January 2024
Features
![three paintings on wall](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/january/images/deeply-rooted/installation-lead.jpg)
Deeply Rooted: Faith in Reproductive Justice, the 21-artist multimedia exhibition in the Brandeis Kniznick Gallery, shows that faith can provide both a means of support and an entry into an important conversation.
![midori playing violin](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/january/images/midori/midori-lead.jpg)
The Brandeis Creative Arts Award recognizes excellence in the arts and the lives and works of distinguished, active American artists.
![Students stand with professor near building](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/january/images/gps-photo.jpg)
For undergraduates Maya Haubrich ’24, Rebecca Leon ’24, and Clay Napurano ’24, attending part of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP-28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates was not only deeply impactful but left them more determined than ever to continue their work in environmental studies.
![people singing](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/january/images/mlk-event/mlk-event-singing.jpg)
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration was held on Thursday, Jan. 11 in Sherman Function Hall. This year’s event celebrated the 60th anniversary of King’s march on Washington, a historical moment for the Civil Rights Movement.
![Martin Luther King Jr. smiles with two other people on his visit to Brandeis University.](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/january/images/mlk/mlk-hero-thumbnail.jpg)
While Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is honored nationwide every third Monday in January with a federal holiday that bears his name, his legacy as a civil rights activist holds a particularly special place at Brandeis.
![snow person](https://www.brandeis.edu/stories/2024/january/images/midyear-snowman.jpg)
A blast of wintry weather didn’t prevent the Midyear Class of 2027 from kicking off their long awaited Brandeis experience Sunday.