Brown University Prof. Saul Oyan, Samuel Ungerleider, Jr. Professor of Judaic Studies, Professor of Religious Studies has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies.

The Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences and the Program in Judaic Studies at Brown University are hosting an interdisciplinary one-day conference on Hope and Optimism: Scientific and Jewish Perspectives, to take place in person at Brown on November 2, 2026.