Faculty (cont.)
Dr. Marian Gidea Secures $300,000 NSF Grant for Innovative Research
Dr. Marian Gidea , the associate dean for STEM Education and Research and director of the Graduate Program in Mathematical Sciences at the Katz School of Science and Health, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support his groundbreaking research on energy harvesting devices. His findings, recently presented at the International Congress of Industrial and Applied Mathematics in Tokyo, potentially address a range of contemporary scientific and techno- logical issues, such as production of sustainable energy and space exploration. READ MORE
Cardozo Professor Elected Member of American Law Institute
Alex Reinert , the Max Freund Professor of Litigation and Advocacy and Director of the Center for Rights and Justice at Cardozo, has been elected a member of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI), which works to clarify and modernize United States common law and its adaptation to changing social needs. Notably, other distinguished Cardozo faculty members who have received this distinction include Dean Melanie Leslie and professors Myriam Gilles, Malvina Halberstam, Anthony Sebok, Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Paul Shupack and Stewart Sterk. READ MORE
Wurzweiler Professor Joins GSA Public Policy Advisory Council Dr. Mary Beth Morrissey , associate professor and director of the Ph.D. program at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has been appointed to the Public Policy Advisory Council of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) for a three-year term beginning January 2024. The GSA is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of aging.
Prominent YU Historian Authors Biography of Iconic Sportscaster
Dr. Jeffrey S. Gurock , the Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History and former chair of the Academic Council of the American Jewish Historical Society, has recently published Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend, the first-ever biography of the iconic sportscaster who for nearly half a century was the voice of New York sports. With 25 books to his credit as an author or editor, Dr. Gurock received the Everett Family Founda- tion Award in 2012 for Jews in Gotham , which was also named Jewish Book of the Year by the Jewish Book Council. READ MORE
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