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Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of Oct. 11

University gives updates on Farber Library maintenance and spring 2021 registration

The University sent brief emails to the student body regarding flu shots, the Farber Library and spring 2021 class registration. 

Creators of VoteDeis discuss the formation of the coalition

Director of Programs in International Justice and Society at the Ethics Center Leigh Swigart and Assistant Director of ENACT and Communications for the Ethics Center David Weinstein spoke with the Justice on Oct. 16 about their role in the formation of the VoteDeis coalition, a nonpartisan campus initiative dedicated to ensuring all eligible students are registered and have a plan to vote. 

Views on the news: Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing

On Monday, Oct.12, the Senate Judiciary Committee began Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Judge Barrett, a textualist and originalist, prefers to interpret the exact words of a legal statute over the intent of the legislature. Throughout the hearing, Judge Barrett evaded answering questions on many topics, including how she would rule in cases involving the Affordable Care Act, Roe v. Wade and President Trump’s use of power. What do you think the purpose of Judge Barrett’s evasions are, especially on topics she has previously commented on elsewhere? Additionally, what do you think about Barrett’s use of originalism and textualism as legal ideologies?  

Student Support Services Program receives $1.7 million grant

The U.S. Department of Education awarded a grant to Brandeis’ TRIO Student Support Services Program. The grant, worth $1.7 million, will go a long way in supporting this program, according to a Sept. 9 BrandeisNOW article.

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Scholar discusses religious graffiti’s role in Jerusalem life

The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies held a seminar with Dr. Yair Wallach on Thursday Oct. 15, called “Text and Violence in Jerusalem: Hebrew Graffiti on the Western Wall.” Wallach, a senior lecturer in Israel Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London, spoke about a chapter of his recent book, “A City in Fragments: Urban Text in Modern Jerusalem.” He discussed a new perspective on how graffiti has been used as a religious ritual on Jerusalem's Western Wall. 

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Union members met over Zoom to discuss Kindness Day and Midnight Buffet

At the second Student Union meeting of the year, Union members confirmed the appointment of Jeremiah Lemelson ’23 as Director of Academic Affairs over Zoom.

University announces campus changes in response to COVID-19

Over the past week, the University has made several announcements regarding campus changes for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters.  

Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of Oct. 4

The University’s Jakob Ziskind Poet in Residence and English professor discuss role of identity in poetry

Prof. Yuri Doolan (HIST) moderated a discussion on the role of personal identity in poetry and academia with Prof. Elizabeth Bradfield (ENG) and Chen Chen, the University’s Jacob Ziskind Poet in Residence. The discussion, which was conducted through a Zoom webinar Oct. 7, was part of the Critical Conversations series, a segment of the First-Year Experience which introduces students to the interdisciplinary conversations and intellectual pursuits of the University’s academic community. 

Three University students create app to assist nonprofits negatively impacted by COVID-19

This past summer, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, three University students who participated in the Perlmutter Fellowship at the Brandeis International Business School worked together to create the Perlmutter App. They combined their interests of technology, business and social justice to create an app that would help organizations who were negatively affected by the outbreak. 

Student Union holds first Senate meeting of the semester

 In the first Student Union meeting of the semester, Union members discussed de-charters, appointed members of the Executive Board and shared their goals for the upcoming semester over Zoom.  

Boston given 'red' status for COVID-19 cases

 State health officials announced Thursday that the city of Boston was given the “red” status for COVID-19 cases, along with the cities of Worcester and Springfield, according to an NBC Boston article. The red status denotes a positive test rate of greater than eight cases per 100,000 population per day. According to the map on the University’s COVID-19 dashboard, last updated Sept. 30, the city of Boston has an average of nine cases per 100,000 population per day.

Brandeis University COVID-19 Statistics: Week of Sept. 27

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Dr. Samuel Myers spoke to University students about planetary health

 Dr. Samuel Myers, the Director of the Planetary Health Alliance and the Principle Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, spoke to the Brandeis community at an online event on Friday, Sept. 25 about his newly published book, “Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves.” Prof. Charles Chester (ENVS) hosted the talk.

Brandeis creates virtual opioid resource

 The Institute for Behavioral Health at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management created the Brandeis Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, with principal investigator Cindy Parks Thomas. BORC is a resource for information about opioid use disorder and the opioid epidemic in the United States.

University launches coalition to encourage students to vote

 In early September, the University launched VoteDeis, a campus coalition dedicated to encouraging students to register and vote in upcoming elections. The coalition is composed of faculty, students and staff members. They help people register and make a plan to vote, share stories of why community members vote and provide links to voting resources, all of which can be found on the VoteDeis website.