Category: International Affairs
Public health through a global lensJuly 27, 2023Brandeis in Merida, a public health program hosted in the capital city of the Yucatan Peninsula, brought students to clinics, hospitals, and medical facilities located outside of the United States.
Exploring CHamoru traditions: An intergenerational storyMay 1, 2023jessie neal, GSAS MA '23, has spent their graduate program dedicated to exploring CHamoru culture. Their greatest resource? Their grandmother.
Providing support for medical services in Honduras – and building empathyApril 24, 2023Members of the Brandeis Medical Brigade headed to the Central American country in February to support to doctors and other medical service workers.
A fresh perspective on the Middle EastApril 18, 2023A new podcast by Brandeis scholars aims to explore under-examined aspects of the Middle East and dispel misconceptions and assumptions.
Brandeis launches initiative to study the Jews of Latin AmericaMarch 20, 2023The initiative, based at Brandeis’ Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, will support academic research and cultural programs focused on Jews who live in Latin America and those who immigrated elsewhere.
Meet the women advocating for changeMarch 6, 2023A look at the work and research of graduate students at the Heller School.
A son of the Sephardic Americas: Jack MaduroJan. 25, 2023Jacob (Jack) Brandon Maduro was a 20th-century Jewish entrepreneur and community leader whose career took him to Panama, New York, and Cuba as he built his businesses and worked to strengthen ties among Jews in the Americas.
How a Brandeis professor is bringing Shakespeare’s greatest works to RwandaJan. 3, 2023In pursuit of her passion for teaching literature, professor Ramie Targoff found herself in an unexpected location - across the world, teaching William Shakespeare to medical students in Rwanda at the University of Global Health Equity.
How China’s loosened COVID-19 policies have left the country vulnerableDec. 14, 2022China's strict zero-COVID policy has put the country on a different pandemic trajectory than most of the world, says professor Elanah Uretsky. Now, those policies are being rolled back.
Professor Sabine von Mering honored with Volkmar and Margret Sander PrizeNov. 9, 2022
Reclaiming cultures through dance: A look into Toni Shapiro-Phim’s researchOct. 24, 2022Toni Shapiro-Phim has worked as a researcher, writer, curator, educator, film director, and activist following her earliest passion - dance.
MusicUnitesUS presents: The Garifuna CollectiveOct. 16, 2022The collective will bring the sounds and culture of Afro-Indigenous people from Central America to the Brandeis campus Oct. 24 to 29.
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