Category: Research
SciFest VIII: The legacy continuesAug. 15, 2018An annual tradition, SciFest lets students present the research they did over the summer.
Brandeis and Hampton University renew science partnershipAug. 13, 2018The two universities will work together to increase diversity in the sciences and develop new materials.
Rewiring the brain to fight epilepsyAug. 3, 2018Biologist Suzanne Paradis' lab suppressed seizures in mice by changing the connections between neurons.
Startups powered by STEAMAug. 2, 2018At HackMyPhD event, attendees get an introduction to the world of entrepreneurship
Teaming up to learn how Boston’s elderly perceive getting olderAug. 2, 2018Anthropology professor Sarah Lamb and her undergraduate research assistant, Gianna Petrillo, are studying notions about successful aging among Boston’s elderly community.
Provost Research Awards fund early-stage inquiry, teaching innovationJuly 25, 2018The Provost's Office has announced this year's recipients of the Provost Research Awards, given to support innovations in teaching and research at Brandeis. Some $500,000 was awarded to 43 projects selected from 94 proposals.
Neuroscientist Eve Marder’s research chronicled in a new bookJuly 23, 2018Read an excerpt to discover how the eminent scientist achieved her insights into the human brain by studying neurons on the stomach of lobsters.
Senior Scientist Andrew Kolodny addressed National Governors Association ConferenceJuly 20, 2018Senior Scientist and Opioid Policy Research Collaborative director Andrew Kolodny made remarks about fentanyl and the opioid epidemic at the National Governors Association Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
A homecoming and major honor for biophysicist Dorothee KernJuly 17, 2018The Professor of Biochemistry went to the city of Halle, Germany to be inducted into Germany’s National Academy of Sciences. She also got to see her parents and friends and visit the basketball court where she became a champion athlete.
Build the Wall? The Maya did it over 1,000 years agoJuly 6, 2018President Trump isn't the first to think about a fence along the border. Anthropologist Charles Golden has found remnants of Maya border walls from over 1,000 years ago.
Sententiae Antiquae examines the classically ridiculousJuly 6, 2018The project, started in 2011 by Brandeis professor Joel Christensen, excerpts passages from classical literature and explains them to the world.
Susan Birren reflects on her time as dean of Arts and SciencesJuly 2, 2018The professor of biology talks about her tenure, Brandeis' future and her return to scientific research.
Brandeis receives $1 million grant to boost science educationJune 26, 2018A portion of the funds will go toward supporting talented, underrepresented students. New, smaller classes will be offered alongside introductory courses.
Looking ahead: A Q&A with WSRC Director Karen HansenJune 21, 2018
Amy Lee named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical SciencesJune 14, 2018Assistant Professor of Biology Amy Si-Ying Lee has been named one of 22 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The recognition and funding for promising early-career researchers is the latest award for Lee, who joined the Brandeis faculty in 2016.
Building a robotic eel that swims through your bodyJune 8, 2018Physicist Seth Fraden is developing a new generation of machines modeled on living creatures. His latest invention might one day treat disease by swimming its way through our blood.
Here's how Brandeis students are innovating thanks to the 2018 SPROUT GrantsMay 29, 2018The annual awards, which total over $90,000 in grants, support early-stage bench research with strong commercial or social potential for projects centered on public health and the environment.
Is capitalism a threat to democracy?May 9, 2018Kuttner, whose new book was recently reviewed by the New Yorker, will discussed his research at the Boston Public Library with Provost Lisa Lynch and Boston Public Library President David Leonard.
Provost Lisa Lynch: Brandeis remains fully committed to Brandeis University PressApril 20, 2018
A star-studded Rosenstiel Award ceremonyApril 17, 2018Cell biologist Titia de Lange received the prize at an event featuring three Nobel Prize winners, Brandeis trustees and a Massachusetts senator.
- Brandeis Library builds non-English recreational reading collectionApril 10, 2018
What in the world are telomeres and why do they matter?April 9, 2018The 2017 Rosenstiel Award winner, cell biologist Titia de Lange, explains it all to you and offers some advice to aspiring scientists.
- Physicist Chakraborty wins prestigious Simons Foundation fellowshipApril 4, 2018
Schusterman Center for Israel Studies celebrates its 10th anniversaryMarch 26, 2018Remarks from former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro '91 and Ben-Gurion University President Rivka Carmi highlight the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies' momentous occasion.
