August 2023

Features

Three colorful paintings on a gallery wall

August 31, 2023

“Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated” pairs photographs of young women murdered in the Holocaust with paintings and music. The exhibition opens Sept. 7.

A then/now style image with an archival photo on the left and a current photo on the right. Both photos show students sitting on a wall

August 31, 2023
Institutional Advancement

Join the entire Brandeis community - alumni, friends, family, students, and staff - for an anniversary celebration 75 years in the making this October.

Ephraim Zimmerman seated with a laptop computer

August 30, 2023

Ephraim Zimmerman ’25 came to Brandeis with a vision: to learn the skills he would need for a future in quantitative finance and software engineering.

August 28, 2023

The incoming students unpacked their belongings, greeted their new roommates, said goodbye to their families, and began their Brandeis journey on Sunday, August 27.

Students walking down steps, their images blurred

August 28, 2023

The newest Brandeisians filled their residence halls and said goodbye to their families on Move-In Day, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.

Declan at the New England Aquarium

August 18, 2023

Internships can provide students with amazing opportunities and experience, but they aren’t always financially accessible. The World of Work Fellowship changes that for Brandeis students.

Brain with puzzle pieces out

August 18, 2023

Elizabeth Mahon, a psychology PhD candidate, spent the summer in the Lifespan Lab working to identify the precursors for Alzheimer's disease.

Arghavan Khosravi, The Orange Curtain, 2022. Acrylic on canvas over shaped wood panel, on wood panel. 64 1/2 x 49 in.

August 17, 2023

Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi’s first comprehensive museum survey is now on view

Students engaging with posters at SciFest

August 15, 2023

After countless hours dedicated to summer research, undergraduate students across the sciences shared their findings.

Hip-hop artist collage

August 10, 2023

In his class Hip-hop History and Culture, Professor Chad Williams charts the trajectory of the musical genre from its roots in the African Diaspora to Cardi B.

A group of students posing for the camera

August 8, 2023

The Lurie Undergraduate Fellowship offers opportunity to learn policy and create community.

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In the News

August 29, 2023
Commonwealth Magazine

Written by professor Sabine von Mering

August 29, 2023
Las Cruces Community Radio

Interview with professor Dorothy Hodgson

August 23, 2023
Connecticut Public Radio

Interview with professor Joel Christensen

August 21, 2023
Lenscratch

Vicente Cayuela '22 interviews assistant professor Sheida Soleimani

August 18, 2023
USA Today

Interview with professor Sabine von Mering

August 18, 2023
The Jerusalem Post

Featuring the late professor, Morrie Schwartz, and Mitch Albom '79

August 16, 2023
National Conference of State Legislatures

Featuring Julieanna L. Richardson ’76, H’16

August 16, 2023
Movie Maker

Andrew Kolodny, director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, quoted

August 15, 2023
Neos Kosmos

Written by professor Joel Christensen

August 15, 2023
Howlround Theatre Commons

Highlighting professor Adrianne Krstansky

August 9, 2023
Common Dreams

Written by professor Sabine von Mering

August 9, 2023
New York Times

A study by assistant professor Constantine Lignos referenced

August 9, 2023
Institutional Advancement

Mahlof won "The Great American Recipe” by cooking what he calls "the crown jewel of Libyan Jewish cuisine."

August 7, 2023
The Boston Globe

Essay by Alisa Rubin Peled, research scholar at Brandeis International Business School

August 2, 2023
CNN

Professor David Weil quoted

Of Note

August 17, 2023
Institutional Advancement

The university recently launched a new online giving platform powered by GiveCampus. Donors can easily make a gift using Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, bank transfer, and more.

August 8, 2023
GSAS News

Kanaya Malakar, a fifth-year PhD student, and Gess Kelly, PhD ’23 co-wrote a grant proposal to bring a Women in Physics group to Brandeis.