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The launch of the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Center for Values and Leadership founded by Terri and Andrew Herenstein dedicated to the dissemination of core Torah values and the education of tomorrow leaders through Rabbi Sacks teachings and life lessons |
Establishment of new undergraduate scholarships including the President Leadership Scholars which will educate the Jewish communal leaders of the future |
Great Jobs and Impactful Careers.The establishment of the Shevet Glaubach Center for Career Strategy and Professional Development that is based on best practices in the field of student success |
Expanded undergraduate career preparation experiences including undergraduate student trips to Israel and internships at some of Israel most dynamic companies |
The launch of the Mitzner Master of Science in Real Estate degree program at Sy Syms School of Business where students master essential concepts in the real estate industry and access YU extensive alumni network of real estate professionals |
Much of the success of the quiet phase has been due to the leadership of the Campaign Planning Committee co chaired by Sen Joseph Lieberman and Anita Zucker |
The Campaign Cabinet includes Elliot Gibber Billy Greenblatt Andrew Herenstein Lance Hirt Ira Mitzner Ann Pava and Mark Wilf |
We are thrilled by our donors support during the quiet phase of this campaign and expect the public phase will produce similarly inspiring results said Anita Zucker |
We are eager to see what possible when we come together in support of the next generation of leaders |
In recent years we have seen more than ever the need for leaders with a broad based education and a foundation of solid values said Sen Lieberman |
Yeshiva University provides a unique education that does just that.This campaign will improve our capacity to fulfill that special mission and broaden our reach as well |
Rise Up The Campaign for Yeshiva University is being launched during a time of great achievement.The University rose places from to over two years in the U News World Report rankings and was ranked in the report best value category |
Over the past four years YU has launched more than new programs including an associate degree in liberal arts bachelor programs in business analytics finance marketing and strategy and entrepreneurship and master degrees in Holocaust studies cybersecurity and physician assistant studies |
Over that same period the University grew graduate school net tuition by more than |
A doctoral program in occupational therapy was also launched in and YU expanded partnership with Montefiore and its affiliated medical school the Albert Einstein College of Medicine included the launch of a new B A M D program offering a direct pathway to the medical profession for elite high school graduates attending YU undergraduate honors programs |
YU Maccabees are ranked No in the nation in Division basketball and hold the longest winning streak in men college basketball with consecutive wins |
In support of the campaign launch the University Office of Institutional Advancement has planned a series of events across North America including South Florida Los Angeles Houston the Hamptons and other areas on Long Island New Jersey Chicago and Toronto among other markets |
The Annual Hanukkah Dinner A Virtual Celebration The campaign was launched during Yeshiva University th Annual Hanukkah Dinner on Dec |
Philanthropic donors friends of the University student leaders faculty and staff attended the virtual celebration which was hosted by Gayle King television personality editor at large of Oprah Daily and co host of CBS Mornings |
It also featured Berman famed opera tenor Andrea Bocelli and several YU luminaries |
A Katz School researcher and several colleagues are developing an AI powered wearable device that can monitor illicit drug use in individuals with substance use disorder |
In a research paper Precision Polysubstance Use Episode Detection in Wearable Biosensor Data Streams Honggang Wang chair of the Katz School Computer Science and Engineering Department describes a method called RP STREAM which is an algorithm that can identify when an individual is using drugs by analyzing data collected from a wearable device |
To develop the model the researchers collected data from people who had used cocaine and were fitted with a wearable biosensor called Affectiva Q which can measure various physiological changes such as electrodermal activity physical activity and body temperature |
To figure out when these people used cocaine the researchers evaluated patient notes urine tests and data from the device.When it comes to detecting drug use some studies have been successful in finding out when people use drugs but they usually look at big chunks of time said Wang. |
This new method is different because it can figure out when someone uses drugs in smaller timeframes. It like looking at a movie frame by frame instead of the whole movie at once |
Prof Wang presented the team findings at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE International Conference on Connected Health Applications Systems and Engineering Technologies with colleagues Joshua Rumbut and Hua Fang of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Edward Boyer of Ohio State University and Harvard Medical School |
RP STREAM or Real time Precision Pattern Recognition for Polysubstance Use Episode Detection in Wearable Biosensor Data Streams uses a set of rules derived from previous studies to differentiate between substances and identify substance use episodes accurately |
The algorithm includes an intelligent mechanism for setting the threshold at which an observation is considered abnormal which helps in distinguishing substance use episodes from other anomalies in the biosensor data |
It can also recognize substance use occurrences that vary in length and over many days making it suitable for real world scenarios where substance use patterns aren t fixed |
Presently the usual ways to check if someone relapsed aren t very good said Wang |
