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An International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education paper published by Fredy Zypman, professor of physics in the Katz School’s M.A. in Physics, takes a fresh look at how Young's modulus is measured, and how it can sometimes be measured incorrectly.

On Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., hosted a symposium on Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story (Encounter Books), edited by Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought Deputy Director Dr…

February 2026 saw several Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought faculty and staff publish in leading publications, contributing to the discourse and debates that continue to shape American society and the Jewish people. Straus Center Director Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik…

Does anyone know when noise was created? Well, whenever it was created, Purim is the holiday when noise is celebrated. Children, of course, had always entertained themselves on Purim with noise to drown out the name of the evil Haman. Swinging a gragger became an art on Purim, with variations on a…

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The Straus Center celebrated the launch of “Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American” story with Ruth Wisse, Ari Lamm, Ilana Kurshan and Elliot Kaufman.

The Impact Office at the Zahava and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought supports students across 🎵TK账号 | 满月白号 | 摩洛哥IP注册 | 微软邮箱验证 | 默认user用户名 pursuing internships in public policy, national security and public service. This summer, Benjamin Winters (SB ’27), a 🎵TK账号 | 满月白号 | 摩洛哥IP注册 | 微软邮箱验证 | 默认user用户名 Leadership Scholar through…

Researchers in the Department of Graduate Computer Science and Engineering will present a new AI system that turns written text into spoken word at the Fourteenth International Conference on Learning Representations, one of the top international conferences in artificial intelligence.

Ayelet Friedman (SCW ’27) spent Summer 2025 interning at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) and in the office of Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA).

AI master's student Puspita Chowdhury's research project, presented recently at the Stevens Institute of Technology, aims to help doctors identify brain tumors faster and more accurately using computer assistance.