Brandeis Stories

Science and Engineering Research

Two engineering students work on a project together at a table.

Building a Different Kind of Engineer

Brandeis prepares to launch its own engineering program, with the goal of producing a new generation of technically skilled, intellectually nimble, and socially minded engineers.
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Coffee Beans With an Antioxidant Kick

Java lovers everywhere will be buzzed to learn a newly commercialized technology from Brandeis can unlock powerful health benefits from coffee beans.
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Could the Universe Actually Be a Hologram?

One of the weirdest theories in cosmology is the holographic principle, the idea that our universe is a three-dimensional image projected off a two-dimensional surface — the idea that, yes, we are living in a hologram.
Many engineering students work on projects at a long table.

Engineering the Future at Brandeis

Brandeis prepares to launch an engineering major.
An illustration of a doctor holding their head in their hands.

Physician, Heal Thyself

Getting to the bottom of burnout in academic medicine.
A colorful illustration of a brain

The Amber of Our Thoughts

Four Brandeis researchers investigate how memory works and how we can protect it.
An illustration of tiny robots performing different activities on top of a book and a piece of paper.

Uncovering Bias in Artificial Intelligence

Peizhao Li, PhD’24, a candidate in computer science, has received a $55,500 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Institute of Justice.
Two boat float in the ocean in front of a glacier.

An Icy Encounter With a Melting Glacier

Oceanographer Sally Warner is reading the future of climate change in glacier walls.
Gabriella Sciolla

Setting the Stage for a New Wave of Exploration

CERN researchers go boldly into uncharted territory.
Research scientist Vivekanand Vimal sits in the rotating Multi-Axis Rotation System chair

Landing on Mars, With a Little Help From Artificial Intelligence

Developing software that can show space travelers which way is up.
A person in a hard hat working with machinery in a tunnel

The Darkness at the End of the Tunnel

Physicist Bjoern Penning and his lab collaborate on a state-of-the-art experiment a mile underground, to unlock the stubborn mysteries of dark matter.