Jonathan Sarna named director of Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis UniversityMarch 26, 2018As Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University celebrates its 10th anniversary, it announces new leadership and unveils new academic chair.
Rethinking revolutionsMarch 15, 2018Revolutions in the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean in the 20th century are often examined in comparison with revolutions in France or Russia. What if they were examined with greater focus on how they interacted with each other instead?
- 'The Trials of Richard Goldstone': A Q&A with Daniel TerrisMarch 12, 2018
The universe is a hologram and other mind-blowing theories in theoretical physicsMarch 5, 2018Physicist Matthew Headrick explains the strange, weird scientific laws that suggest our reality is nothing like it seems.
Meet our new faculty member: Assistant Professor of Physics Bjoern Penning Feb. 20, 2018Penning knew from an early age he wanted to study astrophysics. Now he searches for dark matter, a mysterious substance that makes up 80 percent of the mass of the universe.
Your senses doth deceive youFeb. 8, 2018Do red and yellow candies really taste different? Does anyone actually like beer or coffee? Psychologist Don Katz explains that when it comes to your senses, nothing is as it seems.
Department of Justice awards $731,000 to Brandeis University and Colorado State University researchers to create a tool to predict terrorist radicalizationFeb. 6, 2018Tool relies on algorithm and radicalization indicators, based on thousands of terrorism cases, to predict when individuals are headed for violent extremism.
Meet our new faculty member: Assistant Professor of Marketing Bhoomija RanjanJan. 30, 2018Ranjan is an economist and statistician whose research focuses on better understanding consumer behavior. She's also a big Harry Potter fan.
Lisa Fishbayn Joffe named director of the Hadassah-Brandeis InstituteJan. 24, 2018Joffe has been with HBI since 2007, and is the second director in the Institute's history. The directorship is now named for Shulamit Reinharz, founding director of HBI.
Meet our new faculty member: Associate Professor of Biology Sebastian KadenerJan. 23, 2018Kadener researches a mysterious molecule in the brain called circular RNA. He also loves Tolstoy.
Are gummy bear flavors just fooling our brains?Jan. 22, 2018In this public radio segment, Brandeis scientist Don Katz discusses how smell and appearance can influence taste.
Brandeis University receives $8.4 million bequest gift for social justice initiativesJan. 16, 2018Though he only visited the Brandeis campus once, Seymour "Sy" Bluestone, a former rehabilitation doctor, felt affinity for the university’s values.
Unflagging government support paves the long path to Nobel Prize in scienceJan. 15, 2018Nobel laureate and Brandeis biology professor Michael Rosbash advocates for greater federal government support for the sciences in a Boston Globe op-ed.
Five faculty members win Mandel Center grantsJan. 10, 2018Recipients of the grants will use the funds to pursue projects focused in the humanities or humanistic social sciences.
As you travel, pause and take a look at airport chapelsJan. 3, 2018Brandeis professor Wendy Cadge unravels the curious history of chapels and sacred spaces found in airports throughout the United States
Matthew Sheehy: Brandeis library is at a point of transformationJan. 2, 2018In a Q and A, new University Librarian Matthew Sheehy discusses his goals for the future expansion of the Brandeis library's researching capabilities and collections.
Professors Michael Rosbash and Jeff Hall honored at Nobel Prize ceremonyDec. 10, 2017The Brandeis professors each received an 18-carat gold medallion from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf on Dec. 10 as the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
A very Stockholm ShabbatDec. 10, 2017President Ron Liebowitz and his wife, Jessica, hosted a celebratory Shabbat dinner with members of Stockholm’s Jewish community, Swedish and Sweden-based alumni, and the university’s Nobel laureates on the Friday of Nobel Week.
Brandeis celebrates along with Nobel Prize ceremonyDec. 10, 2017A campus viewing party for the Nobel Prize ceremony was held Sunday morning. Guests dined on doughnuts, Swedish Fish and crepes as they watched Michael Rosbash and Jeff Hall receive their Nobel Prize medallions.
