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    <title xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Brandeis University News - Research</title><link xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">http://www.brandeis.edu/now</link><description xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">News from Brandeis University's Office of Communications</description><language xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">en-us</language><pubDate xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:20:48 -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:20:48 -0400</lastBuildDate><generator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Hannon Hill Cascade Server</generator><managingEditor xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">news@brandeis.edu (Office of Communications)</managingEditor><webMaster xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">wmd@brandeis.edu (Web + Middleware Development)</webMaster>
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					BrandeisNOW spoke with Rupam Saha, a fourth year physics PhD candidate, to learn more about his summer in the lab.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:37:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/>Science and Technology<br/>General<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Fellowships introduce students to the World of Work</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/august/images/declan.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					This year, 45 students received stipends of up to $6,000 to participate in internships at a wide range of workplaces across the globe, from the Jewish Public Library Archives in Montreal, to the Massachusetts State House and the New England Aquarium. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:32:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Science and Technology<br/>General<br/>Student Life<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>The urgency of Alzheimer’s research</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/august/images/getty-mahon.png"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					BrandeisNOW spoke with Elizabeth Mahon, a psychology PhD candidate, to learn more about her summer in the lab.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:34:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Wrapping up a summer of science: SciFest 2023</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/august/images/scifest-lead"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					After countless hours dedicated to summer research, undergraduate students with disciplines across the sciences come together to share their findings.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:45:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Student Life<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Disability research for a new generation</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/august/images/lurie.jpg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/75/stories/disability-research.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					The Lurie Undergraduate Fellowship offers opportunity to learn policy and create community.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 15:56:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Student Life<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/75/stories/disability-research.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Coming full circle at the Large Hadron Collider</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/july/images/2021-small-wheel-960.jpg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/75/stories/higgs.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					Brandeis’ high-energy physics group helped discover the Higgs boson, setting the stage for a major new wave of exploration.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:46:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/75/stories/higgs.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>At the intersection of taste and smell</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/july/images/gsas-gray.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					While some spend their summer at the beach or basking in the sun, students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are hard at work on their research. BrandeisNOW spoke with Thomas Gray, a neuroscience PhD candidate, to learn more about his summer in the lab.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:54:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Student Life<br/>Research<br/>Science and Technology<br/>General<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Scientists Craig Crews and Raymond Deshaies selected for Gabbay Award</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/july/images/gabbay.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Crews and Deshaies are trailblazers in the field of targeted protein degradation, opening new horizons for therapeutic interventions against cancer and other diseases.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:21:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Daniel Block ’25 is cultivating sustainable agriculture and soil health</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/july/images/danielblock.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					With funding from a Projects for Peace grant, Block is working toward making farming in rural Illinois more sustainable.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:33:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>The quest to save a precious Jewish mural in Vermont</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/june/images/960x640_lost-mural-11.17.2022-eric-bessette-copy.jpg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/alumni-friends/2023/june/lost-mural-burlington.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					Aaron Goldberg '79 helped preserve one of the few surviving examples of early 20th-century American synagogue murals.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:10:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Alumni<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/alumni-friends/2023/june/lost-mural-burlington.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/june/images/maria.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					A new study by professor Sally Warner shows that hurricanes don’t just churn water at the surface, they can also push heat deep into the ocean and ultimately affect regions far from the storm.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:22:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Biologist Christine Grienberger named 2023 Pew Scholar</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/june/images/grienberger-960.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The program is considered one of the country's most prestigious research awards for early career investigators in the life sciences.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:25:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>'The Wounded World': Du Bois' forgotten work on WWI</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/june/images/dubois.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Chad Williams' new book explores Du Bois' efforts to chronicle the Black experience during the Great War.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:10:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>The world is broken, so humans must repair it: The history and evolution of 'tikkun olam'</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/may/images/repairing-the-world-960-640.jpg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/history-culture/2023/may/tikkun-olam-history.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					Today, tikkun olam — Hebrew for "repairing the world" — is often considered a cornerstone of Jewish identity. Professor Jonathan Krasner Krasner explains the history and evolution of the term.