Of Note
Neuroscientist Piali Sengupta has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious organization devoted to interdisciplinary research.
The Anti-Defamation League released its first ever Campus Antisemitism Report Card, assessing 85 campuses nationwide.
For the first time in 16 years, a Brandeis student has been selected as a Truman Scholar. Daniel Block ’25 will be one of only 60 scholars selected this year from students nationwide.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Heller #9 for social policy, and #13 for health policy and management.
Three Brandeis University undergraduates have received prestigious academic honors.
The fellowships will allow Brandeis doctoral students to develop into future leaders in biotechnology and biomedical research.
By 2026, the university will offer an undergraduate engineering degree—but without creating an engineering department.
A total solar eclipse — a once-in-a lifetime event for most people — will occur on April 8.
Thanks to a major new grant, English professor Ramie Targoff will translate the work of Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch into 12 different languages — including Japanese and Farsi — to probe the meaning of romantic love across cultures.
This award will support Abbott's research and build the mathematical community at Brandeis, in the greater Boston area, and nationwide.
A team of Brandeis undergraduate mathematics students posted impressive results in the 84th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, coming in 37th out of 471 participating institutions from across the United States and Canada.
Norwich will join the Hornstein Program on a part-time basis in March before assuming the full time role in July.
Through this partnership, beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year, Heller and Nagoya GSID will exchange faculty, administrative staff, researchers, and graduate students. The schools will also conduct collaborative research and hold joint lectures and symposia.
In honor of Brandeis University’s 75th anniversary, the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies illuminates a little-known chapter in the university’s history.
New research from the Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Lab examines how small vibrating devices could help astronauts keep their bearings.
Leading scholars, esteemed leaders, and Brandeis community members joined together to discuss law, caste, and the pursuit of justice during The 6th International Conference on the Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, a conference hosted October 20 through October 22 at Brandeis University.
President Ron Liebowitz shared the following message with the Brandeis community on Oct. 26.
President Ron Liebowitz shared the following message with the Brandeis community on Oct. 23.
President Ron Liebowitz shared the following message with the Brandeis community on the evening of October 7.
The funding will support research that examines a network of brain regions severely affected by Alzheimer's disease.
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.
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.
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.