Photos: Michael Rosbash and Jeff Hall's Nobel Prize weekDec. 10, 2017This slideshow captures some of the highlights from Rosbash and Hall's week in Stockholm, before being formally honored with the Nobel Prize, they delivered lectures, made a unique donation to the Nobel Museum and more.
US Nobel laureate fears US politics could undermine scienceDec. 7, 2017This article from the Associated Press covers Michael Rosbash's speech at the Nobel banquet, in which he expressed concern about the funding cutbacks scientists are facing in the United States.
Rosbash and Hall deliver their Nobel lecturesDec. 7, 2017Before a packed crowd of nearly 1,000 people who gave them two standing ovations, professors Michael Rosbash and Jeff Hall delivered their Nobel lectures, thanking past students, acknowledging debts to other scientists, and heaping praise on the animals they used in their research — fruit flies.
10 facts you didn't know about the Nobel PrizeDec. 6, 2017Ever wonder how much the Nobel medal weighs? Who the youngest and oldest winners were? Whether you can find out if you were nominated? BrandeisNOW answers all that and more.
Rosbash, Hall and Young answer questions about circadian rhythms at Nobel press conferenceDec. 6, 2017Nobel laureates answer questions about what cures jet lag (spoiler alert: nothing but time) and how circadian rhythms work for those without sight.
What to expect when you're expecting a Nobel PrizeDec. 5, 2017Professors Michael Rosbash and Jeff Hall are off to Sweden to receive their award. They're in for a week of elegant soirees, a white tails banquet and an audience with the king.
The jet lag jagDec. 5, 2017We get jet lag when our circadian rhythms are out of sync with the actual time. If we ever develop a treatment for jet lag, it may be because it targets one of the basic processes Nobel Laureates Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey Hall discovered.
Carina Ray awarded the Aidoo-Snyder Book PrizeDec. 5, 2017
Recent notable media coverageDec. 4, 2017A compilation of print, television and radio news clippings from the month of November that prominently features Brandeis students, faculty and research.
- Jonathan Sarna marks elevation to University Professor with lecture on Jewish PoliticsNov. 29, 2017
Brandeis gave its highest academic honor to eminent historian and scholar Jonathan Sarna ’75 MA’75, who marked the occasion with a lecture on Jewish political identity.
American Association for the Advancement of Science honors three Brandeis scholars Nov. 20, 2017The organization named the researchers as Fellows, one of the most prestigious designations in academia.
Brandeis launches Opioid Policy Research CollaborativeNov. 17, 2017Brandeis' Opioid Policy Research Collaborative (OPRC) officially launched on Nov. 16, 2017 with a panel discussion on opioids featuring senior scientist Andrew Kolodny, NBC's Cynthia McFadden and distinguished local politicians.
USC Shoah Foundation visual history archive now available through libraryNov. 1, 2017
VIDEO: Josh Lepson '19 takes you inside a Nobel Prize Laureate's biology labOct. 31, 2017Ever wonder what it's like to work in the laboratory of a Nobel Prize winner? Joshua Lepson '19 provides a look inside biology professor Michael Rosbash's lab.
Our Generation Speaks brings together Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneursOct. 24, 2017The new business incubator is the brainchild of Ohad Elhelo '16, IBS MA'17. OGS fellows learn about entrepreneurship and create joint Israeli-Palestinian startups. For some, it is their first positive engagement with the other side.
Working in the lab of a future Nobel laureateOct. 24, 2017Vipin Suri, PhD’01, the GSAS representative on the board of directors for the Brandeis University Alumni Association, came to Brandeis in 1995 to pursue a doctorate in biochemistry and had the experience of a lifetime working with a 2017 Nobel Prize winner.
Attention science nerds: Take our quiz on this year's Nobel PrizeOct. 23, 2017You probably know that Brandeis biologists Michael Rosbash and Jeff Hall were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. How much do you know about their research? This quiz separates the dabblers from the experts. Good luck!
Analysis Debunked, Charges Dropped Against Man Who Spent 30 Years In PrisonOct. 20, 2017Schuster Institute director Florence Graves quoted
Researchers observe gravitational waves from neutron star crash over 100 million years agoOct. 17, 2017Physicist Marcelle Soares-Santos played a major role in the discovery as part of a team in Chile that captured images of the waves.
