* Conflicting claims surround arrest of Pakistani woman Aug 7, 2008
She had studied in the US, earning a degree from MIT before moving on to a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Brandeis University. She was married X unhappily X to a Pakistani. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Spain trip yields in-depth look at culture Aug 7, 2008
mez, former Lexington Spanish teacher and now professor at Brandeis University, to take a group of students to assimilate themselves in the culture. This is the fifth year in which he has led immersion programs, and the third with Lexington High School. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Pak woman with al-Qaida links held Aug 6, 2008
Her work ranged from a paper on "Islamization in Pakistan and its Effects on Women," to articles on the early systems in the Internet to, later, research in Neurosciences at Brandeis University. More recently, there were reports that she was being held in solitary confinement at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in Afghanistan, where fellow captives were said to have nicknamed her Prisoner No.650 and the "Gray Lady of Bagram." One report said she had lost her sanity and cried all the time. (India Times, India)
Pension fund chief has bonus after loss Aug 6, 2008
Alex Aikens, a board member and a Brandeis University adjunct business professor, strongly defended the bonuses, saying Travaglini and his staff can take credit for saving the pension fund from even greater loss because it did far better than the Standard & Poor's index and its peers among other public pension accounts. Aikens voted against the bonus plan last year because he believed the plan did not pay enough. (Boston Globe)
Mysterious case Aug 6, 2008
She continued with her studies, enrolling in Brandeis University near Boston for a PhD in neuro-cognitive science. Her degree has often been misreported as being in microbiology or genetics. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Suspect scientist in court Aug 6, 2008
Aafia Siddiqui, 36, a neuroscientist with degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University, was flown to New York on Monday, a little more than two weeks after she was shot and wounded while allegedly trying to open fire on a group of Americans who went to question her in a police station in Afghanistan's Ghazni province. Ms Siddiqui's lawyer, Elaine Whitfield Sharp, questioned the Government's story of a gun battle at the time of Ms Siddiqui's arrest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Muslim census a difficult count Aug 6, 2008
Brandeis University, Steinhardt Social Research Institute, 2007. YOU CLICKED: WEEK'S MOST POPULAR RELIGION STORIES. (USA Today)
Female alleged terror 'fixer' due in N.Y. court Aug 5, 2008
U.S. authorities said at the time that Siddiqui had received a biology degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and wrote a doctoral thesis on neurological sciences at Brandeis University, outside Boston, in 2001 before returning to Pakistan shortly after Sept. 11. Though they never alleged she was a full-fledged member of al-Qaida, authorities said they believed Siddiqui could be a fixer, someone with knowledge of the United States who supported other operatives trying to... (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Terror suspect shot, taken to US Aug 5, 2008
NEW YORK - A Pakistani woman who studied at Brandeis University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology and who was once identified as a possible Al Qaeda associate has been taken to New York to face charges she tried to kill US agents and military officers who were questioning her in Afghanistan, prosecutors said. Aafia Siddiqui, who was shot last month during the wild confrontation, was expected to be arraigned in federal court in Manhattan today, US Attorney Michael Garcia said in a news... (Boston Globe)
Pakistani suspected of Al Qaeda ties is held Aug 5, 2008
The scientist, Aafia Siddiqui, who studied at Brandeis University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was transferred to New York on Monday, and is to be arraigned Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the department said in a statement. Siddiqui, 36, disappeared with her three children while visiting her parents' home in Karachi, Pakistan, in March 2003, leading human rights groups and her family to believe she had been secretly detained. (International Herald Tribune)
Pakistani Woman Charged In Attack Aug 5, 2008
U.S. authorities said at the time that Siddiqui had received a biology degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and wrote a doctoral thesis on neurological sciences at Brandeis University, outside Boston, in 2001 before returning to Pakistan shortly after Sept. 11. Though they never alleged she was a full-fledged member of al-Qaeda, authorities said they believed Siddiqui could be a "fixer," someone with knowledge of the United States who supported other operatives trying to slip... (Time.com)
Pakistani scientist alive, in custody Aug 3, 2008
Siddiqui, who lived in Roxbury and studied at Brandeis University as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, disappeared with her three children while visiting her parents' home in Karachi, Pakistan, in March 2003, around the same time the FBI announced that it wanted to question her. For five years, US and Pakistani authorities have denied knowing her whereabouts. (Boston Globe)
Framingham's Dan O'Connor earns unlikely trip to Beijing as boxing alternate Aug 3, 2008
