Period Activists at ’Deis host Open Mic Night
The Brandeis Period Activists at ’Deis (PAD) club recently hosted their annual open mic night where members of the Brandeis community were able to listen to and share stories regarding menstruation. PAD president Kyla Speizer ’23 and the PAD team shared their thoughts on the event and their club’s mission in an interview with The […]
Comfortable illusions: How our brains mislead us
Over the course of the academic year, Brandeis faculty from diverse disciplines convene to share their perspectives on broad issues with the Brandeis student community during events called Critical Conversations. This year’s first Critical Conversation, “Comfortable Illusions: How Our Brains Mislead Us,” recently took place and featured themes regarding biological perception, social behavior and nationalistic […]
The Caterpillar Lab comes to Brandeis University
The Caterpillar Lab, an educational non-profit organization that bolsters public support for nature, came to Brandeis to showcase the biodiversity, adaptations and beauty of caterpillars. Expert naturalists set up the caterpillar displays on Fellows Garden and answered questions from Brandeis community members regarding the large range of caterpillar species indigenous to North America as well […]
Brandeis celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) recently announced their recognition and support for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at Brandeis in an email to the Brandeis community. This national observance starts on Sept. 15 and proceeds till Oct. 15. During this time period, the Brandeis Latinx Student Organization (BLSO) and individual student performers showcase […]
Brandeis History of Ideas panel: can individuals make history?
The Brandeis History of Ideas Program held a panel discussion with the focal question of “Can individuals make history?” featuring faculty and student speakers. Director of the History of Ideas Program David S. Katz moderated the event. The panel aimed to dissect the role of individualism in history-making from multiple angles by sharing the perspectives […]
Brandeis adopts sustainable campus maintenance practices
The Brandeis Sustainability Committee recently adopted new initiatives targeted at conducting campus maintenance in more sustainable ways and collecting data to make informed decisions regarding future infrastructure changes. These efforts are part of Brandeis’ intermittent years of climate action. The 2022 to 2023 academic year is Brandeis’ fourth year of climate action, with previous efforts […]
Student Union elections
The Student Union is currently hosting its fall elections; there are 24 open positions for the Senate, three Judiciary seats available and two Allocations Board seats open. Voting will be held on Sept. 14. For this round of elections, students could run for the Class of 2026 Senator position, Class of 2025 Senator Position […]
Jill Greenlee awarded 2022 Lerman-Neubauer Prize
Associate Professor of Politics Jill Greenlee was awarded the 2022 Lerman-Neubauer Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring. This award commends faculty members who provide exceptional support to students and positively impact student lives in the capacity of a mentor. In addition to the title, the prize awards faculty members with $5,000 and is presented […]
SciFest 2022 celebrates undergraduate research
The Brandeis community recently celebrated SciFest, an annual poster gallery that features the culmination of undergraduate research in the sciences. This year’s 11th annual SciFest was held on Aug 11th and showcased 116 different undergraduate scientific projects from numerous scientific fields. Student presenters described their experience conducting research and participating in SciFest with The Brandeis […]
2022 Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine
Jan Steyaert was selected as the 2022 Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine winner for his pioneering work in biochemistry. The Gabbay Award recognizes research that adds value to the field of biomedical science. Specifically, the Gabbay Award targets research that has a distinct application from its basic science roots. Recipients of […]
Marta Kauffman ’78 donates $4 million to Brandeis AAAS program
Marta Kauffman ’78, co-creator of the NBC sitcom “Friends,” donated $4 million to the Brandeis African and African American Studies (AAAS) program as a part of the Marta F. Kauffman ’78 Professorship in African and African American Studies in June. This endowment will support the addition of distinguished scholars with a specialization in the study […]
Brandeis students showcase research and creative projects at the URCC Symposium
Brandeis students showcased the culmination of their summer and academic year research and creative projects at the annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Collaborations (URCC) Symposium. This is the Symposium’s second year, following last year’s virtual gallery format. Director of Undergraduate-Faculty Research Partnerships Margaret Lynch commented on the transition from virtual presentations to this year’s […]
Charles Chester discusses landscape conservation
Brandeis lecturer in Environmental Science and U.S. Chair of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) Charles Chester (ENVS) recently co-authored an article in The Conversation regarding the importance and impact of large-scale land conservation. The article details recent findings about how the Y2Y Initiative has facilitated habitat restoration and migration patterns of local wildlife, […]
2022 Perlmutter Award for Excellence in Global Business Leadership
Brandeis recently awarded Sir Ronald Cohen with the 2022 Perlmutter Award for Excellence in Global Business Leadership for his work as a philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor and social innovator. As described in the 2022 Perlmutter Award webpage, Cohen is “recognized as the father of impact investment and European venture capital and is driving […]
Brandeis celebrates Earth Week
To celebrate Earth Day at Brandeis, the Office of Sustainability, the Center of Spiritual Life and student Sustainability Ambassadors organized Earth Week, a week-long series of events, talks and activities promoting sustainability and climate activism. Earth Week also featured participation from Brandeis Dining, faculty and external speakers. Diane Lauber from the Center of Spiritual […]
State of Blackness celebrates the ICC and Brandeis’ Black community
Brandeis students and alumni celebrated the 30th anniversary of Intercultural Center (ICC) and Brandeis and academic excellence by the Black student community in a two-day gala called the State of Blackness. The purpose of the event was to commemorate the contributions of BIPOC students at Brandeis through performance, personal reflection, music and art. The event […]
Brandeis celebrates 2022 Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship
Brandeis celebrated the 2022 Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship recipient Stephanie Tilenius ’89, MA ’90 and the founder and CEO of Vida Health, Inc. in a recent webinar. Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz and Dean Kathryn Gaddy shared congratulatory remarks, and the award was presented to Tilenius by Leonard Asper ’86 who is the founder of […]
U.S. News and World ranks Heller School as a top ten graduate school
U.S. News and World Report issued its 2023 rankings for the graduate school programs in the U.S. The Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis was listed as a top 10 public affairs school in two categories: social policy and health management. Currently, Heller is ranked as eighth best for social policy graduate […]
Expert panelists contextualize Russia-Ukraine conflict in CGES webinar
In a recent webinar organized by the Center for German and European Studies, panelists Stephen Lloyd Wilson, Assistant Professor of Politics, Simon Pirani from the University of Durham and Marcel Roethig from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Kyiv, Ukraine contextualized the war between Russia and Ukraine. The conversation was moderated by Brandeis professor of German […]
3D-Printed Smithsonian exhibit honors Deborah Berebichez ‘96
Brandeis alum Deborah Berebichez ’96 is being honored for her work as an ambassador for women in STEM fields and in her prominent role in science media through a new Smithsonian exhibit called #IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit. The exhibit will be installed at the National Mall and features 120 life-size, 3D-printed statues of female STEM […]
