Newsmakers
August 30, 2023
Ephraim Zimmerman ’25 came to Brandeis with a vision: to learn the tools he would need for a future in quantitative finance and software engineering. Read his story.
August 28, 2023
The newest Brandeisians filled their residence halls and said goodbye to their families on Move-In Day, on Sunday, Aug. 27. As they get to know each other, get to know about them with these facts and figures.
August 27, 2023
The Class of 2027 unpacked their belongings, greeted their new roommates, said goodbye to their families, and began their Brandeis journey on Sunday, August 27.
August 15, 2023
Each summer, undergraduate students majoring in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, psychology and neuroscience conduct research with faculty, graduate mentors, and fellow students. After countless hours dedicated to their work, they get to share their findings at SciFest.
August 7, 2023
Kanaya Malakar, a fifth-year PhD student in Physics at Brandeis, is kick-starting a group for both undergraduate and graduate students in collaboration with Professor Bulbul Chakraborty. The group is funded by the American Physical Society’s (APS) initiative to improve the situation of women in physics.
July 6, 2023
Located on the unceded homelands of the Kickapoo, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Potawatomi, Myaamia, and Oceti Sakowin peoples, Zumwalt Acres is a regenerative agriculture research community, dedicated to cultivating a model for ecologically sustainable, socially responsible, and Jewish land stewardship practices in the midwest.
Recently, the farm transitioned an acre of vegetable production to perennial shrubs and trees, including raspberries, aronia berries and apples, and installed a protective fence around the crops. The new addition is thanks to funding from a Projects for Peace grant awarded to Daniel Block '25.
June 2, 2023
Every day, President Joe Biden receives thousands of hand-written letters from around the world. From foreign dignitaries to people without a home, letters are penned that share concerns, thoughts, and hopes. Each one is thoughtfully read, with many receiving messages back from the President. This past spring, these duties were often in the care of Zac Gondelman ’26.
“This is a university that’s really changed my life and allowed me to grow into the person I am now. It's really challenged me socially and academically to grow and mature. . .My life would be very different had I not gone to Brandeis.”
Elye Robinowitz '23