In addition, 2000 Brandeis University graduate Tim Morehouse will compete in fencing, in the epee discipline. "I'm definitely relieved," O'Connor said in a phone interview from the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Neighbors (July 31) Jul 30, 2008
Emily Jaeger, daughter of Robin and Jerold Jaeger of Needham, was named to the dean s list at Brandeis University for academic achievement during the spring 2008 semester. Dean s list honors are awarded to students who have earned a grade point average of 3. (Needham Tab, MA)
Scientists ID 'Jekyll-Hyde' Protein in Lou Gehrig's Disease Jul 29, 2008
(SOURCE: Brandeis University, news release, July 28, 2008). TUESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- A protein dysfunction could help drive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a study by researchers at Brandeis University and Harvard Medical School. (Health-Finder)
'The Understudy' shines a spotlight on actors' struggles Jul 28, 2008
In recent years, Rebeck, who holds two degrees from Brandeis University, found herself increasingly obsessed with Kafka. On vacation in Prague with her husband, she even went on a tour of Kafka landmarks. (Boston Globe)
Citizen journalists make new inroads into political reporting Jul 28, 2008
Now a college student at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. Robinson blogs for The Huffington Post, a liberal website. (Christian Science Monitor)
Mate or hibernate? That's the question worm pheromones answer Jul 25, 2008
" Researchers have been trying to find C. elegans mating pheromones for a long time, said Piali Sengupta, Ph.D., a professor of biology at Brandeis University, who agreed that it makes sense that the mating pheromone has a dual role in causing hibernation. "This opens up the field," Sengupta said. "This is just the beginning. There is going to be a lot more (research) coming out related to this. (EurekAlert!)
Senior Subjects: Keeping up with your hearing Jul 24, 2008
Science Daily published the results of a Brandeis University study led by Patricia Tun. One of the points made is that with words coming to us much faster than typical conversational speed (which is 140 to 180 words per minute) it s likely that the fast pace and the accompanying noise that surrounds those words are more of a problem than poor hearing on the part of the listener. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Minimum wage increases, but it's 'a drop in the bucket' compared to food, gas costs Jul 24, 2008
When the minimum rises again next year, catching up with more states, more than 5 million workers will get a raise, said Lisa Lynch, dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Some small businesses are already planning to raise prices to offset the higher wages they will pay workers. (New Haven Register, CT)
Patrick's Life Science Center board, crowded with donors, gets started Jul 24, 2008
Boston University, Brandeis University, and the UMass campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Lowell split five grants totaling $3. 5 million to draw new faculty members. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Will Meet With Jindal... Jul 22, 2008
" - National Review Online, February 11, 2005 "At a campaign appearance at Brandeis University in June 2002, Romney strongly endorsed stem cell research. " - Boston Globe, December 17, 2006 Read the article From the Center: "Governor Mitt Romney set off a storm of criticism yesterday after he declared in a published interview that he favored banning a specific type of stem cell research. (The Drudge Report)
Lean, mean learning machines Jul 19, 2008
Philip W. Johnston is chairman of the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Obituary: Daniel G. Freedman Jul 18, 2008
D. in 1957 from Brandeis University. He was a research fellow from 1955 to 1957 at Jackson Memorial Laboratories, Division of Behavioral Studies, Bar Harbor, Maine, where he collected data on four breeds of dogs to learn more about the differences in temperaments among breeds. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Musicians to rock, roll, raise money for homeless kids Jul 15, 2008
His broadcast Appearances include: "The Coffeehouse" WERS Boston/ Live Concert for WBRS, Brandeis University, and Radio/Broadcast Concert Opener for WICN Worcester Radio "Cafe Fantastique." Driscoll s music can be heard at www. myspace. (Holliston Tab, MA)
National Merit Scholars announced Jul 15, 2008
Allegheny County: Seth Weidman, Allderdice, University of Chicago; Rachel Cassidy, Avonworth, Northwestern University; Anna Watt-Morse, Ellis, Carleton College; Stefanie Brown, Fox Chapel, Whitman College; Amanda Jacobson, Fox Chapel, University of Chicago; James Klingensmith, Fox Chapel, Oberlin College; Juan Manfredi, Fox Chapel, Washington University; Lisa Sprowls, Gateway, American University; Nicholas Pandolfi, Mt. Lebanon, Denison University; Erin Polena, Mt. Lebanon, University of the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Types Of Genes Necessary For Brain Development Discovered Jul 13, 2008
ScienceDaily (July 9, 2008) Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brandeis University have successfully completed a full-genome RNAi screen in neurons, showing what types of genes are necessary for brain development. See also. (Science Daily)
Researchers reveal types of genes necessary for brain development Jul 8, 2008
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brandeis University have successfully completed a full-genome RNAi screen in neurons, showing what types of genes are necessary for brain development. Details of the screen and its novel methodology are published July 4th in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. (EurekAlert!)
