August 2023
Features
![Three colorful paintings on a gallery wall](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/ledi.jpg)
“Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated” pairs photographs of young women murdered in the Holocaust with paintings and music. The exhibition opens Sept. 7.
![A then/now style image with an archival photo on the left and a current photo on the right. Both photos show students sitting on a wall](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/75th.jpg)
Join the entire Brandeis community - alumni, friends, family, students, and staff - for an anniversary celebration 75 years in the making this October.
![Ephraim Zimmerman seated with a laptop computer](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/zimmerman.jpg)
Ephraim Zimmerman ’25 came to Brandeis with a vision: to learn the skills he would need for a future in quantitative finance and software engineering.
The incoming students unpacked their belongings, greeted their new roommates, said goodbye to their families, and began their Brandeis journey on Sunday, August 27.
![Students walking down steps, their images blurred](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/numbers-3.jpg)
The newest Brandeisians filled their residence halls and said goodbye to their families on Move-In Day, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.
![Declan at the New England Aquarium](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/wow-declan.jpg)
Internships can provide students with amazing opportunities and experience, but they aren’t always financially accessible. The World of Work Fellowship changes that for Brandeis students.
![Brain with puzzle pieces out](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/getty-brain.png)
Elizabeth Mahon, a psychology PhD candidate, spent the summer in the Lifespan Lab working to identify the precursors for Alzheimer's disease.
![Arghavan Khosravi, The Orange Curtain, 2022. Acrylic on canvas over shaped wood panel, on wood panel. 64 1/2 x 49 in.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/orange-curtain-2022.jpg)
Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi’s first comprehensive museum survey is now on view
![Students engaging with posters at SciFest](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/scifest-960.jpg)
After countless hours dedicated to summer research, undergraduate students across the sciences shared their findings.
![Hip-hop artist collage](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/hiphop-hero.jpg)
In his class Hip-hop History and Culture, Professor Chad Williams charts the trajectory of the musical genre from its roots in the African Diaspora to Cardi B.
![A group of students posing for the camera](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2023/august/images/lurie.jpg)
The Lurie Undergraduate Fellowship offers opportunity to learn policy and create community.
In the News
Written by professor Sabine von Mering
Interview with professor Dorothy Hodgson
Interview with professor Joel Christensen
Vicente Cayuela '22 interviews assistant professor Sheida Soleimani
Interview with professor Sabine von Mering
Featuring the late professor, Morrie Schwartz, and Mitch Albom '79
Featuring Julieanna L. Richardson ’76, H’16
Andrew Kolodny, director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, quoted
Written by professor Joel Christensen
Highlighting professor Adrianne Krstansky
Written by professor Sabine von Mering
A study by assistant professor Constantine Lignos referenced
Mahlof won "The Great American Recipe” by cooking what he calls "the crown jewel of Libyan Jewish cuisine."
Essay by Alisa Rubin Peled, research scholar at Brandeis International Business School
Professor David Weil quoted
Of Note
The university recently launched a new online giving platform powered by GiveCampus. Donors can easily make a gift using Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, bank transfer, and more.
Kanaya Malakar, a fifth-year PhD student, and Gess Kelly, PhD ’23 co-wrote a grant proposal to bring a Women in Physics group to Brandeis.