September 2023
Features
Tree for the Taking — founded by Sam Aronson ’20, Heller MBA’23, and Alden Kennedy, Heller MBA’23 — is crafting guitars for a more sustainable future.
A cast of 65 performers and 32 stage technicians brought “The Little Mermaid” to stage in an impressive 24 hours.
Follow the Brandeis Klezmer band members who are not only reviving this rich musical heritage but also sharing it with the world.
Noah Risley ’24 spoke with Brandeis Stories about upcoming major Student Union changes, the importance of inclusivity, and ways to get involved in student government.
On Sept. 12, Cameron Samuels ’26, Executive Director of Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT), testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, addressing book bans affecting students across the country.
Rupam Saha, a fourth year physics PhD candidate, talks about his work designing self-limited structures.
Meet the new Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Jeffrey Shoulson.
In the News
Featuring research conducted by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies
Alejandro Bracamontes Norzagaray ’24, director of the Right to Immigration Institute, quoted
University Professor Jonathan Sarna quoted
Featuring the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab
Featuring "Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated," on display at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
Featuring Brandeis University's Hillel Chapter and executive director Seth Winberg
Featuring Cameron Samuels ’26
Shayna Weiss, associate director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, quoted
Initiative started by Simon Luxemburg, MA/MBA’21, Myla Green MA/MBA’21, and Ana Sazonov, MA/MBA’21
Opinion piece written by Ambassador Deborah E. Lipstadt, MA’72, PhD’76, the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
Written by professor Thomas Doherty
Written by professor Nader Habibi
Written by Amy Lawton, research manager, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab
Written by professor Sabine Von Mering
Written by professor Joel Christensen
Featuring one the Rose Art Museum's newest exhibition, Arghavan Khosravi: Black Rain
Featuring professor David Weil
Of Note
Brandeis University graduate student Maggie Shealy has been selected to train with the United States Olympic Fencing Team in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this week.
Groundbreaking neuroscientists Eve Marder and Lily Jan will jointly receive the 2023 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize.
GSAS welcomed an incoming class of 236 students across more than 40 programs.