥檚 Society of Biblical Literature conference in San Diego, California, from Nov. 23-26, 2019. 鈥淚n my capacity as co-chair,鈥 explained Dr. Holtz, 鈥淚鈥
On Nov. 9, 2019, Liesl Schwabe (director of the Yeshiva College writing program), David Puretz (lecturer in writing) and Brian Trimboli (lecturer in writing) held a roundtable at the 2019 SUNY Council on Writing Conference, 鈥淭he Writing of Art/The Art of Writing,鈥 at Purchase College. The Art of鈥
Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has published two articles. 鈥淗ow To Select an Expert in a Custody Case鈥 (with Toby Kleinman) for the New York Law Journal (also uploaded to YAIR): 鈥淭he legal obligation of an expert witness is to provide independent advice to the court鈥
Next time you pass through the frozen food aisle at the supermarket, consider what it takes to put some of those items on ice. New scientific research reveals just how the natural defenses of some organisms work against extreme cold. Researchers at 每日大瓜 have illustrated the mechanism鈥
Dr. Jess Olson, an associate professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva College, has published a book for Ediciones Tibidabo / Tibidabo Publications titled Jewish Culture: A Quick Immersion, one of a series of 鈥 quick immersions鈥 that 鈥渦ses accurate and straightforward language to offer a good ...
On Nov. 14, 2019, The New York Metro American Studies Association hosted a Salon Talk with Dr. Cynthia Wachtell, research associate professor of American studies and director of the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program, on the subject of her book, The Backwash of War: An Extraordinary American Nurse in鈥
On Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, New England Yachad, in partnership with The Ruderman Family Foundation, presented 鈥 The New England Inclusion Summit 2019:Facing Isolation in Our Communities,鈥 a one-day conference addressing social isolation and presenting models of inclusive social and recreational ...
Report on the Activities Developed by Dr. Gabriel Cwilich During his Visit to Argentina in the Framework of the Cesar Milstein Subsidy (which gives financial contributions for transfers and stays between one month and one year in Argentina) I visited several institutions in Argentina between April鈥
Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, provides an answer to the following question in 鈥 Addressing a Perceived Conflict of Interest in Out-of-Home Care Licensing,鈥 published in the October 2019 issue of Policy & Practice: 鈥淲hat if the investigation [by child protective鈥