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:16:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/history-culture/2023/may/tikkun-olam-history.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>A new journey on the Niobrara National Scenic River</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/may/images/danziger-final.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					A desire to make a difference, a love for the outdoors and little help from her mentors helped Kate Danziger ’23 find her dream job. ]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 10:54:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Science and Technology<br/>General<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Faculty celebrated with teaching and mentoring awards</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/april/images/facultyawards.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Students, faculty and alumni annually offer nominations for the awards in the School of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 09:38:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>General<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Brandeis Astronomy Club: Exploring the stars</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/april/images/astronomy2.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Ever wonder what's out there past the Earth's stratosphere? Join The Brandeis Astronomy Club on their cosmic journey.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 09:08:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Student Life<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Exploring CHamoru traditions: An intergenerational story</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/april/jessie-neal.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					jessie neal, GSAS MA '23, has spent their graduate program dedicated to exploring CHamoru culture. Their greatest resource? Their grandmother. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>International Affairs<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/>General<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>A CHamoru coming of culture: Graduate student continues family’s legacy</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/april/jessie-neal.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Jessie neal, GSAS MA '23, has spent their graduate program dedicated to exploring CHamoru culture. Their greatest resource? Their grandmother. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate><category>Student Life<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>International Affairs<br/>General<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Eugene Debs: When a prisoner ran for president</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/april/images/debs.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Thomas Doherty describes the history of the Socialist Party presidential candidate, who polled nearly a million votes in 1920.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:49:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Professor Dorothee Kern is named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/april/images/kern-dorothee.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Acknowledged for her accomplishments in the biological sciences, Kern is among 269 new members drawn from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research, and science.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:14:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>A fresh perspective on the Middle East</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/april/images/counterargument.jpeg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					A new podcast by Brandeis scholars aims to explore under-examined aspects of the Middle East and dispel misconceptions and assumptions.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:25:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>International Affairs<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Bill McKibben: A united effort needed to tackle climate crisis</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/march/images/mckibben960.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The environmental activist and author visited Brandeis as part of a daylong conference in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Center for German and European Studies]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:22:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Student Life<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>World of Work fellowships let students follow their passions</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/march/images/forrest_01.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Since its founding in 2008, over 500 Brandeis students have participated in this competitive program, experiencing the summer of a lifetime in internships across the world. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:03:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Business<br/>Student Life<br/>Research<br/>General<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Brandeis launches initiative to study the Jews of Latin America</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/march/images/exterior-mexico-synagogue.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The initiative, based at Brandeis’ Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, will support academic research and cultural programs focused on Jews who live in Latin America and those who immigrated elsewhere.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:40:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>International Affairs<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Paving the way for the women of today</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/march/images/womens-history-month-gsas-2.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Three graduate students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are bringing important stories to the surface, and, as a result, paving the way for women of today. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:09:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Student Life<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>General<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Discovering the lost Maya city of Sak Tz'i'</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/march/images/aerialmayacity.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Charles Golden and Alexandra Bazarsky '23 explain the secrets this lost city holds and the implications it has for our understanding of the ancient Maya population.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:47:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Student Life<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Brandeis to host year-long seminar on gender-based violence</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/march/images/harleen-anita-chaeran.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					With support from a Mellon Foundation grant, Brandeis faculty will host a major series of scholarly seminars  examining the roots of — and resistance to — gender-based violence.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:57:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Meet the women advocating for change</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/march/images/womenshistory_collage_01.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					A look at the work and research of graduate students at the Heller School.&#13;
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					The bottom line: Brandeis University is a leading institution when it comes to research in the social sciences, according to data from the National Science Foundation.]]>