They test things like urine or blood which can t tell us much about when it happened.People can also lie or forget about it |
During the experiments RP STREAM was able to find and identify when people used cocaine and cannabis and the episodes were usually about minutes in duration on average |
They also compared RP STREAM to another method and found that RP STREAM was better at not giving false alarms meaning it didn t mistakenly detect substance abuse |
We want to keep working on this method to make it better at recognizing substance use for new participants said Wang.This is important because it can help us understand what leads to substance use and maybe even predict when someone might relapse |
We can also study how people tolerance to drugs changes over time in real life situations which will help us understand why people use drugs again and how to help them stop |
On June and June the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought hosted its annual summer seminars for high school students Jewish and Western Texts in Conversation |
Held in Manhattan the respective programs for women and men brought together over forty students to participate in unique interdisciplinary seminars and activities learn at the collegiate level and engage with the YU Straus Center renowned faculty |
The program kicked off with breakfast and words of welcome from Shaina Trapedo Straus Resident Scholar and Recruitment Officer |
Her session titled Talking Talmud with the Founding Fathers explored the relationship between Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams and their written exchanges about the Hebrew Bible and its exegetical tradition |
In discussion students explored what the correspondence between Jefferson and Adams reveals about the extent to which the history morality and aesthetics of the Hebrew Bible were the subject of interest to the Founding Fathers and the framing of the Declaration and Constitution |
Throughout the day seminars covered a variety of themes texts and questions centered around the connection between Torah and various cultural and political elements of Western thought as a sampler of the breadth and depth of Straus Center courses |
In his seminar Torah and Western Thought the Ethos of the YU Straus Center Straus Director Rabbi Meir Soloveichik explored the profound impact the Torah has had on the West more so than any other text |
Rabbi Soloveichik emphasized that the worldview of the Torah has the potential to influence the trajectory of America future while remaining an essential pillar of America founding |
In her second session of the day titled Torah and Poetry |
Psalms and the American Founding Trapedo shifted the conversation to a contemporary lens inviting students to think about how recent auction prices of literary works including Shakespeare Folio the Bay Psalm Book and the Codex Sasson Bible might give us insight into how society views and values different types of wisdom and their perceived monetary and moral value in the st century |
The next session Torah and Art Yetziat Mitzrayim and the Birth of Jewish Political Thought featured an on site visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Rabbi Soloveichik |
Throughout the tour Rabbi Soloviechik showed students how often overlooked artifcants and hieroglyphics founds in the Egyptian collection reveal the deeper political aspects of the Exodus including the Paschal lamb the ten plagues and iconic unleavened bread of the Seder which have been central to Jewish life and faith for centruies |
Following the tour a session on Torah and Zionism Israel Declaration was delivered by Neil Rogachevsky Straus Center Associate Director and author of Israel Declaration of Independence The History and Political Theory of the Nation Founding Document |
He emphasized the importance of the Declaration from the political perspective without a political state the trajectory of the Zionist movement would have been halted |
While idealistically the Declaration could have detailed a more specific outline for the future state of Israel this document was born out of necessity |
Finally Torah and Literature Myth and Monotheism led by Straus Center Clinical Assistant Professor Rabbi Dov Lerner featured an analysis of monotheism and the significance of the repetition in throughout Tanakh and our daily liturgy that God is one |
Rabbi Lerner explained the danger of a Dualistic society in which the belief in a good god and a bad god exacerbates rather than addresses the issue of theodicy |
The belief in one God is essential to understanding that while the world is complex and unpredictable God is at once omnipotent and incomprehensible |
The respective seminars concluded with a panel featuring Straus Scholars Allie Orgen SCW Yonatan Kurz YC and Reuben Hartman YC where they highlighted their favorite elements of the Straus Scholar program various classes they took and seminars they attended as well as leadership roles fellowships and internships they were involved in throughout their time in the program |
On Sept Rabbi Ari Berman President of Yeshiva University headlined an historic panel launching the first year of programming at the Abrahamic Family House AFH in Abu Dhabi titled Rethinking Sustainability and Peace Through a Spiritual Lens |
The discussion held on the International Day of Peace highlighted YU continued commitment to deepening ties and spreading Jewish values in the global community |
The other panelists included Monica Menendez Associate Dean of Engineering for Graduate Affairs at NYU Abu Dhabi and Rabbi David Rosen Special Advisor for Interfaith and Jewish Affairs to the Abrahamic Family House |
The event also included remarks by Abdulla Al Shehhi Acting Executive Director of the Abrahamic Family House |
Topics discussed included environmental preservation the climate crisis and the importance of religion and ethics in addressing these challenges |
As a representative of our multi millennia tradition I m honored to draw on the time tested roots of the Jewish faith to address the universal challenges of tomorrow said President Berman |
