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New course management system adopted

by Miranda Neubauer | 09/04/2007

Library and Technology Services implemented a new course management system last July, replacing WebCT, which the University had used since 1997.The new system, Learning and Teaching Technology Environment, is better equipped to hold a larger database, Vice President and Vice Provost of Library and Technology Services Perry Hanson said.The change became necessary after the newest edition of WebCT, introduced at Brandeis in Fall 2005, became "big and unmanageable," Hanson told the Justice last March.

Union sets new agenda

by Miranda Neubauer | 09/04/2007

More outreach to students is at the top of the Student Union's agenda this year, members of the Executive Board said.One way to accomplish this is Student Union President Shreeya Sinha's '09 creation of the new position of Director of Union Affairs to better communicate with students.

Brandeis admits its most selective class

by Miranda Neubauer | 07/12/2007

This week Brandeis welcomes its most selective first-year class in eight years, Dean of Admissions Gil Villanueva said.With the undergraduate acceptance rate decreasing by two percent from last year, the University admitted 34 percent out of 7,605 total applicants, Villanueva wrote in an e-mail to the Justice.

New science grants created

by Miranda Neubauer | 05/22/2007

In addition to creating two merit-based awards to honor exceptional achievements in the sciences, th Brandeis University National Womens' Committee will also establish a student position on its national board.BUNWC Presidential Award will go to juniors majoring in biology and biochemistry at the disrection of department heads.These initiatives grew out of discussions which took place last fall between BUNWC President Dorothy Pierce and Sam Vaghar '08, student representative to the Board of Trustees.BUNWC is a national fundraising organization, composed of mostly women, of whom 99 percent are not Brandeis graduates.

University study examines seasonal behavioral changes

by Miranda Neubauer | 05/01/2007

A pioneering study conducted at Brandeis has shed light on seasonal behavioral changes in fruit flies, knowledge that could eventually translate into a better understanding of seasonal physical and mental changes in humans that occur between the brighter and darker months.The study-published April 6 in Cell, a leading biology journal-showed that the neurons which control the fruit fly's daily rhythm of sleep and activity, known as the circadian rhythm, form a network that underlies the insect's seasonal behavior adjustments.

Behind new sponsors, controversial Middle East writer Norman Finkelstein to speak

by Miranda Neubauer | 03/27/2007

Norman Finklestein, a political science professor at DePaul University and author known for his contention that the Holocaust has been exploited for political and financial gain, will speak on campus April 23, an administrator confirmed Monday.Finklestein, who was originally invited to speak on the same day that former President Jimmy Carter visited campus, saw his visit saved after two student groups agreed to sponsor the event, Assistant Director of Student Activities Sarah Bordeleau said."You can never be sure around here, but it looks like the pieces are all falling together, finally," said Kevin Conway '09, who invited Finkelstein.That Finkelstein will actually speak on campus after much debate reflects how much momentum is still driving the Israeli-Palestinian debate on campus, which, while always present, ignited with Carter's visit in January.

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