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					Du Bois reminds us that Black History Month is rooted in a legacy of activism and resistance, one that continues in the present, professor Chad Williams says.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:17:00 -0500</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>A son of the Sephardic Americas: Jack Maduro</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/january/images/jacob-brandon-maduro-960x640.jpeg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/history-culture/2023/january/latin-america-jews.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					Jacob (Jack) Brandon Maduro was a 20th-century Jewish entrepreneur and community leader whose career took him to Panama, New York, and Cuba as he built his businesses and worked to strengthen ties among Jews in the Americas.]]>
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					The celebrated cultural critic, sociologist, and author is the 2023 winner of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, which  recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic, or religious relations.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:29:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Achilles, Odysseus and the ancient history of reunions</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/january/images/paintingreunion.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The bittersweetness of family relationships and reunions is an important theme in Greek mythology, professor Joel Christensen explains.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:59:00 -0500</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Tableaux for a troubled world</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/january/images/soleimani960.jpg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/magazine/2023/winter/featured-stories/soleimani.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					Professor Sheida Soleimani’s photo collages are alternately satirical, grotesque, horrifying, and beautiful.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:12:00 -0500</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Arts<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/magazine/2023/winter/featured-stories/soleimani.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>What’s a ‘gig’ job? How it’s legally defined affects workers’ rights and protections</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/january/images/gigworker960.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Over the past few decades, a growing number of low-wage workers find themselves in gig work situations. Heller School professor David Weil explains how that is making work more precarious.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:49:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Thinking about the pre-health or pre-med track at Brandeis? Here are 7 tips from students.</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2023/january/images/biologystudents.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					There's more than one way to pursue a career in health care at Brandeis. Here, students already on their way offer their insights.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:56:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Student Life<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					China's strict zero-COVID policy has put the country on a different pandemic trajectory than most of the world, says professor Elanah Uretsky. Now, those policies are being rolled back.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:36:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>International Affairs<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Who’s giving Americans spiritual care? As congregational attendance shrinks, it’s often chaplains</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/november/images/hospitalchaplain.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Today’s chaplains are diverse and serve people from all backgrounds, including those with no affiliation, graduate school dean Wendy Cadge says.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:28:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>What’s next for Donald Trump and the GOP?</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/november/images/trumpshadow960.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Zachary Albert, an expert on political campaigns, partisan polarization, and public policy-making, analyzes the midterms and looks ahead.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:36:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title> What Greek myth tells us about modern witchcraft</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/november/images/witchcraft.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Classics professor Joel Christensen explains how witches have functioned as easy targets for cultural anxieties about gender, power and mortality for centuries.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:46:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>From Kabuki theaters and Shinto shrines, Mitsu Salmon brings butoh to Brandeis</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/november/images/mitsusalmon.jpeg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Assistant professor of theater arts Mitsu Salmon has a special connection to the the unique Japanese dance-theater called butoh. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:16:00 -0500</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Student Life<br/>Arts<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>The age of invention: patents show differences between younger and older inventors</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/november/images/patents-illustration.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					New research examined over 3 million U.S. patents filed from 1976 to 2000 to identify certain attributes and analyzed them based on the age of the filers.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:03:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:24:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Of Note<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>International Affairs<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The work of Jewish chaplains often goes under-appreciated and overlooked, according to new research.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:30:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/jewish-america/2022/october/chaplains-jewish-cil.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>What is a laureate? A classics professor explains the word’s roots in ancient Greek</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/october/images/laurelcrown.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Joel Christensen explains how laurel leaves have been a symbolically important plant for thousands of years.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:04:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Maya Levisohn ’23 spent her summer researching methane concentrations and working with advanced atmospheric technology, all while 40,000 feet in the atmosphere with NASA’s SARP program. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:50:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/>General<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Airborne lead exposure: how much is harmful to health?</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/september/images/leadimage.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					New research by a Brandeis economist links short-term exposure to airborne lead during pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:45:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Business<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Transformative science expansion on the horizon</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/september/images/renderingb.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The project will add about 100,000 square feet of space for labs, state-of-the-art classrooms, and more.