Welcome aboard Jul 5, 2008
Hackett, who came to the United States eight years ago on a Fulbright scholarship to get her MBA at Brandeis University, said the hourlong ceremony was at once exhilarating and humbling. "It's such an honor," she said, clutching the certificate of US citizenship that is sought by so many. (Boston Globe)
Group holds rally for Darfur Jul 4, 2008
" Diana Flatto, 17, another graduate of Fairfield Ludlowe High School, who will be going to Brandeis University in the fall said, "We are willing to do anything that can make a difference to end the suffering in Darfur. This protest will make a difference because GE's headquarters is located in Fairfield. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Mass. Elite Youth Basketball Camp Jul 3, 2008
Stoneham - Brian Meehan, head basketball coach at Brandeis University in conjunction with present Watertown High School basketball coach Steve Harrington, will run the Massachusetts Elite Youth Basketball Camp at Brandeis University ... The camp will be held at the Gosman Athletic Center on the campus of Brandeis University. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
For Babson students, their posse becomes their lifeline Jul 3, 2008
The Posse Foundation has locations in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, and it places students from these cities into area schools, among them Boston University, Brandeis University, Hamilton College and Trinity College. It chooses its students based on the leadership skills, teamwork ability and motivation they demonstrate; according to its Web site, www. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Harlyn Halvorson, 83; directed Marine Biological Laboratory Jul 2, 2008
Dr. Halvorson, who formerly directed the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center at Brandeis University, died June 17 in his Woods Hole home of complications from respiratory ailments. He was 83. (Boston Globe)
Hear Your Best and Look Great at the Same Time Jul 2, 2008
A Brandeis University study of twins, published in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, shows that genes play a significant role in hearing loss experienced by baby boomers and their parents. 7. (Pekin Times, IL)
Eva Hindus, 94, librarian and faculty wife at Brandeis Jul 1, 2008
And as the wife of Milton Hindus, a scholar of US and European literature and one of the original 13 faculty members of Brandeis University, she supported the fledgling college as it grew from humble roots into an internationally known institution. Mrs. Hindus died of a stroke May 31 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. (Boston Globe)
Gas prices drive widespread change Jul 1, 2008
The first adjustment for people is in the size of vehicle, said Catherine Mann, a Brandeis University economist. But when people make that next big decision, about jobs and housing, that s when we ll see what appears to be a full-scale shift. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Pin the town red Jun 28, 2008
One of the first stops on the tour was Granary Burying Ground, where Jennifer Kiprit, a graduate student at Brandeis University who has lived in Somerville for the past year, was showing a friend from Chicago the city. "This city is just very rich in history and culture," she said. (Boston Globe)
Report: Judaism faces gender imbalance 'crisis' Jun 26, 2008
By Nicole Neroulias, Religion News Service NEW YORK Non-Orthodox Jewish men are becoming alienated from their faith, a "crisis" that foreshadows a rise in interfaith marriages and secular generations, according to a new study from Brandeis University ... Some of the imbalance can be blamed on American culture, which places higher values on women's participation in religious and educational activities, and has caused similar struggles in churches across the country, said Jonathan Sarna, American... (USA Today -- News)
Lost and found Jun 26, 2008
It shows me that there is enormous support in this area, said Mangok Bol, a Sudanese refugee who graduated from the University of New Hampshire last year and now works at Brandeis University. What we always tell our American friends is, Get to know us, and you will see a beautiful side of us. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Savings help the medicine go down Jun 25, 2008
Moreover, needy seniors enrolled in the programs were able to cut their dose skimping and nursing home admissions in half, according to the Brandeis University research. In 2002, Illinois and Wisconsin implemented state pharmacy assistance programs with joint federal funding. (EurekAlert!)