- James Collins to receive the 2017 Gabbay Award on Oct. 18Oct. 12, 2017
- Michael Rosbash is a Nobel Prize winner from straight outta the Borscht BeltOct. 12, 2017
The Forward profiles the persona of Brandeis biology professor Michael Rosbash, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Brandeis Emeritus Professor of Biology Jeffrey Hall and Rockefeller University's Michael Young.
Take our quiz on Brandeis and the Nobel PrizeOct. 10, 2017Brandeis and the Nobel go way back. How much do you know about the university's past and present winners?
Brandeis celebrates Nobel Prize in printOct. 10, 2017In the New York Times and Boston Globe, Brandeis celebrates biology professor Michael Rosbash and Emeritus Professor of Biology Jeffrey Hall winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The fight against the fluOct. 10, 2017What if we could predict when the next influenza pandemic will strike? Virologist Tijana Ivanovic has received a prestigious NIH grant to find a way to do just that.
- Brandeis University announces Rosenstiel Award winnerOct. 10, 2017
The prestigious award, often a precursor to the Nobel Prize, was awarded to Professor Titia de Lange of Rockefeller University.
The opioid epidemic in 6 chartsOct. 9, 2017Heller School researcher Andrew Kolodny analyzes the beginning and rise of the opioid epidemic, and takes a look at how it could be treated.
Rosbash, Hall win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Full media coverageOct. 6, 2017Brandeis biology professor Michael Rosbash and emeritus professor of biology Jeffrey Hall won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Rockefeller University's Michael Young for their work on circadian rhythms.
- Brandeis Professors Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey Hall win Nobel PrizeOct. 2, 2017
Rosbash and professor emeritus Hall win prize with Rockefeller University's Michael Young for work on circadian rhythms
How Rosbash and Hall did itOct. 2, 2017The story of how the two scientists worked around-the-clock to achieve their Nobel prize-winning breakthroughs.
VIDEO: Exploration without boundaries wins Brandeis scientists a Nobel PrizeOct. 2, 2017Biology professor Michael Rosbash praised Brandeis University for allowing him to “explore without boundaries” after being named a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jeffrey Hall, a Brandeis professor emeritus of biology, and Rockefeller University’s Michael Young
Slideshow: Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey Hall win Nobel Prize in MedicineOct. 2, 2017Photos from the celebration of Brandeis biology professor Michael Rosbash and Brandeis Emeritus Professor of Biology Jeffrey Hall winning the Nobel Prize.
Generations of students collaborate in Nobel winning labOct. 2, 2017Brandeis University students reveal what it's like to conduct research in the neuroscience lab of Michael Rosbash, a winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Tributes to Rosbash and HallOct. 2, 2017In the wake of the two biologists winning a Nobel Prize, colleagues and former students offered praise and reminiscences.
- List of academic prizes and honors won by Brandeis’ Nobel Laureates, Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey HallOct. 2, 2017
Brandeis University Nobel Laureates Michael Rosbash and Jeffrey Hall have won an entire catalogue of scientific awards and achievements throughout their distinguished careers.
Researchers discover the key to long-term memory Sept. 27, 2017The finding by the lab of Professor John Lisman '66 answers one of the most enduring questions in neuroscience. It also opens the possibility of one day editing our memories.
Brandeis professor urges protection of New England forests and farmlandSept. 25, 2017With New England losing 65 acres of forestry per day to land conversion, Brandeis professor Donahue and his peers from across the region are urging people to consider a new outlook on woodlands, wildlands and food production.
After winning Wellington Prize, Professor Anita Hannig scales rock face in CanadaSept. 19, 2017Anthropology professor Anita Hannig won $3,000 award to use on a non-academic venture. She used the money to climb a granite dome with a 2,303-foot peak in British Columbia.
Neuroscientist Eve Marder’s advice to aspiring scientistsSept. 19, 2017The renowned scientist’s personal essays are a treasure trove of insights into building a successful career in academic research.
Professor Jordan Pollack recognized for outstanding contributions to computer scienceSept. 11, 2017Pollack has spent decades researching artificial life and computer-simulated evolution.
Labor Day should really be called ‘Inequality Day’Sept. 1, 2017America stands at levels of income and wealth disparity not seen since the 1920s, writes Heller School for Social Policy and Management dean David Weil in a Huffington Post op-ed.
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