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:47:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Alumni<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>How 'House of the Dragon' compares to the medieval era it is inspired by</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/september/images/house-of-dragons-960x640.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Dorothy Kim shares her thoughts on the new HBO series and how it weaves in symbolism and themes inspired by medieval literature.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:40:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>General<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>NY Times: Prof. Charles Golden is unearthing a Maya civilization</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/september/images/goldenfield.jpg"/><link>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/science/archaeology-mayan-mexico.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					This summer, Golden and a team of archaeologists headed to the border of Mexico and Guatemala to excavate ruins of the Sak Tz’i’ kingdom.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:24:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/science/archaeology-mayan-mexico.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Brandeis receives $16.5 million to endow five professorships</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/september/images/p004illustration960640.jpg"/><link>https://alumni.brandeis.edu/news/2022/09-06-faculty-chair-endowments.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					An unprecedented burst of community support will establish new endowed professorships across five disciplines.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:21:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Alumni<br/>International Affairs<br/></category><guid>https://alumni.brandeis.edu/news/2022/09-06-faculty-chair-endowments.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Leveraging blockchain to reach the ‘unbanked’</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/september/images/blockchain-banner.jpeg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/global/news/2022/blockchain1.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					Can an app designed by professor Erich Schumann and a team of students build trust with Americans skeptical of the banking system?&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:36:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Student Life<br/>Business<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/global/news/2022/blockchain1.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Finding her sound through the viola da gamba</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/september/images/sarah-mead.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Sarah Mead discovered her sound at a young age through a unique instrument — the viola da gamba.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:54:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/>Arts<br/>General<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Alexander Wicken '23 shares his Brandeis experience, passion for advocacy, and points of pride. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/>General<br/>Athletics<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Celebrating the sciences: SciFest 2022</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/august/images/sam-greene-lead.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Students with majors across the scientific spectrum came together to present their summer research findings. ]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 10:22:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Science and Technology<br/>General<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Finding a solution for children in crisis</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/august/images/children-in-crisis-banner1.jpeg"/><link>https://heller.brandeis.edu/news/items/releases/2022/summer-magazine-ilan-schwartz.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					Inspired by his executive MBA program at the Heller School, Ilan Schwartz, EMBA’21, established a one-of-a-kind crisis stabilization program at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, where he is chief of pediatric emergency medicine.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:30:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Alumni<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>https://heller.brandeis.edu/news/items/releases/2022/summer-magazine-ilan-schwartz.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Digging up history: Alex Bazarsky '23</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/august/images/alex-digging-new-lead.png"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					“I now realize I can do anything,” said Alex Bazarsky '23, reminiscing on her summer excavating in Mexico with professor Charles Golden. &#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:56:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/>General<br/>International Affairs<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>What Brandeis creative arts faculty have been up to this summer</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/august/images/summerarts.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					When Brandeis University creative arts faculty aren't working with students on campus, they can often be found in art galleries, museums, theaters and performance halls.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:32:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Arts<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Through his World of Work Fellowship, Ori Cohen '24 spent the summer training birds at the Southwick Zoo. ]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:24:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Science and Technology<br/>General<br/>Business<br/>Student Life<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Assistant professor of psychology Anne Berry is overseeing a five-year study of the locus coeruleus, a tiny structure in the brainstem known as the "blue spot."]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:42:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Have we been teaching kids about Israel all wrong?</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/july/images/tje-children-and-israel-960x640-final.jpeg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/jewish-america/2022/july/education-israel-zakai.html</link><description><![CDATA[
					Social scientist Sivan Zakai outlines her vision for a new approach to educating children about Israel.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:51:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/jewish-america/2022/july/education-israel-zakai.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>When the job competition is overeducated</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/july/images/over-educated.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The percentage of “overeducated” workers is increasing, crowding out those with less education who are still qualified to perform jobs, according to new research by professors Nader Habibi and Arnold Kamis.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:19:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Business<br/>General<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>The monsters of the Bible</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/july/images/biblemonsters.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Madadh Richey explains how these characters can teach important lessons about ancient authors, texts and cultures.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:50:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Brandeis scientists awarded $1 million Keck Foundation grant</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/july/images/keckgrant1.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The research could lead to new understandings of how the nervous system is disrupted in disorders like hypertension.