Frankie Zhao

October 26, 2022

Zhao enrolled at Brandeis “because of the uniqueness of the MS in Biotech program,” which gave them the opportunity to study both the research and business sides of the industry.

campus during the fall season

October 14, 2022

From biotech startups to youth advocacy, GSAS students across the academic spectrum explored careers across academia, industry and non-profit organizations during the summer.

white flowers on campus

September 2, 2022

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences welcomed 72 PhD students, 154 master’s students, and 37 post baccalaureate students in August, for a total of 263 new graduate students.

Karina standing in a classroom with windows

August 22, 2022

Read about Karina Herlambang's journey, and how another Brandeis alumnus helped make Brandeis Karina's top choice for grad school.

Rose in front of a beige hallway

August 19, 2022

Read about Rose Morris-Wright's journey, from being a high school educator to earning her PhD in Mathematics.

Alex in front of a beige hallway

July 7, 2022

Read about Alex Romer's unique journey from mathematics to computer science, in Brandeis' CS master's program for non-majors.

Corey standing in front of dark clouds with a brown winter coat on.

June 29, 2022

Read about Corey Beckford's exciting journey to the field of philosophy and how Brandeis supported his passion for learning.

icorps logo

June 22, 2022

On April 13, four teams presented their business ideas in the Innovation Corps (I-Corps) “Demo Day.” I-Corps is supported by the National Science Foundation, and Brandeis is one of ten universities in the New England region selected to host the program.

Alma Castillo Hernandez's headshot

May 26, 2022

Read about Alma Castillo Hernandez's exciting work combining science and business during her time as a MS student.

students and faculty attend commencement reception for GSAS

May 25, 2022

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) graduated 265 students on Sunday, May 22 at Commencement.

Jessie Neal in front of a road and wooded area

May 25, 2022

Read about jessie neal's journey for visibility in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality studies and their current research as a MA student.

Mandel Center for the Humanities

May 20, 2022

Members of the GSAS Career Fellows Cohort and the 2022 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) finalists were invited to a professional development reception with recent GSAS alumni on April 28.

Emiliano Gutierrez Popoca

May 12, 2022

Emiliano Gutierrez Popoca, a PhD candidate in English, wins the regional Three Minute Thesis competition hosted by the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools.

Volen Center in Spring, viewed from the Chapels

May 12, 2022

Read about Ella Tuson's determination in the field of computer science and her current research as a PhD student.

3mt logo

April 12, 2022

The finals for Brandeis University’s first ever Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition were held on the evening of April 7, 2022.

Volen National Center for Complex Systems

April 11, 2022

Read about José Molina GSAS MS’17 and his journey from being a latecomer in computational linguistics to working at Google.

Grace Han and Thomas Fai

April 8, 2022

Thomas Fai, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, and Grace Han, Assistant Professor of Chemistry were presented with the Dean’s Mentoring Award at the faculty meeting on February 8, 2022. 

three minute thesis banner

April 6, 2022

On Thursday, April 7, twelve GSAS students will compete in the final round of Brandeis University’s first ever Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT is a speaking competition designed to showcase graduate student research in three-minute talks to a general audience. 

Mandel Humanities Quad

March 14, 2022

This article is the third in a series that will focus on efforts within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) to promote diverse career pathways to our students.

Berlin Chapel

February 10, 2022

This article is the second in a series that will focus on efforts within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to promote diverse career pathways to our students. 

Brandeis University sign at the front of campus

January 28, 2022

Department Prize Instructorships have been awarded to three PhD students, in Physics, Psychology, and History, for the Spring 2022 semester.

Daichi Hayakawa

January 25, 2022

Daichi Hayakawa has found that the opportunities to collaborate with top researchers in the Physics department have played a vital role in his academic growth.

Anish Ghosh

January 25, 2022

Anish Ghosh PhD’06 received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Mathematical Sciences in November. We spoke with him about the award, his research, and his advice for students.

Vivek sits in the space chair

January 10, 2022

With a grant from NASA, researcher Vivekanand Pandey Vimal, GSAS PhD’17, is exploring how to train people to trust technology in space.