New Brandeisians Move In

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Brandeis Welcomes Fresh Faces, Big Ambitions, and Endless Possibilities

On Move-In Day, new students poured into residence halls, greeted new roommates, and settled in for their first year at Brandeis.

By David Levin and Julie Jette

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    Orientation Core Team ready to wow the Class of 2028

    As incoming students get ready for Brandeis, a dream team of undergrads has spent the summer getting ready for them.

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    Another summer of science: SciFest 2024

    Every summer, more 100 Brandeis undergraduates have the chance to do original research in faculty labs. Their experience culminates in SciFest, a celebration where each student holds a poster session to explain their work.

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  • Kamala Harris speaks to an audience from behind a podium at a campaign rally

    Q&A: How Might Kamala Harris Win in 2024?

    Jill Greenlee, associate professor of politics, discusses the challenge Kamala Harris faces in the 2024 presidential election.

  • Fiona Stewart stands in front of a table covered in lenses and mirrors. She is wearing a pair of tinted safety glasses, and is adding microbes to a plate of glass using a pipette.

    A Laser Focus

    As an undergraduate researcher, Fiona Stewart shoots lasers at tiny bacteria—and in the process, she's answering some profound mysteries about their genetic machinery.

The Latest From Brandeis Magazine

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Coffee Beans With an Antioxidant Kick

Java lovers everywhere will be buzzed to learn a newly commercialized technology from Brandeis can unlock powerful health benefits from coffee beans.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin speaks into a microphone at a podium.

Time Magazine Honors Israeli-Hostage Advocate

Rachel Goldberg-Polin ’92 has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024 for her fierce advocacy in behalf of her son and the hostages still held captive by Hamas since its invasion of Israel.

Illustration of people waiting in line to take a poll

‘We Must Not Lose Hope’

A Crown Center fellow is conducting polls of the Palestinian people. He believes peace is still possible.

Julieanna Richardson speaks at a podium with SXSW 2024 on the front

The Brandeis Questionnaire

“As a little Black girl, I did not know that American history had anything to do with someone who looked like me.” — Julieanna Richardson ’76, H’16

Of Note

The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute hosted a reunion its Gilda Slifka HBI Summer Internship program bringing together a group of interns that included Jewish communal professionals, Jewish studies academics, public policy advocates, and many others.

Chemical Biologist David Liu of Harvard University will receive Brandeis' prestigious Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine.

Williams' commissioned work will receive a world premiere at Brandeis University's Slosberg Recital Hall on May 4, 2025.

A Brandeis student smiles and discusses her research at SciFest.
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Scene at Brandeis

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

By Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse

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