Celebrating progress of lost children Jun 22, 2008
The Brandeis University graduate is going back to visit a school she's helping to build. "It's a duty," she said just before she left. (Boston Globe)
Economy Slowing in U.S. While Prices Surge Isn't Your Father's Stagflation Jun 20, 2008
We learned a lot of lessons in the 1970s,'' said , economics professor at the Brandeis University International Business School. I don't see the same sort of things happening again -- partly because of policy and partly because our economy is a little different. (Bloomberg)
Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School top 10 students Jun 20, 2008
She was also accepted at Bates College, Brandeis University, Boston College, the University of New Hampshire and UVM.. In school she has been active in cross country, winter track, spring track, JV basketball, varsity basketball, National Honor Society, student council, Project SEARCH, Granite State Challenge, Math Team, French Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Ready to wear Jun 19, 2008
The Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center attempts to answer these questions in "Dress Redress: Clothing and Identity in Contemporary Art," which explores the meaning of what we wear. The show includes (at right, clockwise from top left) Sandra Eula Lee's miniature wardrobe made of paper and pins, "Clothing Inventory - under 2" tall" (a detail above); Aparna Agrawal's "Body Armor, Nutshell," a bodice made of cloth, plaster, and beeswax; Maryjean Viano Crowe's "Doll Cake: Visions... (Boston Globe)
Harry Potter devotees put tales to music Jun 19, 2008
"I don't think it's going to last forever," said Slack, who didn't read his first Potter book until after graduating from Brandeis University in 2002. "But the Harry Potter fan culture is never really going to go away.". (MSNBC -- Music)
Flies Found To Have Internal Thermosensors To Monitor Environmental Temperatures Jun 19, 2008
New Brandeis University research in this week's Nature reveals that they have internal thermosensors to help them. See also. (Science Daily)
Judaism drawing more black Americans Jun 19, 2008
Plus, there are more instances of interracial adoption and conversion, said Jonathan Sarna, professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University. That's contributed to more ethnic diversity, especially within the Reform movement, Judaism's largest and most liberal branch. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
When the spirit moves into the hospital Jun 19, 2008
Rather, new research from Brandeis University published in this month's issue of Southern Medical Journal reports that whether hospitals had a chaplain or not was strongly predicted by general demographic and institutional characteristics. The study also suggests that greater attention to religion and spirituality in medicine may be the result of doctors' and nurses' greater attention to spirituality and religion rather than increasing numbers of hospitals with chaplains, said lead author Wendy... (EurekAlert!)
MIT researchers see alternative to common colorectal cancer drug Jun 18, 2008
Other authors of the paper are Michael McCormick, an MIT graduate student in chemistry, Shuzhong Zhang and Kathleen Giacomini of the University of California at San Francisco, J. Alejandro D'Aquino of Brandeis University, and Joyce Reardon and Aziz Sancar of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The research was funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Science Foundation. (EurekAlert!)
Democrats round on Bush over trade gap Jun 15, 2008
Catherine Mann, a professor at Brandeis University, said export figures showed that US makers of capital goods such as heavy machinery were coming into their own in the global economy. Many economists were unsettled by the unexpected slowdown in Decembers exports and downgraded their estimates of economic growth for the fourth quarter from 3. (Yahoo News -- U.S. Budget)
Rudd needs to dismount to ride this wave Jun 14, 2008
Fischer is a professor of history at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, in the US. He wrote an acclaimed book, Washington's Crossing, which Rudd read in the middle of last year. It's a 379-page account of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, the moment immortalised by the dramatic painting of a strikingly resolute Washington standing in a small boat of brave rebels, Washington Crossing The Delaware by Emanuel Leutze. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Jane Morningstar, endowed college scholarships; at 89 Jun 13, 2008
"Another priority of Mrs. Morningstar and her husband was supporting the advancement of higher education and scientific research. He was a physicist who founded the Morningstar Corp. in 1946. The company later became Data Packaging Corp., and finally Costar Corp., a laboratory equipment manufacturer, in Cambridge. He was president and board chairman until retiring in 1991.Together, the Morningstars established scholarships and professorships and other endowments at Brandeis University, raised... (Boston Globe)
Critic's picks Jun 13, 2008
