Martin Baron selected as the 2023 Richman Fellow
Martin “Marty” Baron was selected as Brandeis’ Richman Fellow for Public Life. The Richman Fellow is awarded to someone “whose contributions have had a significant impact on improving American society, strengthening democratic institutions, advancing social justice or increasing opportunities for all citizens to realize and share in the benefits of this nation,” according to the […]
Professor Christine Grienberger wins 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship Award
Christine Grienberger (BIOL), an assistant professor in biology at Brandeis, was recently awarded with the Sloan Research Fellowship from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Grienberger is one of 125 distinguished researchers to be awarded this fellowship. Grienberger was awarded the fellowship in the neuroscience category. According to the Sloan Fellows website, the Sloan Research Fellowship […]
Hannah Nekritz ’23 competes in ‘Jeopardy’ high school reunion tournament
After competing in the teen tournament of “Jeopardy,” Hannah Nekritz ’23 was invited to participate in Jeopardy’s first-ever high school reunion tournament. Nekritz, who is from Connecticut and is majoring in neuroscience, was invited to compete in Jeopardy’s first ever high school reunion tournament that started airing on Feb. 20 and is set to […]
Student Union Winter Election results
The Student Union held its winter elections for the spring 2023 semester on Feb. 1, according to an email sent by Student Union president, Peyton Gillespie ’25. Students had 24 hours to cast their votes. The positions up for election were Student Union Secretary, East Quad Senator, Mid-year Senator, Senator for the Class of […]
Tressie McMillan Cottom receives 2023 Gittler Prize
The university recently selected the recipient for the 2023 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, according to an email sent to the Brandeis community by President Ron Liebowitz. The Gittler Prize recognizes outstanding and lasting contributions to racial, ethnic and/or religious issues, according to the prize’s webpage. McMillan Cottom is a current professor with the […]
Student Union and Period Activists at ‘Deis pilot new free period products program
In early December of 2022, Period Activists at ‘Deis (PAD) announced on their Instagram page that free period products would be distributed in women’s and gender neutral restrooms in East Quad, North Quad, and Massell Quad. This past week they turned what was a hypothetical a few years ago, into a reality when they set […]
