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New renderings show details of CRC interior

by ZACH VEILLEUX As the start of construction on the Collaborative Research Center that will bridge Smith and Flexner Halls draws near, new drawings prepared by the project’s architects, Mitchell/Giurgola, reveal details of the building’s interiors — bright, open public areas that emphasize li...
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A safe, comfortable home for servers

New Weiss data center is part of a strategy to secure Rockefeller's information infrastructure by TALLEY HENNING BROWN The university’s servers, a cluster of about 120 computers that operate Rockefeller’s Web sites, e-mail, file storage, financial and scientific databases and other services, hav...
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New help for new grants

Rockefeller wouldn’t run the way it does if it weren’t for the dozens of capable leaders who run the administrative departments and support functions that see to things like paying our bills, cleaning our floors, fixing our computers and caring for our mice. This year we’ve made two important ...
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Valets to solve parking crunch during campus construction

by TALLEY HENNING BROWNCommuters who use university parking will soon hand over their keys — to a valet. To make way for construction crews working on the north campus renovations and the Collaborative Research Center, the parking lots at the 66th Street gate, the Smith Hall Annex receiving area ...
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Weiss Café thinks green

New china and biodegradable containers help café patrons lessen their impact on the environment by TALLEY HENNING BROWNThere’s about to be a slew of new choices in Weiss Café — not in the food itself, but in how it’s served. Restaurant Associates, which runs the university’s food service o...
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A salute to dedication

Banquet honors those who retired or reached major milestones in 2006 The 10 individuals honored at the anniversary and retirement dinner on May 2 have collectively dedicated more than 300 years of service to The Rockefeller University. Add the people honored at the employee recognition reception ...
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Frank Brink Jr.

When Frank Brink Jr. first began investigating how neurons work, he could not have known how significant a part he would play in mapping the unknown territory of the human brain. His research added considerably to our understanding of neuronal activity and his dedication as an educator provided c...
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Leo Gordon

A Rockefeller University security guard for 17 years, Leo Gordon served under four presidents, joined in the celebrations of four Nobel Prize winners and attended the graduations of over 400 students. “A couple of his years here, he was chosen to carry the university flag in the Convocation proce...
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Robert L. Schoenfeld

“A researcher may not think of asking a question of nature until there is a means of getting at the answer.” In speaking these words, Robert L. Schoenfeld implicitly described the kind of researcher he himself was: one with boundless curiosity about the natural world and the ingenuity necessary ...
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Milestones

Awarded: Jürg Ott, the Medal of Honor of the German Society for Human Genetics. The medal, given in recognition of scientific achievements and significant contributions to the field of human genetics made by individual geneticists, is the society’s highest honor. Torsten N. Wiesel, the 2005 Nat...
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