Yeshiva University is proud to participate in this historic opportunity and continue our work of bringing the Jewish voice into the global moral conversation |
Since opening in February the AFH has served a global audience and provided a platform for Jewish values to be shared |
The venue offers a model of tolerance and education housing a mosque a church and the Ben Maimon Synagogue |
President Berman participation marked the latest in YU work to strengthen ties with Jewish Muslim and Christian communities on an international stage |
In April he addressed the first ever Holocaust Commemoration event in an Arab country at the Crossroads of Civilization Museum CCM in Dubai |
Additionally in May YU partnered with Mohammed Bin Zayed University for Humanities MBZUH on the first of its kind academic conference in the UAE Interacting Philosophies Shared Friendships at which faculty from both universities offered scholarly reflections on Judaism and Islam political philosophical and social interactions to an audience of community members Emirati Israeli and American dignitaries and students |
Joining President Berman was a delegation of students and faculty from the YU Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought |
The students met with local leaders including H E Ahmed Almansoori the founder of the CCM Amir Hayek Israeli Ambassador to the UAE Israeli Consul General Liron Zaslansky and Marc Sievers former Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman and Director of the AJC Abu Dhabi |
The group participated in seminars led by Straus Center faculty that examined Jewish and Islamic history and law |
The YU delegation met with academic leaders and students at the MBZUH campus |
They were also led on a VIP tour of the Letters of Light exhibit at the Louvre Abu Dhabi which displays some of the oldest sacred texts of the Abrahamic faiths |
As part of their education and training to be Modern Orthodox leaders of the future Straus Scholars are encouraged to take summer jobs internships and fellowships that allow them to build on their Straus Center studies |
Many Scholars spent this past summer participating in programs where they study aspects of public policy and philosophy relevant to their academic and personal interests |
We continue to highlight Scholars who have taken advantage of such programming this summer many of whom have produced novel and important research and analysis in areas of particular concern to American Jews |
In this installment written before the recent war in Israel we spoke with Yaakov Willner YC who spent his summer in multiple DC based think tanks |
After just one year of study with the Straus Center Willner decided he wanted to take a deep dive into the theory and practice of foreign policy criminal justice and more |
Along the way Willner encountered and learned from some of the most influential and well known political and military leaders around |
One major takeaway Observant Jews have much to contribute to major ongoing debates about our biggest geopolitical and legal questions |
Tell us about your summer program in the nation capital |
This summer I participated in the American Enterprise Institute AEI Summer Honors Program and was a summer fellow at Hudson Institute Political Studies |
After a year of studying religion philosophy and politics through the Straus Center I wanted to build on my education by spending some time in Washington DC |
What got you interested in these programs in particular |
I was interested in these programs because I have a general interest in foreign policy and national security and thought that these academic programs would help be a stepping stone for work in those areas |
I knew that AEI and Hudson host some of the top foreign policy scholars in the world so I couldn t pass up the opportunity to learn from them directly |
What did you like most about each program |
AEI was a great experience because I learned more about the Middle Eas t and how America should approach it from its own national security interests |
Acting in America interests does not mean being isolationist or non interventionist but it doesn t mean trying to take over the world either |
It was also interesting for me specifically because I learned about countries in the Middle East I hadn t thought about much before and what those countries economies cultures and geopolitical interests mean for Israeli security |
During the last day of the AEI program I had the unbelievable opportunity to hear from a Supreme Court justice Justice Clarence Thomas |
He spoke of his philosophical leanings when it comes to the law which prompted my thinking more seriously about how to possibly combine law and national security |
Hudson program was much longer an amazing six weeks which allowed me to get to know the other fellows and many of the experts that work and study foreign policy at Hudson |
These are the current and future leaders in American foreign policy and I got to pick their brains learn from them and maybe even influence their thinking a little by asking questions |
Were there any scholars whose classes stood out to you |
I really did enjoy every course I took and learned from each of my teachers |
But specifically I really enjoyed studying criminal justice with John Walters who is the President of Hudson as well as learning about the Iranian threat with Michael Doran who leads the Center for Middle East at Hudson |
We got to run policy workshop simulations where we modeled for example a National Security Council meeting |
Experts like Doran would watch and comment bringing our attention to the concerns that might actually come up when policymakers try to formulate a position on an issue |
That was an eye opening experience because it showed just how hard it is to make foreign policy decisions |
There are so many moving pieces and competing concerns and there are very few easy choices |
We also heard from an amazing series of distinguished speakers who taught the fellows about different areas in the world of public policy and public life more broadly |
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