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:58:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 14:28:00 -0400</pubDate><category>Of Note<br/>homepage<br/>Student Life<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/arts-sciences/hearst-foundation-grant.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>'Assisted suicide' deserves a different name. Here's why.</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/july/images/assisteddying.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					A medically assisted death warrants a linguistic and conceptual category of its own, says associate professor Anita Hannig.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 12:26:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Jeremy Swist, a lecturer in the classical studies department, has combined two of his longstanding interests by resarching heavy metal music’s frequent use of the symbols and leaders of the ancient Roman Empire.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:08:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>General<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Kate Clifford Larson of the Women's Studies Research Center delves into an unheralded part of Tubman's life: her activities as a soldier and Civil War spy.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:07:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Leaders of the Proud Boys were indicted on charges of conspiracy and sedition for their alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Professor Jytte Klausen, an expert on domestic and international terrorism, offers her insight.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:03:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>International Affairs<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>How social media fuels antisemitism</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/june/images/socialphone.jpg"/><link>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/social-justice/2022/may/antisemitism-social-media.html?utm_source=All&amp;utm_campaign=597c359c70-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_01_10_05_21_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a6ac2fc91b-597c359c70-195151837</link><description><![CDATA[
					A new book co-edited by professor Sabine von Mering examines how Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and other platforms may be fueling a rise in antisemitism.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:36:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/social-justice/2022/may/antisemitism-social-media.html?utm_source=All&amp;utm_campaign=597c359c70-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_01_10_05_21_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_a6ac2fc91b-597c359c70-195151837</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Sonnenrad, symbol used in shooter's manifesto, explained </title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/may/images/1240715856.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					The sonnenrad is a well-known Nazi and neo-Nazi symbol that has been seen in white supremacist attacks, researcher Helen A. Berger says.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 14:32:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					For the past three years, Joseph Coles '22 developed profiles and maintained databases on individuals connected to terrorist activity in professor Jytte Klausen's Western Jihadism Project Lab.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 10:09:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/>Student Life<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
						</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Professor Wangui Muigai named 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/april/images/muigai960.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					A historian of medicine and science whose research focuses on race, health, and reproduction, Mugai is among 28 scholars, journalists and authors selected as a fellow this year.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:34:00 -0400</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					3MT is a research communications competition designed to showcase graduate student research in three-minute talks to a non-specialist audience.]]>
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					Two undergraduates collaborated with sociology professors on research into the toll the pandemic took on caregivers in Massachusetts General Hospital’s COVID-19 intensive care units.&#13;
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:41:00 -0400</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:26:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>Of Note<br/>Student Life<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:27:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>Of Note<br/>Research<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Alexandra Kritikos, Heller PhD’21, is pioneering new methods and data sets to uncover real-world trends among medical marijuana patients.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:21:00 -0500</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://heller.brandeis.edu/news/items/releases/2022/kritikos-cannabis-research.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Sharing the “secrets of Stradivari”</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/february/images/mairson_violin.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Computer Science Professor Harry Mairson’s focus outside the classroom is on building violins, violas, and violoncellos. And he’s brought his digital tools to this work. ]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 18:15:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Science and Technology<br/>Research<br/>Arts<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Politics professor Zachary Albert, who studies partisanship and polarization, takes a look at how voting restrictions passed over the past year are likely to impact American politics.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:11:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Madadh Richey studies the supernatural creatures that prowl, haunt and menace the Hebrew Bible. ]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:35:00 -0500</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Humanities and Social Sciences<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>https://www.brandeis.edu/jewish-experience/history-culture/2022/january/bible-monsters-richey.html</guid></item><item xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><title>Yellowstone to Yukon: How conservation has grown over 25 years</title><media:thumbnail url="https://www.brandeis.edu/now/2022/january/images/y2y.jpg"/><link>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					A new paper examines the expansion of conservation in the region and the increased awareness of the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative since its inception.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:38:00 -0500</pubDate><category>homepage<br/>news<br/>Research<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					With a grant from NASA, research scientist Vivekanand Pandey Vimal, GSAS PhD'17, is exploring whether specialized training using Brandeis' Multi-Axis Rotation System chair can help people trust technology over their own sense of orientation.]]>
				</description><author>news@brandeis.edu (Brandeis University)</author><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:14:00 -0500</pubDate><category>news<br/>homepage<br/>Research<br/>Alumni<br/>Science and Technology<br/></category><guid>http://www.brandeis.edu
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					Professor Jillian Stinchcomb traces the depiction of the Queen from the Bible through the Qur’an to the medieval origin story of the Ethiopian royal family.]]>
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