The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal in April of this year crushed entire villages and left hundreds of thousands homeless — but a few structures in Nepal were still standing after the natural disaster. All of the approximately 30 Nepalese buildings constructed with Earthbag technology were unaffected by the earthquake.
A major motion picture to be released this Friday has journalists and filmmakers hoping that it will restore traditional avenues of reporting and investigative journalism.
Stories — we all have them. Whether inspired by life or by a creative muse, everyone has a story to share, and Adriana Gleaton ’17 seeks to facilitate the exchange of these stories through the Faculty and Student Fall Storytelling Event.
On Saturday afternoon, the Brandeis community bestowed the highest form of university recognition upon two alums: social justice activist Roy DeBerry ’70, MA ’78, PhD ’79, and founding editor in chief of Lilith magazine Susan Weidman Schneider ’65. Interim President Lisa Lynch presented the Alumni Achievement Award to both DeBerry and Schneider for their distinguished contributions to their professions or chosen fields of endeavors. Previous winners of the award include Roderick Mackinnon ’78, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist; Marta Kauffman ’78 and David Krane ’79, co-creators of “Friends”; Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and Robert Zimmer ’68, president of the University of Chicago. The Alumni Achievement Awards were presented on Oct.
On Saturday afternoon, the Brandeis community bestowed the highest form of university recognition upon two alums: social justice activist Roy DeBerry ’70, MA ’78, PhD ’79, and founding editor in chief of Lilith magazine Susan Weidman Schneider ’65. Interim President Lisa Lynch presented the Alumni Achievement Award to both DeBerry and Schneider for their distinguished contributions to their professions or chosen fields of endeavors. Previous winners of the award include Roderick Mackinnon ’78, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist; Marta Kauffman ’78 and David Krane ’79, co-creators of “Friends”; Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and Robert Zimmer ’68, president of the University of Chicago. The Alumni Achievement Awards were presented on Oct.
To Prof. David Hackett Fischer (HIST), “history is not only about the past: it’s about memories of the past, it’s about experiences of the present, and it’s about anticipation of the future,” Fischer said in an interview with the Justice.
As medical technology advances, 3D printing is revolutionizing the field of prosthetics, especially for children.
Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities are a very marginalized population in the world.
If you happen to drive down Barretts Mill Road in Concord on a Friday afternoon you’re likely to see Brandeis students hovering over holes in the ground or shaking dirt through a strainer.
Although we are currently only seven games into the Brandeis Men’s soccer season, one man has paced the sidelines of each game for the past 43 years.
“Within Community Comes Unity,” reads the slogan for the Department of Community Service at Brandeis.
Nyah Macklin ’16, former class of 2016 senator an African and African-American Studies major was officially sworn in as Student Body President in April.
Regarded as "Jerusalem’s oldest landmark," the Dome of the Rock, built in the 7th century, carries deep religious significance for Muslims, Jews and Christians.
She tries to explain the importance of being in the presence of original works of art, as opposed to their digital reproductions, by recounting a recent experience she had with a famed sculpture. “When you’re studying on a screen, you can’t imagine how big it is, the dimension of it,” says Myung Joo Khang ’16, an Art History major.
Brandeis alumnus Michael Kaplan ’00 considers himself “Small, Dork and Handsome.” Or, at least, the title of his most recent comedy album does.
Many would argue that the world of journalism has drastically changed course, leaving traditional avenues of reporting and investigaton in the dust.
FL: The Brandeis character is a commitment to inquiry.
justFeatures: Let’s start at the beginning. What inspired you to accept the presidency back in 2010 after Jehuda Reinharz had first stepped down? Frederick Lawrence: I think a couple of things.
Bethany Adam ’15: Commencement Speaker From the graduation podium to international humanitarian work, Bethany Adam ’15 hopes to impact as many people as she can.
“What are the flowers for?” was a common question or thought for most students who happened to walk through the Fellows Garden on Friday afternoon.
Israel cube spray painting prompts backlash, investigation
Deborah Lipstadt advises grads to combat prejudice
University set to launch new brand narrative, logo
Students protest ‘racist’ policies
After 70 years, the Justice remains a ‘scolding conscience’