Preliminary research shows promising future for learning and memory
Students and faculty gathered in Gerstenzang to hear a speech by renowned scientist H. Craig Heller, the Lorry I. Lokey/Business Wire Professor and a Professor of Biology at Stanford University on Sept. 18. Professor Michael Rosbash (BIO/NBIO) mediated the presentation. Heller’s research is focused on the neurobiology of sleep, circadian rhythms and learning disabilities. He […]
Agreement between Graduate Student Union and administration to be put to vote
The Brandeis University Graduate Union has reached a tentative agreement with the university administration on a union contract, which, if ratified at the vote on Sept. 18, will go into effect on July 1 of 2019. The contract provides higher wages, protections for academic freedoms, creates new opportunities for professional development and gives union members […]
SEA brings sustainability on and off campus
Students for Environmental Action (SEA) is one of the largest student-run environmental groups on campus, lead by Co-Presidents Jeremy Goodsynder ’20 and Sophie Edelman ’21. Goodsynder is majoring in environmental studies and anthropology while Edelman is majoring in HSSP. “SEA is a club that promotes sustainability on campus through small steps that add up to […]
Brandeis Study Abroad cancels Brandeis in the Hague program
UPDATED 9/14 at 1:30 PM On Aug. 6, the Brandeis Study Abroad office cancelled their “Brandeis in the Hague” program, according to J. Scott Van Der Meid, the Associate Dean of Study Abroad. The cancellation will only affect students planning on attending the program in the spring of 2019. Participants for the summer session will […]
Fear the tutu
“I don’t cheat to win, I’d rather lose.” This past weekend in the finals of the U.S. Open, 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams lost to 20-year-old Naomi Osaka. She would be a junior in college. Since coming back to professional tennis after maternity leave, Williams has met nothing but relentless backlash. But why the […]
Student Union fall elections garner impressive voter turnout
UPDATED 9/14 3:30 PM The Student Union held their fall elections yesterday, giving students 24 hours—from 12 a.m. on Wednesday to 12 a.m. on Thursday—to vote. The ballots were sent out by email for students to vote electronically, but students could also vote (earning a treat as an incentive) at new voting booths in the […]
Athletes should not be entirely to blame for doping charges
Growing up, I loved Maria Sharapova, a Russian tennis player. But in 2016, she was just another famous face that joined a long list of doping athletes who were pulled from their sport. Even though Sharapova’s ban was only for two years, and eventually shortened to 15 months, it was enough to drop her to […]
Economics and sustainability abroad
Many college students jump at the first opportunity to participate in a study abroad program. Living in a city of your choice, and picking from almost anywhere in the world is an amazing opportunity to immerse yourself in a new culture. Grace Berry ’21, a politics and economics double major, took advantage of the opportunity […]
Public health internship impacts local community
True to the spirit of Brandeis students, known for their ambitions both in the classroom and during their time off in the summer, many choose to spend their summers partaking in internships and accepting job positions all across the country and in the world. Sarah Fielman ’19, who is majoring in HSSP and Anthropology, worked […]
Brandeis and Hampton Univ. receive $4 million grant to promote minorities in science
Hampton University, a private historically black university in Virginia, has received a near $4 million grant over six years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to perform collaborative research with Brandeis as part of the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program. Their program is named: The Hampton University-Brandeis University Partnership for Research […]
Brandeis welcomes new Dean of Arts and Sciences
Brandeis welcomed new Dean of Arts and Sciences Dorothy L. Hodgson, who replaced previous Dean Susan Birren (BIOL) and began her term on Aug. 20. Hodgson is a professor of anthropology and was previously the senior associate dean for academic affairs for the School of Graduate Studies at Rutgers University before coming to Brandeis. At […]
Brandeis welcomes largest first-year class ever
On Aug. 26, the Brandeis campus welcomed 907 new students and 35 transfer students, the largest first-year class in the school’s history. Almost 100 Orientation Leaders (OLs), 77 Community Advisors (CAs) and various administrative staff assisted in the move-in process for all the incoming students. The top five represented states of the incoming class are […]
Climate change could change the technological world as we know it
Since Scott Pruitt resigned as head administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), former deputy administrator Andrew Wheeler has stepped up as the current acting head administrator. Environmental activists and Democrats are holding their breath to see if Wheeler has the ability to reverse poor choices made by Pruitt that not only cause further harm […]
The Princeton Review ranks Brandeis as one of top colleges in U.S.
Brandeis has been ranked one of the top 384 universities in the country and one of the top universities in the Northeastern region in the “The Best 384 Colleges” book, published annually by The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review utilizes survey responses and statistics from the previous school year to determine their rankings. The book […]
New members join president’s office staff
Four new members, William R. O’Reilly, Carol Onorato, Meghan Alvarez de Sotomayor and Orla O’Brien, have been appointed as staff to the Office of the President, according to an email sent out by President Liebowitz on June 4. Prior to coming to Brandeis, O’Reilly was a partner at the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale […]
Faculty members recognized with teaching awards
Professors Kristen Mascall (CHEM), Aparna Baskaran (PHYS) and Anita Hannig (ANTH) received teaching awards at the Faculty Meeting on Friday, April 20. The Committee for the Support of Teaching, in conjunction with the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, chooses award recipients, according to a BrandeisNow article, though students can nominate professors for […]
Brandeis Never Again holds rally for gun violence prevention
Members of the Brandeis community rallied at the Light of Reason last Friday to express support for gun control reform. Students from Brandeis Never Again organized the rally as part of a national school walkout day marking the 19th anniversary of the shooting at Columbine High School. Fourteen speakers addressed the crowd on topics ranging […]
Enough is Enough: guns, race and empathy in America
At the “Enough is Enough” rally held at Brandeis the other day, a member of Poetic Justice reflected upon their experiences with law enforcement on Brandeis campus when the lockdown of the school occurred. The speaker said that they didn’t know at the time that an armed robbery occurred. They continued poetically, saying that they […]
The next mass extinction
Growing up, I never really thought about how much I wasted. If I did not want something my parents had put on my dinner plate, I would just throw it away, along with the paper plates on which we ate. I drank out of plastic water bottles without thinking twice; bottles would clutter my desk […]
Physics and fine arts collaborate on climate change
Students, faculty and staff gathered on Monday for a presentation about the interdisciplinary relationship between science and art with regards to climate change. The presentation, which was part of the annual Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts, was followed by a collaborative brainstorm. Two panelists, Professor Aida Yuen Wong, chair of the Fine Arts […]
