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How to watch the solar eclipse April 8

A total solar eclipse — a once-in-a lifetime event for most people — will occur on April 8.

One student with long hair looks into a binocular microscope while another behind her holds a pipette and a test tube.

Blavatnik Family Foundation makes $6 million gift to support life science research at Brandeis

The fellowships will allow Brandeis doctoral students to develop into future leaders in biotechnology and biomedical research.

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Brandeis names Jessica Chapin '10 new Director of Athletics

Former Judges basketball player Jessica Chapin will become the 13th Director of Athletics in school history.

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Algorithmic Art: Making masterpieces through mathematics

Through computer programming using basic functions, matrix representation of vectors, symmetries, 3D representations, cluster finding algorithms, and similar concepts, students in a physics class brought mathematical masterpieces to life.

Spotlight on Women

Celebrating women's contributions to Brandeis during Women's History Month.

Joyce Antler and Anita Hill

Brandeis Women Who Changed the World

Anita Hill and Joyce Antler ’63 draw connections between generations of women at Brandeis.

Eleanor Roosevelt speaks with a student as a group of people, including Abram Sachar, look on.

Driving Mrs. Roosevelt

For five days in 1955, Allen Secher ’56 was in the driver's seat and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt sat by his side.

Eve Marder

‘I Felt I Could Be Myself’

Pioneering neuroscientist Eve Marder ’69 discovered her passion for neuroscience as a Brandeis undergraduate and joined the Brandeis faculty as an assistant professor in 1978.

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Pauli Murray, Civil Rights icon and former professor, to appear on American Quarter

Dr. Pauli Murray, a hero of the civil rights movement who served on the Brandeis faculty from 1968-73, will appear on the 11th coin circulated by the United States Mint as part of the American Women’s Quarters Program in 2024.

Of Note

The fellowships will allow Brandeis doctoral students to develop into future leaders in biotechnology and biomedical research.

By 2026, the university will offer an undergraduate engineering degree—but without creating an engineering department.

Thanks to a major new grant, English professor Ramie Targoff will translate the work of Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch into 12 different languages — including Japanese and Farsi — to probe the meaning of romantic love across cultures.

A student smile in a lab while holding a beaker and wearing protective goggles.
Photography

Scene at Brandeis

Scene at Brandeis is a series featuring the work of Brandeis' staff photographers.

By Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse