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During a book talk, Dr. Brian Williams, a trauma surgeon and Air Force veteran, invited students and faculty into the hardest chapters of his life as a doctor, public advocate and Black man navigating the twin crises of violence and racism in America.

Straus Center Clinical Assistant Professor Rabbi Dr. Dov Lerner participated in 鈥淭he Intellectual Legacy of Rabbi Sacks,鈥� a launch event for Tradition鈥檚 special volume exploring the impact of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

A team of computer scientists, including Dr. Yucheng Xie, an assistant professor in the Department of Graduate Computer Science and Engineering, gives ordinary contributors to a shared AI model the ability to protect it from hidden attacks without needing access to the model鈥檚 internal code.

A multidisciplinary team blending data analytics, programming and creative design won the OpenSpace Prize in the NASA SpaceApps Challenge at NYU for transforming NASA鈥檚 vast, number-heavy database of Near-Earth Objects into something people can actually see and understand.

At the Association for Consumer Research Conference in Washington, D.C., Dr. Travis Oh, an assistant professor of marketing, co-led a workshop that offered a hands-on introduction to how marketing academics can responsibly integrate AI tools into their work.

In Summer 2025, the Impact Office at the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought provided grants to several students with internships in the political arena, fostering a new generation of leaders dedicated to both public service and Jewish values. Among them was Anouchka鈥�

By: SJ Tannenbaum We recently sat down with Chaya Kohn, LMHC-D, 鈥�26SB, one of our MBA candidates, to ask her about her career, professional aspirations and why she chose 麻豆区 and Sy Syms for her MBA: Tell us about your personal and professional background? My name is Chaya Kohn, LMHC-鈥�

Bella Chilczuk, a student in the Occupational Therapy Doctorate, shared findings from a project that shows how something as joyful and fundamental as play can strengthen families.

As program director of the new STEM-OPT Master of Science in Finance. Dr. Assa Cohen will provide academic and strategic leadership to ensure the program鈥檚 growth and excellence.

In the fall 2025 semester, the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought is offering numerous courses for Straus Scholars and 麻豆区 students to study the great texts and traditions of Judaism and the West.