Trump’s solar panel tax threatens future generations
President Donald Trump has begun to tread into unmarked territories. Consistent with his reputation as a businessman rather than a politician, many of the recent executive decisions Trump has signed have been strictly business. A key example occurred earlier this week, when Trump placed a 30% tariff on imported solar cells. Solar cells are the […]
Faculty Spotlight: Jonathan Touboul
At the beginning of the semester, Dr. Jonathan Touboul joined the mathematics department as an associate professor and one of the three faculty members at the Volen National Center for Complex Systems. Prior to his arrival at Brandeis, Touboul received his Ph.D. in mathematics at the École Polytechnique. Before coming to Brandeis, Touboul was the […]
One day at a time: observations from a first-year
For me, 2017 was a whirlwind of a year. After finishing all my college applications, graduating high school and a stressful vacation to Europe, the most exciting point of my 2017 came halfway through the year with my arrival on campus. Since the beginning, I have loved my experience at Brandeis. I loved all my […]
The future of chromosomal research
Students and faculty gathered in one of the lecture halls in the Gerstenzang Science Library on Tuesday, Jan. 16 for a joint biology/neuroscience colloquium with Dr. Job Dekker titled “Folding, unfolding, and refolding genomes.” Dekker is a professor in the Program of Gene Function and Expression as well as the co-director of the new Program […]
Panel debates whether nuclear energy is clean energy
Members of the Brandeis community convened at the International Lounge on Monday, Nov. 27, where Professor Kerry Emanuel and Professor Christoph Stefes debated about whether nuclear energy should be considered clean energy. This event was the third and final debate hosted by the Center for German and European Studies in the “Campusweek Initiatives” program, a […]
Video conference call focuses on science and sustainability
Faculty and students gathered in the Faculty Club Lounge on Oct. 30 for a video conference call with Dr. Mandy Singer-Brodowski to discuss the ways that science can influence social change. Singer-Brodowksi was a founding member of “netzwek n,” a nationwide network in Germany focused on student initiatives and served as part of the German […]
Faculty vote to support univ. divestment
Faculty voted at their monthly meeting on a resolution supporting Brandeis’ Commitment to the Paris Climate Accords and encouraging the Board of Trustees to act on fossil fuel divestment. Committee members of Faculty Against Climate Threat (FACT) finalized their resolution on climate change for the university, and on Friday, Oct. 20, a majority of faculty […]
