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PhD Candidate Explores Lebanese Politics
Kelly Stedem, a PhD candidate in the politics department, discusses the current protests in Lebanon and her dissertation, which explores clientelism in the country. Stedem recently coauthored an article for the Washinton Post's Monkey Ca
Russian Punk Rock from the 1970s to Pussy Riot
In this episode of the Highlights Podcast, Alexander Herbert, a PhD candidate in the history department, discusses his book, "What About Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot."
Musicologist Investigates Shostakovich's Musical Language
PhD candidate Matthew Heck first fell in love with Shostakovich as a young violinist. He has spent his time at Brandeis investigating the nuts and bolts of Shostakovich's musical language—an area that he feels has been somewhat neglected by anglophone the
Can Machine Learning Solve the Challenges of Cloud Computing?
Ryan Marcus, PhD'19, discusses the challenges associated with cloud computing and the ways that machine learning may be able to address them.
PhD Student in Chemistry Investigates Turing Patterns
Chris Konow researches the impact of growth on Turing patterns in the Epstein Lab. Turing patterns are named after the British mathematician Alan Turing, who proposed a mechanism for how differentiation can occur within a homogeneous sys
Jack E. Davis, PhD'94, Discusses His Pulitzer Prize Winning Book, "The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea"
Jack E. Davis, PhD'94, returned to campus on March 19, 2019 to give a talk about his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea." He sat down with us for half an hour to discuss the book, his next project on the history of the b
Veronica Flores, PhD'19, Lands Tenure Track Faculty Position
Veronica Flores, PhD'19, discusses her work across the disciplines of psychology and neuroscience in the Katz lab. Flores studies the effect of incidental experience on taste using a rodent model. Recently, she was selected for a faculty
Studying Biotechnology at Brandeis
Master's candidate Victor Suarez discusses his experience pursuing a dual degree in Biotechnology and Business Administration at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
Unraveling the Mysteries of DNA Self-assembly
Janna Lowensohn, a PhD candidate in Physics, discusses the process of experimentation involved with DNA self-assembly. As a member of the Rogers Lab, she works with DNA molecules to unravel and then reprogram the self-assembly process.
Megan Finch Analyzes the Trope of the "Mad Black Woman" in Literature
Megan Finch discusses her dissertation, "Unreasonable Blackness: Black Women Writing Madness, 1967 2015," with Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli, PhD, the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.