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...
Spotlight on GSAS Students and Alumni
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The Spotlight Podcast is a great way to keep up to date with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University. We will post interviews with our amazing students and alumni, who will showcase their research and scholarship.
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?: ...
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 bol...
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 Tu...
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...
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 inci...
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...
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...
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 ...