Dissertation Defense: Ian Murphy, Physics
How to make shape-changing nanomaterials.
Location: Abelson-Bass-Yalem. Room: 333. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Dissertation Events. Registration Information: Please contact the student's department for information about attending this defense.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Dissertation Defense: Norelis Diaz-Rodriguez, Neuroscience
Homeostatic Regulation of Intrinsic Excitability in SCN2A-Associted Autism.
Location: Gerstenzang. Room: 121. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Dissertation Events. Registration Information: Please contact the student's department for information about attending this defense.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Dissertation and Thesis Accessibility Workshop
Join the Office of Graduate Affairs and the Brandeis Library for a review of our new accessible dissertation and thesis guidelines and templates! We will go over accessibility requirements and materials, with plenty of time left for questions. This workshop is ideal if you will be depositing this year, but you are welcome to get started with the learning process earlier!
Location: Online. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Student Events. Registration Information: Please register for the Zoom meeting to attend.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Grad Student Monthly Hot Breakfast
Big breakfast energy. Bigger grad student energy. Come hungry, bring a friend, and give those brilliant brains a breakfast worth waking up for.
Location: Gerstenzang. Room: 127. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Student Events.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Dissertation Defense: Sabbir Pervez, Social Policy
An Examination of Cyber Technology and Digital System Governance Policies in Healthcare Delivery Programs in Bangladesh: Implications for Human Wellbeing and Rural Development.
Location: Heller-Brown Building. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Dissertation Events. Registration Information: Please contact the student's department for information about attending this defense.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Intercultural Night
Join us for Intercultural Night, a vibrant dinner celebrating the diverse cultures and global backgrounds of Brandeis graduate students!
Share delicious dishes from around the world, exchange personal stories and traditions, and build meaningful connections with fellow Brandeis graduate students across schools and programs!
Location: Intercultural Center. Room: Swig Lounge. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Student Events.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Dissertation Defense: Will Ellenburg, Biochemistry & Biophysics
Determinants of Mechanism in anti-Markovnikov Cyclizing Sesquiterpene Cyclases.
Location: Gerstenzang. Room: 124. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Dissertation Events. Registration Information: Please contact the student's department for information about attending this defense.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.