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Zevi Samet took the inbound pass with 20 seconds left in the game, the YU Macs down by two. He raced down the right side with multiple players covering his every step and as he neared the three-point line, still dribbling at top speed, he jumped into the air and launched an off balanced three. The…

The Sy Syms School of Business is committed to exploring the intersection of faith, business and leadership. This commitment was on full display when a team of four outstanding Sy Syms MBA students—Yael Evgi ’21S, ’25SB (MBA), Julie Yusupov ’00SB (B.S.), ’24SB (MBA), Asher Brooks ’25SB (MBA) and ...

Abegail Farahan’s passion for speech-language pathology was born from the sounds of three languages echoing through her childhood home. Fluent in Russian, proficient in Farsi and Spanish and raised in a bilingual household hearing Russian and Persian influences, she knows firsthand the power and…

Items of interest to YU alumni

Michelle Borde ’24SB (MBA), a resident of Baldwin Harbor on Long Island’s South Shore, earned her MBA from the Sy Syms School of Business in May 2024 as part of the first graduating cohort of the school’s online MBA program. During her time at Sy Syms, Michelle was awarded a Sacks Impact Scholars…

By decorating a material's surface with tiny, resonating pillars connected by specially designed bridges, a team of researchers including Dr. Emil Prodan of the Katz School has crafted a system capable of guiding these waves precisely. 

Straus Scholar Adina Feldman (SCW, ‘26) reflects on her psychological research and fieldwork in Israel after October 7th

On January 13, 2025, at the invitation of her colleague and Senior Attorney Annie Wang of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Dr. Mary Beth Morrissey presented Trauma and Vicarious Trauma: Relieving Suffering, Building Solidarity, and Inter- and Transdisciplinary Collaborations in…

Clinical Associate Professor Christy Jared discussed the findings of her doctoral research study in June at the 41st International Human Science Research Conference, where she explored the lasting impact of childhood trauma on women’s health and well-being.