Tomorrow night, the Lydian Quartet performs Mozart and Faure at Brandeis University. and the Daedalus Quartet premieres a piece by Charles Shadle at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival. (Boston Globe)
* The nation-building librarian Jun 13, 2008
He also names and shames Kanan Makiya, a US-based Iraqi professor of Middle East studies at Brandeis University and founder of an organization called the Iraq Memory Foundation, which has links to Bushs neocons and right-wing think tanks. Eskander is angry that Makiya holds sensitive Iraqi documents in the US that he believes should be returned to Baghdad and housed in his library. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Newton temple experiments with program to reinvigorate Hebrew school Jun 12, 2008
"The idea is to take some of the pixie dust from the new Prozdor and sprinkle it on the middle-school kids," said Jonathan Sarna, a well-known author and lecturer on Jewish life and a professor of American Jewish history at Brandeis University. The Emanuel middle-schoolers will attend Prozdor on Sundays, selecting a Judaic studies or Hebrew language track and a variety of upbeat electives - such as "Jews, Movies and the American Dream," and "Israeli Top 40." Under a collaborative program called... (Boston Globe)
Higher co-payments reduce use of antidepressants Jun 7, 2008
New research from Brandeis University published in the Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics suggests that the prevalent multi-tiered formulary system does impact how patients fill anti-depressant prescriptions, even though antidepressants have certain characteristics that can make it difficult for patients to switch medications ... "The patterns of use do change after a three-tier formulary is implemented," said co-author Dominic Hodgkin, a researcher at the Institute for Behavioral... (EurekAlert!)
Classical music Jun 6, 2008
Tomorrow night, the Lydian Quartet performs Dvorak's "American" Quartet, Beethoven's "Grosse Fuge," and John Harbison's Quartet No. 3 at Brandeis University. And Sunday, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han offer works by Grieg, Beethoven, and Lera Auerbach at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival. (Boston Globe)
Neighbors (June 5) Jun 4, 2008
Gideon Katsh placed on the dean s list for spring semester at Brandeis University ... Emily Jaeger, daughter of Robin and Jerold Jaeger of Needham, and Ethan Davis, son of Alison and Ken Davis of Needham, were named to the dean s list at Brandeis University for academic achievement during the fall 2007 semester. (Needham Tab, MA)
Micro-robots Dancing On A Pin Head Jun 3, 2008
So say computer scientists at Brandeis University, where a simple computer-based form of. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Zimmer,Becker willrecommendmedalists May 30, 2008
He earned his A.B., summa cum laude, from Brandeis University in 1968 and a Ph. D. in mathematics from Harvard University in 1975. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Consultant Goldman to receive Distinguished Alumnus Award May 30, 2008
A lecturer at Tufts University for nearly a decade, Goldman has also been the recipient of four Best of Boston awards and has been a guest lecturer on media, politics and the law at Harvard, MIT, Boston College, Brandeis University, Emerson College, Suffolk University and Boston University. Comments Thank you for the abuse report. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
A molecular switch turns on the flame in 'nature's blowtorch' May 30, 2008
Brandeis University researchers have been trying to understand the details of how P450 does this job so efficiently; that is, "burning" the right places in the target molecule (substrate) while not "burning down the house." ... Much of the experimental work for this discovery was done using the NIH-funded 800 MHz NMR spectrometer housed in the Landsman Research Facility at Brandeis University. (EurekAlert!)
Life sciences center names Cambridge firm consultant as president May 29, 2008
D. from Brandeis University for social policy and management, and then a postdoctoral fellowship in the Institute of Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. O'Connell said, "She is a dynamic leader, and she has a very collegial way of dealing with individuals that I think will serve her well in this job.". (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
MHS seniors accepted to top-notch colleges May 28, 2008
Among a host of others, the Class of 2008 will be attending Harvard College, Cornell College, Brown University, Tufts University, Boston College, Northeastern University and Brandeis University. The Medford High School senior class can compete with any other high school in the country on college acceptance, said Frank Howard, director of guidance and school counseling for Medford schools. (Medford Transcript, MA)
8 ways to sharpen your memory May 21, 2008
Research from Brandeis University shows that people with hearing loss sometimes spend so much effort trying to understand what's being said that they can't remember it afterward. Have your hearing tested every 3 years after age 50. (MSNBC -- Health)
