Shoshana Fisher

1 month ago | yuobserver.org | Allison Warren |Shoshana Fisher

By Allison Warren, Staff WriterSpring has finally arrived in NYC. With cherry blossom season in full bloom and NYC home to hundreds of different Japanese cherry trees for us to enjoy, now’s the perfect time to take a breather and learn how spending time around these pink florals can actually make us healthier. Cherry blossoms first made their way to America thanks to an American food hunter named David Fairchild, who was searching for novel plants that could be of economic value to U.S. farmers.

1 month ago | yuobserver.org | David Yagudayev |Allison Warren |Shoshana Fisher

By David Yagudayev, Science and Technology EditorGabriel Ghalandar (YC ‘27) is a sophomore at Yeshiva University, pursuing a major in biology with a minor in finance. He went to high school at North Shore Hebrew Academy (NSHAHS). He currently works in the research lab of Professor Yaniv Cohen, Clinical Associate Professor of Biology at YU, where he contributes to innovative work focused on visual empathy and brain wave analysis. What do you study in Dr. Cohen’s lab?