Two students examine an insect in the woods. One student holds the insect while the other takes a photo.

Documenting species in your own backyard

For the ninth consecutive year, Brandeis University students joined the City Nature Challenge, a massive worldwide “bioblitz” that strives to document urban biodiversity.

Giselle Gabriel smiling. She is wearing a small pin depicting the Flag of Dominica.

Giselle Gabriel, Heller MA’25: Building courage, community and a path home

Giselle Gabriel, Heller MA’25, will deliver the graduate student address at this year’s Commencement, sharing her journey of embracing the unknown and finding resilience through community mentorship, and faith.

Hana Klempnauer Miller stands in front of a purple flowering bush

Answering Thoreau’s call: Hana Klempnauer Miller ’25 on advocacy and action

Hana Klempnauer Miller ’25 will deliver the undergraduate student address at this year’s Commencement, where she will reflect on themes of advocacy and resilience.

The "Love, Black Men" exhibit in Usdan.

Celebrating representation: "Love, Black Men" photography exhibit shines a light on Brandeis’ Black community

Through her lens, Efosa Ologbosere ’27 seeks to honor and showcase the stories of Black men on campus.

Around Campus

Aerial rendering of new residence hall situated on the lower side of the Brandeis campus

Brandeis announces new 631-bed residence hall as part of major campus investment

The new residence hall project signals long-term commitment to student life, sustainability, summer programming and the future of the Waltham campus.

The Brandeis University campus in spring.

Brandeis University recognized as one of the world’s best small universities

Times Higher Education has named Brandeis University in the top 10 on its list of the World's Best Small Universities.

An aerial view of the Brandeis campus in summer.

Anti-Defamation League gives Brandeis University top grade in this year’s antisemitism report card rankings

The grades are in on the second annual Anti-Defamation League’s Campus Antisemitism Report Card and Brandeis University again received an A.

In the News

WBUR

Professor of Biology Colleen Hitchcock quoted, and Brandeis environmental studies students featured

Jewish Insider

Shayna Weiss, Senior Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, quoted

The Boston Globe

Brandeis environmental studies students quoted

A group of students sit outside on campus on a sunny day.
Photography

Scene at Brandeis

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

By Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse

Of Note

Review of “Rheology,” an off-Broadway play featuring professor Bulbul Chakraborty

On April 4, students, faculty and staff gathered for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, where graduate students had just three minutes to explain their research to a general audience.

The new residence hall project signals long-term commitment to student life, sustainability, summer programming and the future of the Waltham campus.